Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-08-27

tFrom the PhiladeIrhis Arnericanl 81
7 IF We rightly upderstaud the position now
taken by The Democrstic poiiticiaus. Il Is
otte Of the most ertrSoriiosry ever assum ]
ed by great political party. They would
have us believe that tney are as anxious for
the preservation OF tbs Union a. We are
that their cotirse oolv indicates oppo.ition
III unlawful usurpstiou of mower. and n legal
conbInatiou 10 triumph At the polls and
substitute Democratic national admins
trsticn for that Of Mr.. Lincoln. u7Il I'M
D They cannot deny that when the Demo.
cratic administration of M. Buchanan ended
country distracted by ths throes NJ rehell;on:
% that The national Treasury had been piUn,
dered by secrst agents Of the rebels, our
finances were sppsreutly involved in hope.
less ruin: the srscnaiSof Yke couptry strip.
ped of their arms ahd munitions OF war
the forts on the Southern coast seized, and
the cotton States avrayed in open revolt.
Ali this was the natural result OF the policy
pursued by the Democratic party. 1t had
pandered TO Southern fanaticism year after
year. in order to make use Of IL as a means
of reaching power. 1t had heightened the
euloRised slavery itself and given to the
N0rt0eTn
which thew would have been nowerlessL 1
In the end. when his Northern faction
was no longer AHA 70 lift the South into
power. ;ts counseis misled the cotton States
into rebellion for II cannot be doubted that
the rebels en- pected the Northern Democrat h
to aid them by : demoustratiop in their
favor At the North. and that many leading
Democratio noliticisns at the North are
nriyv to all he ssens tsEer bv The rehel
leaders. 40 that In point Of fact the revolt
vould newer havs 6srnened had not the
country been led forward 10 The brink Of the
precipice bv desieninp Democratic politi.
clans. ll.'El b. ~ lof6l
! Il was in this condition that President
Lincoln found the repnblic when he was in.
aupurated. We had No army. no navy. no
money in the treasury no crcdit. mo revenue
system. no nrov;s;ou whatever far meeting
the emergency. No appropriations had
been made to suppress ipsurrection, no au.
thority given to raise forces no laws ofany
Kind passed 10 rive effsct To the Govern.
ment where II Vas ON ,osed. and in fact the
renublic was Ieff M co,n njste a wreck as
Democratic hand. could make Il. They
had melted the cotton States to Rebellion
they everywhere DISPUTED. reyiled and de.
fed apy attempt TO coerce the rebels into
submission thew left MI. Lincoln nothing
of which thew could possiblv denriye him
in the vay of resources or means. and when
after his inaueuration they contemplated
the ruin thev had vronoht. there was an
m Concealed satisfact;on A. vh.t thew deem
al the humiliatio If The Renublican sd. !.
ministration. .-Gr,'- Y 'li1'sI' ~ W : 4
The snectscla -. ;nased .lsmertalle IN
the true natriot Thes rreat renubIic Law
there. To ali anne.ranees' a homeless ruin.
Thess Democrats had done their work most
thorouphlv. and as thov naused TO look at
Il tbev conld not renrosch themselves with
having left any means of Remuneration to
President Lincoln. They left Congress with
h,,t nort;on of ;ts me,nhers alected and
No mo- noss;bili,v Of obto;n;ng the recui.ite
nnorum mil the new elections should take
Mace and even then n the Democrats had
tr;nmnhed. mn coero;on would have been
their nolicv. and mn annropriu,ions would
have bsen voted - r.
From hi, Slouyb of Desnopd the cour.
aoe the natriotism' the ability Of Abraham
lincoln and his Cabinet have broupht forth
the renuhl;c and nj th;s ,dav he hasnnade
h;s Administration. instead of the Door,
week nnnv thing the Democrats had pre
nsreJ tor' the strongest. the ab,est. the
most ind;snutablv great in the whole his.
tarv of ths renublio. : This has been done
h. u,sans Of Ike verv ,,surnati0na of mower
~ which The Democrats oomnlain 40 much.
Thsra hs;nr M mo1ev In The Treasury and
No auth or;ty to rsise,s joanna the Goyern-
msnt ms assumed The authorize and made the
iosns At ia own risk trusting to the patriot.
;sm of the neonle m stand bv Il. Il called
n". @ ;mmense IN Numbers of troons without
suthor;tv: contractad' for stunendous sun.
No. v;fhont snthcr;tv hcnoht. hnilt. and
sSs;.sd S;ssd vasssls snonsh ~ make a foruidable
ravv and ronsoi;dstsd the STRENGTH of me
ns ns,;on' hy s;Ianc;nS traitors rntii the repub.
i;c corlj oncs more he Sot into relisbla ctm.
d;,;or, '"''- g., :. 4 - - "a rsI'0
~ Tha Gov.rnrept v.s not mistalen in the
.,r;,.;sr, ~ ~ The nsonls III ~ Mi ito ,,nsuth.
pI,.s pr;.sS r,a.s,,es vers sanot;oned bv an nm.
ss,;sssts shls nmhl;c on;u;on. a Thus The well
osrca;vsd nlot to forca = neaotiation' which
\ s~;nh. lssd ~ ths restoration ~ tho Demo.
srass s"s - co.sr f.;led' and ~ rreat renub.
Ss \. Sos,.sg ~ ;,s fest from. ;ts nroetrstion.
;,u t'.sX u~X; .;,h ~ ,snswsS AVE- v;so. md stronser
u'ir .mS ,ssors Sorm;Sshls thsT ever i had bean
- ~, fcr,ne, nsiiod .Iof II history. sin
a. Ramocrsts wsrs mnosed to ali this, -
Ths;r IN ~ Govsrnss Sf II iisscur;. Kentucky,
I Tsnnssssa. 'North Oanlins and Virciuis