Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-02-05
For the Bsimoni Chronicle.
Party.-Its Influence, Evils and Re.
suits.

Never since we became nation has the
true patriot bad greater csuse for alarm. -
The cloud, mo larger than mans hand
which first arose on our political horizon, has
been spreading. and becoming murkier as
it spreads until the whole heavens are over.
spread with its gloomy pail. As it arises
from Its dark recesses il carries no bow Of
promise on its point, and even its "silver
lining is tinged with red. 1t requires no
prophetic ken, and only alimited knowledge
OF cause and effect, TO see that the storm is
gathering, and will soon burst upon us in a
deluge of blood, unless He who guides the
ons word in its course shall avert the ca =
iamity. We sometimes fear the three
Parose are engaged upon the web of our
fate, and we hear them chanting their hor-
rid ode,
"Nov the storm begins to lower
tliasie. the loom Of he'll pfspsre1
Iron slrei asd ieadcn shower
iiurilss ia the daTkeud air $500
Horror covers all the hruih:--
Ciouds ei carnage blot tbe SUM-
sisters! weave III. web OF dsslh-
Sisters. eesse-the work !. dousn
Not only has the Government to grapple
with gigantic rebellion in the South, but
1t has to contend at home with class Of
hhith ophels Of uncertain morals and un-
liked priaciples-desp, dark, designing
bloody men, trucking sycophants, disap-
pointed demagoguos, aud defeated polti
clans, who, to ingratiate themselves once
more with the ''dear people," and raise
themselves to power, will sacrifice upon the
altar Of party, the dearest interests of the
country.
We have such men among us-men who
will stoop to everything, and stop at nothing
to secure their unholy ends. Traitors at
heart-sympathizing with tho South, and
working, no doubt, for Southern gold-they
assume to be peace party" without
stopping to inform us whether it is by sub
DUNG the rebellion, or by acknowledging
the independence Of the South, or BY for
cling the Government into terms of dis.
graceful compromise which must suffuse the
cheek ofevery true patriot with the blush
of shame.
Then again, the ''dsar people" are in
formed that the present Administration has
shivered the Constitution into so many
thousand fragments that they can never be
gathered up and replaced. They want the
rebels whipped constitutionally. With them,
the rebels are privileged class. They may
exhume the bones of our dead, and practice
worse than savage barbarity in their mode
Of warfare, but every Union soldier mus,
load, take aim, and fire according to con.
stitutisnal restrictions. If he should chance
to kill rebel, he is oaly ,ohite man, and
it is one Of the casualties of war; but if one
of the sable sons Of Africa should happen
to stray into the lines, has person must be re
spected, and he must be returned forthwith
to his owner, as his ssrvices are needed tc
throw up Notifications to repel the "Yan
kee. KiNthe master, and son, but spare III,
Niger.
Again, we hear their shrieks, long and
loud, at the unconstitutional surveillance
exercised over the press-as if the princi
pies Of rational liberty require the federation
ofits open and svowed enemies, or as if t.
deprive the press Of It's power to vomit trea
son, its liberty was therefore destroyed
it is right to close the mouth of traitor b,
depriving him of his liberty, when il eenno
be done without, it is equally right to shu
down on reasonable press and it. black
hearted editor.
81 Those men close their eyes to the fact tha,
leur nationality is trembling in the balance
thstthe course they have been pleased tc
adopt paralizes the hands of Government
f aids the rebellion, protracts the war, need
lessly sacrifices the lives of our countrymen
: and is involving the nation in enormous
debt.
But what care they for sick, MANNED ant
dying-for the orphans cry or the widow
grief-for gray hairs brought with sorrow t,
the grave, or for brothers weeping owe
brothers slain in battle-if by sacrificing tn
, dearest interests of humanity-nay, human
, ity itself, they can resurrect defunct party
the corruptions of which, in its life time
were so open and glaring, the people aros
t in their majesty and hurled'it from power, =
party which at this time is encempassin
sea and land, and is moving heaven an
earth, to ruin the country. Should it su;
ceed, We hope to God that the blow ma
: fall first and heapieSt where it is most d,
+ served. ... a.alsr4.s .u.t
u Relying, too, much upon false hearted an
:, hypocritical leaders, the people, for the tim
e being at least, have been deceived; and
g is to be hoped they will arouse in time I
save the ship Of state from the rocks an
: quick sands upon which these wrecxers al
drifting her Under the rnise Of ''Demo'
!. racy," they have succeeded but too well,
n stirring up strife, sowing dissension, an
II creating disunion among the people. The
u have unscrupulously acted upon the CORFU
4. political .maxim-'.parfy not principle :
a. a maxim from which the country is in MOI
r real danger than from all the armies !
J, JEFF. Davis, if they were duplicated, I'll
~ party man is essentially man of one ide
n, 4 Ebn,al x.atr;nt,c ,,.aus nau