Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-09-05


rebuking by their union those traitorous
men who have long stfiven to render them
alien to each other. Great applause.
am gr;.tifed that during the somewhat
extended tour have recently made, have
nowhere heard the public voice faint or
the public purpose falter in the vigorous
prosecution of the war until the stars and
stripes shall wave once more over every flag
staff from which they ,have been torn
[Applausf1 No whore have heard the
word Observation-Disclosures applause
"A word which cannot now be uttered ex-
cept by disloyal lips, Or by those speaking
directly in the interests of rebellion. Ap-
plause SO long as the rebels have arms
in their hands, there is nothing left to COM
promise but the honor Of the country and
the integrity of the Government, and no
man with soul above that of a coward is
prepared for such submission. Great APP
plausc.
1t cannot be disguised that we stand con-
fronted by great National dangers and great
National calamitics. Eleven members Of our
Union are in open, and thus far successful,
revolt and an army Of perhaps 10000
men, breathing vengeance and slaughter,
is mcnacing the safety of Washington. -
From this pressing peril no brilliant declama-
ton, no fervd oratory can deliver ns. Moth
ing but the sword can now save this country
from the last catastrophe that can befall u
nation. The enemy has been desperate,
and we can no longer question his purpose
or valor in battle. History has recorded
that Catiline and bis co-conspirators in guilt
fell with their faces to the enemy, and so
probably will fall the rebel leaders of the
South. Let us therefore be prepared for
this, and the more earnest, the more prompt,
the more united we are now, the brieter will
be the struggle. Applause. All delay
will strengthen rebellion, and is fraugbt with
danger to ourselves.
But it from any cause this contest is to be
a prolonged one, let us not seek to conceal
from ourselves its consequences, and look
the worst in the face. Your ships may have
to furl their sails on many seas, and the grass
may spring up in the now busy marts of COM
merce. Bankruptcy may be widespread,
and the wall Of sorrow go up not only from
hamlets and villages, but from cities and
States, for true and brave men who have
laid down their lives for their country. But
our institutions are well worth these sacrifi-
ces. and all that we can possibly make. All
that we are, all that we have, is the fruit of
these institutions, and all that we may de-
vote to their support, if we are successful,
they will give back to us and to our children
increased hundred, nay thousand fold. =
lApplause. ..,,..A-. .........
But even now, in the full shadow of this
threatened destructon--even this night and
this hour-wc could have peace by laying
down our country and our flag in the dust
beneath the reniorselcss feet of traitors
Never, Never " But how can we do
this, seeing that the graves Of our fathers
are yet with us, and Bunker Hill speaks
with voice that cannot be stifcd? Ap-
planse five taltcr we fail and not only
will Washington be sacked, but your fields
laid desolate. The tone of the Southern
press, AMI the developments of the past few
weeks, justify me in this declaration. If,
therefore, we think ofOur land, of our gold
if we think ofour merchandise aud our pleas.
ant homes in contrast with the honor and
integrity of our country, we are lost, and
shall perish suddenly ard ignominiously. -
But if true to ourselves, as believe we will
bc--f true to the memory Of the past and
the grandeur of the present54our arms will
triumph, and the rnitM sfntiment OF the
South will make that t,itpdph complete.
And after this turmoil Of 'bpttc and blood
shed has ceased, there will afise u future for
our country bright as the rainbow that spans
Niagaras waters. Applause.
a single word more and will relieve you.
One of the most q ,rful details which has
been encountered in the prosecution of this
war Is the disl0yalty in our own midst :
This is true of Washington and the Border
States, but 1t is IN degree prevalent every
where, and to this is ,lue much of the dis.
couragement under which the nation is suf.
tering. The country isfejoicing now at the
measures which the President is taking to
subduc this fruitful source Of weakness and
defeat. 1t is IN vain to expect men To work
at the pumps while men with augers on
board the Ship of State, are continually
boring holes in her bottom. lApplu5c
The dismcmbosing of this Union which
has been the source Of all our greatness AMI
joy can be wclclm ii by no true man. Ii
involves all of which we have long aud Just
ly been proud, and the complete ruin of that
inheritance which we received from our faith
ers and would transmit to our descendants.
When the wise man old, sitting in judg-
mcnt upon the rival claims of two women to
a child, decided that it should be cut in
twain, it was the false mother who rejoiced
in the judgment, while the true mother
preferred to save tho life of the child. So
tho man who is willing that this Union
should be severed by the sword of treason
may have been born upon American soil. !
but he has not an American heart. The
true son of the country, like the true moth.
or, prefers the Union above all considera-
tons. Applause,
In talking leave Of you, fellow-citizens,
thank you again and again for this distin-
guished honor.
The crowd was very unwilling to yield