Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-06-25
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Mississippi say" "
i Mr. Brough--The soldiers arc right than
II thereis anything In this war besides m.
shedding OF blood and the increase OF taxa-
ton. that should lead us to stop il and no.
cept o dishonorable peace, do not know Of
T. Is the country suffering In any ereat
degree? Are we not having sunshine and
shower, and enjoying tho fruits Of toll.
Have we not as much money gs ever VIZ
had. and Of az good quality. Our taxes
you say are heavy and so they are but our
produce is better and our market, ara bet-
ter, and the world is FREQ to our commerce.
Is this war oppressive to us who stav al
home in any injurious way No, we have
seen that it is not. But think discover
lurking behind all this special pleading, the
real secret reason with many why they op-
pose the war; il may interfere with their
enjoyments Of life and comforts of home,
1t is little doubtful whether we have men
enough down there to whip them, and some
more Of US may have to go. Thi, would
interfere with the comforts we are ENJOYING.
and cut off the high wages filling our pock-
cts. What SO natural as to cry peace p
what way SO effective to put a stop 20 the
war as to deprive the Government of the
means OF carrying it on? But, my friends,
l beg to sayif there is one among you labor
ing under the delusion that peace will come
from such means, that the moment you
make such di'honorable peace, that mo-
ment this great fabric Of Government which
You enjoy would b. swept away like the
fabric of n viaiou Tha,a Z,
for honorable peace except the arbitrament
Of the sword; and he who clamors for peace
either does not understand the position
which we occupy, or he is governed by
motive which do not like to name.
WHAT OF THE FUTURE.
You want to know what is going to be the
future results Of this contest; you want to
know what will be the condition of things
when we subdue the rebels, for have
reasonable belief that We are going to whip
them after while Some mem 3 minds are
filled with distrust because he thinks large
amount OF negroes will be t1rned loose, and
will come up and interfere with Northern
labor. A voicc-"There have been good
many here long time" Yes, there were
some here before left, thirty years ago.
1t Is no use to argue on this question, Cor
"heiS 'hSy WIN So, vi Wlit lney Will 90,
we must leave for the future to determine,
There may be portion ofth blacks scat.
tered throughout the North, but small
portion, for climate and the character Of
the labor will drive them away. The prob
able result will be that the politi,a, charac.
ter of the institution having been destroy
ed, emancipation in some form will permit
them to remain where they are. But for
fear such result will no. come to pass, are
you prepared to take the other alternative,
aud go down on your knees and sue. for
peaceI Are you willing to let them ~tako
all the virgin territory ofthe West and cover
st.SAth their slaves, shutting out your broth
crs and your sons from obtaining homes for
themselves and their children after them,
In order to keep them away from us? Are
you prepared to say that you will again
give up to them the political power of the
Unlonl Ii that is your way of thinking it
Is not mine. You may as well take the re-
suits OF the war as they come, for be
assured that We will find way to dispose of
these difficulties as they spring up in our
midst. Let US trust that in the end wewill
be found as true to the great interests ofth6|
country, and succeed Us well in disposipS 81
them as We have done with the dificuitl
IN the past.
THE DOOM OF THOSE WHO OPPOSE THE wABs
READ IN HISTORY.
My main desire to-day has been to satisfy
you that there is but one duty or one obi
CATION for every man to take upon him self
and fulfill in the state of the country that
reigns at present. may have failed to do
so, and it so let me make suggestion to
my political friends as to party, and | wish
you to bear it in mind. Go back to the
record, and take care that you do not make
the same fatal mistake. It is that no party
ever made opposition to a war that was not
rent in twain and torn to pieces thereby
You cannot blot the record out; you NAV
try it but it will stick to you; you may op-
pose this war, but am not going along
with you. The old Tories of the Revolu.
tion--they are all gone now, but their re-
cords remain, and the odium belonging to
them attaches evenIo their descendants.
The old memories Of the Hartford Conyen-
tion are hardly spoken Of with decent re.
spect; and know of one case where the
oboquy, though less than that which should
result under the present circumstances,
descended to the second generation, keep
ing him from places of honor and trust,
simply because the fact that the father had
been member Of the Hartford Conyen-
ton, clung to him like the shirt of Nessu,.
In the war with Mexico we Democrats pro.
claimed it to be the duty of every man to
stand UP for it, whether he believed it right
or not.
A CoPpERHEAD NEWSPAPER.
! did SO, for 1 printed the Cincinnati En-
quirer about that time.
A Voice--"I wish you printed it now"
Mr.. Brought don't, il it advocated tho
principles as now Laughter and applause. |
How / poured hot shot into those who OPP
posed the war; how 1 fired whole broadsides
at Tom Corwin. Where is he now? The
brightest intellect, the noblest man tho old
Wing party ever had in Ohio-they hardly
own him now, having showed him off to
Mexico--a striking coincidence, the very
country whose cause he championed. Ire
peat, a brighter light never went out than,
Corwin's, when he and whole hecatombs Of
Wings ie'l under their opposition to their
nations war Do not let us reverse the
record TO day, and place ouselves in the I'M:
fortunate, position which our political op.
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