Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-04-13

CONCENTRATIONS.
HENDRYsDURGH, O., April 4, III.
DEARCHRoNIeLE: Allow me through |
your columns to correct an efrof, which |
believe prevails to some. xtentamong
'eme of your many readers, namely,
that the U. s. Senate rejected the name
Of Mr.. z. S. Clark for the appointment
10 an Indian Agency. That Is not .
[act; the name of Mr.. Clark never went
to that body for its action, for those
who were instrumental in victimizing
and doing injustice to Mr.. Clark, well
knew that if his name went before that
honorable body, his appointment would
have been confirmed. Hence, the ne
cessity Of defeating it before it went
there; but in order that your readers
may know the history of this matter,
so Ear as / have it, please give room to-
the following correspondents between
the Secretary Of the Presbyterian Board
Of Foreign Missions and myself. Al
low me,tere to say to the Secretary of
The Interiors4Axt some of rs Repubii-
cans hold that when; the people Of this
Republic ordered the establishment of
the department Of the Interior, they
did not contemplate it to be the duty
of the Secretary 20 interfere or control
the appointment of Poetmasters or In
dian Agents; and If he will only attend
faithfully to the discharge of the iegiti-
mate duties Of that o6ice;, we will ex-
clise him from anyfarther public duties.
Allow me atso to say to, the mass Of
your Republican readers that we can
now sffbrd to be magDsuimous and for
the good of our country, let US practiue
its Also let US ffown on corruption,
particularly in our own. To those in
our party who are ready whenever an
opportunity occurs to come out Of their
obscurity to spit their political venom
on the object of their envy, / would say
for the good Of our party, please keep
in your sentiment for your influence k
only working evil to the party and viii
soon place US where such &cause ought
to place any party-in the minority
To my Presbyterian brethren would
say, the facts and the evidence are
against Us and we might as well ac-
knowledge that the Church has been
trucking to party politics.
(MY LErrER.)
HENDRYsBURGH, March IA, 1871.
REV. ]. C. LowRIE, -
Rer. & Dear Friend: When President
Grant introduced the policy of apply.
ing to the different branches of the
Church for the names of suitable per-
sons to disappointed to Indian Agencies,
I hailed it with delight as the dawning
of the day when the American people
would have an opportunity of correct
ing long and continued practice of
Ieruelty and injustice towards the In
dians, and thereby remove the greatest
obstacle to the success Of the Missions
amongst that unhappy people, and also
to prove to the voters of our country
that the Church is the place to look for
material for Office, if they wish to cor
rect the abuses 50 much complained OF
in cur ofRee-holders, and when your
notice asking our Church to furnish
your Board with the names of suit.
able persons, appeared in the Pres6y.
teriGn Banner, I felt myself called on
to respond to your request. thooghl
then and think now that Mr. E.. g.
Clark, all things considered is pre-em.
1 inently qualified for that position and
took the liberty Of writing yea on tbs
/ If snvT ,,nfiI sffer the meef;ro ~ ~.
presSyterv. 90 thes,sht - ,ro,,ij
/ have the ,nan;mors eonse.st or sbs,
hodv for the annointnnanf and fnr ~ ,,os,, ,r.r,
nro:nnS and E.nI ans,rar ,siasea. -. - 80, -
X nv thanks ard ~ v;thsts rsi;ns
COS, ,yrcto ne tSsf ali -. vo.e.s.;1'
,.,era aijed' I thc.s~ht 'l,eSt =. .hr;se -
A .SSss,e ~ q - S.sroi..ss - -. -.
,ihv2sSS. Si.rvS - fxasS "a reeei :,
i t5e mani mons vote of the Preshvte., :,
1 for the anpoinfment. THIS was don.
i af' tnll ,,,aetino of the Praehvtarv -
tbe r,ornino of the second dsv Who.
! tbera wss no nressure of bns;yoss % q
! the town of 81 Cga;rsviIIa our Cs,rrt,
so.t where Mr. CIsrt had hejd ~.
!. nfice of County Auditor hv the vot t
, of tie neonIe. for two terms or ss lon,
+ "a orr laws would allow wbsre ha va
4 we'll known as a Democrat f,r man,
wears and never sought tn disou;se If :.
) Ever since he and have been acnnain
4 tod we have differed On most df ~,
! nol;t;cal views. When recornu,ends,
m .Cark tn yorr hoar,a. noj;t;c. ,,o,,o
: entered nv n,;nd .env yo,a' fh.n ;f
4 had heen emnlov;nc him 70 transac
:. sorna nr;vata bns;nass for n.,,s.,If .,s .,
ei eiindividuaj. I reeommended him nc
! throuSh narsonaI fr;anJsb;n or for ~
honor of On office or that T - tho,oh M 81
: that there were many honest doiIsrs |;
: it, I recommended him for the oood :
r the ca,,se alone and n uas nn5 ,rt;
4 our second inferv;ew that esta;na
! 6;s corsont to oI,cw h;s no,ra 20