Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-09-19

>" 'is"e vi the Ndpltoit destroying life aud
property, and committing every crime,
politIcai and moral that can be summed 10
~ the catalogue OF dcpravity. ] might DOS.
sibly consent TO drop some Of their leaders
a line, but there would be moose at the end
OFT. Laughter. | am for just such propo.
sitlons OF peace as have been made to them
at Hattcras by Butler and Stringhan.
Strlngham Is very good name am quite
willing it should he Strinethem. ILaughter
and applause. That is the only proposition
that they can understand or appreciate. aud
the only proposition that can or ought to be
made.
THEY ARE OUR BRoTHERs!"
why, we must go with great deal more
lenency, because they are our brothersl'
Are they? But are they authorized to
murder, and destroy the common citadel OF
the family household? No! meet them az
once: 1t is much easier to defend the door
sill than the hearth stone.
The old revolutionary soldier that was ac-
customed TO walk with an espontooa which
he had carried in the war-a long staff with
a sharI instrument like knife. at one end
was assailed by ferocious dog. and bitten
Failing to drive the dog away he turned the
sharp end Of the instrument aud ran him
through The owner Of the dog cried out
angrily, what made you kill my dog? Be.
cause, said the soldier, he bit me and threat
ened my life. Why did you not keep him
of with the other end Of your instrument?
| should, said the soldier, if the dog had
come with the other end at me- [Uproar-
ious laughter.
TREASON OR FIDELITY MUST TRIUMPH
Now, if they had only come to US with
liberal propositions OF peace, we could have
gone to them in the same way, but when
they come with fire and sword and war and
threatening, there is no other way to meet
them but with corresponding weapons, and
in manner to put them down. We must
either conquer or they must. 1t a question
between Government on one hand and trea-
son and rebellion on the other. aud you NAV
weigh it out as many times as you will, YOU
may pretend to erect political parties on it,
but the after generations and the Judgment
of fHeaven will hold him responsible who un.
dertakes to aid this rebellion in any shape or
manner.
Woe be to the politician who undertakes
to leopard the existence of the Government
by paltcring in double sense with this great
question. 1t is not question between North
and South. 1t is question between Gov
ernment and rebellion. And in the South
ern States there is no people more loyal than
a large majority of the Southern States them
selves, when you take the revolver from their
ears and the bowie knife from their throats.
Has Virginia yielded? Poor old State
portion of her people have been bullied,
dragooned and defrauied into Secession, and
no sooner is that done than she rises like the
Phoenix from her ashes and reorganizes a
Government faithful to the Union.
In Missouri did they yield? No. Gen
eral Fremont has been under the necessity
Of fproclaming martial law to protect the citi-
zens from pillage and destruction. In Ken
lucky do they yield !? No. Look at the
mighty majority there of 10000. There
they met the question in the face. Look at
the speeches of Holt and Crittenden, and at
the vcta there, and see what you find.
You let this rebellion succeed an! you will
have every other kind of rebellion down to
that kind of rebellion, that if you have a
horse and a vagabond wants it, he will take
it in spite Of you. and you will have no law
to help yourself For why - the good
old plea that he may take it who has the
power, and let him keep who can" The
taxes are going to be formidable? =? Certainly
Who is to blame? Those who have inaug-
to put it down?
Who objects to taxes? An individual here
and there who, not being well informed,
price of butter. But he who rebels at taxes
is no friend of his country, and when you
see man cry out against the taxes to support
such war, you may believe that ] udas Is
acriot is laughing in his sleeve to think that
he was nos living in this day, for he would
have been surely underbid. laughter
No let every man bare his bosom to the
shafts of this great battle. Let him compre-
hend it in all its vastness, and see that these
men mean destruction and nothing else, and
that their aiders and abettors are no better
than they who are engaged in it. Let the
leaders ofthis rebellion know they are tn have
no aid from here, and they will ground their
arms.
PUSH ON THE WAR
Let them think there is a party here to
help them, and they will fight forever You
who go tor vigorous prosecution ofthe war
Throw ten men in where there is one now,
and prosecute it with vigor becoming to
this great people. None of us need change
our former sentiments. We can 20 in this,
for it concerns us all. Those who arc de-
termined in this matter-make up their
minds to oppose their Government--there
is no use talking to, know. Though you
bray a fool in a mortar, yet will he not de-
part from his folly'-the same of Seces-
sionist. L talk to those who wish to commune
together in order to exchange ideas for the
purpose of determining how to best act. My
theory is clear and plain; That you must
put down rebellion and treat with fidelity.
| had letter a few days since, from gen
tleman in Kentucky, whom l never saw,
but with whom ! have sometimes correspon-
ded. He said, we wish to know what you
are doing in the North In Kentucky We
are prepared to fight out rebellion and put
it down for ever, but VIC are told that you in
the North are going to give way and put in
propositions for peace. | wrote him back,
in my opinion, SO long as there is loyal citi-
zen, so long as there is dollar at the North,
so long will this war be prosecuted, until this
internal rebellion is put down. You can't
change man S mind who won't be changed.
but you may arrest treason in its thousand
walks and bring it to the Judgment of an in
dignant people. n.
This question is becoming more and more
understood. Men are meeting together to
commune woman at the altar is pouring
forth her gentle and unavailing prayer, and
children are raising their hands against il as
a monster coming to torment them before
their time.