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National Republican., 1878-07-23

the New York delegation to withdraw for
consultation. When this permission had
been granted, and the delegation began its
consultation, Mr.. CORNELL was still inclined
to adhere to Mr.. CoNRLISG rs New Yorks
only candidate. II required some argu-
mcntativc bul-dozing to induce him to give
up his first choice. GEORGE WILLIAM
CURTIS, the Mother-in-Law of the Republic
can party, and the organ Of the Admnistra-
tion, was present rs delegate, and was
especially anxious that the delegation should
go solidly for BRIsTow. He had been
caucusing with the Massachusetts, delega-
ton, also out for consultation, and the idea
of the Rcformers, Of the kind Of which he is
type, was then to beat BLAINE with BRIs-
TOW. Mr.. CORNELL, with the overwhelm-
ing majority of his delegation, preferred
HAYES to BRIsTow, and finally the vote
was cast in the convention as Mr.. CHAND-
LER describes. Tho sequel is plainly indi-
Gated in the fact that CURTIS, who was OPP
posed to HAYES, practically dictated the
removal of CORNELL, who permitted, If ho
did not effect, the nomination Of HAYES.
National Republican., 1878-07-23

HAYES to BRIsTow, and finally the vote
was cast in the convention as Mr. CHAND-
LER describes. Tho sequel is plainly indi-
Gated in the fact that CURTIS, who was op-
posed to HAYES, practically dictated the
removal Of CORNELL, who permitted, If ho
did not effect, the nomination Of HAYES.
LET THE COLonED PEOPLE GO.
The Augusta (Ga) Chronicle and Sentinel
never will become thoroughly reconstructed
and reconciled to live peaccably and hap
PLY under the Union as it Is and the old
flag which could not be conquered. In Its
unhappiness 1t now rails at the army Of
"tramps" who are scattered over the country,
and declares them to be "a logical result of
"the war"-and further il pitches into them
as "wretches" and "nuisances," who were
employed to subjugate the South. All we
have 10 say in this behalf is that it would
be retributive justice if these results of the
"war" would drift southwark and live
among the unreconstructed, who enslavo
the blacks with slavery no better in prin-
ciple and far worse physically and mentally
than bound them there before the emanci-
patton act took effect. Let the colored peo-
pie thus oppressed be encouraged to
go West" pre-empt farms for them
selves, get themselves homes and set
tie down where their general condition will
be benefited and their rights Of citizenship
will be respected. Let their places be filled
by white men, though they bo "tramps;" !"
they are good enough for people who do
not themselves respect the laws Of the land
and the rights of their fellow-men. The
whites of the South have forfeited all claim
upon tho colored people to remain in their
midst by a studied policy of persecution,
oppression, and wrong that impoverishes
them and divests them of the rights which
attach to the American citizen. Every col
ored man, woman, and child should insist
upon the right to depart from that sec
ton so soon as Providence shall
Yve them the opportunity and abil
Xty to do so. 1t is part o
the policy of the whites in the late insurgen
States to so oppress the colorcd people tina
II shall not be possible for them to leave
but that spirit of philanthropy which sough
and secured their freedom from involuntar,
seryitude should now come to their relic
and put them in the way Of escaping from
an oppression equally If not more gallinl
and restrictive of right and justice THAI
that which existed before they were de
clarcd freedmen. So long as the South re
: fuses to recognize the right of the blacl
man to become n citizen and enjoy al
: the benefits and blessings of tina
estate, without molestation and persecution
there is something more due to that rae
than to leave them to be trampled upo
and murdered. 1t is high time that organ
izations were formed and funds raised
enable them to escape from their presen
, expressions Such movement would b
t blcst of Heaven, for it would consist wit
the principles of right and justice and nj
+ to further emancpate and elevate peopl
q who, though declared free citizens are dt
o MED the real blessings and benefits Of cit
+ zenship by the whites among whom the
u dwell.
National Republican., 1878-07-23

Ir strikes the average reader of the news
papers of the day that the friends of FITz-
JoHS PORTER are rather OVERRIDING the
thing in their efforts to vindicate him. The
Washington Democratic organ furnishes au
illustration of this in the publication of in
tcrviews with ex-COnfederate Generals Will
COX and ROBERTsON, in which the latter,
referring to the cOurt-mnrtial of 1853, is re-
ported to have said
Oh, but they won't allow PORTER to produce
his witnesses there. That court was organized
to convict. aud pcrjured testimony was pre-
pared for the purpose; but don't know that
the members OF the court knew that at the
time.
This is n very broad charge, and one that
ought not to be overlooked. If it is true
that PORTER was convicted on pcrjured tes-
timony, he has ample opportunity now to
prove it, If 1t is not true, General ROBERT
son will probably retract the charge While
he was leading his crack Confederate di-
"vision" under LEE his opportunities of OBJ
servation of the proceedings Of the court
were necessarily limited. If he has discov-
cred facts since then to warrant this state
ment, he is in duty bound to make them
/ public. 1t is not improbable, how ever, that
he has been unsupported.
National Republican., 1878-07-23
An Imaginary Wrestler.

