Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-10-09

tuition requires such support, they have
.evered my allegiance, II ever had any to
i. lCheers. Nor will the men who
have compelled me to leave my State be nc
all disappointed ut what say here or else.
where. ! advised them in advance that jf
they would force upon ms the issue ofinA.
deity TO the Government OF my father
before me--infdolity to Slavery---,ny choice
was easily made. Applause. I. II thoy
clmpelled me to elect between my children
and their negroes, fool could tell whers I
would be found. Cheers. That issue is
before you, follow -citizens, TO night. Il is
upon every man from Maine Mexico; shirk
it it you can. Mr.. Hamil on gave strk.
ing picture OF the changed condition of the
non slaveholdng man OF the South, and the
terrible system OF espionage and Lynch law
which had been established throughout the
South. lie spoke Of the difficulties of get
ting away to Union man, which were Al.
most insurmountabc. 1t was a fashionable
thing to say, II am for the Constitution as
it is an the Union a. 1t was" lCheers
The Constitution asit .is-Yes. The Union
a. it waS--No? Loud and prolonged
cheering He woull thank no man to did
him in restoring the Union as it existed In
the Statenf Texas in 1851. Ifho were 10 bs
martyred for expression the opinions which
/ Washington expressed, no such Union f,r
him. Now he alleged, that the issue was
dcliherately rendered Of Slavery on one side.
aud Freedom for the white race upon the
other. II spoke on behalf Of tho once en-.
tranchised free white man Of the South.
Whether Slavery was compatible with De-
mocracy or not, the leaders of the Rebellion
intended to save Slavery, whether Democracy
was saved or not. 1--we did not accept the
issue. it would be forced upon US. The
Liberties OF the North were nsepsrably
TO ind mp with those Of the South. IfSeces-
sion should become an accom- plished fact.
he could see no safety for Republicanisu,
on this continent. He belived, too, that We
must soon zee that Repubicanism should
be maintained, even at the hazard OF for
eign war, Gear down to the Isthmus. We
must not nermit poor Mexico 10 become the
victim ofL,uis Napoleon. IChe,rs. The
80 000 troops going IN Mexico were not for
Mexico alone. The Mex cans were aware
of that, and their prayers were earnestly
going ur FOR the salvation Of the Government
Of the United States in all its integrity, and
|, to the utmost extent of its territory where
its jurisdiction ever did exist. TCheers.
The Govero,nent hereafter must have as
much power as it had before, and use il
better. Mr. Hamilton concluded by strikina
picture of the imbeciity with which the
rebellion was treated by Buchanan, and BY
exhortng all to strengthen the hands a
the Government, the Government o.
honest President, aad to concentrate all
its energies upon the crushing Of tho REBEL.
ION. He conjured the people Of the North
. 70 rise to the hight Of this great argument.
With one united effort let us give to the
President and his Generals our hearty and
n that if they fail, they shall not have tc
9 complain Of any want Of cordial support OF
Q our part. Standing for the first time OF
free soil, he might. be permitted to ask with
, Webster. that it Free lom should fall, if fal
it must, it should fall in the midst of III,
Ir,ud monuments it had reared. Lou,
$ and prolonged applause.