Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-06-05

And what, we would ask, IS to be gained
BY waiting? All say those lovers Of peace,
these men who have holy horror at the :
shedding Of blood, walt a while and with
the evidence these men have of the hope.
lessness Of their cause, the convincing ar |
gulncnt of waut and the fears Of starvation,
which the capture Of the few remaining
ports through which they have been able
to smufgle some thing to sustain themselves
will force upon them, will do the work, and
the rebellion will die for the want Of Bread
before winter, and that, too, without the
shedding Of much blood.
Sophistry, sheer Sor histry And if
adopted and acted upon will be productive
of evil and evil only. Starve out this re-
bellion? and whilst You are starving out the
army of the South, that has all the supplies,
al the provisions that can be raised in the
South, what, we ask, is TO become of the
poor, the old, the women and children all
over the South, whose bread has been taken
to sustain the army, and many OF whom
are comparatively innocent Of any designs
against the government. They will be the
first to suffer, and whilst the leaders of the
rebellion, the soldiers in the army, those en-
gagged in active hostili,ies will be above the
fears Of want or Of chastisement for their
crimes by our advancing army, the punish
ment of their crimes will he visited and
from the experience at New Orleans, right
speedily, upon the hearts of the helpless and
J the unofcnding.
And, besides this, disease and death are
already at work in our own ranks. Hun
dreds, yea, we might say thousands, are
weekly carried off by the fell destroyer, o
$ sent home to their friends with shattere
. heath or broken constitutions, the result Q
exposure in this climate and il these iearfi
results follow our occupation Of Mississippi
lin May, what will be the result in JUNE
a July, August and September? 1t needs u
; great extent of wisdom to foresec that tv
=. or three months extension Of the war will |
productive of far more loss of life, to sa
"a nothing oftreas,ire, than half dozen SUE
+o battles as the one at Corinth is likely to
\ No. The true policy, the one that the pc
- pie who are spending their money like W
, ter in defence of the government, the arm
ii that is becoming anxious for speedy te
70 mination of the struggle, that Philanthropy
!. Humanity, and Justice demands, is to pu
IA the war to speedy conclusion at the poi
ID of the bayonet or the mouth of the canno
q And whilst the fleets are taking Memphi
n. Mobile, Savannah and Charleston, and NJ
ID Clellan is pressing Richmond, let Halle
with his 200, 600 men fall upon the trait
- at Corinth, like Samson upon the Phil
': tines, and visit punishment upon the hca
=" ~ Of the guilty and destroy the instigators Al
" supporters of the rebellion, and the W
- will soon be over. Then the sympathy, I
VI charity that always beats in the bosom
IA true patriotism will soon lead vessels, stca
90 boats and Rail Road cars, in the towns n
=" |, cities of the North with rich cargoes
~ bread and meat for the starving hosts "
-, :" by the folly, the recklossness, the ambit
-. m Of the few aspirants after power, who wo,
!" rather rule in hell than reign in Heave,
~ will have tecn made the wiling recipie
Of our cha rity