Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-08-13


II they were properly put there, ! an very
They ought TO know whether they were put
there rightfuily or not. Whenever you
hear q man get up and make q speech, and |
tell the crowd he Is afraid he will be arrested
by nome Lincoln soldiers, YOU may be sure
there is something wrong about him. II he |
Is good Union man, and talks Union talk, |
there is no danger Of his being arrested. III
he is for his Government, for his country,
aud shows IL by his conversation and by
his conduct, there is no danger Of his being
put in prison-not particle, not bit Of it.
l don't dnd any man in this country afraid
Of being put 10 Jail IL he will make good
Union speech. What kind of q speech
ought man 10 make in this country7 Does
he want to make jeff. Davis speech?
There are only two kinds Of speech for him
to make--iof the Government or against il.
he cant be half way for the Union-no such
thing as that. He is either Union man
or a traitor-he Is for his Government or
against it. He can't be against the Union
and against jeff Davis. He Is either
Union man aad for his country,or else be
is a traitor to the country. IfI
these men are 30 fond Of the Constitution
as it is, and the Union as it was, that they
want the Constitution 10 such condition that
the Congress Of the United States will not
prohibit JEFF Davis, Toombs and that crowd
of traitors from holding seats in the Con.
gress OF the United States, so that they
can again break up the Government, am
not for it. Applause | am not for their
holding seats in Congress again, 10 order to
go into conspiracy 10 break up the Govern.
ment The leaders in this great conspiracy
should never again be permitted to have
the same constitutional rights they had
before. tApplause. If these gentlemen
mean that they want them restored to the
same rights, then am not for it. They and
| differ there. If they mean that they are
willing for these gentlemen in that part Of
the country to control this Government, to
hold lash over it as they have done here
tofore, l am notfor that either. [Applause.
am for no such thing. am TOR the Un-
ion as il was and the Union as it is. When
say am for the Union as it was, mean
that am for all the territory that belongs
to the Government, bringing it all back,
every foot of it, and governing it. according
to the wants of the people, and passing such
! laws as are best adapted to their condition.
l can see through what these gentlemen
mean. l know it exactly. By saying they
are for the Union as it was, these men want
to use the army to run around all through
the country and pick up stray niegers and
return them to their masters. They wan
our boysin the blue jackets to hunt the
swamps, and hills anil hollows for abscond
ing darkies, Now, for one. beg to be ex
cused. Applause. l will certainly have
to beg Of from such work as that. II the.
want that done, l have. no objection. wheI
the wapis over, to let them 80 down and en-
gage in that business themselves. We viii
permit them to do it, but let them net asl
us to do it, if they please. l know that i
just the meaning Of the Union as it wa
and the Constitution ~ it .is,'", with thes'
men. say to these men this: These mig
gers have run away from these people, AM
they can just keep on running, and run til
doomsday, so far as am concerned. didn'
cause them to rebel, nor did run any o
their niggers off. Ifrthey want them the
may catch them-but can tell them tina
they'll have happy time doing it. But
suppose they want them all restored; the
want law passed re -enslaving them the
want the army to turn nigger-hunters an
! slave -catchers. Well, now, when they la
down their guns and return back To- tn
Government, let them come before Unite
:
Court decide whether they are entitled t
n this property. IF the Court says they sha
! have it, say all right. II the Court say
9 no, then say you can't come il, Squire.
don't know, but it seems to me that thel
is no country on earth that allows men
commit treason against its Government
!, allows them to commit such outrageous aci
of treason as these men have committed
violate all the laws and the Constitution an
b rebel against the Government, and the
!. claim that the Government has no right
! con6scate their property.
n FEW WORDS FOR THE SOLDIERS.
2 Now, fellow citizens, / have detained yo
d on all these points at as great length as
5, desire. This lengthy speaking in the, ope
It air will, I am afraid. do me great deal
d injury, from the way feel But want
b say few words to you in reference to OF
,fI soldiers. have no eulogies to pass, so ii
Q rs am concerned, upon their conduct, moi
n than what that conduct shows itself entitls
10 to. The country knows it; so far as Il
.. conduct Of the soldiers Of the UnitedStat
@ is concerned, they know alt aboutit. But
1t want to appeal to you in behalf Of the
1t men, that while they are travelling al
es marching about through. the rebelllo
le OCate5 ALMOST uukeu, Mttiiuut ioo" SUN
T. times, 10 the Burning sun and in the drenc
So ing storm, in the night and in the da!
IS while they are sleeping upon the cold. "
ID ground; while they are suffering all the to
b and privations Of camp life such as no 9th
at soldiers ever endured before while they q
at doing that which they honestly believe to
ht their duty to themselves and their countl
re and to you as their countrymen, want 20
Ut as citizens of loyal county. as citizens
n, the noble State of Illinois, to at least exte
ID to them your ympathy, to at Least feel
b. common with them that their cause is jtl
,r- to at least think, if you cannot allevi
lis their suffsrings and lessen their private
as in the field. that your feelings are with the
ut Say to them, Ego on, boyI God bless you
te and let the brave fellows know how you f
o. toward them. tApplspsaI Let US hs
,st no more letters written from home 70
n, boys who are 10 the field, grumbling q
to growing, and telling them you wish
n uhholy war had never begun, and that y
url wish they were at homo, and NIL that sort
WsI thing; for you only encourage them to
be ser The cause of their country. Let US ha
tly no more letters written to the army frt
,ee parents, telling their children that if II
I come home to come by q certain ma
house, and he will tell them the best way
{. get where they can meet other deserte
ey and be protected. Let US have no more