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

From the Nashville Union, May sol
The Compromises are b1sily employed at
their great work in Washington, and will
probably present their bantling TO Congress
in short time. While the people Of the
Union are awake to the q and questions Of
the day, and the armies of the Union are
going on from triumph 20 triumph. and the
enemies Of the Union stand on ths verge of
utter defeat we hear a feeble cry conins
from men who are not of this age and do
not comprehend its momentous issues, and
are not qualified to direct its progress
Don be radical. You must be conserve
tive, or the country is RUNE J. |" Now con.
servatism is an admirable thing, and not
onfy 40 but ssehftiai to the existef1ce Of every
Government, and 80 far as the word signifies
the preservation of what is good we are con,
seryative. And SO far on the other hand
as radical means uprcotihg and destroying
what is good, we are anti-radical But We
have heard this cry of conservatism and
radlcalism too long not to know that the first
term Is often used to express that which
obstructs the path OF human progress,
while radicalism is an epithet used to brand
that course Of action which it prompt, bold
courage 20 strike IKE hero he steps tirnidly
himself conservative; and such q man is
sure to call his independent, bold and eneT-
getic neighbor, who fixes his eye upon zone
great and heroic purpose, and lets eollater-
ais aud minor consequences take care Of
themselves, radio ].
Well, what are those Congressional con-
servatives aiming at in their efforts to CON :
promise2 Divested of an immense cloud
a,,l -
places, they virtually tell this great nation
now fighting for it's life against the most
wicked, and desperate, aud reckless rebels
the world ever beheld: You must fight
your battles teaderty and with great regard
for the welfare Of your. errirg brethren.-
When you fire your cannon touch them off
easy. .lA
You must be vigiIant 10 protecting the
property ofrebels, ior ifin marching through
district where the people. are trying to
should accidenty ruH oil, it might sour some
traitor against the Government.
On no account hold leading rebels in GUS.
tody, but If you do, lionize them and Feed
them high at first class hotels. Waaol
phe first grand requisite is for our army
TO protect rebel property, especially neg.p
property, ana rather than this should NOT be
done, let the Constitution and the Union
perish = .v
This is fair statement ofthe creed which.
old political fossils are trying TO force upon
this nation The army OF the Republic Is
to be tcttered aud disarmed in the flush Of
success and made subservient to the gtims
OF clique OF compronisers, who seenimoro
anxious to secure the reinstatement Of tbs
rebel leaders in their former political power
than to- redeem struggling nation, Nsuch
disastrous counsels prevail, we may expect
to see Davis, stephens, wigfail afd Floyd
| in Washington before many months, again
. uttering thoir treason boldly and de6antly
in the ears Of the National Council.
i We utterly repudiate such nischisyeus
hercsies They are iraugkt. with nothing
but ,uisclIief and disaster. Ii the comI,rO-
misers carry through their plans, treason,
far from being destroyed, will pause only
while it takes breathing spell and. gathers
fresh strength to renew It's attack upon the
Union. We shall have . troubled sleep
| for few months until conciliation has given
over tho chief posts 81 honor and profit to
the atrh-r rebels. And then when treason
has done its worst, the clangor Of the fire.
bells, the glare OF general c0hflagration, the
crash of topping buildings, and the shriek
of mortal agony will again awake US to q
drama teniol,i more dark. and bloody and
horrible than that now being enacted We
shudder Us we now contemplate the p.cturt.
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