Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-02-02
The Disun;on Conspiracy.

The Disunion Conspiracy.
"And when ii was day, certain Of the
Jews banded together, and bound them.
selves under a curse saying that they " ould
neither out nor drink till they had killed
Paul.
Sand they were more than forty which
had made this conspiracy."-Acrs xiii,
IL and 10.
Though in many respects the world has
changed for the better human nature re.
mains the same. There are modern, as
there were ancient con ,pirators. To ac-
cImplish bad ends evil men still ,band
together" Few p%crallels run closer than
that in which "mOr1 than forty" members
OF Congress are "oanded together" to defeat
The election of John Sherman, with that
which imperiled the life Of the Apostle Paul.
Ours is a representative government,
under which minorities are required, ard
have heretofore cheerfully consented, to DC
ruled by majori,ies. We belong u an
organization whose lot il has been, gen.
orally, to acquiesce in the will of the major.
ity. We have been defeated, in Presi.
dental contests, By Jacks)n, Van Bursn,
Polk, Pierce aud B Ichanau, and tnou III the
test has sometimes been a severe one, we
always, when beaten aco ,iescpd, What
ever is wrong we labor and hope to reform
by enlightening the People and reversing
their Judgments. 10 no other way can our
Union and our 10 ltutions be preserved.
In no other way f.ds the great body of the
American people ever attempted or esirej
70 correct abu .es.
The extreme Southern portion Of our
Country however, have a different mode of
thinking aud rule Of ac,iOn. They are con-
tent only with the m jority principle when
electie ns result in their favor. They bow
to the "~Supremncy ofthe Laws" when IN nc.
cor'.ance with their peculiar views. When
dissatisfied with a Protective Tariff, they
"Nu,liied" the laws and attempted TO with.
draw from the U0ion. Gen. jackson arrest.
ed the movement by proclaiming them trait
3 ors, .Ond subsequently,, Mr.. Clay appeaset
hem with "Compromise." Again, when
California asked Tor admission as a Free
State, the threats Of Disunion were renewed
Gen. Taylor, like Gen. Jackson, met them
defiantly. But he died, and they were
again appeased by a "Compromise."
D Too soon, however. for the general wei.
fare, that "Compromise" was violated by
those who demanded ii, and to whom il had
been conceded. After u desperate conflict,
between Slavery and Freedom, for the
; possession o! Kansas, of six years duration
r Freedom triumphed. Pro-Slnvcry Democ.
racy. in the prolonged struggle. losing State
utter State, was finally driven across Mason
, & Dixon's Line. And nov, when their own
aggrcssions and outrages have cast them
into a minority, they are "banded together
to overthrow the Government! The election
Of u Republican President, it is avowed, will
5 justify u dissolution OF HE Union! And t
= prevent the election OF Republican
q Speaker, u conspiracy has been formed to
+ thwart the will Of tho Majority!
Thus tho Wheels of Government are
blocked. Thus the first stop, towards over,
throwing the Government, has been taken,
0 OF the more than forty" who have '.boun.
n themselves under a cursc,'' to prevent a Re
publican Organization of the House, none,
it is said, reside in a ires State. But the
Northern Democrats act and vote with the
conspirators. They must, therefore, tax
their share of the responsibility. Tne D..
. mocracy have but n few ''spared monu.
ments" in the Northern Suites. These
mus, give an recount of their stewardship
b next fall. How many of them will ever see
Washington, in a representative capacity
again! We leave their constituents, nmit