Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-01-31

The r lht and the duty TO use military
force defe siyet, pgapst those who resist
the fedora. nfficrrs,ifi the execution Of Their
legal funct ions Ind arainst those who assail
the, propei ty oi tho federal Government =
Without maintaing this right no Govern
ment can have any security, or any perman-
ence. II the country is involved in war
which may God forbid, it will be an attempt
on the part Of the seeding States to coerce
the nation, to overthrow this Government
/, by rebellion and revolution. The foregoing
sets forth our position to the letter and we
believe it to be the position of the entire
Republican party and at least respectable
minority in the Douglas and Bell parties.
; After having thus stated our position, the
efforts of ths Gazette and Guard to misrep-
resent the real position of this paper and try
to convey the impression that we favor
plungng the country into civil war, cannot
be looked uron as other than persistant
: scoundrelisni. Now what is the position oi
Others upon this question. The great ma
ioritority of those who do not endorse tht
above positions, believe in that course which
, is represented by the Gazette and eehoe'
,ccakly by tho Guard. l rasi s,.-L
They, or majority Of them, believe il
the right of secession, they are opposed t
executing the laws in any seeding State bu
are in favor of saying to them, as Kcnno
c jr., stated in his speech last week, let ther
y be no strife between thee and me, but seps
! rate thyself, / pray thee, from me. "a,
n They assume that the South has jui
IS cause Of complaint, and that is suficieI
3. cause for secession They charge that b
- - cause the Republicans will not prccipitat
~ " some wholesale submission to the Soutl
d such as Crittendcn Amendments, therefor
in the Union must 20 down. .j.a. ........,
viii the Gazette dare state where we mi
r, represent his position? .I,aro -. A.
ID Now which of these positions have Il
IN character of the disunionist? The latter
TO that which encourages the South in caryil
out their bold designs. 1t says to them a
n on and we will not resist you nor let al
: others do So y 1t saysto the traitor '',pl
= your treason at pleasure, we, acknowlod
~ your right to do SO and if you will it to rel
~ we las stated in the New York Rcsolutio
published in the last Gazette) ertend
i. i, you our heartfelt sympathy, and ehen n
h, need it to resist unjust oppression we bettt
tn tce shall not be found ,eaating in more
y, ~, JtectuaI support. We will tell the peoI
,.o no here that you are engaged in the h
nd cause Of American liberty we quote fir
the last Gazette. .., ,,,4 e,-.ti..r
ICY This is what VIC call treason, unblushil
ion bold, impudent treason. If it be not tr
lall son what We ask would b,? Is it not aid
the encouraging, and abctting those who alrel
he have made war upon the United States
My Here is a fair honest statement of
no position Of the people in this community.
GU Yet tho Gazette with br azen affrontery ,
vor low cowardise afraid to meet the is
: fairly comes out, from week to week, in
ties vest slanders, the most unblushing fal
ose hoods, upon the CHRONICLE and its s
, porters in this county. l