Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-04-11

them; and there were with him about
four hundred men," Now, occupying
a position so antagonisticaL do not con-
sistency and fair-d dealing require that
they should nc longer claim 10 be Re-
publicans, but Seceders, Independents.
or whatever eOgnonlen will proDerIv
designate, them? Can they reasohahl 81
complain that their course is c0nde NM
ed by the Republican press generally 2?
Can they hold with the hound and run
with the hare? tits for them to come
out and be separate, If they must; but
not to claim to be Republicans in good
faith, while determined not to acqui-,
eSee in the nomination of President
Grant, if made in due form, and nspec-
tally while exhibiting a disposition to.
seek an alliance with those who are
the avowed enemies of the Republican
party and of all its leading measures
for the paeifcatioH and prosperity of
the country I Is AisfG "a az = i;l
Will they presume to claim that they
are exponents of the party, aside from
the Office helders underth the present Adj
miniStfatiOR? Such a claim is prepos-
terousi That party, in every way that
evidence can be given, stands essential
ly united in its approval of the Presi-
dentsrecOrd for the past, three years,
and its determination to trust hiiii: with
the reins of government for a second
term. sNOnoticeable detection can be
pointed out in any quarter. The state
elections last fall indicated increasing
|satisfactio with the management of
cur national affairs; and, as far as 9TH
er elections have since taken place, the
proof of popular confidence continues
to equally strong. New Hampshire
presents an iunbfoken phalanx. Con-
necticut will dem onsfrate that she Is a
unit in regard to ssthe pilot at the
helm;" or, should there be aslight fall
ing off of votes, it viii ifst lie Hith any
reference to his trustu or iiIiitss, but
solely on theissu of 4 striy.t pruilibite-
| ry law Massachusetts is the State,i oi
all others, the most repHbI ,and
the least disposed to wink at official III
competencyand missmanagement, foI
the sake of party success. Tier choice
is overwhelmingly for Grant pPhefe
is not'a town of village in all her Dor
defs in which single delegate can ibe
Ielected to the Cincinnati Convention
as representing the views and wishe:
of those who are enrolled In the Re
publican rarks.' If there is man wht
would induce her to wayer, to show 1
divided sentiment, to take "a new de
lparture, /" for the fnaintainance ofgoot
government, that man is Charles Sum
IRef. She is proud that her history ha
beenmade still more iilnStrious by th'
leninent service he has rendered tn
: cause of freedom, philanthropy, and re
reform, alike IN his senatorial and pri
: vate capacity; by successive reelection
she has placed on record her estimat
r of his personal worth and ineorraptibl
-lpatfi0tisn; and where fundaments
: iprinciples are involved she viii no
T rflightly regard his warming voice. But
-1inot witfstanding this high apprecia
e ttion and vital relationship, she is q
ef much resolved to vote for. the re-eiet
! tion of President Grant as she was fo
tithat of.Abrahafn Lincoln, and for sui
d antially the same reasons. that he hs
e discharged the duties Of his Office, ur
# der circumstances of great difficuitl
e with creditable ability and rare pract
k tcaf wisdom -aligmenting and consof
e dating the loyal sentiment of the 'cour
/ try, using the power committed to h
trnstwith consumnate discretion inth
protection of the weak against tt
e strong, sancti6ning every constitution
ri al amendment and every COMPRESSION.
= lenactment, extending the area of 'ffe,
4, dom and eo1servinS tf,e righfs oflal
q nTesaryiS,o peacelaf home and unbroJ
!. en- amity with foreign powers, seekin
3 NV NV of means raisinothe credit of II
Is oos,b IN; fro,n Tho Sust anH insnirir
ID world .w;da confifia,,ce In nnr necuni
d ~ ;,,tecr;tv n as' . raoTIe: and i6itistir
3 s-Iaf8e;enf Ins nsasi,rcs fo ssessfabiishI iustic
IS Sns,,ro Sdon1 asTie ;tran0,,iJitv 1rovif
r fnr r tho eoy,ynon dsferse1. % 1nTonpte Il 4
IS tsaners, 20 ara waifare and see,,re HE bIes
NJ Siygs If ,iherfv n l,s ourselves sndo our nf
Of tas 10 lii1Siibl u T. H. n,sa7 SSl 81
IN sfrSs iiRanntliean Marty en3hodies I,
he iI1o-a,. q ipdIrt;I,n sostE i1taJIigence vi
d, fs,a Irt,,s,,;tv md i1;hsrf 4, iovi no on,
s4Sa. 49,, ". fod ~ =, ;SIad he q
;nd;,S;S,ni \; % Hnt,ss,,sr - I fs;ffad ii T or bono,a
IS It tn r,esants - in in it6;s % t5snect q str;kiy
q, contrast with its lfdrmiiabIe politIc
N y;yaL formidable nota merely 6nfoel
ne nsiivs HI bI,t hv ON 'siIlahnnndino ion
a. rence rFa5,njitv fieoradation and In
ne taiity Since fbe Rebeifion broJTe 7,
he Z %hss On ;ncoy,,no r;hiv ,i,aSn;ar had
nc, n. hs;, ,ya as,ar VET I'M bsad mn
to- a ,,sI;f;coI. nij - 1srtT IN Sb;stprv and
N S aS 5pe;fe,- hrnt.ay ,,or n, hent heneatbI
p 4t .tI has n roa+ ;ts ran,e,,dors non resno,,sib
as - t snitb & nnfi;ncbiney ~ coi,rage a.
ut aS,;n s cA,5 .. steadfasf miTnose fo sba
ty o,,, 10 fSonsI 4 dasfin " moro md NOR.