Baltimore Gazette.l
Mr.. Columbus Alexander has been wrestling with
rings In Washington so long and so dangerously
that he has almost arrived at an exaggerated sense
of his impOrlaucc,
National Republican., 1878-07-23
General of tho Army.

New Orleans Times.
When General B f. Butler Is elected President
Mr.. Dennis Kedrney. Of San Francisco, expects TO
bO general of the army
National Republican., 1878-07-23
Old Days Are Coming Back.

Cincinnati Times
, South Carolina once mOru dcies the sovereign
authority Of the United States. The old days are
coming back W us.
National Republican., 1878-07-23

that member of the Washington bar now
engaged in writing up a history of tho As
sas'inaton Conspiracy, who began that work
believing her to be innocent, hns become
convinced, after impartial research, that she
was guilty both of participation in the alb
duction plot and of knowledge OF Boorus
intention to do murder. In the trial OF
JOnN SURRATT many facts pointing to the
same conclusion were brought out.
National Republican., 1878-07-23

An unpleasant passenger IN a strcet.car Is a cry
ing baby. In such cases Or. Bulls Baby Syrup
should b. given TO the little sufferer to ease in
troubles. q cents bottle.
National Republican., 1878-07-23
TRAVELLERS. GUIDE.

pALTIMoRE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
The great dOuble-trart
NATIONAL ROUTE AND SHORT LINE
To THk
NORTH. SoRTHwIS!I, WEST, AND SOUTH
TO TAKE EFFECT
SUNDAY. JUNE 0, isTs, AT rs A. NJ
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-06-20

from the same source was used corrupt
ly in Ind lin n. York in Conn. and n.
jersey. 1t would be shown, in fine,
that Tilden was nominated because he
had money, and had promised that he
would spend it. 1t would also be
SHOWN that Tilden's money was large
ly and corrupuy spent and through its
corrupt use many votes were secured,
women murdered.
Republicans, therefore, not only ia
vor full investigation, but they in :
sist upon it. The effort should be to
get out the truth, the whole truth, and
nothing but the truth. This every
good citizen should desire. Our insti.
tutiOns rest upon free, fair, aud un>
'trammeled ballot. This foundation
can not be assailed without attacking
and ultimately destroying the super
structure. Let the facts be brought
out, therefore, in order that the wrongs
committed in the past may be guard
ed against in the future.
So far the developments made, al
though brought out by a Democratic
partisan committee, have damaged
the POtterites. Ifthis is the result un-
der those circumstances, what might
be expected under a thorough and
impartial investigation?
Republicans should press this mat
ter, and force the committee to widen
the scope of its operations 80 as to in
clude all the States where frauds are
charged. Since an investigation has
beeh entered upon, let it be carried
out fully and in good faith, regardless
of who or what party the develop
ments may harm or euefit.-Cincin-
natl Gazette.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-06-20

The Steubenville ".Sunddy LocaI"
after the returns from the Cong ressional
primaries in Jefferson County on Satur
day had been received philosophers as
follows: From the returns before US
the probabilities are that Jefferson
county will hold her usual position in
Congressional affairs and continue to
contribute her mite toward the ad-
vaucement of some aspirant of her
sister counties in the district. While
the other counties in the district pre-
sent at this time, as on all former oc.
casions, one candidate for these hon.
ors, Jefferson coues to the front with
her delegation divided so that it is al
most an impoSsibility to obtain any
recognition of the honors justly due
her. Taking the counties composing
this district, all of which have been
districted with Jefferson since the or
ganization of the Republican party,
Harrison has had her Bingham, Co..
Luna biana her Amber, Carroll her
Eckley, Belmont her Danford, and
Jefferson her numerous aspirants
without show OF recognition.
RiODhOlltlICo dlS ludI Ill Tue
Convention that meets here on the 9th
inst, the Columbiana delegates will
give Gen. Riley the entire vote of that
county (43 delegates); Harrison, 81
votes for Senator Knox; Belmont, 40
votes, for Poorman; Jefferson, about
equally divided between Messrs. Upde'
graft, Dunbar and Martin, while
Carroll. without candidate in the
contest, will be free to go tc the strong
est man. The antagonism between
the several candidates will likely cause
each one TO fight to the bitter end, and
in order that they may each have an
opportunity to contest the matter again
two years hence, their efforts will be
concentrated in the interest of Capt
| Dar ford, the present incumbent. Ii il
well understood that Ny. DAnforfl de-
lclines to be a candidate for reelection.
yet there isa strong possibility thai
the honor will be thrust upon him by
the Convention failing to agree upon
any one Of the present candidates. -
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-06-20
Those Er9udS.

