Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-06-19

Dy tne way, apout your hAhh iuio P""
graph:
Emancipation doctrines cannot be push
ed further, without infringing on Constitu-
tional limits"
This is your modern Democracy, and anti
Jefferson Democratic party in nutshell!
/. You dogmatically interpret the Consti-
tuition as prohibiting emancipation, (which
Interpretation says not word in favor OF
slavery Not word? Eh) 9. Though
YOU, as a Methodist, are bound to push
emancipation to the ''erfijpation' u of slav-
cry, yet to push emancipation a"y further
Hanh Is ao,c, is to be neither a Christian
nor @ ,,at,3ot. y Whether is the Methodist
or the Editor the Christian and patriot?-
You or Wesley the Christian? You or
Jefferson tho patriot, and true Democrat
3. You denounce us because we will not
now hold our political Abolitionism in abcy- |
ance. That is, now that the Democratic
slave power is in arms against the Govern
mcnt, we must shut our mouths, for its aid
and comfort, at its high behest--give upl
the right Of conscience, religion, speech,
guarauteed us by the Constitution, lest slav-
cry should be damaged and the Democratic
party fail to be reinstated a. in the days oi
Davis, Floyd, Breckenridge, Mason h Co.
But should we yield, hold ''ia oJeyance'
our constitutional and religious rights, till
the Democratic Slave Power shall be restor-
ed, and Breckinridge, Davis & Co. shall give
law in Washington, may we then say word
in favor Of emancipation? May VIC Metho-
dists then ''open our mouths for the dumb, '
and again seek the ''ertirpotion" Of the
sun Of al si7l,;niss"7 Bay, Brother?
The country hasrcaso to thank God, and
: take courage, that the lines are now no dis
e tiuctly drawn--that the Democratic party
4 makes issue upon the platform. that SLAYER,
cannot he abolished ''withoM Infringing up
II on hte Co,sti,utionni limits that modcri
!. Democracy repudiates the ancient, aud pure
" and patriotic, and enlightened Dcmocrac,
k of our fathers
Washington, jefferson and compecrs nevel
). dreamed that the Constitution forever pro
It hibited emancipation. s.5
Hear Washington, on emancipation, il
It his letter to Robert Morris, dated April ",
!, 1856, in which he says:
q 81 can only say, that there is not maj
!. living, who wishes more sincerely than do
!. to see plan adopted for tho dboiitioa of it
< but there is only one proper and etfectua
mode by which it can be accomplished, ane
that is by Legislative authority; aud this, Al
. far as my suffrage will 60, shall never be
70 wanting. .rsr t..- RI b s.-, d
!, Was Washington 'poli,cd Abottion
= ia, or religious Abolitionist? A Mctho
m dist ert6pdtioaist, or modern Democrati
&c constitutional anti political l.emancipationist
'r Hard to tell upon your political theory.
And then, sir, did New York, Pennsyl
r vania, and all the Northern States 6jrng
l. the constitution when by legislation the
|" politically abolished. slavery? And has Wes
ID Virginia already iufringed the constitution
n Or can she push no further" ? And yo
in don't say word for slavery2 Don't Civ
a rebels an ounce Of comfort or aid? Not
u, bit! o no. They must think you, dow
n there, sheer hypocrite. Bat no; the
ry feel you kind comforter. And this Nortl
4, ern comfort is just what keeps tho rebels ul
Without il they would have withered Ion
" since. Without II they never would ha,
We riscn IN arms. This is patent to all. q
m. on, BROTHER nobody can misunderstood yo'
ch You arc the well known picket guard
slavery and rebellion they know well yo,
en- counter-sgn.
Of No greater political lie can be uttered
iis no sweeter comfort administered to rebels
49, no better aid in strengthening their wa
no than the theory that the Constitution al
nc Washington's plan for emancipation n
nd incompatible--than the theory that emanc
n;o patton is an Infringement on Constitution
NV Nv al limits" And this is tho last bid Of o,
co Methodist brother for the rebel slave pow
m to aid in restoring the Democratic party
y, ! it was in the days Of its glory, when robbir
mr. mints, removing South munitions oi wa
seizing national fortresses, and demandir
,is compromises for slavery, gags for the Nortl
PC pc wore the ruling policy.
n And now, Brother g., we ask you-Wh
re- comfort can you possibly give, moro cor
us forting and encouraging 10 this seciioao
y. nc Southern, pro slavery, Democratic robelli'
81. than to preach the doctrine that the Bib
IA. sanctions slavery, and the constitution pr
DO hibits emancipation, and that thereto
49, Christians aud patriots can never do
he h say anything more for the "ertipadon'
ra- the "snm Of all viilamies"
he Yes one thing you can do--you can 7
nc nouncc Methodism, or erase from your cre
"e !" the declaration that you ARE as much
: eper conuinced Of the great evil Of sIarery
And there 10 yet something to "6e done !
m, the ertirpatiox Of the evil Of slavery, IT
IN would be bow to your "Rimmon," and
IVY his "house, worthy your allegiance to 20
ne party and your master. Only, 20 down
RS Dixie, and there make your homage in I
bod house Of your iriends
We
'oi A Tory Sheet.
,ea We have received copy Il the Egypt
,w- Picket Guard, published at Chester, II