Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-05-29


constitutionally declared its choice, as we
of have done, and the minority, who claim.
ed TO be democratic, deliberately "throwed
the s@fftiet I" had armies in martial array
before the President took his seat batter
ed down Fort Sumter; robbed arsenals,
forts, postoffices, individuals, aud murdered
whoever said it was wrong; truied that
proud ensign in the dust; tralnpled all law
and religion under foot; estioyed com
merce labor meets with no reward our
Mississippi, the main artery through which
must flow the trade of the giant West, has
been seized, and We arc defaptly told that
we shall be shut out from the world, or pay
tribute to the usurper. Dcsolation, ruin,
ga,,nt aud hollow eyed starvation, widows
and orphans in their dingy weeds of mourn
lug, and the ghosts of fifty thousand of
your brothers who have laid down their
lives on the altar Of their country, are sup
plicating, pleading tn your strong but slug
gish arm to strike quick, by any means In
your power, and fell the dreadful monster.
Peace, gentle loving peace, alarmed at the
horrible din, has flown to its heavenly abode
The argument has closed hesitation is
cowardce they have armed the dread In
dian to scalp you they have led their ne
groes IN the field to fight, and erect battle
ments from behind which TO take your lives
take care, dementcd fclons you are in
that act walking over magazine with a
torch in your hand; you are making a sug-
gestion committing suicide. We must
j defend, we have no choice we must meet
Turk with Turk, the dragon must be strang.
led the sword in the hands of men truly
brave is mighticr than the pen. Let the
anarchy they have produced fall upon their
own heads. The Knights of the Golden
Circle taught their masses that treason was
a virtue that they, as q last resort, must
produce civil war, aud assassinate all the
active men who were for their country. Ii
has been tried on the writer several times,
but thanks to anpverruling Providence. has
, been severaliy defeated. Aud this day a
friend came to warn me that wealthy man
/ of my county, with whom | lave always
been on the most friendly terms, offers tc
head the list OF subscribers to have me as
{ sassinated aud yet our good.natured weak
! backs think It is not constitutional for me {,
v do or say anything that might perchanc,
: hurt their feelings Just let them do a
r they please, assassinate whom they pleas
II for while. They dear mistaken crea
' lures, will see their error after while, ant
= return to the paths Of peace and love- Now
amt We Christians2 Don't we draw it mild
They have resorted to every dodge
!. Their speakers were. preaching to peac'
a meetings with commissions in their pocket
" to raise armies Neutrality was anothe
y y reasonable plot to gull us with. Conser
~ vatism is the word now. 1t sindeed strang
that some Of our good, Union men, after de
, 4 tecting their lies aud hypocrisy ninety min,
b times, will bite at the hundredth bait
y am truly sorry to see that some of ou
great aud good old men have stumbled int
. the trap. Their eyes grow dim, thei
e tresses gray" Who are they at the bolton
y Of that dodge? Why the same old thieve
% that fillibustered on Sonora Central Amer
:. ca, Yucatan, Cuba. and now upon tn
] United States. Their days are about nun
~ bered, and this is again to iesurrect some q
y them to power where their traitorous design
IL can be tried over. There is the issue; the
$ in power our Union is gone hurl ther
'e 4 from power, and we are safe. Shall we sc
y ! aside this terrible lesson they have taugli
IT us--rivers Of blood and mountains of trea,
" ure, and place back again these demons ini
Ar power, and have another such sanguinal
d. ordeal to pass through in few years?
er am also sorry to zoe that soms of keI
=, tncky's representatives have been ava
Y from US so long that they entirely misrepr
" sent and misunderstand our position in r
y, gard to confscation. have mixed an
" talked with the Union men Of Kentucky
r. much as any one, aud do not now remen
:. ber the first Union man who opposes III
u Mis con6scation of the rebels property who ha'
~ committed overt acts against the Cover
,r ment. can safely say that if it was left
ey the Union men of Kentucky, ten would
he in favor Of confscation to one against it.
10 That is an argument they can see, feel al
nc understand. G. AUDAx