Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-02-05
NObleSpeech from a Noble Man

The Lefty and Earnest R,tfotism ofa Man
tcho has been dlDemocrdt oihis Life
HIS last appeal 10 true Democrats oHove,
Me Land to standby the Flag Of thea
f0thers. ff't
lExuae' from the rspark, Of Hon. Joseph A Wright o
Indiana, ipthe Uni'ed States Scnate.1
Mr.. President, the gentleman asked mc
what | meant by tho life Of the nation.--
Sir, l caa tell him what is its death car
IS sEcEss.os snSss sscsssroNi oi II a,s, And I
repeat, to day, Ahay.Shoneyer this Govern
ment shall recognize secession in the slight
est degree: whenever, by means Of an arms
tice or truce--and such terms and measures
as are now winked at by certain men calling
themselves Domocrats--you recognize the
doctrine of secession in the slightest degree,
the life Of the nation is gone, and gone
forever. The life of the nation is to sustain
the Constitution aud the laws, and the ac.
ton of those 10 authority; and they, hay.
ing declared this war, it is the duty Of loyal
men to stand by IL; to give the means fo1
its support, and to stand BY those in au.
thority. We cannot--we should not--at thi.
time, draw any distinction between the Gov
ernment aud those who are called by the
sov1 VI uhe peops " ".rcct IL. we must
no,u up 'nclr nanos. we must give them
means ~ carry on .he war ana IN doing 81
Mesus.a'o m tue '9asn,ngs an1 practice OF
Polk. lNea
The Senator from Kentucky has made
some remarks in rela to Mr.. Douglas. -
That distinguished ma8 talked palmer than
l Gan talk, cssret use language as strong
=. as ne usoa wnen ne sald that tue only issue
H. Ws;"I ;ou"y 70, ese'y 'na" must DC ioi
ha V o. Js".o. y, asa'"'o .nere ca''
,;,o 20 ~ no1''sr1 ~ ~ 'n's waIony patriots oi
ia, nai "S sne iane"age Vi tne
,sa, a nnJ Jous. oe:.a,ny, ne salo nc
ppoooJI W. so' wy surrec1ien 10 the
o;. oe !. anu 'et a'e aah nerc, VINO Is III 'avoi
T. ~ 80 yJu Anow any han wnu
S,LS ~ VII ~ aseIvhe i'Sq,rection IN inc
Tpatn ~ ns. has your rresldehs done
l." o nus Gnerou .ne 1.Ie pranch o, peace
Io n's XIV" 'li9 reoei' 'no1.hS 10 Jay down
,,,Ja.h u"oi. arsns anu no" ho mas attempted,
'.'.N. sno wa p'rmo'' 20 uo 'hae which you
enu :' 10y you a;e ior, II yoI ure ior Tue couh-
', uy iii GHoau'oi aus a yHu are ,or the country,
go t,.; ""n 'ay .na. 'ne cpun.ry must 90 sus'
20 aa ie, a. any anu cVoty sacriace' whether
"noI "iuney' or lns''tutlohsi
ass' Tneh, "has does the gentleman
..van ine laoa q eeroain persons seems
W w .lis: We eau ma iauiti we can say
you nau 20 ri8nt 10 cali out an army; we
cau say lnis war Enot conducted in right
Way out we rlu. sake pains every six
lontns 70 get up'mth you war men our
n's, ouyeol Is 70 Hft INTO power upon the
n.ssoftenea oI the army ana the mlstor-
eunes ~ tne country. never IN all his
even.iul ana uSeIui me- dld senator Doug
las u'eer nooier sentiment than when he
salo, 10 not auehpt TO make political
Gapi1a' OUT OF tne miser'es oil your country. "
om many uieh nave oeeh ciothed but re-
;nns of "SH III; poIl'' "a tio'a,lJn ol the teaon
,hhss VI TINS nopie ,Pstri2t ana statesman. 1t
,,;. ,o"oJ s'sn .ha. mou,u rasher nave
Witnessed than any o!ner IN tho iife OF that
a.a",; muou Us hnn' au'iiiIoo him' IL was the
chLowh1.ng .h. aci OF hls NO. ween he went into
.nas .arse P.ace 10 WHEN nus competition was
mo.n;a's% "a ~ ioI fosiu9ntEi mean tne WE,
"su W cNnn.caeo--a.u to'u twenty thousand
=, MS ,eno~, ,countrynen with ms last warn
MGS so,ce ~ lorse. .nsir party creeds. lie
ulu hol 'e.i you 10 come mere ana let four
'eel. gu. u s.ASy mslnpefs OF the Democratic
party unuel.aAe % revive party organlza
.lons ~ tlme nke,tnls, put ne sald forget
your par'y oIeeuywale hostife armies are
,nvad'ug your couhry anu your capital /;
s.alb 'oI W souI uosernIhent' hnd ne wrap
p'd ill., n'1 "'an'le aro'inu MN ana went home
-. " l;e' uas,ns 'ha' n3o's auVhe as legacy
~ ~. "'o ,J ,JJoui;,sa,1n. 10 day' however we
wl';oH , H., 'n"fy "soauss no ina9e remark
'h ,hn, h ~ nao nauo u l'u''ureu times oefore'
.;n Io WIS Hpinscu 10 serVhe lnsurrec'
, w. no "onu .no'oinre 'hAe sidos against
!ne oosorn:ent or VINO wants aerrilc
un,u ,"su'!'i,,oh b.e ~ M nnis oouhtry know OF
mua. % 1as w,n .s. you Nv what We want we
wan. uove.n'heM. we desire tho Ad'
~ ,ha " wnoii IS entrusted the care
ul ~ sno uoyo.npne' ,t 10 weaken the enemy
na ,bat ,h 10y van anu II you agree with
uo ,an. Az ,os.n.a'o,l ol .ulS country ITS
poo p,hor ana.,;aa" a ia', parnmouht 10 AL
~ ,sH' a. es,.ons, sea. uo nps supp oy the wayside
~ n.l n"u 'ait .u;, w,an Noat IS done: Keep
,n"a.a WIN tne gieai otyect III view. Do
~. ~: ,ei, ne .'t's y.s1hlpg y wrong or that
.,r .nns = "'ons 1nu.s.renSthe,i Inc arms OF
,Vth ~ W. uums,s,J s. NV yes:. Ifesluent, and ann
- @ oot oe ~ ~ Hew, anu mat Is the
oh.Ii nn, W ."e US "ue,.'es .. .ne country.
. i,,; snai no. ''pp how 70 30 over me ground
|" ,aana 'Vh III " ume sn,on OF Mr, Jefferson
1sa1 wy papnsneu extracts from MS
W ~ W .,e oou,'ry ny they are. II
"o my" w"o' peucrui Witkihson arrested