No Republican in or out of Congress
who could ever pretend to speak for or
represent the party objected to full
and fair investigation of allese frauds
connected with the Presidential eIec-
tion in 1876. The Potter investigation
was opposed because it was partisan
affair, and be cause the mover of the
resolution and his partisan followers
refused to broaden its scope so as 10
include other States than Louisiana
and Florida. The Republicans would
have been glad then, as they would be
now, to have full, thorough, and fair
investigation of alleged frauds, intimi-
dation, and corruption practiced in
other States, including Oregon, Missis.
sippi, Alabama, and Arkansas, and not
excluding this city of Cincinnati in the
State of Ohio. These frauds, Mr.. Pot.
ter said, were not operative. But in
large part they were. In Mississippi,
Alabama, and Arkansas they were
certainly operative. In those States
there was clear Republican majority
if it could have been polled. 1t was
not polled because OF the shotgun poli-
cy. Had there been fair elections the
Electoral votes of those States would,
beyond question, have been carried for
HAYES aud Wheeler. Not operative,
indeed! Then, If the Electoral vote OF
Oregon could have been purchased, as
was undertaken by TildeL, that would
have been operative, and it was not
the fa ult of the Tildenites who furnish
ed the money to fee Eph. Holland that
frauds were not operative in Ohio also.
The true history of that election will
never be written, unless there shall be
a full and fair, Investigation, and if it
ever shall be written, the Democratic.
party, and not the Republican party.
AS it is, the Potter Investigation, or
more correctly speaking, the Potter
persecution, has brought before the
country many witnesses, including
self con victed perjurers, and it has ut,
terly failed to connect President Hayes
in any improper way with the alleged
Irregularities In this respect the
President stands above reproach. Even
Ben. Butler, with all his deviiish inge
nuity, armed with bate, and utterly
unscrupulous, has failed to Cast q stain
leven upon the Character of Hayes. But
ihow is is 1t with Tildeh? One of Pot
ter's own witnesses, a sorehead Re-
publican Elector, who cast the vote of
Louisiana,, in part, for Hayes and
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-06-20
Letters From The People.

Mr.. EEITOR.-The result of the
primaries on Saturd ny, we observe from
your bulletin board, gives TO Hon. J.
Dunbar decidedly the largest figure in
the total vote of this city and township
over any of the candidates from Jeffer-
son county.
In the First Ward, the home of Mr..
Dunbar, the figures exhibit for him a
majority of votes over both his COM
petitors together, his vote being 106,
that of DIR. Updegraff %, and Judge
Martin %; Mr.. Dunbar's majority over
both being 56. This in his own ward
where he is intimately known as a
neighbor SPEAKS effectively for his per-
sonal worth, as well as of his pro.
fessional and public standing.
We also perceive in the Second
Ward, Immediately adjoining, a like
majority over both is shown, the vote
being Dunbar lis, Martin 69 and Upde'
graft 5S. .....'.f..'... ..
In the Third and Fourth Wards
they were each lost 10 him by only
two votes and the Sixth by three.
The total summing up shows strong
plurality. In the city his total vote is
35S, Updegraff 242 and Martin 224,
making his majority over Updegraff
416, and over Martin 1874. In the city
and township together his vote being
1913, that of Updegraff. .261, and Martin
227, he he has a majority over the
former of 112, and over the latter 146.
We believe that Mr.. Dunbar is also
entitled to very favorable eonsidera-
tiou from the District in Convention,
as lhe has readily given to every part
OF Jefferson, Harrison, Oolumbiana,
Carroll aud Belmont counties his best
abilities and most effective labor in
advocating the principles of the Re
publican party, in all its hotly contest
ed campaigns..a aa q. 5Ila -i -..
On EsoF DUNBAR MANY FRIENDS,
.qs in Steubenville Herald.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-06-20

