Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-04-17
TIE cLLovEN FOOT.

The Editor Of the Gazettc, when we
charge him With misstatemonts in writing
down such patriotic Democrats as Hon.
George Bancroft as "Abolitionists,' rotorts
by saying we are 'little," have but Zone
&c. Now this is certainly an unan-
swerablc argument, and, at the same ,ime,
is kind in the large Editor upon whom has
fallen tho mantle Of John ii. Heaton and
wo have to thank him for it,-for, Stephen
we have never yet heard you accused Of
having one idea. Thank you, Stephen,
thank you.
Nory, Stephen +! If you cannot understand
what We meant last week, permit us to tell
you, in plain Kings English, although we
dislike very much, Stephen, to use such Ian
guage, and would not, except that we de-
spair Of making you understanding anything
else,) that you w%ilfully, deliberately, and
maliciously lie when you say that Mr.. Ban
croft, Gov, Tod, or, coming nearer home,
DR.. West, Mr.. Kennon, Col, Smith, or any
others of the noble Union Democrats of the
country who have buried their party for their
country, and have stood shoulder to shout
der with tho Republicans and oil other Union
men Of the country, in upholding our
matchless Union and its hallowed flag, are
"Aboli,ionists." Yes, Stephen, it is q
wicked, criminal he. And, you, sir, and
your like, for giving currency to such shame
less lies, stand convicted, before God and
man as the ~instigators of this terrible rebel.
lion, which has already cost the nation so
many precious lives, and so much treasure ;
and, so sure as there is a just God in heaven,
your day of reckoning will come.
Speaking Of tho effect Of such SANDERS up
IN the Southern people, let us call the at
tention of the public to q letter from the
Editor Of this paper, written from Missouri,
Capt. Poorman, writing under date of the
2sth March, says:
"'rhe general impression existing In the minds Of the
people here, prior to our arrival, OF the Union army and
its object, may be inferred from the following; Willis
In conversation with an elderly lady she remarked, Il
am very much and very agreeable disappointed with the
oppehtuncc hHu choiuc'et VI your uIWy' was thuHhn
to believe that on your approach I should see a vas, horde
Of dirty, ugly MISREPRESENTATION discipline, wi,hou
order,-whose obiee, would be TO destroy and devas,a,e
piIlsgs and burn, insult women, and, above oil, ssxr TN
SLAVE; bu. ! and you aro a gcod-looklng, orderly, well
disciplined %, Of g%en.iemenly soldiers,-who not onl,
regard the right. Of property, but ,rea, with the hishss
respsc, The claims OF woman. Would to God the peopl,
f,he entire South hui know what have leaned within ,h'
pas, low weeks, Tho rebellion would soon DO ended. -
On being inquired Of As to how and where abe received
those notions Of Northern, or Union soldiers, and ihei
objects, sAs answered, To a great from your own pa
per., and quotations in the Southern papers from them
which have been thoroughly circulated all over tn
South, und by which the Southern mind has been NOR,
easemally poisoned Than IL could have boon by any o.he
means Oh. what u icstfal responsibility will restupo,
the heads OF those men at tho North, when The day o
reckoning shall come, who by their misrepresentation
and ialsehoods have done 90 much TO hiring on this fear
hh, ,his destructive wer. The CRY OF Abolition, ; 'Abo
i,ion,' will then have ios, lie force, and an impovsrisho,
people, whose heaRhs,onss have been dssola,sd by III