Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-09-25
Joseph w. White.


The Guernsey Times concludes an article
on Joseph w. White, Democratic candidate
for Congress in this District, as follows:
Since the commencement of the present
rebellion, and even prior to the attack on
Sumter by armed villains Joseph has ia
ken no pains to conceal his warm sympa-
thies for tho enemies of his country. A
short time prior to the attack on Major An
derson, by the rebels, Joseph uttered the
following remarkable words
"Ifthc South shopb rebel. and unr conie,
THE DEMOCRATS OF THE NORTH
WILL UNITE WITH THE SOUTH "
'After the war had commenced, and Pres
ident Lincoln had called for $4,000 troops
to aid in crushing out the stakeholder re-
bellion, Joseph still true to his Democratic
notions uttered the following choice bit of
treason:
'sIteU you the troops can't be ruised-so
far as am concerned, WILL DO NOTHING
TOWARDS RAISING THEM, BUT | Will
DO ALL THAT LAYS IN MY POWER
TO PREVENT THEM FROM BEING
RAISED"
If JEFF Davis ever got off, in his most
frenzied moments, blacker, or more treas
ouable sentiment we have failed to see it.
A short time since he got of the follow
ing:
TN my opinion 'oe nerer can conquer he
South, this war ,ciH hdce 10 be Compro
missed.
He would compromise the liberties Of the
Nation into the hands off armed traitors
that is the only compromise that can be CT
fected.
Rev. Watkins, NJ. +. Minister, stationed
no. long since in this place, prayed for th'
Union, prayed and preached for the success
Of the Union cause; that our arms might b
victorious-Joseph w. Immediately anc
speedily left the Church, claiming that h
would not listen to an "ABoLITIoNIsT "
Rev. Watkins time expired, and Rev. Da
wilson came in his stead. Joseph w. agail
enters the sacred portals Of the Church
the new preacher, true patriot, offers u
as his predecessor had done, his ferven
prayer for the success of the cause Of hu
manity and the Union, and advocated in hi
sermons the speedy downfall Of tho arme,
Southern traitors and murdcrers. Josepl
W. speedily and promptly retired again.
Rev. Davidson was according to him, an
other ''plitical preacher and ABOLITION
Isr." Everything with 10. that tends
the success of the Union cause is ABoL
TrosisM.
Joseph's hatred of the Administrator
and of every man who supports its va
measures, whether Democrat or Eepubl
can, is as implacable and relentless az that {
JEFF Davis, or Floyd, Or Valandigham
whose disciple he IT, Joseph's gradatio
from this hatred Of an Administration,
hatred Of country is natural and easy
Burning with hatred against the Cover
ment which protects him, while ho villiii'
and ISLANDERS its rulcrs, he transfers his an
mostly to every man who supports it, an
bellows with cool impudcncc "ABOL
ZIONIST" louder than the loudest
them. Hatred for the Administration
with him, begets congcnial sympathy wit
those who arc in arms against it, and wou
if successful, crush to atoms tho fairest go
ernmental structure that ever was erectt
upon tho face of tho earth. To co.opera
with these open traitors it is necessary {
him to mislead tho people-to convin
them that this is Slammed Abohtion 'oar
prosecuted for the sole purpose Of freeil
the niggGrs" This he is now laborir
night and day to accomplish sh-when accor
plished, then comes the pct Vallandisha
scheme Of the separation ofthe North We:
ern from tho Eastern and Middle State
and Union with the Southern, and Il
establishment ota new Government, who
corner stone shall be human slavery and
Arok the right Of the fow to ride "boot'
and spurred over tho many.