A special to the Cincinnati Com.
mercial says: The Potter investigation
seems about to fizzle out. The en-
phatic declaration by Congress that
there shall be no assault upon the title
of Hayes has taken the snap out of the
proceedings. 1t is known that the
Democratic majority were driven to
the declaration made Friday by the
overwhelming weight of public
opinion, but the fact remains that this
declaration has made the original in
vestigators very lukewarm. The
fathers of the movement seem no
longer to care what the result may be,
seeing the upsetting of Hayes is now
impossible.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-06-20


The Rev. DIR. Edwards, of the
Northwestern Christian Advocate, has
in the last number of his paper stir
ring editorial on the Potter investiga.
tion, in which he offers this advice 10
Methodists: ''Pray for the Republic
but let no voter 60 to his knees until he
promises God that he will go to the
polls this fall and do his duty there.
Let every pastor speak out A church
OF sixteen hundred thousand members
has power with God, and our eleven
thousand pastors will serve as an army
each a General. We suggest no party
lines, but be sure to preach, pray, vote,
and if necessary fight for the Republic.
Traitors shall not take the helm ~
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-06-20

A COMPARISON between the resolu-
ton about the Administration adopted
by the Cleveland Convention last year
and that just adopted at Cincinnati, is
Interesting at this time. The 1877
plank was as follows: .-
The Republicans of Ohio reaffirm
their unfaltering confidence in Ruther-
ford B. Hayes as a statesman and pa
triot and Republican, and cordially ap-
prove and support his efforts for the
pscification of the country and the es-
of its civil service upon a
basis of purity and efficiency. .5r
The 1878 plank reads:
President Hayes having been duly
and his title subsequently set
tied under the Constitution, by the
highest tribunal, and by the act of
both political parties, it cannot be
questioned, and we recognize in his
administration the highest integrity
and patriotism, the most sincere effort
to promote political purity aud harmo-
ny, and to secure general business
prosperity throughout the whole
country. .l s-..- .-.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-06-20
Who Has the Worst of

McLin, of Florida, insists that Man
ton Marble endeavored to bribe him TO
cast his electoral vote in favor of Til
den. Levissee's evidence, that he was
offered 100000 to dishonor himself in
a similar manner, remains undisputed.
As yet there is not single jot Of testi-
mouy which shows the least intention
of any of President Hayes friends to
purchase electoral votes. Who has the
worst OF this investigation-the inves;
tigsted or the investigators ?-[ Pitts
burgh Telegraph Ind.)
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-06-20
Two Scenes.

Scene 1st-TwO lovers by moonlight
alone. He: "YOu ought to know l
love yeu, darling" She looks down,
bushes and-snuffs. He: "Don't you
love me the least little bit?" She:
|''Yes (snuffs), love you ever so much
(snuff J; could die for you." (Snuff
and kisses dd inJfnitatna.
Scene 2d-One year after marriage.
He: "Confound it! I wish you would
break yourself OF that disgusting habit
OF snuffing." She (depricatingly) "I
can't help it, Charlie, I've had the ca
tarrh four or five years" He: "For-
give me, dear, 1 didn't mean to be
cross, but in the name of Cupid, get
some of DIR. Sage's Catarrh Remedy.
They say it is sure cure. You know
Ed. Brown, they said he was incura-
BILE, and it cured him completely"
She: ''Pll do anything to please you,
Charlie" Interesting tableau."
WE publish the announcements in
our advertising columns for pay, and
seldom trouble ourselves to inquire as
to the quality or merits of the wares
advertised, further than to assure our
selves that they are legitiate and re-
spectacle. But when an article per-
forms miracles in our midst, trans
forming the old to young, in appear
ance at least, we cannot pass it by un-
noticed. We know of people who,
years ago, were gray headed and who
now wear dark and glossy hair. How
is this? 1t evidently is not colored, for
it has perfectly natural appearance
Instead of the harsh, dry, staring look
of hair stained with nitrate of silver or
other common hair dyes. MOI il has
been restored to its youthful color, lus-
tire and vitality by the use of that
wonder Of wonders, HALLS VEGETA-
BILE SICILAN HAIR REVIEWER. 1t has
many imitatOrs, but there is nothing
like it., The test of years only increas-
es its lame, while its imitstors die and
are forgotten n.-Bostou Daily Globe. 4
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-06-20
Commissioners Sale.
Edward Wright,


