Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-07-30

would surrender their birthright? Is
because he has gone about the State har
raugueing the people, and, thus sowing tn
seeds OF discord among them, by arraignin,
the Administration for a number Of paltr,
violations Of the Constitution, IL, perad
venture, they really amount to violations a
all such, for example, as the calling fortl
Of troops, the suppression Of the most virul
ent and traitorous newspapers, and tn,
suspension Of the writ of habeas corpus il
certain cases, and the arrest and imprison
ment Of men who ,1iU habitually abuse thei
constitutional rights, in the use of thei
tongues and pens, by openly opposing tn,
regularly constituted authority Of the Gov
eminent. But Vallandigham and his co.
workers contend that these are fragrant and
iutolerable violations of the Federal Con.
stitution, and you believe their teachings
But did Democratic Administrations nerey
exercise these same powers, and if they are
SO extremely dangerous, so anti Democratic
and unconstitutional now, what we're they
In respect to that party and the Constitu-
ton, when they we're exercised by Demo.
cratic rulers? Answer that, will your
Again, would ask, who have been the suf.
iersrs, through the exercise of these powers?
Can you point me to solitary individual,
IN the bounds Of your certain knowledge,
who has suffered from the exercise of any
OF these powers, and had not abused any
OF the rights and privileges guaranteed to
hin in the Constitution Ii you can, then,
indeed, you are a lucky man :? 1t is not the
right, but the abuse Of the right by its pos
ssssor, which has been and will be punish.
ed through the exercise Of these wholesome
powers. G1 H'lgH. "af
The party, yourself not excepted, affect
a holy horror of every thing that reason
and self preservation says must be done, ifI
the Government is saved to US and posteri-
ty. But, has Vallandigham won immortal
honors from the people, by his untiring eff.
forts to cripple the Administration in every
possible shape and form? Can you, sir,
ieny the fact that he has been guilty of
speaking publicly and disparagingly against
every war measure which has been put forth
BY the constitutionally authorized agents of
The Government? Has he no. In the most
public manner discouraged the enlistment
'f soldiers, aid in bold and defiant notes |
encouraged resistance to the execution of
nigh public orders, declaring that HE would
lot submit to them; when he we'll knew
hat those orders could not operate against
lin, if he was only what he claimed to be
Loyal; but he knew that he was not, and,
therefore,, he could not resist his traitorous
'ropensties. Vallandigham knew and
very other man possessing three grains of
onmon sense, must and does know that all
he proclamations of the President and the
eneral orders of all commanding Generals
citing under him, are intended to operate
My upon disloyal persons. And yet, like
II other disloyalists, he would act, by pub
ely arraigning and condemning not only
he Administration, but also his fellow
ltlzens who now compose the grand Union
Arny. No, he would not trust to the in.
egrity of that army. But, partially, he
as been overtaken by the hand of justice,
~ that army responds to his sentence with
hearty amen. Fernando Wood aud Ex-
iovernor Medill deserved the same or worse
reatment, aud there would be tremend-
US shout in the army Of the Cumberland
We should hear that they had been taken
are OF. f5nnn $3.50 6As' HH
You say that Fernando Wood holds the
anne political creed for which Val. was ex-
ed; and you say WE'LL l have read several
f his secesh sympathizing speeches and
arefully analysed them; and find that
hey are as full of rank treason as are the
peeches of JEFF. Davis, though they are
,ucL more sophisticated and, therefore,
lore likely to deceive. But the men who
ave forsaken, for time, their homes,
ieir wives and little ones, and gone forth to
0 battle for their beloved country's rights,
re not the men to be duped by such ffimsy
They, sir, have seen, felt,
I'D heard too much Of treason 8 dark deeds
nd bloody mantle, mot to recognize its squal-
| form as presented in that paper which
on sent me, for my enlightenment, and in
Of others which are pouring in
pom us every day. You accuse ME OF be-
'g one-sided reader, but, sir, You are
IDLY mistaken in that matter. We; could
Ut bo one sided readers here, unless we
ere too penurions to buy good reading,
I'd depended entirely upon the supply
hich your party so generously forwards to
J. IF We really relished this class ofread-
g, there might be some danger of our be-
'ming one-sided readers, for your party
em determined tooverwhelm us with their !
lpefs, and if possible prevent us, through !
show Of kindness, from, reading anything i
Sc save, their cursed documents and pa
srs. Yet we read your documents and pa
srs, too; and generally read them only to ,
sspise them, as we seldom find anything !
ordering upon ,soundness in them. Yes, Q
requires long reach Of charity to prevent 7
J from despising those who send, them to /,
5, but then We, are NOT quite dead to ply. 4