Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-08-22

are perpetrating on the Southern people,
Innocent women and children are shot on
their own door-steps, for wearing what is
called Secession bonnets. No wonder
the Northern people run. when the honest
men Of the South march toward them.
The Independent Democrats of VAL
landigham's District on the Move.
There is good deal Of sound horse sense
in the following, which indicates revolt of
the Democrats of the Third District against
the despotic and traitorous course of the
Vallandigham clique.
TO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF MONTGOM- |
ERY COUNTY, ONO.
4 high and just sense of our obligations
as loyal citizens, to sustain the Government
Of the United States, demands Of us full
and tree expression of our principles and
purposes of action.
To guard jealousy against infractions Of
the Constitution of the United States. in
restricting the General Government to the
exercise of powers expressly delegated and
in strict construction of those powers, has
been the great mission of the Democratic
party. ......
And it is equally the mission of the Demo.
cratic party to give strength and riyor. and
efficiency, to the Constitution and Govern
ment, when they are attacked by rebels and
traitors. In the language Of the lalnented
Douglas: No man can be a true Democrat
without being at the same time loyal pa
triot, and there ore but two positions to as
sumo: we must be either for or against our
Goyernment-cither patriots or traitors"
The Convention which met August 3D.
1861, in Dayton. Ohio, to appoint delegates
to the Democratic State Convention. refused
to come to the support of the Government
signally failed to give a vigorous support to
the Constitution, and refused to brand as
traitors the rebels now in arms against the
Government. II made party paramount to
patriotism.
1t suppressed free expression of opinion
upon the important questions in which tn e
American people are so deeply concerned
1t restricted the powers of the General
Government so as to cripple its efforts in
;uppressing this rebellion.
1t unwa,rantably condemned the action
of the present Administration in its efforts
10 yindicate the American flag, and yet il
refused to condemn the traitors now in Or
ganized rebellion against this Government,
and now menacing the Capital of the Ma
: ton.
II endorsed the Dayton Empire, paper
devoted to the interest of the rebels giving
prominence to their cause, expressing SYM
pathy for them, and always speaking with
reproach and derision of the Government OF
the United States; q paper that recon-
mended TO Congress not to vote supplies for
the army, and complained against the ac-
ton of the Legislature Of this State in sus-
tanning vigorous prosecution of this war
1t failed and refused TO encourage our
brave fellow-countlynen in their efforts to
suppress this rebellion, and in restoring ODE
dience to the Constitution and laws
1t rejected the resolution OF the Hon. j.
j. Crittenden, although it was supported by
every Democratic member of Congress. and
was opposed only by two aboitionists of the
North, and two secessionists-of the South
enemies of their country.
1t was a Convention called together By the
Dayton Empire and few partizans, by a
low appeal to the pecuniary interests and
party prejudices of the honest Democracy
of the county, and in impressing upon their
minds that it is better to abandon the Con-
| sttution and Government of the United
, States, than to suffer a temporary inconye-
nience in the amount tax and price of pro-
duce,
i We protest that the action Of the Conven-
ton, i'll refusing to sustain the action of the
Government of the United States, violated
/ the great fundamental principles of the
Democratic party
+ We, therefore, call upon all true Union
+ Constitutional and DEMONSTRATING Democrat
i to unite with us i'll wiping out this stain
= upon the honor of the Democracy of ol,
= Montgomery, and in support of the follow
e ing principles and purposes of action;
I /. That the sovereign power of this Gov
i ernment isin the people ofthe United States
4 that there is no sovereignty in Governments
!, either State or National.
i . That the Government of the Unitet
n States derived all its powers from the Con
a stitution, which was ordained and establish
!. ed by the peo1Ae of the United States.
i 3. That the Constitution contains ampl
i provisions for amending this form of Gov
: ernment whenever it becomes unsatisfactory
n to the people.
4. That if the people in any section O
4 the United States iebe against and refus
II obedience to the Government of the Unite
4 States, the Government is authorized by tn
n Constitution, ard it is its duty TO suppress
" such rebellion, and compel obedience to it
e authority by armed force.
n 5. That the present armed resistance
= the Government of the United States by
i portion of eleven States of this Union, is a
! unnecessary and unjustifable rebellio
i against its authority
|, 8. And we endorse the resolution know
! as the Crittenden Resolution, which was n
q Sected by said Convention, which is as 70
lows:
That the present deplorable civil war ha
:. been forced upon the country by the disur
/. ionists of the Southcril States, now in revo
!. against the Constitutional Government, an
,f in arms around the Capital. SOD
n That in this national emergency, Eoi
- gress, banishing all feeling Of mere passiC
h. or resentment, will recollect only its duty
If the whole country; that this war is N
\. waged upon our part in any spirit of oppre
v sion, nor for any purpose of oyerthrowiI
is or interfering with the rights or establish,
u; IL institutions of the States, but to defend al
~ maintain the supremacy Of the Constitutio
nj and to preserve the l'piall, with all the di