Hiram J.. Danford, ct. al.
IN pursuance of an order of the Court of
i Common Pleas of Belmont county. Onio
made at the May term thereof, 1877, in the
above entitled action, and to me duly issued,
1 will offer for sale. at Public Auction, on
Tuesday, July 10th, 1873,
at One o'clock afternoon. at the door OF the
Court House of said county, in st. Clairsville
Chio the following described real estate with
the appurtenances, as the property OF the de-
fendant, Hiram j. Danford, viz:
Situate In the county of Belmont and State
of Ohio, and known as being part of section
IA. township 6, of range in the Marietta Land
District, and described as follows; Being all
the west half of the northeast quarter of said
section, except what James Ellis and Jane, his
wife, hath heretofore sold to Francis Boice and
John Vanhorn of said half quarter section
the part SO sold to Boice mains 8 acres, 50
poles, and to Vanborn, % acres, roodS and 10
poles said deeds are here referred to for fur
ther description" '- -tla- .zs ..-.l
SECOND TRACT-Being a part of the east
half of the northwest quarter OF the aforesaid
section, bounded as follows: Beginning ut the
northeast corner OF said half quarter section;
thence west 81 poles to the northwest corner
of said half quarter; thence south 4e poles to a
stakes thence south 500 east l06 poles to the
east boundry line of said half quarter; thence
with the east boundary line north ia poles to
the place OF beginning, containing in all 81
acres of land, more or less. -li .l. . ----f.
Terms-Cash. Appraised at $500
KELLY & UMsTEAD, J.. W. SHANNON,
Attys. 6l2-5 Master Commissioner.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-06-20

THE season of Democratic county
conventions is on. When the average
county Democrat in Ohio has voted for
resolutions indorsing Samuel ]. Tilden,
approving the Potter investigation,
denouncing the dog law, end approv-
ing the courses Of Gov. Bishop and the
.OConnor Legislature, he feels that his
duty to society has been discharged.
The Ohio Democracy of to-day is not a
party of great moral ideas.-Cincinnati
Gazette,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-06-20

WITH sll danger of the crops being
injured by frost at an end, and with
one o:the most mischievous Congresses
the country ever saw disbanded, il
will be surprising If people do not be-
gin to breathe more freely. There re-
mains nothing on our hands now but a
Mexican revelation and the Commune.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-06-20

THE late Democratic Chairman OF
the Military Committee of the late
Democratic House at Columbus was
arrested by United States Marshal on
Monday, upon a charge of foregoing
pension papers. 1t will be recollected
that it was the vote of this man that
enabled the Democrats in the late
Legislature to pass four of their most
important partisan measures. @
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-06-20

The Hon. John Henry Sleighmaker
Trainer, of fSteubenviIle, sis being put
forward by many of the Democrats of
the Eastern part of the State as can
didate for the Supreme bench" The
regularity with which the Hon. John
Henry, ETC., is Put forward every year
for something, and the responsive reg
ularity with which he don't get any
thing, will probably prove discour-
aging to the Hon. John in the course
of time.-TO. s. Journal.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-06-20

THE bill to Increase the pensions OF
all soldiers and sailors lwh0ihave lost
either both their hands or both their
feet, or the sight of aboth eyes in the
service Of the United States, to!ST2a n
,uOifh, has passed both houses or
CeDgre the pexi session abiil will
-be sulilnitied .txtending Similar relief
tU those ,syIgi&rs ,pnd sailors. Who have
byen .randered, totally helpless By then,
M pild7 and yet ldolnot come Under, the
provisions vi tue b.ll just passed.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-06-20
Allegheny Cattle

EAST LIBERTY, June 1S.-CArrLE-
Receipts to-day 59l head, all for this
market. No through stock. Market
steady at assweek's prices. " -
blHoGs--Receipts to-day l,430 head.
Workers 50 5OaS 80, Philadelphsas So As
s3 %. 49,
8 SHEEP4Receipts to-day $500 head;
setting at So l00d375..i Market very
dun and several loads uusold.lid 9 diiw :
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-06-20

The President has appointed to rep
resent the United States in the Inter
national Monetary Conference ex-Gov.
Fenton, of New York; Hon. VIM. S.
Groesbeck, of Ohio, and Prof. f. A.
Walker, who occupies the chair Of Pc
htieal Economy and History In the
Sheffield Scientific School of Yale Col