Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-10-08

Letter from iowa.
ATALIssA, MpscATINE ,a. Co.

upon the political skies overshadowlng my t
noble native State-- Ohio-it appears to my
,;s;o, ,bat in no other State in the Union
is there as much Importance attactedtot tho
issue.
Mr. Vallandighsm, proper and bit rep
re.ep,atiye man Of the JEFF Davis Govern !
meut, with Cox, Pugh, aud the lesser lights
II ,a,on & Co, his followers aud satellites
whom to cali Dem0cyatsist + in suit linguage'
outrage truth, AMI cast reproach upon
the noble Democratic soldiers who have
ebeerfrlIy stepped forth at the call of duty
and poured out their lite's blood like rain
upon many hotly contested battle fields, aud
whose spirits have been driven by disease
from itsmortal tenements 10 so many South
ern camps, and gone to their eternal abode
to perpe taate the principles OF our Demo-
cratic Government, that you and may
enjoy the just aud biood.bcueht inheritance
of our Fathers. But call them what we
NAV, there is one name by which we cannot
call them, that is friend" Forsooth they
are not friend to our country, ourselves
posterity, freedom, or humanity. But sup
pose your neighbor, Hcaton, asks us whyI
We will tell him and others.
You cry peace when there isno peace. -
You ask TO have the South come back when
your chivalrlc brethren will not come back,
when to take their own documents, they
would hold their nasal protuberances away
from you pinchel between their thumb aud
fingers to avoid the stencil which H,ey say
arises from ''flthy mechanics" and "North-
ern mudsills." You ask for peace at the
certain cost of the integrity Of the Union.
A peace which would entail disgrace upon
the tens of thousands of our heroic lalleD,
whose fresh made graves dot so many bat
tie fields aud camp SCities of the dead,
whose loss have broken so many hearts,
made tens of thousands of widows and
orphans, and dressed this whole broad land
in the habiliaments of mourning. You ask
the Government not to interfere with an IN
stitution which you admit caused, either di-
Iectly or indirectly, this atrocious war, with
the labor of which you know the armies OF
the enemy are fed, supplied and maintain,
ed Why? because you love that essence
of all wrong more than you love your coun
try. You refuse to support the Govern
ment which has fostered, cherished anc
protected you and yours, aud under whos'
liberal, free and. healthful laws you hay'
grown, prospercd and become what you dre
and acquired, hold and enjoy all you have
You have none but words of contumely
condemnation and rcproach for the Agent
of the people, in whose hands are lawful
placed as far as it depends on human agency
the management for wael or woe, of this th
most gigantic civil war known in history =
You, Though your "er'lef' leaaer, ar
pledged aud have beenfrom the commence
ment Of the war, not to vote man or
single dollar to support, protect, and de
fend the flag of the Government Of on
fathers, from the assaults, outrages and viz
lence of your Dear Southern Brethren,
You have eaten dirt and crawled on you
slimy bellies 80 long at the comm~sd Of you
designing, dishonest, and corrupt Leaders
that you forget you were intended by you
Creator to be men, that you fail to exercs
the talents given you, whereby, you are az
countable to your posterity for the right us
of the elective franchise, which you S
thoughtIessly aud recklessy exercise. Io
seem to forget that it the mansion stand a
its height its roof is broad enough to shelic
us all, and if it falls its tumbling ruins wi
not stop to designate who shall perish =
You forget that our interests are identical
Whatever our opinions may be, we are in
ship together Upon the broad ocean, aud
part OF the crew cannot be saved, and tn
balance go down. If tie cause which Mr.
Val. and his supporters, who are passenger
on the same ship, is the best one, it is tn
best for us, as well as for him; but if ou
cause is the best one, il is the best for then
as well as for us.
If our taxes are burdensome the collccto
will not ask us our politics. II calamity come
it will not choose among u.s. Ii the war
indefinitely prolonged by our mistakes, {
failure to vigorously support the Cover
ment, its blows aud grels will come upon U
with distinction. If We have riots, civ
war, mobs. anarchy, and carnage at ou
doors, it will not count delicatcly who's
house shall stand. Our destiny, Valandil
ham men, whether for good or evil, is one
indivisible, and will remain 40.
Look around you, ye opposer Of John
Brough, the life long Democrat and patrio
Brough another name for Union, unoond
tioLal Union, the representative man of o,
Government, which We think is surely whi
ping the rebels, for ,haye we not recaptu
ed Maryland, Western Virginia, Kentuck
Missouri, Tennessee, more than half Of A
kansas, Louisiana, Florida, Mississipp
Northern Alabama and Georgia? Ha,
not she valor Of our arms, aided by Il
prowess Of our navy, reconquered the enti
Mississippi valley, and opened the gre
river to free commoree2 And we ha,
thanks to the invincible soldiery, retak