Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-04-18

OCR0t o. th0 Cflsfns
fProm Forneys PhilsdslpAia psss1
Some months ago our cNrepo6d6at, ssOc.
casional, created considerabIe alasn incer
tain quarters, by calling upon tho p6uuAe Of
Pennsylyania to put t6emsslyes n : cop-
dition Of military preparation. Ha re1hryud
to the almost inexhaustibIs resource H 0ur
people. and particnlss1V 10 TIE 6SsS -
many thousands could Be spared without in
terfering with those engaged in. urodueinc
and notwithstanding the necessaxios a. Ef6,
and in providing for our cpmmeres With
other States and nations. He Alluded 20
the characteristic martial spirit ofPennsyiya:
MIA, to the ga!lantry Of our fathers b the
Revolution, the self-sacriAcine Sondne of
the women Of that day, and to the spoaNa-
neous exhibition Of patriotism nef IL De-
scendants Of such parents. IL ths mcpud
war with England. and thelate eoalies Wieh
Mexico In the last struggle We ma ooly
Gov. Skunk Was permitted 10 rsusivs s.
President Polk, but supplied from IL mil
Of those who were 90 dissppointed II not
being able to march from their own Gtses.
many hundreds Of men to exc out The rseif-
ments OF Virginia and other Oomnoa,
wealths. llafs -, r,T--'f ~ I =
The cause Of this appeal ives, even at that
early day. an anticipsted attack upon he
Federal Capitalin the event Of Mr.. inooln's
election: Subsequent occurrences have eia.
nally fulfilled the predictions, and sirnalIy
vindicated the policy shadowed fusth ofo1r
ever vigilant correspondent. Il II NJ ~ ~
on the eve of war--if the Border Stats are
not on the Threshold of retiring from tha
union-if the Capital of our country i not At
this moment in imminent danger; Il vii on
ly'be because the Secessionists have become
alarmed at the magnitude Of The prcpaEs-
tons OF the Federal Government, and & the
manifest de termination of that Government.
after abundant indications ofits disposition
to await the exhibition ofa peaceful spirit
at the South, to maintain its suthosify st
all and every hazard. The Legislature Of
Pennsylvania is still In session, arld recent
indications should teach it the performance
Of the long neglected duty Of preparation.--
Even the Republicans animated BY the mo-
tive that 1t was better to wait the issue Of
events than to hurry to warlike conclusion,
resisted every step that contemplated thsre-
organization Of the volunteers and tho milieia
of Pennsylvania. 80 - n
Buta new and different nuestion, =. -
presented. Not only is the Capiixi al 0,r
country endangered, but little doubt a an.
tertained that conspiracies are hatchine in
our midst; and that the success of treason id
the Southern States begins to make it ne
spectacle. Even in certain quarters in
Pennsylvania, men are to be found on the
corners OF our streets justifying secession,
applauding resistance to the laws, laughing
at every pacific proffer, and even predicting
that this old Commonwealth will join her
fortunes with those whose edifce Of Govern
ment Is based upon that want Of patriotism
she has never exhibited that reputation
sne mas Always scorned and that rebellion,
nn, as her her history shows was crush
Of George Washington himself. II is, there
fore, not question whether we shall be pre-.
pared for trouble, but whether we shalt
,r basely fly before the apprehension oftrouble
The Government demands the aid of oil its