Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-08-29
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nes SAhWtnB laules and gentlemen, I"
said he, this is the Bengal tiger, msssur.
ing fourteen feet from the tip of his nose 10
the tip OF his tail, and fourteen more from
the tip OF his tail back to the tip of his
nose, making in all twenty-eight feet. -
Laughter Now / think their estimates
about their forces and capacity are Just about
accordingly. Nevertheless, thew have Sresf
elements Of mischief. And II Satan him.
self had been sent on earth 10 scouree man
kind and to cover the land with desolat;on.
he could not have performed his mission
more successfully than by assuming The
shape Of rebel demagogue, and prescbinS
Secession. l"Sound. Now, I have Z
clear and well-defned and distinct theory of
what would do with this matter to attain
peace. do not know that this Govern.
ment ever can be brought back TO Nhere Il
was before, in the enjoyment of all its rels.
tons; but l believe it can be. In populs-
ton, wave succeeds wave in generations as
waved succeeds wave upon the ocean. and
the men OF to-day pass away tomorrow.
believe it can be brought back, but not
by fostering rebellion; but it is BY treating
It as treason, robbery and murder. And,
II this Government ever can be saved, il
must be by summary chastisement and
overthrow Of rebellion, so that the loyal peo.
pie. Of the Southern States can come forward
and administer the Government of these
States as before. Who is the missionarv
that Is going with his peace propositionsP
What is he going TO say? What viii he saw
to this party in rebellion? It is pretty
thing to talk about and for the designing 70
dupe the North it is a very awkward thing
to reduce to practice. If you drive out re.
bellion, you will have loyal people South
as well as North. Then they will all do
what Virginia, and Missouri, and Maryland
are trying to do, and what Delaware and
Kentucky are doing. Are there any men
here who want this Union divided /? mol
Then do not sympathize with treason in any
form IN gender, number, person, or case in
any OF its ramications. Hunt it like q
ferocious monster wherever you find it. Are
there any who wish this matter let alone
to perfect the rebellion 50 causelessly COM
menced?
Who would he traitor knavef
Who would fill towards grave,
VINO SO base as be o sihveg
Let him turn and fee
WHO for Union AND FOR Law
Freedoms sword will strongly draw,
|. freemen stand or freemen fall,
LET Hnt FOLLOW ME-
And that is, fight for the Union. the whole
Union, and nothing but the Union. Let
every American citizen, instead of crying,
Peace, peace, when there is no peace, rally
upon the ramparts until Secession is silenced:
untS the roar of ofartillery has ceased. Then
we shall have peace, enduring perpetual
peace, and as monsters are seldom born of
the same generation, we shall have no more
Of this Secession in the present century or
the next. This Government is the Govern
ment of the American people. It is ours
to use, ours to enjoy, but ii is not ours to
subvert. We are trustees. We are charged
with sacred trusts. All we have to do is to
bask in the sunshine of its blessings. But
cursed be the unholy ambition that attempts
to destroy it. regard him and treat him as
traitor to his kind. God will set mark
upon him too but it will not be like the
mark set upon the first murderer of man
for that was set for safety-but this will be
set for destruction. And God grant that il
may be SO. "Amen."l 1t will be time
enough to struggle over who shall admins
ter the Government when we are sure we
have one to administer. He who is not for
it, is against IT. have determined to fight
this battle out, but on no political grounds.
stand upon the Constitutional ground of my
fathers. There l will stand, and animate
my countrymen to stand with me, and when
once we shall have peace restored-wheu
we shall have put down rebellion, when We
shall have encouraged fidelity, when peace
and prosperity shall again greet us, then let
us see if any part Of any State is oppressed,
if any individual is wronged, if any are de-
prived Of their rights, see that equal and
exact justice is extended to ALL This is
great crisis, not only in our affairs but in the
affairs of human liberty. The Angel of
Freedom, after coursing over the wide ex.
panse Of waters in the Old World, found no
rest for the sole of her foot until she hovered
here. Here is her resting place God of
my fathers, o protect her. Let us go for
ward to this great work of preservation not
merely a, members of political parties, but
as American citizens (cheersl, bound to car.
ry out the work our forefathers began, by
the exercise Of every energy, moral and
material. Here is our glorious Ship of State,
with its ensigns streaming, its Stars and
Stripes so redolent of hope, carrying glad
ness wherever seen by the true hearted,
and we hail it as the noblest emblem Of
earth. Heaven bessthat noble ship.
| 1--WE know what master laid thy keel,
What wo rkman wrought thy ribs OF steel.
| Who made each mast and sail aud rope
| Whaiaivils rang what ham beat!
| In what forge and whai heat
| Where shaped the anchors Of Thy hope"
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