Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-09-17

and on Peace.
Ever since the Rebel leaders have set
their hearts to work to break up the Union,
they have calculated on diritled NORTH
This was delusion which they fostered
with much care. Indeed they could point
to many things in the doiugs of partizans in
the North to assure them that the North
would bo divided. Every instance Of re-
.istance to the draft and any opposition and
effrontery offered to the Federal authorities
was seized upon and noted down as indicative
of the uprising of the reople against the
powers that rolled. 1t is true that the rebels
have been often disappointed in their calcu-
lations of the influence and power OF their
Northern allies. But still even now North
ern disunion, an opposition to the Admin
istration of President Lincoln, and the sue
cess of this opposition party at the next
election, is their great hope. IL this hope
should fail them in the next month, they
will be sadly disappointed.
Mr.. Douglas warned the people OF the
Northwest as to what the Rebels expected
in this regard as long ago as 1861, in speech
which he delivered at Chicago, when he
said:
Il know that they (the secessionists
have expected to present united iSouH
against a diritled North. The conspirator'
have been led to the hope that in the North
ern States it would he a party question pro
ducing civil war between Democrats ant
, Republicans, and the South being united
would step in with their legions and hell
DESTROY the one, aud then conquer the vic
: tor. The scheme was bloodshed and civl
r war in every Northern State.
Who can doubt now that Mr.. Dougla
was perfectly clear in his conception an
/ conclusions when he thus so emphaticall
' uttered solemn words of warning nearl
with his last breath to the people Of tn
;, North, and what weight should they carr
:, - with them with every loyal man when W
}. liave really seen the conspirators OF late sti
trying to bring about such terrible resu
y through the agency in partof the plant an
% % despicablo tools yet left in their interest
al this side of the border
!, But Mr.. Douglas was not content upo
the occasion referred to with bare stat
,S = ment of the case ; he took occasion to avo
ID his own position, and most emphatically
DC follows. He said:
"I am n good partizan hater and fight
IN in time of peace; but you will find. me
n. good patriot when the country is in da
Up ger. y 1t is your duty TO lay asi,
to party creeds aud party platforms. Then
~ appeal to you, my Democratic friends,
I'd not let modification growing out OF
es feat in a partizan struggle, convert you fro
to patriots to traitors to your native land.
Ill Whenever our Government is assaited; VIII
hostile armies are marching under rude al
:, odious banners, the shortest ,cdp to peace
u the most stupendous anil unanimous prep
he alton for .car.
III Such were the "peace" remedies p
III scribed by this true patriot How differ'
VI VI from those SO whiningly proposed by n
r,o Vallandgham. Let old Democrats owe
''o where take note Of this; and let them sh'
'n as they would postilcncc, all who betray tn
W "s country by crying for peace" on any ot'
'y' condition than that of submission to
no Government 30 criminally def'ed.