Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-11-19


the barren hills Of New England, and threw
its powerful influence scross the great North
west Standing as wall between the two
sections, n caught and rolled Northward the
wealth and population Of the old world
aud held in their places the festlcss adveD
turers Of New England, or turned them
along the great prairies and valleys of the
West. Thus New England reached its
climax, and the Northwest was overgrown
OF its age, while the South, with its negro
laborcr-, was spsrsely settled, and compars-
lively poor. Thus Slavery had done its ut.
most for New England and the Northwest,
and was weight upon the South. Ii, at
this point, its disappear ance could have
clearly commenced. what untold suffering
and sorrow might have been sYoided2 .
Its existence had become incompatible
with the existence Of the Government. For,
while it had stood as q wall, damming tup
the current and holding back the people and
laborers Of the North, it had, by thus pre-
cludiDg free intercourse between the sections
produced marked change in their manners,
customs and sentiments And the two sec
tions were growing more divergent every
day. This wall or the Government one
must give way. The shock came which was
to settle the question. ! thought that the
Government was divided, and negro Slave
ry established forever. erred. The Gov
ernment was stronger than Slavery. As L
have said, the mission of the latter is ac-
complis he'd. And, as his happiness must
always be subordinate to that of the white
man, he must ere long, depart on the foot
prints Of the hed man, whose mission be-
ing accomplished, is fast fading from our
midst.
While / think the mission of the negro is
accomplished here, | am clearly of the
opinion that the time will come when civil
ization aud learning shall light up the dark
abodes OF the four hundred million people
in India, and when their wants and neccs-
sities will put the patient and hardy negro
to toiling and opening up the great valley
OF the fertile but missnstic Amazon. But
such speculatiOns are out of place here.
Let US, felow-citizens, endeavor to be
calm. Let us look these new ideas, and our
novel position, squarely in tho face. We
fought for negro Slavery. We have lost
We may have to do without it. The incon-
venieHce will be great for while. The loss
heavy. This, however, il already well nigh
accomplished. Yet, behind this dark cloud
is silver lining. If not for US, st least for
our children. In the place of these bonds
men will come an immense influx OF people
from all parts of the world, bringing with
them their wealth, arts and improvements,
and lending their talents and sinews to in.
crease our aggregate wealth. Thrift and
trade, and q common destiny, will bind US
together. Machinery in the hills Of Ar.
kansas will reverberate to the music OF ma
chinery in New England, and the whirr OF
Georgia spindles will meet responsive echo
uponthe slopes Of the far-of Pacific Pro-
;nHusncs. rom ,ho -" w." - .ho G.,W 'ne,I
from ocean to ocean. bearing alike, at last,
equally upon Arkansian and Vermonter,
and upon Georgian and Californian. Differ
ence OF section and local seRtimcnt will wear
away and be forgotten, and the next gener-
alton 6e more homogenons and united than
since tne Gays OF the revolution. And the
descendants OF these bloody times will read.
WIN as mpch pride and little Jealousy OIL
these battles OF their fathers, as tho Eng
Iish anu Scotcn descendants OF the heroes
OF flodden-neid, read OF Their ancestral
acnieVementsintneg glowing lines OF Scott, or
az the descendants OF highland and iowland
chieis' aiiusions 10 tneir fathers conflicts In
the simple strains OF the rustic Burns
Let Us i've 10 nope my grief-stricken
nr9tner' that the osy Is NOT lar distant when
Arkansas will rise from the ashes OF her
desolatlon to start on path OF higher des,
tiny than with negro Slavery she ever could
have reached while the reunited Govern,
Iment, freed from this cankerln1g sore, will
be more vigorous and powerful, and more
thrifty op1lent and happy than though the
sco1rage OF war had never desolated her
heIas, or made sorrowful her hearthstones
The sooner We lay down our arms and
quit this hopeless struggle, the sooner our
DAYS OF prosperity VIII return. ..
WHY HEsITATED-THE siroATIoN--THEI
....-... REMEDY. .. .......
I bes;tated loue, INV fsllow-citizeus. before I |
aetarm;ned IN issue his addrsss. dislike
.o ha .h,sed and slandered But. more
~ ,bsn ali disl;ke to live under a cloud with
.ha.. .hau e. fr;ends vbo haye not vet reached nv
s..nd.mo;nt snUsS % And. 'besids. ali i nossess |,
s,at = ,hs % Confederate iinss. Their leaders
III m;,, 'd denr;ys INV family Of slaves. home
"r,'rsrtpu--debts ~mn dre me-in a word. reduce
hoa' phop't from mnetence ind ease to nenurv
t.GI As;do from from wbst | have inside the tlonfea.
ms,u' srats ,;tss mas I could not nav for lie nsper
.has1 .h;s oddress ia written upon. But II NAV
.i's .m au' H;J desire futpre nromot;on. and
anuIS ~, f% HING nv conscience to it. would dol