Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-02-26

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,eard in the stores that surround the square,
md the people came focking in from oil
quarters. In five minutes he had an audi
,nee that packed the hall TO its utmost ca
,acity. After he had concluded, tho Re.
publican members and spectators rushed up
ind took him by the hand to congratulate
lin. The Democrats said nothing, but ev-
dently felt the castigation they were re-
sewing most keenly as might be seen from
heir blanched cheeks and restless and un-
,asy glances.
Freedom of Speech and Press..Thslr |
Democratic Advocates.
No. 2.
EDIToR CHRONICLE: We have seen that
certain slight infractisns Of the liberty of
person, speech and press, failed to excite the
approximations Of the Democracy, or rather
that being long suffering they held their
peace. And in this We have most remark.
able exhibition of patience True, ungen-
erous persons might suggest that this was
accounted for by the fact that it was not
their OK that was gored. But their probity
aud love of fair dealing (?) forbids our en-
tertaining such suspicion, and forces home
the conviction that it was pure, unadultsra-
ted patience, compared with which jobs
sinks into utter insignifcance. Yes, Mr..
Editor, it was patience only such as Con-
stitutional Lawyer can exhibit, and. Job
was evidently not Of that class.
Now let us enquire as to the fagrancy Of
those wrongs which have so aroused their
tears, and on which they have expended
such food of righteous, constitutional in.
dignatien.
And before proceeding to this, we may
remark that, as we have also seen, actions
criminal per Sc, are mitigated or aggravated,
as tho case may be, by attending circum-
stances, Perhaps this may be made plain
sr by illustration. The man who malici-
ously and premeditatedly deprives another
Of his life, incurs the severest penalty Of
the law, while he who does this in self de
tense, is regarded as innocent. Here the
guilt or innocenoy of the actions, not SC
much on the result, as on the accomp any
ing circumstances, or rather the motive.
promptingit.
Taking this in to view, it will the better
enable us to appreciate the peculiarly heni
GUS nature Of the encroachments of tn,
Government on their liberties to take
survey of the situation" ut the time the,
occurred. ...s-a-
Our Southern bretnren," as they ha,
contemplated doing for many years, inaug
Grated iwar, aud, having captured For
Sumter, proposed to play the same role a
Washington. President Lincoln, though
very obliglng man, so far forgot his duty q
to determine TO defeat these very entsrpris
ing and colnmendable designs and accord
lngly called on the country to sustain hin
in this wickedness. Many young men, hav
ing inbibed certain "old fogy" notions a
to the duty Of patriotism, responded to tn,
call; and went forth, aAd administered
several sewers castigations to the Sons OF
the Coniederacy, as at Mill Spring, Roanok
Island, Fort Doneson, Nswbern, Shiloh
Williansburgh, &c.
| Meanwhile the wretchsd "despot," Lin
coin, was incarcerating in dungeons,
'bastiles, ), and 'sich like" philantropi
gentlemen who dared to sspouse and advo
cate the cause Of our much persecute,
Southern brethren" who were SO earnest
ly desiring to bo "let alone" The "tyrant'
would hardly permit them to clap thei
hands when they heard Of the success o
their brethren, though of course he coul,
not suppress the radiant smile which light
ed up their oountenances. Mo- these cam,
ally that even the ''despot's" hand could no
reach them.
He also refused to permit Msrriman anc
Kane to indulge in the pleasing amusemen
of numbering Northern soldiers as the,
Washington, which without doubt was
very unconstitutional act, and most seriou
infrsction Of the liberty Of person.
He would not allow the New York Da,
Book to circulate through the mails whici
was certainly outrageous, considering tha
it weekly exhibited TO its readers the beau
ties OF the Southern Confederacy," in al
their original loveliness and as far as in +
tion as it is" and destroy the Union as il
4 was. - ''.-- g'--- a.
And DR.. Edison B. Olds-venerab mar
l Va puttiuB .uOWu tQt
tyrants, and resisting dangerous institu
ton, known rs the 'draft," was relieved
from duty in Ohio, and-his inclination /,
the contrary, notwithstanding-sent to New
York for the purpose of inspecting the de
fences Of that harbor. Since which tim,
he has been set down as the John Rogers O
the "copperhead" church.
Fox's Book Of Martyrs should, undoubt
edly, be revised aud an appendix added
depicting the sutferings Of these psrsecutee
ones. The Traditions Of the Coyenanters'
would be tame in comparison with il. Th,
work should be plentifully illustrated Will
designs Of ''bastiles," !" the ''ninions Of pew
err" 60 g.s 81
l commend these suggestions to some o
the talented brethren Of the 'oopperhead'
persuasion, hoping that they may be in
ducsd TO undertake the enterprise.
4 What wonder, then, that in view Of al
these atrocities" even the patience Of ,
i Constitutional Lawyer should give way
4 Aud We have by no means enumerated all
nor even the worst. For the Presideutia
adespot," even proposed to knock tn,
"oornsr stone" a Ia Stephens speech a
Savannah, from under the Abric which
sour Southern brethren" were rearing, ant