Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-07-31
WAR MEETING.

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there was = Mass Meeting Of the oitisca Il
Belmont county at the Court House in :.
Clairsville, on Monday, July osth. .,
The meeting was organized by calling A:
G. Ransge to the chair, and appointing A.
H. Hewetson, Sec'y. flf III t1
On the meeting being called to order,
Hoa.i WIN. Ken, !, sfs, inttodacsd MA1ce
Pierce, who briefly addrssssd The audiences
calling upon all to respond heartily stoths /.
cab of the Government foi more troops, and
to throw aside all minor considerations and
unite in putting down treason.
Hewas followed by Col. McCook, Of
Steubenville,, o., in q somewhat sosthy
and exoesdinely patriotic and spprcp6sts
speech.
Our national pride was appealed TO ias
manner that told with great eject upop the
audience He then spoke Ct the folly ard
wickedness Of those who refused to aid Che
Government in putting down the rsbelkons
because they say the Republican party is
chargeable with eisisatips the war, or be-
cause this is an Abolition War" "0ld
Abe Lihcoln' War;" &a AN ssch, xhetSef
they blame The &sr d 6tisiuatins with the
| Rsm,,,Ic,,s An D.mos,.ts ar anti ethsv uS..s
ity, ara guilty of indirsutly aidiuk ths 'fsbelt
lion. such sS,so,, hs Aco.s;des, mirsrsbls'
pretextS unworthy, .slike - bobs3X tYsI
suda patriot IA Demoesst Re Would
warn his Democratic lfbisndsr ia Bslsokx
countyto kssuy ssreSal hsg-wia ASaSime
ofpvbls ess;teneut-rshey'talk sboui. .ths,
war being 4l0id Abe Lincolo III, ,'hBlsrE
Republican War |" ~. xbolltionS WAR" &c.
HSsuuld also warn sspublicans from chasrs
I ia toofisssysSesssisns upss sDsnessa1ss
! especially 10 BE- careful Of msk;ns 10 swssp-
ine charges AGAINST the particular xaine II
: the party known BY the name Of Rrsskins
!. ridse. In h;s own county, Ind bsE sanpossd
. Il MA themuus IN this., thSre rvurs rsss,A
good and loysl men, Who had formssiy sap-
:. ported prsokiuriaee. The. idss .shst,sths
3 election o.,Abrsham .Liuoolu, saords the
/ South snv iustiRcatiou for tha oour.s .thsv
e have nursued. vas proven n b. vitAoav
Lsny fouuaa,;os,, uriust sDd fslse. JCcl No
ICook nroved most oopclu sivelv' th.s he
!. election of I;peolo. NE syerv other rssseu
h thew give m ;uss;6ostiou Of their wicked
> course was. ouly \ oretsx. for oommsooior
y a war thew had long pr,med;t.tea Sot vs.fs,
ntI That srcI, tr.;tors ;natbs South have beea
d ,,bsm;rv md lsbor,ng s;nce iaso "a nrs.
rs c;n;,.ts sis ,otton States into /. Revol,tiopl.
y y mi tb.t ,er 8he;s plsns had succe.dea Il.
y hre.t - vr ,s.s Dsp,s,.r,t;o p,,,yent;a. +.
" Ra,timors. sbstsbv securing ,bel s,eotion a.
al Ren,b,ic.n = pSss;aan, The hem vsre, ,yune
2 in Ch,r,.stoc i ,e,o;c;nr thst tsa;, visked
= - hnr., vare ,.bout tabe rs.l;.ed Iy1-r
., ne copr,e of sorns of our Ijonoressmen
ss in continually BSdibk fault with the manner
u y. ia presiaen, z admin;sterins tho Goyvsrd.
z. z, mept Ana our. Generals conducting the
q war WA, severely criticised. The fo,,y Of
q ,hoss xho .ra far from the theatre AZ ~.
'r' tive operation, presumipe TO know better
G ns how to pl.p mpaiens and command our
=. st. armies, than the asnsr.A .s.aauy in y.
he 6eld. The necessity Of reposing confidence
I'D in our Generals and different ofiioer, Of the
ne Government was oarnestly urged unou an
nv ~ The fitness of pesroes to make soldiers was
ICY discussed The Colonel was Of the opinion
hs That : lsrss ,nroSc,t;oS or W shs,a vs,s Hs.ssr
y, a. suited for other purposes than meeting The
led enemy in, ,bs,tlq. He willingly .dmisssd
w, there were some exceptions 70 this sSls. -
nd nd Soar as bs~a. Soaes.nsa NJ ..s sillin.
e ss ss,s, 1Se% s rs. %ss. .. s
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