Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-11-14

civil wars of our fatberland had for their
avowed end the liberty of the people such
was tho war OF the Commonwealth in Crom-
wclPs day such was the almost blo0dless
revolution OF 1888; liberty was the object
of our revolution; such was the proposed
end Of all the French revolutions The
people Of Continental Europe arose in lS4S
to obtain freedom; so did the brave Hunga.
rans IN 1919. The recent Successful uprising
in Italy was TO obtain deliverence from des-
Fpots, and distinct nationality. There il
something holy in wars like these. Even
the groans Of the dying are softencd and
/ hallowed, yea, the memories of the dead are
santed by the glorious, godikc cause. But
what is the object of this war in 1861? Th,s
war in the heart of free, liberty-loving,
Christian American What is its avowed
end and object? 1t is to destroy the consti-
tutional liberty which Washington and the
fathers have bcQueathed TO u.s. tits 10 blot
from the page of the worlds history the hcar;-
cherished truth that all men are created
equal, and have right to life, liberty, and
the pursuit of happiness 1t is wal
based on the abominable assumption that our
great theory of selfgovernment is failure
and hence the purpose to found on the ruins
of our glorious republic an empire whose
corner stone," to use their own words. sis
human slavery" It is war against free
labor and in behalf of salve labor. In a
word, it is war whose end and aim is to
forge beyond the power of breaking, and to
rivet forever, the chains of human bondage.
Whether, then, we regard it in its origin, its
progress. or its aims, we are forced to bro.
nounce it an unproyoked, unkind. unrodlv
war. -"I.rar =
But this unholy war il now fairly inauo-
urated, and has received baptism in the
blood of hundreds of the noblest notr;ots of
the land Its terw;nat;on bv ,.O' nn,,'ron';Sa ~,
Is imnoss;ble The Sontb Jss;ros ro poonn, ,un,,ne
nrnm;sn mo,,or n,,oooa no oos. =. unmss : no oo'n-
f. claims tbe absolpta rnonnJ;,;o.ai d"a a.,
cesS;on of iii ;,S da,n"uJ a.,oa' a.'J .ha., con-
mnns Tha Gnrarn,"an, "mu ,'s. sto! a.e enp,,
all tho barhorS oil th, tor,'. @ ,. I'll len.o. ~, w.
r;tory sontb nf Mason and E;~, a., Inc E, Ve !,
mnst rscoan;zo ,he ronfadorntad S,n.' e ~ ~
an ;udenonJant n.,;on j. n'nst ,onu,;. oa 40 .
mon,rcbv or an ron n,;l;torn G oi;dp.noh po1 "a a
be nlanted IN ,b,, so,I nf fsooJnn' yJSomt; "
wa bnnebt bu ,he bood of tho eIS Rano,".;nn wa,o
Oh the mart of rho IIn;tod State !, IL y Unr
far existence notb;ng more not nj h;no a. ,oss "a
W,Ee neace On ibe mlt;n,atmn nf % thn Suth o,
and tha greot RennhGc onasos - u mo a"o ooa."
;stence Under tbese crcumst. ~ aso ,ha M on,,
Of :.non-c -coar ion !; t.ne.co ), ;s S;,',,l,' ~ ~
traitors crv II il rho wesnon ba p:a, '.o =.
defend his fr;ends in nl,oes rbo.a Lo o' ooet "
nse the sword Such i tho nrasan, oa"nG' anmS;
t;on of onr national affo;rs Tbo or;s;s uJn ,ah;aL
Is mon ne Is n fsa,inl ono and ,a,' WV "t,, bn
summed even ;f wa des;re ~ dot siorors w
m freedom and of our oo,,, tLn 80.
lnit IN nc ;s m od;ns. n,,r.aj,,es ~ os,
and sad cond;t;on Of tb;nns " '"'' NV "
TT The naxt ono,t;nn wh;,h ,.;sos :.
what ioes mis- mad D. co,s,,,;. 10
mand from rsp Or. in other ,ords n,ho, ho,
is our dutv as Christians and c;t;zens "'"'
| II. II il our dutv to iInderstand wbere.
fore ali this evil has been nerm;tted to come
unon our nation Has tb;s tronbla ,row,
out OF the ground ~ s:Ts there ayi, ;n tho
citv and the Lord hath mt done Il ~ No.
tions are not punished without n c,rse
Who is not familiar with onr sins NJ n ma.
tion? For thirty wears we have carr;ed an,
mails on the Sabbath. in d;rcct v;olat;on 81
His command. "Remember the Sabbath dav
to Keen II bolv )" We have become corr,,n n,
in biph nlaces, Rribervhas stslked thronaL
onr legislative halls in onen Javl;aht ~
has been rewarded Men have been n,ocad
in nower not because thav were bonoet nd
comnetent bnt because thew wonid snbserr,e
the selfish ends of Marty The ;ntsrests
the honor of the countrv have heen lost s;~bi
Of and men have sought ofEce for mere @ and
of nsrsonal n garand;aemeOt In nnnn nt fnu nu,
State Teg;siatmres tbe name of ARn;abt,
God 10 ;gno,ed and hv .nnbl;o- anant,oan,
LEGISLATORS refi,se 70 annopt a cbanIa;n ~
invoke Ui, bless;no mon thar comnsels
We have from wear to YEAR extendaJ The
orea Of human slavery in S;rect onntyovan-
t;on of tho intention IF Wasb;ngton and ths
other trainers of onr Const;tnt;on and !,
contravention of the Golden Rule of Jesus
A. . noonls instead of SratefnlIy actnowI
edping the Divine hand In raising ns to ma.
t;onai Greatness and honor we have exalted
omrselvas wc have become vain and I;fteG
nm have virtuaIlv declared that we knou
M R;ble M God in fact are not a Cbr;st;ar
nation IN a word we have reacb,d an aw.
FIJI n;nnacle Of madness and an ;ts n;dJy
height we take our stand and sav to 'ths
Lord 1--WE ask no favors ofThee I'' Surely
we havefset onr feet on sjinnerv nlaces
Willie destruct;on Is inst below ms "Wor
70 The nation that strotcbe,b ont ;ts hand
aoa;nst Cod and strengtheneth itself gains,
the Alm;ohtv and that ,,nnelh mon tht
th;ct bosses of his bncLler u 'p''' ~
0nr frSt and ;mnerat;ve dutv in tb;s or;
81. ia bnn;rat;on conSass;on and beartGal,
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