Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-07-02

The Gazette, last week, had an Infamous
editorial. 1t commences, OF course, about
ian imbccic Administration, and whincs
terribly about the "subjugation Of the
Southern States" "thc liberation of all tho
slaves in the country" &c.; aud the editor
winds up his first paragraph by saying that
the "South is now actually threatening to
invade the loyal States of the North, and
make ny feel some of the realities of war. )"
Who, in the name Of Heaven, docs not
hope and pray they ,oW invade the North
in force? As the N. Y. Post says, the
President and Cabinet and every loyal man
should be on his knees praying for it. We
believe Gen. Hooker can maneuver so as to
protect Washington and Baltimore, and
hope Lee will push on into the North. Let
him have as long line of communication as
possible to- keep up, and then, when the
North is fully aroused and armed, and with
Ilookors magnificent army in his rear, he
will never be able to reach Virginia again,
except with the wreck of an army.
The article in question winds up with the
following outrageous BLAsPHEMY: "He
who knows alb things knows with what pu-
rity Of purpose and love Of country tho De.
mocracy has laborcd to keep together the
States Of this Union, and with what ardor
shey now desire its restoration.
And in tina. day when the secrets of all
hearts shall be laid open will be seen, if not
before, whose actions have been prompted
by tho most vrtuous motives"
The editors conversion is as wonderful as
that Of Saul of Tarsus. But little over q
year ago he had not so much confidence in
the purity Of purpose and love of country
of the Democracy. Our citizens will re.
member that the mild aud dignifed editor
even had high words with Mr.. Alex. Pat
ton, on the streets Of ST. Clairsville, on one
occasion, during the first year of the war;
We believe he told Mr.. Patton that tho
Democracy he now speaks Of so lovingly
and SO coniidingly was disloyal, and tha
the course it was pursuing was calculate,
not only to ruin tho party, but tho countr,
also. Stephen will not dony that there wal
then radical difference in heir opinions
Will he now tell us what difference there
is between ,he' Democracy Of to-day ant
that Of 1861, unless il bc even more disloya
now than then; and then, while he is at it
he may also tell us how he can reconcile hi.
position in 1861 and his position now with
tho above BLAspuEMoUs appeal to the Do
ity.
The editor says il the counsels of bis party
had been needed the war now raging be
tween "he States never would have exist
cd. There is no war raging between "M,
States The war is between tho Govern
ment OF the country and pack of helisl
insurgents, who have lattened upon its
treasury and corrupted the people; and
when tho power was about passing away
from them, they rose up and sought to stab
il to death. Talk about the counsels OF
your party! Andrew johnson said We could
have peace in no other way than by con.
quering these Rebels. SO said Joseph Holt,
Daniel s. Dickinson, Benjamin 4. Butler,
Edwin NJ. Stanton, John A. Dix, Joseph
A. Wright, Stephen A. Douglas, John w.
Forney, David Tod, John Brough, and 9th,
ers Of the mighty men who carried tho ban.
ners Of the Democratic party in othor days.
Some others of ''yow party" counseled
compromise and no resistance to tho Ro.
bellion. They were great peace" men,
John c. Breckinridgc was one Of them.-
He was very much opposed to bloodshed;
but he stayed in the Congress of the nation
only long enough to assist in tying tho hands
of the President and embarrass the action
oftbe Government, when he bied away to
Rcbeldom, to receive the Generals com.
mission which was in waiting for him. On
his wss thither, he was accompanied by an
other distinguished advocate for ''peaee"--
Mr. Clement l.. Vallandigham, your candi
date for Governor Of Ohio; gentleman VIII,
has lately been s>eestained with distinguish
cd consideration dtshe headquarters of Gen