Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-06-27
THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.
The "Peace Petition.

The peace Petition.
Editor Of Me Chroatcie' l notice in your
issue of last week copy of petition to
the Congress of the United States, gotten
up and being circulated by the !Secessionists
Of st. Cairsville looking to the compromise
of treason, rebellion, murder, theft, inceadi
arsm, &C., &c.
Many of the loyal citizens of tho county
are anxious to know who are the gctters up
and signers of that petition. They desire to
be made acquainted with the rebels in our
midst, that they may remember them for all
time to come, aud point the rising and sue
ceeding generations to them, as being the
aiders and comforters of the reckless scou,,-
dreB who seek to destroy the purest. noblest
and .frecst Government that ever existed be.
meath the sun. .... .....
What, MIR. Editor, is the use of our being
burdened with taxes to keep up & maintain
our National and State Govenments-our
Courts, and their several officers, to adjust
and settle the differences that may arise be
tween neighborhoods-to punish murderers,
there's, htgi,coy robbers, mcendinries, treaso,,
and rebellion, If set of idle worthless pol
iticians--young gamblers in their country
best interests-who infest our county seat,
are permitted to seek to give tone and ex.
| preston to the honest sentiment OF the in
dustrial classes OF community, by getting up
petitions under the speclous garb OF PEACE,
praying in substance, for the suspension oil
the laws of the land against treason, rebel
lion, &C., and asking the constituted author.
ties to compromise these crimes? Yes, the
authorities are asked TO suspend the ex:cu
ton of the laws, and invites these rebels to
q conference, that their treason and rebellion
may becompromised Did ever mortal mar
hear Of greater impudence? 10 compro
mise with set of graceless rebels, who
within the last six months, have, over and
over again. declared that they "sougM M
compromise, nor pouH they accept of any, u
is simply ridiculous. Having stolen the pro
perty of the Government, seized upon and
appropriated to their own use the mints anC
monies of the United States, burned YOU
bridges, torn up your railroads, and com
mitted other crimes equally infamous anC
revolving to humanity, and now, forsooth, til,
rebels ask 10 be 'kt alone;" and immcdi
ately the upstarts of St. Clairsville, ant
would-be political teachers of the industria
classes, rush to their rescue, and flood tn
country with petitions for suspension o
our laws and compromise of their rebellion
, conduct, or, in other words, that they b.
LET ALONE. " o, shame! ,ohere IS III,
blushP
MIR. Editor let me besecch you, as 70,
| prize the institutions of the country, t
; watch these wolves in sleeps clothing,
who have stolen the livery of heaven +
serve the devil in, 4" who claim to be goo
Union men, and ut the same declare tha
their 9 first oliegidace IS due to the State a
Ohio, after that to the United States,
{. overlooking the fact, known to every school
boy, that Me Constitution, and the ht,os O
the United States, made in pursuance there
: Of, shaH be the supreme h,o Of the hind, ana
= thing ~ Me Constitution or nms Of aay Stat
to the contrary Notwithstanding Bran
: them, rs they deserve to be, us traitors an
. rebels to the paramount law of the land =
. . The same sentiment was uttered in the las
. Congress by those arch traitors, Mason, @
= Virginia, Wigfall, Benjamin, and others Q
the seeded States.
rejoice that you have published in you
u last issue the letter of that distinguishe
: statesman and loyal citizen, the Hon. 10,
ihoi', VI ihcH'uohy anu uiSO tu6 liSt an
. most glorious speech of that equally distir
! guished statesman and patriot, tho lat
y Stephen A. Douglas. | would fain hop
l that copies Of them might he placed in tn
! ! hands Of every voter of the State In vie,
! ! Of the eninently loyal sentiments of the lot
! ter of Holt and speech Of Douglas, | thin
: your hal.penny politicians and 1ympathiscr
with treason must hang their heads in rr
: shame.
: Let us have the names of the getters II
. and signcrs Of these celebrated petitions.
UNION NOW AND FOREVER
0 MT. OLIvET, June 81, 1861.
, EDIroR CHRONICLE On last Monday
couple of your citizens passing throug
a here, made it their business to hurrah Ia
, jeff Davis, to the no small annoyance of tb
3 loyal portion Of our community.
We know not whether such things or
!, permitted in your town, but wo do kno,
!. that we would prefer such individuals as tn
above to remain outside of our village.
may do for quack lawyers and one horse EC
: itors to "branch out - where they ar
= kaO,cn, for then people can make due aHou
ance; but where they arc not generally at
quainted, it would be healthier to keep thei
sentiments in the background. But this
sufficient for one
CITIZEN OF Mr.. OLIvEr.
.sso..-s-a.