Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-07-17

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ltermined they shall feel the power Of the
Government which they hsye sought 70
destnDy. Some professed 70 entertain a holy
horror of coercion Why, force and terror
haye coerced the South into her present
position, and nothing but force aud power
! viii bring ber back. You we're eoerced by
the violence and force OF secession, and the
spirit Of secession Inust be subdued snd con
rolled BY force. Tho strong arm Of the
Government must be barred and justice must
do her work. We may a. we'll understand
the fact first rs last, and go To work ration
ally. Without force and power 10 coerce
We have no Government. How have mat
tiers gone ON heretofore7 Why, when the
Union army came here the first to run to il
Tor protection and privileges were secession.
fifssyxffc got promises Of protetri6h II they
would remain neutral On the other hand,
the poor Union men were terrified with
threats Of vengeance if the rebel army
should return. The secessionist was pro-
tected- by the Union army, and was equally
confident Of protection should the rebel
army return SO he felt perfectly easy. The
Union man dreaded utter ruin, should a
reverse occur, and was filed with perpetual
alarm. So, under this strange policy. the
rebel had too guarantees, and the Union
man but one 1t is time this was stopped.
! The time has nrytped Uhen treason must b
made odious and traitors inpopcrished :
These men have used their property to de-
stroy the Government, and fill the land with
bankruptcy and distress they have, given
their wealth freely to aid rebellion and trea-
son, and dreuch the land in fraternal blood,
aud crush outthe last vestige of liberty,
and Aaeo' property should be taken from
then, to defroy The ecpesses of The ,oar, They
are the guilty ones. They are the real
eriminals. The poor have been deluded
land dragged in this war, while the authors
and instiyators who have keptup the war
by their money and contributions, have
skulked at home and demanded the protec,
i tion OF the Federal Government And
what was the motive of many Of these mer
4 in Nashville for bringing ON and aiding the
rebellion 30
How many Of these elegant gentlemen re
belled to get rid OF paying their Northern
debts IF q miserable, crippled negro,
worth FIVE hundred dellsrs, was stolen, the
Government must be overthrown if the ne
gro could not be recovered.' but your polite
fastidious aud chivalrous merchant can g.
among what he calls blue belied Yankees,
buy their goods on credit, and then, wheI
pay day comes, tell his creditors in, tn
North: "Oh, l have seeded J" tis q,
4 outrageous crime to steal negro, but 1t /
r geptlemaRly 6nanciering to defraud North
: ern creditor of $50, 900 or 100000. Hun
Idreds of instances could be related shown
: how far the rebellion was impelled and nd
: xanced. by this swindling spirit Yet thes
: very men who have disgraced themselves b
n these freuds, would talk qravely about tn
slsin Of. slave -stealins.--.Sew 4xks tho .vs'u
lof all the negroes that have been stolen iroi
I the South and then take the sum of th
f Northern debts that have been repudiate
q by Southern men, and the latter will SUI
e pass the former ut least ten to one. VIII
! owns many of our public buildings, railroa
n stocks, bank stocks, and other property
n Northern men. Yet you who clamor abor
: your Southern rights can coolly .defraud you
O Northern friends of millions of dollars. lib
rebels of Tennessee must be coerced. The
= coerced Tennessee or tried to coerce her Ol
4 of the Union, and they must be coerced inl
{ the performance of their duty You tai
q Of Withholding your cotton and starring o'
a the North. just make the calculation whic
/ will strave out the soonest-the North wit
= her breadstuffs and no cotton, or the Sout
IT with cotton and no breadstuffs.
9 Gov. johnson paid an elegant tribute
q the loyalty and fidelity of the East Teune
n seeans, who, under the crushing weight OF Of
"a preston, still remained faithful to the Unio
y The conduct of many of the rebel womel
: he remarked, was astonishing. How da
/. YOU breathe treason and insult the dag I
4 your country? Hold mp your hands in ii
!. light of Heaven--gaze steadfastly on then
i and see if they are not red with blood Ye
N the blood of your own husbands, brothe
,e and sons, whom your wretched il
N fatuation drove to treason and a rebel
- grave. Men who would have gladly sta
~ at home, who felt no sympathy for the vic
n ed cause, and who, but for your wick.
10 counsels might tonight be with us in ii
Of enjoyment 81 life and health, have been Sc
3 by your pernicious influence to an untime
= andignominiousg grave. And yet these wome
en- on the streets, haunt their dresses as thoul
% they were terrific comets, and the world W
10 to be dashed out of existence by sweep
I'd their trains For true woman he ever che
a. ished an exalted reverence and admiratio
n. but for those who unsexed themselves by
se display of treason and ill-breeding, he b
e. none. This rebellion must be put dow
~ treason be made odious, and traitors IL
ID poyerished and punished. The strong al
N. Of the Government must fall heavily a
er terribly on the heads of the men who ha
a brought this war on the country. For OF
nd 1 am resolved to stand by my Goyernmel
ar at whatever personal risk. l have enlist
X for the war, and will not go back. 1 exp'
cd to receive in the future, as ! have recoiv
ne already, much obloquy and abuse. I,
no know that am assailed with fendish NAL
y. nifty. Even to-day, l received dispa'
en from one high in authority, warning
,Ts thst band of assassins are on my TIA
d How or where they mean to strike kn
10 mot. They are cravan, dastardly set, v
mi lcannot look you in the eye, and who do tn
bel work from behind your back, or in the da
cts Ipr by poison. Some wretch even now N
~. be skulking in this crowd awaiting chaII
,st. to do the deed to- which his master
ms Ibribed him defy all this venom and
ear lignity. Suppose the assassin succeeds "
ave then? Wha; have they obtained? WI
ral signifies one life, when the lite Of the nat
ais h at stake? Even from the blood OF
I'M. patriot armies Of patriots will arise, and
;nI blood of the martyrs will become the s
ind of the church. In vain the threat OF the
ish ssssin's dagger or the poisoned bowl,
Too Too patriots unintimidated will press forwart
our @ freedom and victory, or falling will be Sles
end by posterity. Awake 10 your duty IenI