Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-07-03
Belmont Chronicle.
J. .Abolltionists and secessio onists. y


There is a sort of one horse loyalty which |
attompts to sweten tho bitter task Of con-
demning treason, classifying secessionists
with ablitionists, as equally enemies OF the
Government. There Is o class OF politicians
who have bean engaged for years IN abusing
abolitionists, as equally enemies OF the Gov-
ernment. This Is class Of politicians who
have been engaged for years is abusing abo.
ltionists, as the enerRies of the Union. All
at once they find their old associates turned
traitors, and learn that they have been made
the tools Of the only men in the country who
have any designs agasnss the Government.
What 30 dot How to get out Of their un
comfortable aud mortifying predicamen.
They cannot give mp their pet notion that
the aboitionists are very black traitors, for
they learned that Of the Southern traitors.
who were the only truly national men,
only year or two ago. IL Is not safe 1or
them, any buger, to uphold the southern
traitors. Ii might be put to them behind gra- |
ted windows, or bring them to conscious
ness Of living in very dangerous nolgnoor,
hood. SO they insist that u tney are oohgeo
to abuse their good friends, tne repes' INC
abolltionists shall De yoked witn tnein' anu
80 to infamy IN their company.
There are others, however, VINO take up
There are men who are very honestly and
very reasonably AFRAID OF extremists VI every
class. A secessionist is an extremist. an
abolitionists is an extremist. They, there
fore, see no special injustice IN bringing ooth
into the same classification, and JON IN the
cry OF thc sympathlzers with treason against
secesslonists anf a0ol!ti0nists togctner. are
they either wise or iair we think not
What IS secessIonist Z lie y man VINO
believes that the United ctates uovernmeh,
has no rights which single state u pound
10 respect-one VINO peheVes Una. o,a.e
rights override United states fights-who
believes that AZ any moment wneh she
chooses, any state can secede from, ana
break up the United states ,fovernment.-
lie not only believes IT, put ne practises ac-
cording TO prs beiiei. he Is, moreover an
advocate OF human slavery, ana holder OF
slaves, and be secedes from the Union for
the simple purpose OF benehtting ms pet
INSTITUTION. lie is man VINO NOT only hates
the Union, but ne mates all VINO love II, anu
not only hates them, put approves or, or
engages in, schemes for robblng and mur-
derlng them, The genuine secesslonist IT,
an enemy to his country, an oppressor Of
the poor and the helpless, and zoe to every
thing which. we hold most sacred in our free
American civilization. lie y 10 who mas
taken the responsibility OF TINS war. He
knew his interests were In no danger ne
knew the Government never had oppressed
hiln. lie knew that the present administra'
fion had no intention to inlure him or his
favorlte institution. lie struck wantonly
Tor power, and the murder OF hundred
thousand men, the bereavement OF mil-
lion others, the impoverishment OF nan
ration, ana the utter rum OF the other man,
lie at his door. go.
NOW what ID an aboiitionistI LheraIy
ana Dricny, ne Is a man VINO advocates ana
h?ors Tor the abolition OF human slavery IN
tins country IN one sense, every decent
man is an abolitionist, provided he has beer,
bred IN region wnere MS Judgment anu
conscience nave not been corrupted oy direct
interest in' or assoc,stion with the institI;
tion 9i slavery Az humane pcfsons--aii
who bclieye IN the Declaration OF andepen-
dcnce-aii VINO beNeve IN 2 pure Cnristan.
nyIare, IN tneir hearts, aoohtioeists' Inat
Is, they wlse tnere were some saie anu pro-
per way ior ireSuom u conc " cvey hu.
man Deing. ca. 30 ss. ns Tar as tnlS, p9'
tno:e VINO gre socn"'GMny Gn knvwn .s spon-
tionlsts go iurner. lhey peheve II 70 De
their duty TO agltate nc Ior the immediate
aDoliuon OF slavery they nave IN hmlted
numbers, cursed the constitution: Some
OF them nave peen wllhng 20 see the Soun'
try divided rather than see tne Tree states
saddied with any responablity tor slavery
But those men nave peeh iew ana poweriess;
Their zeal mas outran tneir discretion, ana
their indiscretion has destroyed their IN
nuence, put thcir original impulses were
good' ana tney nave only ioved the Niger
not only Wisely out VOC wen' but wnert
are the aoolitlonlsts To-Day Almost al q
them are supporting the uoyernment, wh llt
secession, born Of slavery, Is demonstratinIe
the deyilish spirit Of that institution to BE-
precisely what they nave always represented
1t 70 be-. u, =,
The abolitionists will bear US witness that
we have boon for enough from sympathisine
In their peculiar schemes, or their mode OF
speech and operation but We beg leave 70
say that we can pear no coupling OF the names
are equally guilty in the eye OF national JUS.
ticc, and equally responsible tor tho evils Of
,ne present var, witnoat anger such on