Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-05-29

ltheerS. IL u the WOrk OF y set OF men
down South who 10 winding up this rebel.
lion If our Administration fail to hang every
ohe Of them as high as Hsman. they will
make an utter failure. Applsuse. l have
confidence myself, thank God, | have al
ways had faith and confidence in the Gov
ernmeDt crushing out this rebellion. We
have the inen at the head of affairs who will
do it, and that great, that gallant and glcri-
Gus Mcclellan Cloud and continued applause
and three cheers), man in whose ability
and integrity have all the time bad con
fdence and prophesied be would come out
right sideup. lCheers.) My own ndistracted 4
oppressed section OF country, East Iennes-
soc, by new arrangement is in the military
district Of that hero Fremont. tLosd and
continued applause and three cheersJ. We
rejoiced in East Tennessee when we heard
we had fallen into his division. Though
differ with him and always have in politics,
in the war he is my sort of man. He will
either make a spoon or spoil a horn. loud
cheering). When he gets ready to 20 down
into East Tennessee, hope he will let me
know it | want to go with him, side by
side, on fine horse, with epaulettes, and q
cooked hat, and sword (cheers); aud our
friend Briggs of New York, former Mem
Der Of Congress, if he is on the platform,
ha, promised me a large coil Of rope. /
want to go and show the Union army the
men who ought to be hung, and want the
pleasure Of tying the rope around their
necks, Applause.
! remarked that had confidence in our
Government and army ultimately crushing
out this rebellion. We hive had but few
experiments in this thing Of crushing out
rebellion: one in Massachusetts,, one in
Pennsylvania, and one in South Carolina,
where Old Hickory, who was at the helm,
crushed that out. And ii my prayers and
tears could have resurrectcd the old man
Though never supported him when alive) :.
and placed him in the chair disgraccd by
that mOckery Of a man from Whcatland, we
would have had this rebellion crushed long
ago. For old Jackson was true patriot
and lover OF his country, aud when Floyd
commenced treason and stealing muskets,
had Old Hickory been President, rising
about 10 feet in his boots, and, taking Floyd
by the collar, he would have sworn by the
God that made Moses this thing must be
stopped. Cheers, great laughter and ap-
plause. And when Andrew jackson swore
that thing had to stop it had to stop. -
More. recently still, we had rebellion in
Rhode Island which was put down very
properly and promptly. But the great con.
spiracy of the 10th century and the .grea,
rebellion is now on hand. l believe that
Lincoln, with us, the people, to back him
will crush it out. Cheers. 1t will bt
done it must be done and it shall be done
Applause. And having done that thing
gentlemen and ladies', and if you will give u,
s-fss weeks to sest and .racruit, and KAs
land and France wish it, we can lick then
both. Cheers. And / am not certail
that we won't have to do it. Particularly,
Old England has been plsying double
game, two-faced game, and by her Dr.
Russell, when he was here, she was wei
represented, for he carried water on botl
shoulders. | don't like the tone of he
journals. and when this war closes out W,
shall have four or FIVE hundred thousant
well-drilled, hardened officers and men, anc
then we are ready for the rest of the worlc
and the balance of mankind. Cneers.
When this Rebellion opened, somethin,
hike twelve months ago. | saw, as you al
saw, and as every reading and observin,
man saw, where we were driving to, and
what would be the result ina very shof
time. AT a very early period l took side.
with the Union and the Stars aud Stripes
how could | do otherwise? l had Travelled
circuit in South Carolina in 1882, anc
published a pamphlet there against Seces
sion, and they threatened to hang me for i
then. L have been Union man all m,
life time, never a sectional man. had tn,
honor of being one of corporal's grar,
who got up ticket for John Quincy Adam
against Andrew jackson. Applause. l.
In the next contest was for Clay. Louc
cheering. Aye, gentlemen, you cheer III,
name of Clay. propose to you when thi,
rebellion is over that we shall have Nation
al Convention, and will put in nomination
for the Presidency the last suit of clothe
that Clay wore before his death. [Cheers.
When the rebellion fairly opened and wa
under way in Tennessee, they saw the cours
my paper was taking and they approached
me, as they did every other Union editor il
the country, with money. They knew
was poor, aud they supposed the same in
fuences would win mc'over as had all tn,
other Union editors in the South, for the,
have bought up the last devil of them.
told them, as one Of old, let thy money per
ish with thee, j pursued the even tenor
my way, until stream of Secession FIRE, a,
red and as hot as hell itself, commence,
pouring along that great artery, the rail
road, to Manassas. Then they had to sto
over at Knoxville, and come over and groa