Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-10-23
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garment. 4Great cheering. But. when q
acts, its whole course will be direct, sincere
and honorable, upward and onward, and all
its energies and efforts will be directed and
dey0'od to the preservation Of the land our
flthers loved, swearing upon their country's
altar. by the Eternal, the Union must and
shall he preserved" Applause ! A life
long Democrat, do not hesitate to declare
respoDsibly that the organized action of this
knot OF politicians, as a spurious Democratic
party in this State, has done and is now
dong more to encourage the endurance and
perseverance If this rebellion than all the
| sympathies of England and France combined
aud that such is the public Judgment
than all the vessels which hays run the
blockade to9etber. lCheers The South
knew the old Democratic party Of this
State as a party Of power aud influence.
They hope and believe this faction is its suo-
eessor, and possesses some Of its elements
and influences, and await its triumph.
Could the murderous tatterdemalions Of
rebellion. who are described as reeking with
rank compound of vilanous smells, shaggy
with sbreds Of what was clothire, and creep
ing with vermin, attend our polls, they would
give this ticket a unanimous vote. Great
laughter. Could it succeed, Jefferson
| Davis would proclaim another day of thanks
giving, though in might have to be kept in
fasting; laughter and applausel and iIlumi-
nate Richmond; and well he might. for its
success would be more hurtful to the cause
of the Union than the loss Of the army OF
the Potomac and the capture and the sack
ing Of Washington tCheers. 1t is ticket
upon which all the opponents of the war
will combine, at home and aboard, and to
which they look for relief from their posi-
| ,t,at
of neigbbOring State, who recently started
upon the Wisconsin route to shift himseifinto
Canada in woman's clothes, to avoid draft,
be permitted, as he should be, to stump
New N1rk for this ticket, he would doutless
raise hoop that would silence the most
distinguished brave ever produced BY Tam
many. l'ireat laughter.
| have no new light upon the sbuject of
this Rebellion, or the manner in which Is
should be treated stand to-day where I
stood when Sumter fell eers]--deter-
mined to see my Country's Flag vindicatsd
to see the supremacy Of the Constitution
established and upheld-to see sovereign
law acknowledged-tose sec Rebellion crushed
Ito act with those, and those only, who
would go all lengths to break it down---to
act against all who would be its defenders
or apologists--to act with those who, in
pursuing Rebellion. would stop only at the
outpost OF Civilization and Christianity IN
efforts to destroy it lspplsusel TO employ
every means, moral, and material known 70
man to cut it up and to cut it down the most
ehectually, and at the earliest moment.
! tGreat -cheerins..l.- devoted ..sesen of the
4 best years Of my life in efforts for the settle
ment of this accursed question peaceably7
that it might be taken out of the political
field North and South. and be let alone to
work out its own peculiar problem under
the mysterious dispensation Of a guiding
and benefcient Providence. Now that is
is unnecessary made the pretext for wick
ed and causelesj rebellion by the Southern
people, | care not how soon | see its end.
j (Great cheering and waving OF handksr-
chiefs. ''Them's my sentiments. With
no Abolition proclivities, in political sense,
but the reverse, would not have gone out
! of my way tn look up Slavery in this conflict.
. or to avoid Slavery, but would have treated
1t like any other element, taking it when it
would give Us siren 9Th or weaken them, &,m
ployed il accordingly have never seen .
moment since the outbreak when would
have touched the Institution for itself alone,
nor when would not have cut it from its
moorings in one hour, if it would have aided
in dispoiing Of the rebellion, and | would do
+ the same now. tApplause.) hold the
. war power broad enough to cover the whole
9 question, and confess, in time when our
Government is trent bling in the balance be-
, fore the wo id, like to see it exercised
when it IL well, and boldly, and thoroughly
:, done.
Let those who take the sword perish with
/ the sword, is my doctriue, and let those who
e raised rebelliOus army against the Consti-
tuition, take just such aid and comfort as
/. martial law and the war power in their ut
. most rigor mete out to them, whether it be
' hemp, or steel, or lead, or con6scation ef
/ property. If slaves are property, they are
e subject to the same rules as other property,
v and should be treated accordingly. There
/ is no charm upon the subject, and should
/. be no mysti6cation over it. I early saw
! lthat rebellion, il long continued, would end
r l in i.emancipation--thst from necessity
! 11cipation was to enter into the question
4 81 Is the rebellion progressed and declined
: and was on its last legs, it would at the last
r moment liberate the slaves in its desperation
l. if events had not sooner practically done So
4 ior emancipation had not then been proc aim
= led BY the Federal Government. | would
Is have preferred practical aud real acts 10 tn,
le premises As occasions demanded, unds
rs martial law as such, to theories or pape
ar L tuo BuWc
" abundant and legislation unnecessary; but
te the President having determined upon
b. Proclamation, would. have preferred q
ne see how it would work in the last few month
be of the cid year, t. the first day Of the new
(Great applausc.) But, if the Proclams
= ltion weakens rebellion and strengthens Gov
o ~ ernment--as hope aud believe it will
~ ~ am for it and all its consequences and an
~ y. and every other measure which will conduc
~ to that end The institution has been over
oa sa worked, and can no longer form politics
Il capital on either side, of which politician
~ of both shades will please take notice. |
to a is to pass away during the present struggle
~ w especially if long continued, and as an elt
~ ~ ment of mischief and disturbance, and Q
~ Just retribution to those who have take
y ~ up arms against the Government in its nam
:, for vile political ends, it has my permissis
~ rr to start ut the earliest moment possible
y q and 10 make the exodus complete on.
nfI One such Governm ,nt is worth all the'Sl ,
W NJ very that has existed since Joseph wa. sol
to into Egypt (Cheersl II Rebellion wishe
ss to avoid these results, and to invoke th
W. W. Constitution, let it acknowledge its supr'
=, macy, embrace the ol " binsh ex.eu !e b.
~ the President, aulhy down its arms IN