Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-10-11
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upon the repes; 1f ihr Missouri Comprom,
i.e. They were emb died ipthe repeal, and
the eve Of a statesmen could not have failed
to discern them tbete. he ssta compiler.
ted machine which he upderstosd Not, In
wild END dsirsctive motion, and his sole
merit is, that he attempted, lsit knew not
how 10 check or direri it's movement. Ex.
| Petienee OF the past d ca not warrant us in
believing that the republic would be safe
under his guidance. 1t would be once again
Pheton guiding the chariot Of the. sun. Mr..
| Breckinridge know only as a gentleman.
I anc as such esteem him rnd believe him
/ stainless. He has no record as a statesman,
at least none kno sn 10 me; and he stands
% the representative uf 40 extreme section
al party. whose opinions and policy tend
strongly to dsunion. besides Lane, the
candidate FOR Vice President, ia. ] think.
little worthy of that bonore bic position. Nv
opinion ~ his personal merits will be found
a, large in speech delivered in the Senate
Of the United States. January q, 1851, on
the Bradbury resjlvtions which with ac-
comp1Dving documents. is in Appendix to
Congressional Globe, vol. 23, psgss 81 and
I 6s F[Jflf.t -.
4 have little doubt Of be elsc,ion of Mr..
I Lincoln. He is anold Wig lie has had
hi. political training 10 a highly conservs-
tive party, OF which he was q ca IN, consid-
crate and reasoning member. And though
he has plssed througha ferce conflict, in
which the agrees ion 0 & : avery was the
ject Of attack sni te'enss, ] toubt not
that the feeling which tL,at cohfict' excited
has pissed away, ani That rom first TO last
: Lii, NJ. nlrgurai address, thd' IN his final
message--he viii ilshovl bigsen the .Presi-
dent Of the nation, not Q section or a
party Fortunately, &c VIII not be thrown
upon an extreine party Tor sur51rt The
/ conservative inurest nominsi ed, and that
also will elect hia,. t.f..-fr,.r "a
I Mr.. Bell if uistaie ng,, vli nave bu.
small suppar 10 thc Nortbwestetn States;
not because he is les worthy than Mr..
Lincoln. but because he entefs the canvass
with no prospect oi succf 80 before the peo-
pie; and /, is tHs P.rt cr isI1m 10 attempt
the good that 5 prac.ic % c-ngt that which
is impossible. Indeed !, were wise ior the
especial friends OF Mr Rsllto uupport Mr..
Lincoln here, and show him tbs, the con-
seryatige terest on winch he may rely is
stroGg. But especially d caR'ost against
him is unwise on Their part II I've election
90 TO the House. the chance ~ NJ Bell !or
success there were rree,y improved, by ths
fact that he has iriesds- and Nep wishers
among the supporters Of Mr. Hnroin.
Such. fellow-ciiizsus, are some Of the
views which entertain o. ts condition Of
our country and of the coming political con-
test. Much has been said an4 dooe on both
= ,irrs. Thsssifr- -cGBssgs- on people for
disuTion--to cultivate tnst mutual hatred
and disiru,, which sets nations to war e.
gsinst each other, dissolves States and.
breaks up families, OF This we have every
whore too much. Bot It is becoping less
and less TO the public taste. though cannot
hope it will cease. for it is an ineonceiyably
easy mode of being virtuous. ourselves, for
getting our own faults, 10 attack and abhor
the imputed vices Of our neghbors. There
are indeed many on both sid's of the line
who cry for disunion, bat they are in all
cases. as far as kno", =sf. distance from
the line of contest. rr
They are brave men who can with un-
shaken nerves look upon. or rather read of
the strife and bloodshsd and ruin and Misery
which such conflict, if they can excite it,
must bring upon he more exposed portions
of our people. We talk much o: the merits
of our Anglo Saxon race--we nay. indeed.
well be proud of our race when al peace and
; under g"verhment-we have vigor and en-.
4 erpy and courage; but released from these
restrsints OF law and social order, we are
fierce and cYrel as lions wheps that have
tasted blond. And il disuDion should come
it wpald not be peaceful, but bloody--and
+ all that is fierce and cruel In the land Nd
meet in mutual vengence and rapine on the
line OF conflict. But in my opinion the
late imminent danger to the Republic is
passed. feel that the subject OF cohtro-
versy. all that is worthy of Z statesman.
, regard, is about to pass away. Still, angry
feelings win exist: popular declaimers can
not spare q subject on,whieh it is SO easy to
be eloquent. and on which all can be elo-
quent alike: hut that mutual distrust ard
: hatred which. more than all else, endangers
the Union. will gradually subside, ii the
people elect their President. and if wisdem
y and prudence control hs official notions.
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