Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-12-24
. the, subject Of di.cu.sion BY ths me.ne,t

o. Hu n cause OF UbHhsgic'ng WDf mus
rebellion, as a judgment, IS mingted ,oith 50
much mercy and blessin0, and has Jaitcd in
all its primary designs.
Frst-It has Jailed to effect change of
the Federal Constitution for the porse.
While the Constitution provides for its
own amendment and while We copcede that
it, like all other human constructions, may
be improved, we at the same time deny that
it can admit the introduction of any element
subverslve of it, fundamental principles, or
inimical to the very ends for which it was
formed, The Constitution was framed TO
establish justice and secure to all men in
alienable rights. 1t was framed tor 3 bar
tocracy. II was framed for q ,s4fegusrd Of
liberty, and not charter of slavery. But
Southern secessionsts and their Northern
co-adjutors demanded that the Constitution
should be changed so as to give new and ex-
tended guarantees to slavery, and withdraw
from freedom, from free men and fron free
States corresponding guarantees; and so
pervert the whole spirit and design Of the
Constitution into a monstrous mock magma
cl,drtd. of ohattsl slavery and at the same
time constitute every Northern freeman =
body; guard for the protection of Southern
human cattle, and the support of peculiar
and local institution.
I ID 1t is matter OF thankfulness that the
Constitution has escaped from the pollution
Of the hands of traitors seeking its change
while crying i" The Constitution as Il is, !"
and that it still, under all the circumstances,
remains as the Inheritance Of our fathers
intact.
.Second-I has fiiled to dismember the
Union-.o destroy the Government of the
United States, and erect upon its ruinsa new
confederacy with new cornerstone The
Republic lives. ''' IN
The despots Of the Old World and their
aristoctaciss have long looked with intense
interest and with feverish jealousy upon our
young Republic, and the progress Of our re-
publican institutions. They have regarded
with special jealousy the rapid spread Of the
principles Of civil liberty, and their deepen
ing hold upon the minds sf the American
people. Their sympathies have long been
in unison with the despots and aristocrsts of
the South. Hence, the hasty manifestatio
Of their hatred toward the cause of the Gov
ernment in endsavoring to suppress the
Southern rebellion. They found in the
Southern institutions and in this rebellion
elements cognate to their despotisms; and
at the same time detrimental to the Ameri-
can, Union and tho glorious principles on
which it was founded. Tyrsnts of the Old
World and traitors of the new naturally and
easily ccslesoe in the cause of slavery and
for the dismemberment Of the Onion. This
combination of interests and aimsLthis
unity of sympathies for slavery aud aris-
tocracy- this mutual hstred Of liberty and
rspublicanism reciprocal desire for the
success of aristocratic rule Oh both conti-
tba .,mse. nf Ills rehaii;on md of the
strong sympstbies Of the British sri.tocrscy
LII :, Tha oomb;n.t;on. AZ rabsla .t boms
md enemies sbro,d hsye fs;lsd
T.st evaru mer;c.n n.tr;ot beart burn
v;,h ~. t;tyd. % ~ H. ,ord nf lard, for the
s.Iv.Son ot omr countrv The Rsnubj;c
Gn.s Tbe A,o A,sts over avery S,ste of
.be IT,;nn Th;rtv fvs br;obt ,t,rs tw;nkIe
unon The azure bnnt;ng embiamstic Of Lib
s,tr .n5 ITn;on TIjrt,,.f fr.J emblanptic
NJ tbs nrogrsss of .iiberty and suycestivo
to traitors that tbe RsnnbIic u;W Ire
TbanLs nnsa;gned 0'''' - -
- T5;rJ~It has G;l,d 70 .rt.nd or establish
.,.rarv 80 '~N'NN ~ - : - '''' - " S'''Ds"
" Tbst the ert.ns;;o,, and f,n,-r e,tobEsb-
,,,.ut of IA verv FORMED the nivnt.l issue. on
,,h;ob ...csssnn and rsbelEnn tnrred il a
ma,tsr of n.ln.ble and unonestionahie fact
.h;stor;. Tha Sonth not cantsnt.J w;rb the
- sbr.s.SGbsn sI,r, ,,ro,,crt,, mower sbe held
~ tbs tion,,;,ut;onFwith svo. thirds of the
nfscss in the Na,;onal ELECTROMAGNETIC
ths consr.ss;onsI legislation far tba .nse;al
hsnef;t of slavery. and 70 The dstriment of
IbsrtvNNot satisfied with the Ieenl status
nf asysrv ss Iocy,i she demanaed In. lordlv
,i.mts,;on stvie tbat II .hould he made nG-
t;onni and sbnn,d have new oon.t;tnt;onsl
gosrsnte.s She demanded the rest riction
~ nnnsrs..;on.I leoisIation In te,ritor;e,
whero = 'onarsas h.s excn.iue leg;slst;ye in
r;sJ;c,;on % .'ss II TIL District of Columbis.
ITu;,"S H. 80 S,stss % Sbe aa,n.nSsd const;h,
t;amoI T ,,.]oS;t;,;on ] IL Conore.s n shol;sh
~ " or ph.,rust The !, ave trade bstvesn The
S,.,as ~ % Shs dana nasd III con.,;tnt;onal
.;nh. ~ ossr,, sna hniS her necui;sr : md io.
bhni s.onsr,y ;n'oysrv r,ori,on NJ IIn;,sd
a. a. pve ,prr;;orv .nd i,.a, norsr;,y in every
S,..e ~ ~ i},;an without r.sard, To shs
na,,,v.l s 4 ssSsniisI sSa' constifn,ionai rights
AZ % shs free STATE. '.So,' 0'1'G 1TTT biIHie1
= Thus the sIavehel elding power demanded a
constitutibnal change at war with the spirit,
purposes, designs and ends of the founders
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