Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-06-19
False Alarm about tho Constitution,

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There are many persons whose intentions
are wholly unexceptionable who yet permit
themselves to BE made the dupes of faction
lists in the matter of partisan alarms. If
this readiness 10 get up and to he frightened
at unreal ogres could be controlled. one-half
| the difficulty of conducting public affairs in
great crisis like this would disappear. The
few who have self, h ends to serve succeed
in misleading many more into the belief that
there are enemies Of the public good ut wo k
who can be defeated only through the agen-
cy of these original alarmists, and now, as
( usually has been the case in past years, il is
found the s,rest way to divide the north to
ieign that there are enemies of the integrity
of the Constitution in the ranksof theparty
TO whom the preservation OF the nation and
its bond OF union fell ut the election Of 1860.
BY sinister tricks. the party in power when
the Uulon was put at the mercy of traitors.
conrived to get up tho alarms which led the
majority at the south to ruin, and put them
at the inercyo at the leaders of secession, the
original aud only enemies Of the Consttu-
ton
The most dangerous among these original
enemies OF the Constitution and the Union
were conspicuous b1luiesthe rebeIlinn brf,k q
out for their perpetual declsn,stiop against
men or parties, whom they charged with at
tempts 20 violate them. Afterthe rebellion
was fairly auaehed, Brock inrnlee continued
for some months to leada baud OF disclaimers
about the sacredpes, Of the: Consultation,
and the danger 10 was in ftoM the Jloyal
States As time passed on, however, all
these original devotees went to their own
place, and, witha few exceptions, IN States
not easy to emigrate from tor such pur-
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!, Davis aud Besuregard, aud were known for
what they arc and were always -trators -
! Still tie country oes .iot want for dnclaim
ers about the ConstiIu ion and Is pbIiga.
!, ltions. The crop grows up after every har-
vest, Gather and burn ii at any one time.
! and not month elapses before another rank
rises up 70 say that the body Of the peeple in
tho loyal States, aud tleir representatives In
Congress, are just about to violate so,ne oh
legation of the Constitution, and are on the
road that will lead to its complete destruc-
ton. Unless they are themselves allowed
. TO guard il, and are given power to check
Everybody else 10 the discussion ofmeasrres
J and enactment Of laws, this constantly
, threatened catastrophe will surely come.
: There is reason in exercising and suggest
ing caution, no doubt, that no harm is BY
!, accident done to the principles of the nation
al Constitution in the. course of measure,
, necessary to put down this. rebellion but
nothing is 30 false or disgusting as tho ohron
10 cant about the intention Of the majority
of the loyal States TO Infringe upon il Mel
who have selfish purposes, not to be attain
ed otherwise, eonstautly endeavnr TO divide
4 tho public oyer feignsd issue pf this sort
SeixiDg ON the incidents naturally and in
!, evitably developed anong men Of sapguin,
/ temperament, haste and indiscretion, the.
r try their best to create a party that they cal
stigmatise as radical, aud can frighton timit
people into believing must be put down b,
; lslsoting themselves 70 Office. There is n,
1 such party Of radicals, in numbers worth,
b the name of a party, and the pretence O
!, lighting il Is cheat aud farce. There
J, are men Of extreme opinions everywhere
o but no purpose or thought exists ia the loya
I States 10 create any violent or radical party
9 or to push any single measure properly :,
!; lcalled Men in and out Of Congress difEe
. as to the actual degrees of severity proper /
d be adopted to finish and punish the rebel
y lion. Men also change ther'minds on thes
q lpoints frequently, and none can say wis
Iths shAaSssof month may require, Son,