Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-09-19
LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE. |
TO THE PEOPLE OF OHIO.

TINS day been officially communicated 10 mo
and IN the. acceptance of the same, it is
meet should express to you my sense of tho
obligation which this high honor conEers
Language fails Inc in this ATTEMPT. as I can
conceive OF no more distinguished mark of
your confidence at this critical iuncture
through so intelligent and patriotic Con.
ventlon OF representatives assembled from
all parts ofthe State, rejecting the sentiments
OF all political parties, as well as of the high
est interests and most important concerns in
voiyed IN what may with truth be termed a
struggle for our national existence.
Believe me when | assure you fully ap-
preclate the vast responsibility attached to
the position of Chief Magistrate of our State
at thlS critical period in its affairs, and duly
sensible OF my own demerits, and were it
not that rely upon your generous forbear-
atce should hesitate to accept what your dis
tlngulshed inpartl'ity with such unparallel-
ed unanmity has assigned me.
Without going into a discussion of the cir
cnmstances and events which have brought
about the present alarming and unbonnv
condition of our national afiairs-as these
must now be apparent to ALL will content
myself by saying that the issue presented 10
us as people in the sanguinary struggle
IN, o,Jar, ~ anu ueSlgii-
nf a., air Icpelon, ~ mat
wbnla ,,,os,;nn ~ h ' 80. o.oI'ilieht; IVY Inc
tinJ in s,,cl ,ro,, 80 ~ .i'eu aiu settled-set
,on,or o,,, ,,nn ~. Ia. ah nIt'Ihs IN human
thnn sWb cth,s ,,',',, : y, onaise tagaln, Is
b;mso,f ), ''1' ''''' ''"' '' 'paoic VI governing
ghoni1 !, o,1ouol .I. ...
sonrcc' and s,l,,;taa IhomIul Whc'l every re-
would c,,bamst aro,,. :, oSoi .' li''te-ahd :'tte
irst oro r,;eii;na ,e',iS III our power
mirbt b,ye n,,r ,;rht' ;.hhtn' III oraer that we
l;ber,;o, rrosorraJ IS ~, pYtectcu ana orr
;nc tbe Inrr,nt;on nt '.J sloe approach,
;nSnrn,,nal s,.yto,,, e 81 r nl''lci.o supposed
would crnsopt IL bo i'Uo ". .o'lL,heI', l
t;on If onr onro ~ o'Iiod % u,Iue[ Wa .he protec-
or of anv othor uo,vo,. ahIo .to'ner e oountry'
;no fnr ne H., .ay,,,S. t'o ,fttI v. 'l'l'hta'h-
cleebo sp'O vi 'io nations OF the
Tbat wc sb,,I oro,tuo,,,.
,ln,, III, on' -, y. .I sutcccu IN sct,
The wnrld bcrnnL tho b;,han,a bai.ao'loh Vi al,
,IonI,ts ana S,,y ~; .,o I,.herto n expressed
',t.,,nan ] S '",yDo"I ,ras w. iorelsn potontateS,
dnuht bmt ,Int ,rn III Iii 10 "o. lho rehiotest
err;so ali or ,in,o I;1h ada. y. !cpn'reu TO OK
man i o,n,Ii', ,'.;s''t "lI',iputcs % Whic'i
no.a ;nflaw;h' p;lI rai'',,. I,ii pe'scvelng pur,
pn,I,r;nL nn ,.o,Wn m, ti,SIaun lorutlloe anu
nor;n,oo nr,I, 60 .no a'.e"9y written eX
