Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-10-11
A Butternut Meeting over in Mar
tinville, Ohio.

Editors Infelijgsncer &:


Editors Infeihgsncer:
Well, Messrs. Elitors, it has been done
and we heard it, Mr. Rober, L. Cham hers,
Il Knight of the Butternut Legion, came out
from his den of treason ami visited our
town for the purpose of feeling the political
pulse of his brethren. There was time
when flaming posters would have hornlded
his coming, but not so now, the clique
alone must know it, for converts to their
belief at this day they know it is out of the
question. Ashamed, apparently, to let the
popuince know anything of the meeting,
il WAS with some trouble that many traced
it to an obscure part of the town. The as
semblage numbered about $50, of which
number threc-fourths were Uuiou men,
who went merely to hear what would be
said by this representation of the Butter
nut faction. The speaker commonced by
saying that he was glad to see such large
audience ofthose he hoped were his friends.
(He was told that he lubored under n mis-
take, that the majority OF them were the
friends of the UniOn.I He said that he
had met the citizens of MartinsviIle under
circumstances which were very different
from those he now met them under, that
our country WAS In the midst Of n civil
war, and for what2 he would show them
,ghy it was and holC it was.
1t the first place that slavery was the base
upon which the worst and meanest of all
Gods creatures had laid their plans, and
with an untiring zeal, and subtlety not
known save in their political arena, they
had after years of labor succeeded in bring
ing about their much desired scheme-that
the radicals of the North had forsNkcu every
principal of right and justice-hnd tram
pIed the Constitution under their feet-that
the purity of our forefathers had been lost
to them and they now with one accord
were in favor of dissolution of the Union
in order that their long cherished hopes
might be realized. The faint of rudicalism
had now become national, there radicals
had by precOncerted measures thrown halt
a million of men to the support of their
dearest hopes, not to the support OF the gov
ernment, that the war might justly be
termed Lincoln's War, that We were not
fighting against the Government of the
South but more for the negro. He admit
ted once that the fre-eaters of the South
were to blame a little, but that this thing
had been forced upon them, and that they
never would have fred upon Sumter had
not that forbearance had ceased to be a vir-
tue-that long list of infamous outrages
had been perpetrnted against them
He descanted freely on the late procla-
nation of the President, said that the radi-
calls had forced this policy upon him, which
Ind been the case in many other things
this besieging power had worked i'll and
would do so again; that the South wanted
just such a proclamation, that there was
Joy in Richmond because of it, that they
could now tell their people truly that we
were fighting for their negroes.
Next on the programme came tho TRADE
upon poor John a. bingham, the black
hearted Abolitionist, liar, and, in fact,
every thing but what was decent, was said.
Mr.. Chambers Was really to be pitied in
this case lie said that Mr.. Bingham wan
ted the whole four millions of negroes to
come to Ohio land guess all to settle down
Oh his farm.) This Mr.. Chambers asks the
people of Belmont county for their votes,
that he may represent them in the leglsla-
tive halls of the State. God forbid that
he should get them. Any man who will
make such TRADE upon the Government
as he made, is not fit for the position. What
measures will he vote for? What power
will he lend to IL Government he apparently
despises? He has been asked in his own
county for money to encourage enlstments.
He has not given cent. He has been in
terrngated as to whether, in case he was
elected Representative, he would vote for
n law authorizing County Commissioners
to lay tax to pay bOunties to volunteers.
He refused to answer.
Men of Belmant County! when you go
to vote, remember that Robert E. Cham
bers is u Traitor. Remember that Mr..
Chambers has said that he would be cleo
ted this fall because the soldiers cannot
come home to vote. lie sees plainly that
his success depends eGtirely upon the alb
sence of the soldiers. Friends, when you
vote for this man, think what your brother
or son, who is on the battle. field, may
think of your voting for a rebel.
Messrs. Editors, it is hard to feel and