Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-08-16
VIM. Penn Pays the ''IDjuns" in
Flushing Tp., and Occupies
tlae Land.
FLUSHING. O.. August IA, Is

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| ED CHRoNICLE:-We beg a suIal
PARTON uf your space this week, IN or
der TO state the facts in the case Ii
reference. to the action of our Primar,
Convention which WIS held at Rock
hill on the I h inst, partial accoun
o. which appeared in the columns u
the st. Oairsvillt. Gazette, and II
which the facts we're most grossly mis-
represented, and cuwardly and Inde-
cent attack made upon number o
our most highly respected ritiz+ns.
AS the gentlemen whose names are
brought before the readers Of the
Gdzette, are we'll known Throughout!
the county, they need no defense. The
authors of those articles also poSsess d
kind of notoriety in the county, aud
We feel that, in comparison of the
two parties, justly discriminating
public will arrive at just conclusion.
L is true that the parties who ssus mt
10 N ,lign the characters OF their INDUS
trious neighbors have risen above the
old-fashioned Puritsnisn and provin-
cial strictness of the Quakers; they
have more modern views of life; they
have never disgraced themselves by
earning living by the SWEET OF their
brow. or any regular occupation; they
have found out how convenient it Ia,
instead of troubling themselves with
the tediun of labor, to live upon the
European plan.
The packed convention referred 10
VAS compo Sed of farmers, mechanic :,
al tradesmen, the Quaker element
being we'll represented snd sl oget1er,
comprising the most respectable pOr-
ii, II Of our citizens, and for general in
telligence and sound morality, would
compare very favorably with any body
of men that ever sembled there un-
der similar circumstances.
But an honest expression of the best
citizens of our township seemed to be
detrimental TO thai- cause, hence their
pitiful wall of disappointment. and a
.cowardly resort to base mi,representa-
tiOn and low butfoOuery, as Il means of
gratifying bitter hatred engendered
by the withering rebuke they had re-
ceived at the hands of the order loving
community. Oar township is fast
gaining a reputation which places US
in anything but an enviat'ls light, and
we are frequently met with the ques-
ton as to tha Oss ibility of any go; d
Thin coming from Flushing; and the
packed delegation which proved so
disastrous to certain aspirantS, was
only bold manly strike for law, order
and decency, and not from motives OF
personal interest as was charged. The
only thing for which the Quakers are
cul pablP, is their extreme apathy man
ifested in political matters, aud that
they did not long ago lay aside their
prejadices and perform their duties at
our conventions and at the ballot-l OK
ss every true American citizen should.
The convention being called to order,
chairman was announced, who, as
they say, was ''acting in the interest of
the QuakerS." But in this they belle
their own statements, for farther on
they say the "president's dishonesty
was the means of defeating one of the
Quaker candidates" AS viewed by
them it may have seemed dishonest,
as there are men who are so unac
quainted with an honest transaction
that they cannut tell one when they
see it. The Secretary having submit
ted rules for the guidance of the eCn-
vention which were unanimously
adopted, the various candidates were
named: W. J. Vance, soldier and
Republican, heading the list.
After few moments of silent medita-
tiOn on the part of the Quakers it was
thought that as an ability to gulp down
whisky by the quart and make fiery
denunciations in convention is not an
essential qualification for the position
of delegate. therefore, the Quakers
were eligible, and at the suggestion of
the spirit the names of two or three o.
their number were offered, then follow.
ed the names of George Latham,
John Moore, Jr., and others.
The nominations all being made. bal
lot WAS ordered. At this iuncture a
motion Was Offered to suspend the rule
providing that candidates be balloted
for separately. This was a question
which could not possibly affect the in,
terests of either party, aud was offered
that time might be saved, the convpn.
tion having met at late hour. The
vote resulted in a tie, and the chair
man decl 4red the motion carried. This
brought Mr.. Hollingsworth to his fec {, ,
who quoted the twO-thirds rule-a fact
we'll known TO all present-and pre-
dicied the downfall of the Republic of
our Fathers, and the trailing of our
glorious ensign in the dust if things
were permitted to proceed thus! To
avoid further quibbling the oh ,irman
reversed the decision, leaving the rule
still in force. The bailoting then pro
ceeded and resulted in the selection of
deIag ites of whom no ona can reason
ably comp!,tin.
Ii is propr. to say that the rp>olut:on
adopted in reference t. TIE Changers.
was offered after the greater portion o.
the members of the cnnven ion had re-
tired, and may not have been com.
plete expression Of our citizens ON the
suhject-there is strong opposition,
however, to the order in our township.
FRANK.