Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-08-22

tribe are as bitterly denouncing the war as
they did the lamented Douglas. In New
York Ben Wood neglects his lottery business
to calumniate the North, and 10 denounce
every friend Of the Union 10 the North. =
The Albany Atlas and Argus is rapidly drift
ing into the same stream. Dean Richmond
and his Albany lobby, who have made leg
.islative jobbing profession, and have given
the New York Legislature proverb ofodi.
um, intrigue with the friends Of peace. aud
put planks in their platforms about purity
Of government The Portland Argus in
Maine, the Hartford Times aud New Ha-
ven Register in Connecticut, all show their
old Breckinridge affini,ies, and, after giving
a very weak and temporizing support ~ the
war measures Of the Administration. now
give a warm and sincere support to the enc
mics of those measures.
! IL is now shown more conclusively than
it has ever been shown before, that the heart
| Of the Democratic masses palptated for
| Stephen A. Douglas, aud among the most
| gratifying recollections of the great deceased
is the fact that he was warmly and unalter-
ably for the Union and the most stringent
means to preserve it. Thousands who vo-
ted the Fusion ticket in this State, from
attachment to party traditions and party or
ganizations, will now see the error they com
mitted. And especially will they see il
when they see the leaders of the Breckin-
ridge element strike hands with the enemies
Of the nation. In this war, the Democratic
masses occupy proud and patriotic posi-
ton. In its management, the friends OF
Douglas are active and unpretending. Nc
Clellan was warm friend OF Douglas, and
would have preferred him for the Presiden-
cy. 1t becomes the friends OF Douglas to
carry their patriotism further. 1t become:
them to see to it that, in the management
of the coming political canvass, they are not
I cajoled or entrapped into an alliance with
the Disunion sympathizers who have con
trolled the Democratic organization and
seek to continue its masters. No friend
of Douglas can ever be true to himself and tC
the memory of his great leader and joir
| with those who have slaughtered him IN colo
blood. We speak to the honest, the patri
otic Democracy, when we say that they cal
show their honesty and patriotism by pla
cling themselves upon the platform of th
Union, and by making confidence in the Ad
mnistration and "A support of its war meas
ures test of fealty and fellowship. |
must he done. If the administration filis
the Union falls ,oih It; and, as ,oe oat,te N
Union, ue must support the administration
h Not blindly, not AS slaves but with freedom
frankness, and independence
when wrong and defending it when right
This is the issue which every man mus
meet, and whoever falters or plays falsel
, is traitor We speak plain language, fo
the hour demands plainness of speech
While our brave and gallant men are dyin
abroad, there must he no conspiracy q
5 home. We must sustain those good an
, gallant men by united and oyerwhelnin
| public sentiment We must snow them tha
f the applause of millions follows the succes
of their arms, that the sympathy of million
attends them in disaster that the tears
millions fall upon their honorable graves
/, While Heycrush treason az the field, ,rc mu,
, crush treason at the ballot Jor.