Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-07-09

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the front,-and was offered handsome sal
ary for a six months trial engagement,
when the manager did not know that she
had ever rccited line in her life.
The utmost limit to which morning call
can be protractcd slips rapidly away in talk,
vivacious on her part at least, that skins
the whole suriaca Of morning. call taxable
subjects, diverges into racy accounts Of ex-
periences at some Of her meetings in Con
necticut, and mirthful description Of the or.
deal she was called to pass, when at some
Academy" or Institute" whole class
Of 'very young men" were presented, one at
time, down the whole row, and each
marched up to her aud made the pattern
bow of the institution, which, if her imita-
tion is at all faithful, must have been as
wonderfully amazing as Mr.. Turveydrop.
UNION EXECUTIVE coM,nTTEE-PHrLADEL-
PHIA AND NEGRO TROOPS.
From the delightful call on Locust street,
we drift back to Chestnut, and the Judge
unceremoniously enters the door Of one of
the marble ironted, four.story buildings and
leads the way through hall adorned with
flags and other patriotic emblems to spa.
cious room on the second floor, where, in
close conclave about long walnut table, is
fair representation OF the earnest Union
ism OF Philadelphia. We are in one of the
Loyal League club houses, and the Execu.
tive Committee of the Union party is in
session, discussing the. means for setting in
motion the plan for raising brigade of ne
gro soldiers. There are some questions OF
pay and bounty and the like, which seem
still involved in little uncertainty, and it
is decided to refer them to the War Depart.
ment for solution. 1t seems settled that
the Governor is to have nothing to do with
commissioning the officers, and that the ne
gro troops are to be in no way subject to
State control; but there is not the slightest
aversion to having the State credited with
their numbers in filling up her quota. 1t is
conceded that, to raise these troops as rap
idly as is desired, considerable expenditure
will be necessary; and the Philadelphians
are talking of raising ten to twenty thous-
and dollars, as an additional fund for has
tening the enlistments in each regiment.
1t is worth while to notice that these men,
thus earnestly devoting time and money to
turning niggers into soldiers, are not Alb
olitionists-at least as we used TO call Abo-
litionists three years ago. They are not
even Free Soilers-scarcely, indeed, Repub-
licans. The solid men of Philadelphia,
representatives Of her wealth and conserva-
tism, and knowing no party tide but Union
men, are here, and they are going into this
work for the defense Of the State, for call
ing out valuable element of their military
strength, for relieving, by so much, the
burdens of their white populaton--in short,
these practical men are undertaking it solely
as a practical business matter. What q
change! Scarcely six months ago, to advo
cate the arming of negroes was TO hOrrify
all the respectable conservatives of the Un
| ion party, and to furnish the opposition {
weapon so formidable against us that from
all quarters there came up to Congress, last
winter, earnest appeals to Union member:
not to commit themselves to so suicidal &
folly. The day for raising panic over ne
gro enlistment has passed; and it, like con
| fscation, emancipation and dozen othel
! bitterly denounced Abolition measures,
has passed as an accepted fact into the his
tory of the war. 1t is no longer theory o.
an experiment, and it has ceased to be {
party question-in Philadelphia at least.
THE LOYAL LEAGUE CLUB HOUSE.
| But this is one of our common League
headquarters, we are told you must see tn
Club House. And so we cross to the fash
ionable side of Chestnut, ascend the usua
staring white marble steps, and, passing be
meath elegantly framed oil portraits o
| Washington and Jackson, enter the door o
a large "doube house." four or five storie
high, and externally differing in no respec
from the best class of Philadelphia privat
! residences. a gentle looking little Cerberu
seems to be guarding the door from unau
thorized intrusion, but the Judges is
we'll face, and we pass in withou
question.
To the right is an elegantly furnishe
smoking room, with all manner of bachelo
comforts scattered about; to the left, tn
, large handsome saloon parors form the re
ception room of the Club A full-lengt
portrait of Henry Clay occupies the place {
honor; other pictures of eminent America
, statesmen adorn the walls, intersperse
Fl with tattered battle flags and other relics {
the war.
Ascending to the second story, we entC
spacious apartments just over the parlor
forming the reading room Of the Club
Every prominet paper Of the country an
! every magazine Of any note is on file; II
! leading foreign newspapers, from the III
and News down to the Times, are likewi:
; received; and the tablos are strewn with
collection Of less important Journals, and Il
!, whole brood of pamphlets the war hi
! ! brought forth. In conspicuous positio
hangs a bit of shot riddlcd, coarse colort
!, bunting that is as sacred now as the o
= chair in Independence Hall-h is Kearney
J battle flag, and it waved in the front in e
y cry battle where that gallant soldier led, d
: at last in his fierce valor he famed out b
!, lite beside its blood,red folds at Chantill
= Well may the Loyal League lay it up amor
! y its sacred relics, with the letter Of donatiC
I from Kearney' soldiers fastened to it.
! There are other treasures here-fags
y y Philadelphia regiments, with the pror
. blazonry of dozen battle fields, all she
y torn and blood stained now, but sacred eve
u more; swords that stout sons of Philadt
: pbia have welded in our cause, and, eros
:, ing these on the Club house walls, 9th
% blades surrendered, after we'll fought field
by South Carolina, Virginia and Georg
g traitors; relics from scores Of battles tn
is generations to come will prize and stu
SO over as we now prize the old Queen arm
+ that did good service on that first brave d
N at Bunker's Hill.
of Other stories are devoted to the ,oor'
t. the League, document rooms, mailing a
& folding rooms and the like, and to the CT
j, sine. Clerks are busy sending of documen
y pamphlets on all phases Of the Secessl
~ ouestion. sneeches in defense of all disf