XII i !, ,h,, -, ~ nus ii'uici'ted
nlnton tbat ,1' no'ou @ VI Imo iiuart'e't cohgrat-
bravn LcoJ. onl ja';,',, n "'uy a"J pcne 10 the
of onr nobl. vnirntoar5 adn s'oiipus actions
y;tb;n ou,, haart that H." ,,', 10y, anu ieei
;nvincibin ,,oIj;nry hn, ",,i,' a'''o' VI tho9o
and tho;r wnlf,r,, AMI WS ~ uG INCREASED
carod fnr tn n nt ,ost ~ ,, uoms'uereu ana
b,vo NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. % q Ia' ,osources, 70
thonrh if ,v hn ta,rnn,.,;, nuuoess wliIcii'
mus ayantn.,iL, no,ol, 'i,'r,' i',eIrup'ed,
II is the dnfv Of ev everl, "pon nn" uar % p'lner'
arms nt rh;. i,,n.tnro,, ,1 w." "a,i pe''r
aInn, nrcvrntin~-wbouh III, CIr,,o tlpocs,'ty
";,rn IN ,nn,hn, l;rao.;a ,,,' o,,ofl1 should pc
ANN, tba c,nse AMI ILL., tI"t'n 49," ~ strength
ia ,ai, =" th, "' ,t1s "','s rnc government
ho romnto5 anon, ,ho ho. VI ms country anu
~ i T" viii L "'S ,bn ."c neross ol le greatest
I,,;n, ,;noa thn III eN''o'ur,i'ry, mary, reVo'
~ n,,,, LIZ , Inc struggle
o,,r str',',Io 'oo =, mas l4r seh-eovernment;
bIn.s;', 6c y, ,i''','sa' % u, anu uauer the
Wnsh;n,,ta, 'is AL J'u ha Luu VINO smiied upon
s,r~aJ sonans "Iu n,s paIe W ioooed anu hall
'''i Tboso ho" 'V'i,,""n1, "h" o, oe 'o;d 90 u.
q - 'o'o WI" 1"n'ioI "iu inc cause IN the
nr5na oiG aay ~. Wv nicn Mlllie pursuing their
noednJ All %"I, ,haso g. .no slhpws Oh war are
,,to overD ,nan ~ tnus a'by nolp 10 cohtriD
,sut and tbora sc,rcal', shopI S lIoans VIII war
his whom Il IL co"s;dayo ,e snoala ,h pc llmt to
ernmont 10 Jo.trnnaJ i @ .nas II our Tov-
iost wbnt toYor ev,Ustu, ,l,c ?roperty VIII nave
osL mn'Sotor M 'a'oc ,rce ihsTitutlons and en-
mst;omai ] ,oam ' bosnd b,d'reu , in th's view the
',nJorl;o, , thn r;s,oap peu upoe such security as
orn,nnnt ,nI ny INuIuo ~ ,I VI tme rederal Uov
20 ,hob %nu nath Ino Va.ne Vi an properly, and
al nm;,no, !" o,nG, SpJc'os OF security can at
10 I sphaorho so 20 It, 'a,uu' shouia De us liberal
vIot i l;fo ~ & ., ~ niuct OF hen on i''e
o' n"t m''T i;b Is .'' mIren w.thout liberty! And
u, ao, vo Icy ICY ~ ~ ~ purcnaseu ana secured
Ian ;s s,cb % tbat i o,,a,'aIIeI i Oh the NATIONAL
- Nv j., s,,I nuy al' classes may par
eu that te ~ US sHosJP.ipli, II ana it Is better
JnIlars @ Of % ;ta not", ot sup,irlpc 70 Thousand
% uoSt sIo''I1 Ii III , III 'a0 'nat tue honor and
p'91, ~ 'ro, a',a.o,, ,ale e ~ oi.e.
;on. om sao,n @ ., .aAa.loh may require reyls-
shnrI5 ho " E,,',S Ypu,11s, Ill, sohe escape VINO
h'''than ~ b,,Ii % mn,;c o,hers suffer whose
,hnt t; Iln ~ s,iJu W llgntened. EQUALITY
IN ' nrnmor,;on @ o ICY; .; neascn-each may pear,
~ nnirad mJdpJa, ana h, '"s' s,iay9' ,s What Is re-
gooura Sa,uu' anu "ha' IL Snouid ne our ann tol
eoET,o Tho .ea
ny hiprcparreu state IN whch the open
ms y. Tno & WAT l2unu our 9tato dovernment,