Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-09-12
FE USHING CORRESPONDENCE.

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torial containing the following Ian
tguage: while he (Danford) is sugar
coating his speeches he sends out his
emissaries to fire up his friends by de-
lnouneiag the Democracy, as a speaker
rom 81. Cis.irSviile did the other night
at Flushing, Who proclaimed that they
were 'ClsTiStLeSs, Goddess, hell L-6egotte1
cretC,' ana a great deal of other like
language"
Now, if Capt. Heaton had been in
person al the meeting alluded to, we
believe no such an unfair and unjust
statement would have found place in
his paper, for by no honest interpreta-
Sion could the speakers language be
construed 20 mean that he endorsed
such language or that Democrats were
so esteemed by Republicans 1t was
lnotso intended by the speaker no so
understood by any man ofeUegs the most
ordinary intelligence, of any party, VINO
Was present
The speaker quoted the many vile,
insulting and opprobriOus epithets that
Horace Greeley had, for twenty years,
been belching out against Democrats,
in branding them as keepers and fire.
quenters of houses of i'll fame, pimps,
thieves, liars, bruisers, repeaters .sand
a great deal of other like language"
and summed up by saying, "Why, if
Greeley tells the truth, You are the
most Goddess set of wretches Christ died
TO redeem, but consider him a SLAM
Hderer Of you and your partyn
This is about the gist and substance
of the remarks of the speaker so far as
the language complained of is concern
ed; the whole speech was delivered in
pleasant and jocular manner, and con-
tained no abuse ofthe Democracy as a
party, save quotations from Greeley,
and could give no ofiense to ID, mocrats
unless the quotations alluded to made
them u little sick of their crow; and as
evidence of this, the most prominent
and influential Democrat of Flushing
township, east of Rockhill, Mr.. John
Nichols, at the close of the meeting
walked linked arms with the speaker
while they were hoth engaged in pleas
ant conversation. Now, while it is evil
dent that Capt. Heaton's informant did
not give him frank and candid state
ment, it is equally evident the Captain
desires to Sire up" the Democracy by
making them believe we are calling
them bad names. Now, Capt. Heaton,
that's too thin,' you know you like
TO be abused, and here is the proof, no
living man ever equailed Greeley in
the reckless use of vile epithets in
| speaking of Democrats and you now
adore him; no man in Belmont County
has heaped more unmeasured, ungual-
ified abuse upon the Democrats than
Poorman, by no one have you, as an
individual, been so cruelty abused,
even to the extent of official dishonesty;
and you reward him with all in your
power to cOnfer-a nomination. 8
1t is impossible for us TO tell at which
the more to be astonished, the
unequalled impudence and brazen eff
frontery Of P6Orman ia demanding the
support of men whom he has branded
as "c0ne tops y %copperheads," ''treas-
ury robbers and great deal of 9TH
er like lafiguage;;" or ne hamihty and
meekness. of men, like Heaton, who
| lick the hand that smOte them ard
| sine the praises of their chief maligher
and vilifief The bible says Blessed
are the poor in spirit" and blessed
are the meek" now if a poverty IF
anything like manly spirit, and a meek
ness that descends to meanness and Sc
verify, can bring them blessing,
"great. will be their reward" ee.,
We wish to say, Mr.. Editor, to the
Republican speakers of this County,
that if they wish toretain the confidence
of their party; they viii in no wise en-,
gage in any abuse of the Democracy,
even if it should be deserved, for we
have learned that from the great mas
ter Of vituperation, Horace Greeley,
down, down, away down to Poorman,
those who are most savage, reckless.
and unthinking in their application of
infamous terms toward Democrats, are
the first to desert, aud therefore, we
would suspect any speaker of paving
the raad to become a renegade, who
should be unduly strong in the use of
language toward the opposition.
FLUSHING.
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