Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-09-09


tinent with buoyant hope of ultimate |
subjugation. Now Rome knows her
ally, and shapes her policy accordingly. |
Now Rome knows well our vulnerable
SIDE and Is arranging attack upon |
American liberty in the true tactics OF
long trained Jesuitism. Rome now
more solicitude for the
United States than for all the other
quarters of the globe beside. She holds
stock largely in the Democratic party
OF to-day.
The Republican Rally at Bell
aire-3OOO People Present.
One of the finest meetings OF the
campaign YVES held at Bellaire, on last
Saturday night. Brief word was sent
to the towns above, that cars would
transport all who wished to go, and
Notwithstanding every effort was made
to accommodate all, not One-fourth
could get even standing room in the
cars. Fully a thousand people would
have gone down had there been ac-
commodations. But the meeting was
a grand success after all. The Wheel
ing Register inay blow about it being
a fizzle, and that it wasn't one-fourth.as
big as the Allen meeting, yet we opine
it will find to its sorrow, and its Bell
aire correspondents discontinue, that
it will be quite big enough in October.
We very well remember the declara-
tions OF the same sheet, when Hayes
beat Pendleton, how it blew its horn
over Pendleton's success-"Pendleton
s, 900 ahead! and still the thing grows
brighter! "Pendleton surely elected
by $4,000 majority" &c. But though
the Registers party and its mouthpiece
at Bellajre, may attempt to strike their
fangs into free schools and free thought,
they'll both find themselves egregri-
ously mistaken ifthey think the intel
ligent people of Belmont county, and
of Ohio, will delegate away to Bishop
McQuade or anybody else, the right
to disbelieve their twaddle about Bill
Allen, Dick Trevelick, and one Sam
Cary. Time was, and we well remem-
Der it, W hen the utteranceS of such stuff
from Virginia press, was law over
there-when Geo. w. Thompson car
ried the consciences and rights of peo.
pie in his judicial pocket. But thank
God for immunity from all such bloody
assizes' as he established, as the tool OF
the slaveOcracy; and we thank the
same Power that we live to strike al
the tyranny of the same power, though
coming from apparently different
quarter. In the contest in Ohio, the
question is, an open Bible, open schools
open and free avenues to the poor
the rich, the bond, the free, white and
black, Jew and Gentle, Protestant
and Catholic, to obtain an education, tC
ht them for the great battle of life
alike. The Democratic party, with
Bill Allen at its head, says no-strike
down the whole system of free schools
that Democracy may triumph! Fol
when ignorance is bliss its folly to be
wise.
But to the meeting;-we were lee
thus to digress by the comments of thu
Register. Capt. Danford was never il
better trim, and never made a bette
81 eech. The vast audience gave hin
the closest attention, and were not dis
appointed in the hope of hearing tn,
Issues of the honr fearleSSly and elo
, quently discussed. The meeting was
!, compliment to Mr.. Danford, and
credit to its managers, and We know
did great good. Republicans are en-
tircly satisfied 18th the size and char
acter Of the meeting, and are proud Q
the Captains effort.
Leet says, amongst other silly things
: that he (Danford) said, because ther
was no settled policy in the Republican
: party with regard to the currency Q
: the country, had caused a great pani
: to extend its shadow over the land
: for over two years" Mr.. Danford sal
! no such thing, but quoted AUen
. Thurman, to show what wild speculs
# ton had done it.
}. Again Leet says, he (Danford) sal
+! that "the war cost US great deal NOR
than it need to have cost u.s." &c. Now
j why not add what else he said, vi,
! that whatever it did cost us was Il
e gitimate bequest of the Democrat
party, and as law-abiding, not nullif
v cationists, we met the terms of the viii
: and discharged it, much to the discon
e future of the Democratic party.
But why prolong the discussion
/ Messrs. Register and Leet? Ope
r free schools have given us enlarge
e ideas of our manhood and rights 8
= American citizens, owing allegiance t
# "the land of the free," and not to tn
IS Vaticans-and on the Second Tuesda
}, of October next, as citizens of Obi,
', freemen, under the leadership of ju.
!. such men as Capt. Danford, we hope I
v scotch the hydra-headed reptile know
+ in Ohio, as the Bill Allen-Sam Car,
, Dick Trevelick-PjO ni,ao party, aboI
IS which buzz small fry, like the CON
e mentator of the Wheeling Register,
!, Bellaire.
'e A GRAND race OF 200 pc,tnders, ope
Il Il to the world, must be - entries,
!, starters, s25 premium, 81 entrance fe,
l. that will be race worth seeing. A
IS to be seen at the st. Clairsville Fair
y The little folks will run later in tt