Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-05-22

10 De aSsalled on all occasions. WhyI
am proud that we are assaled from that
quarter. 1t shows that our shots some.
times tell. Who are they who rise up and
assail the committee on the conduct of the
war; Are they men who are eager to
trample this rebellion under foot Z Are
( they the men who have shown disposition
aud zeal to put down rebellion? No, sir.
/ am happy that we are assaiied in such ex-
cellont company as that Of the President and
Secretary ofW War. care not who they are,
nor where they are; whoever SHOWS zeal
for putting down this rebellion will find that
he.is in the category to be assailed by this
t1ot organization TO reconstruct the Govern
Now,.let me ask who are these gentlemen
that arc to reconsruct the Democratic party
and the Government? What kind oi an
alliance is to be formed, and with whom, in
this reconstruction? | am sorry | do not
see the Senator from California here, be-
cause L know, from the position he holds
towards those who make their assaults. he
would be able to give US light on the subject
l accuse them of deliberate purpose to az.
sail, through the judicial tribunals, and
through the Senate and the House of Rep
resentatiyes Of the United States, and every
where else, and to overawe, intimidate. and
trample under foot, if they can, the men
who boldly stand forth in defence Of their
country, now imperiled by this gigantic re-
bellion. | have watched it long. have
seen it in secret. | have seen its move
ments ever since that party got together.
with a colleague Of mine in the other House
as chairman of the committee on resolutions
"a man who never had any sympathy with
this Republic, but whose every breath is de-
voted to its destruction, just as far as his
heart dare permit him to go. ....
What have the committee, who have been
thus assailed, done, that should call down
upon them the anathemas Of the Senator
from California, or shonld compare them,
as well as the President and Secretary of
War, to grand inquisitors, sitting behind the
backs OF men to get up accusations by which
they are to be tortured and destroyed at the
stake? Sir, l grant you we have zeal, yea,
a determination, so far as it lies in our pow
er, that this Government shall be maintain
ed, that treason shall be put down at all
hazards and by any means that God Al
mighty has put in our hands Manifesto
tions of applause in the gallaries No ac-
| cusation of tyranny, no comparing Us with
inquisitoria tribunals, no mawkish sensibility
in behalf of traitors, will have the effect tn
deter us from our resolute determination to
put treason under under our feet and bring
back the Goyernment to it's old glorious
bearings Notwithstanding all the whining
in this body or outside of it, in your courts
;. or anywhere else, this will be done.
Sir, We have heard all these arguments
before. We have learned this tune yeal
! Confederate States Tbev were alvavs crv
inc ont abonf vioi.tionsl az tho CanS,;intian
I and ever ready to invoke II in aid of treason
This was the course of remark from the lin.
of every one who deserted his most and wen
out an open enemy to your Constitution and
and your laws. Sir remember well wher
Mr.. Breckinridpe stood on the other side of
the Chamber, day after dav. making thi.
same kind of speeches. accusing us of being
violators of the Constitution Of the limited
States and inasmuch as we plainly had IN,
right to coercc traitors, to nut down treason
by force of arms, he stood there TO deprecat,
it, and to invoke the Constitution as a har
rer g against !; % lovaI men @ The aroument n W,
have heard TODAY il but n repetition of
those we heard a wear apo I could br;n,
the arguments made then on this foor h,
traitors who are now in omen rebellion: an1
they would make NO discord with the speect
we have lust heard.
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lay oil, ~ ,b;na of the norfact hnrIesnua Tb,
pr,d,, d., G,y nf ,ha iIn;tod Stotes Who ne;tba,
hu word or ~, 5aed ia % or ,bonsbt wonlj harm
III "J,a of anu nan bsad Who of al, mon
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u;mJ;o.,s ,ha Const;tnt;on IF tba JTnitef
Sta,aS and The Govornment he has sworr
~ osnnrortIand ort be Soes Il with a toleratior
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anu hna r'ot % NTH tho oensnre NJ manv goo5 men
,rho mI .b;nI he docs not On far ennngb-thi,
m,;ld enn;table inst man Is to he brander
hora by Kmobt of the Golden Circle
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.ba ,h;na Z aSsolntelv r;J;culous an
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