Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-05-29
Belmont GhronitIf,
State Of Affairs in kentucky.
PIain words by a Union Man

This rebellion has done moro damage to
the negro property of Kentucky than the
Abolitionists have ever done, or could do in
shuudrcd years. At the beginning Of the
rebellion, No. | hands were worth from
Sl2U3 TO $l4)0, and No. women from
5000 to $500. A few days ago, trader
told me that he saw -four No. | hands sell
for eleven hundred dollars for the lot Say
ttrree-fourths of their value lost in little
more than year. Four thousand dollars
is the tax laid on that seller in that one
transaction BY his Southern Rights friends.
At the time they commenced to make
spoon or spoil horn" we had the most
stringent laws. We held them By the Sc
verest State laws, backed by United States
laws, that were framed and dictated by the
South, but not content with all this the
slaveocracy must have slave laws over ter
ritory where slave never did OF never will
exist. l wonder if they want slave code
for the moon.
have little bill 10 settle with these gen.
tlcmen ~ who want to make matters bet
ter than good. own few Of the black
pearls, and have owned the chattels ever
sinoc l was born. The cussed Yankees
never injured me a cent in their value, but
on tho other hand the laws of the United
States made citizen Of Ohio pay my faith
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rbara NJ" ,.h;oh hovn ,ha ,rcs,'a ns;,s,9
All o,Iar slave ownars have the same Hi
ass;nst them When viii ,Ley be shle bv
sts;r ms snag gamen, of tha wnnderfnl I;oy.
ernment they are trying 20 create, to pay
me these damages? That is not ALL ]
have land in Kentucky that has deprecated
one-half. had q jsckass also that was
worth five hundred dollars on the memora.
Issi While vas n tsrae, For Their nen;ton. 3 n.
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.;c, LII H., e.. ',na :" h'ndr.J d',l,.,,s -''
Nav bayen', ,bay nioved .hnnds, on ,b.;,
80 VIII go !. ~ H.,
VICE.. wa.cn WEI, Jacaassr r. - ons " ,Io,n Jhc,,
JI sI;n ,mun ,..".iUns .h.n aess - ,eno"
ieennx Ge."oeh 'he" an s'n'hty' VI con'
'Ansu''y.
Last spring the grave and weighty ques
sion was sprung iWs ana caught manys swo NO
legged donkey what VIII we DO with the
produce Of my jackass, i we don't .destro,
this Government and unite quickly with th'
South. ~
A jackass! a jackass my country for .
jackass lJust here the curtain fell, witt
seven hundred thousand LiLcolnites for al
audience who would not trade of their coun
try so cheap, II all these animals had beer
geldings for the last four OF five years, there
would have been fewer Sccessionlsts--fc,
the fact is now well established that mule
do breed, that is they breed Secessionists
The question is now fairly before you
you are driven to the wall one side 20,
must take; tho negro interest must goverl
TO be your master, or you must boldly as
negro. If you cannot govern negro like al
other property, and keep them and thoi
arrogant worshipers TO their proper place b.
law, you must do it with the bayonct. Gu
country first, and il they will insist on ma
king negro stumbling block, and foreye
place II in your road to peace and happiness
move it out OF the way. There are no!
seven hundrea thousand men at school
learning every day who brought on this w,ir
and their object in bringing it on. The
are fighting TO sustain their country--suffer
ing, bleeding, dying Why! oh why !
What has my country done, that oil thi
should be Nothing, nothing But parc'
OF scoundrels, by their overbearing, owe
exscting, have been 80 spoiled until the
think they only have to demand il, and tn
country and freemen must DO placed secon
10 negro interest. Will these pupils com
out Of this contest second? VIII they an
the millions OF their relations throw ava
the awful lesson, and have all this work |
do over again in few years? The wor
must be thoroughly finished the roots {
the cancer must be cut out the haryes
must be gathered while the reapers. are !
the field. Our country has done all in II
power toavert the storm--has. granted ever
law; made every concession that sane pc,
pie could ask has lcgislated until the pow
sion OF other important interests. II Is tim
IN onen vour eves / think white nam Ia n