Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-02-26
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a e.' .Ssb Dy quick, Vin0ictlve sort
OF twist OF his arms and body, unpins and
unbuttpns his collar, throws IL esrelesslv
with tho tie, at rather than on the table:
travels 20 the window ia his shirt extremity
10 let down the curtain, az IL he didn't care
coss whether the entire population of the
street beheld his anatomyor not then puts
out the light and bounces into bed like
great cali Jumping into pile Of hay-curls
himself up, his knees nearly touching his
nose, lies ~ moment or two, turns on his
back, stretches his limbs out, swears Mt the
tucsing in Of the bed clothes, gruuts, gets
oyer on the other side, and is-asleep.-
linen comes in the snoring aad snortinQ.
Isn't there difference ip style?
A War spaooh by Johna Van annre6!
1 On -fnssflay qYsgisses .,ssl,s Va 8ss<a
addressed the Democratic Union Associs-
tion" Of New York. The following pas
sage from his speech will interest our
reaiers: r
We must deal with those who sneak to
the South and not with those who keen
silent We have no mode of dealin q with
enemies IN arms, except by taking the views
o. tneir leading journals and speakers.-
:" g nave these We've. They demand the
Independence of the South aad insist upon
thcIr night to seeede. Inis | utterly deny
LOUD ,applauseI-and IL God should
There Is nothing in the Constitution tn 4.
warrant it. Il Is the destruction ef our
form Of Government, and must be resisted
at all hazards. This, then, is the condition
of the country. Nov, in regard to tba
holding OF Convention, in which we NAV
all confer With each other and they of the
South, as well as We of the North, might
debate how we could get rid ofthe existing
Goyernment, For it IS plain that Mss
Llncolp y the constitutional President,
elected for four years and he must serye
two years longer FROM March next, unless
the people oi the Union choose to 20 ints,
a, CONVENTION and decide otherwise. II
they DO this, a new election can bs ordered
in sixty days, if the Convention SO decide.
lL1u1 and continuous APPLAUSE. -,
But the people OF the South do not choose
to sec the thing in this light: they choose,
rather, to abide by the opinions Of certain
head men. who have led them into this con-
troFeT9y, and are unequiyOeally opposed to
any thing like restoration of the Union. I
never doubted that Jefferson Davis is oppos-
ed to 1t, or that The ringleadsrs of the. re-
ND!lion "ie opPo:eu 10 leconcIiatlen. 1heu
eAistenceI morally, and, it may
w pup ysc'caliy-depenls upon the establish
nieu' VI an hlepehdent coniederacy. No
iudn nnv naS any resasd Tor himself would
lpnIit tnese men, OF treat them as political
oIethIeu hereafter: Ine certain late which
awaits any ole WHO soaid do so, would
deter every QUO fIoLH the thoagf.t. There
fore, they are opposed to re Union. Our
friends in Illinois who ,ronnsa to onJaavn.
70 noid convention, wiii ind 1t barren
task, because the Senth is determined not
10 return and, untli Their armies have pow
CT 10 resist ana put us down. this war must
~ on, anu those VINO would attampt TO stop
II VIII DO carried away by the torrent. -
lh'ua applau2e' ana few Kisses. These
are my ollnlohs-My persona! views.
And now let US consider Ehst is the best
mode OF prosecuting ths War I have al
ready stated that prefer peace That We
cannot have. Those whom We are dealine
Win VIII not nave 1t, aud those who attempt
70 70 oGtaln II without thelr consent are on
lrIltiess eIfaid' Ihe articles OF their jour
Las ahu tIe uecisiatiobs OF theiE speakers
snow IT. now some persona have suggest
gu Ioseigh intervention. 10 that l oppose
my oeleetlon, IN any and every way, whether
IL pe IN the iGrih OF advice OF OF furcibls in-
tefiereaee. ~ ! would not even consent to the
Pian Oh the lflpune to refer Ii TO ore ofthe
SWISS oantonS. ;, lhis rebellion is real, snd
rathGr than cab foreigners 70 decide.
~hethef We shai llve Or not, and on what
terHs,I YOU'D DC PETER TO die at ouce. APP
planse. 30 there Is no use OF talking about
ioreisA intervention we must either subdue
TINS tumqlt ourselves or not at all. Next.
we should inquire upon what terms the
war should go on There was but ons
opinion mn N the North, when the, war broke
OUT. W hen congress resolved that the
war was 10 restore the Constitution, there
was out one unanimous opinion IN Congress
tosaStain the Admin stration. subsequently
to that tune, there have been occurrences
which nave worked sensible changes the
Northern ihind, producing not only an open
Opposition 70 the Administration, but al
hi9SO pam sympathy with the South, and
a desire to end the war. Let a. sseswhat
Is the cause. j '--sa. a- taeN
Here Mr.. Van Buren, referred TO the
President Proclamation, AMI be approved
Of the policy of which it was an expression. !
As our armies progress, freadoin to the
asi; Y tS iDIft ~. S, iC2T as matter Of course