Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-02-12
nothing. This seemed to be the disposition

nothing. The seemed to be the disposition
Of the Senate in regard TO militia system.
All agree onthe Importance Of AZ affective
militia, but they hesitate on the dollars and
cents. He was from district where they
paid some takes, and he would be sustained
in advocating q bill that would bring every
able bodied man under an effective organi-
zation. Gentleman called it q standing ar
my. He didn't caro-. He wished last fall
that there had been q standing army, 10
meet the foe coming against us. During
that threatened invasion, everybody asked
why the Legislature had not passed mill
tia bill, aud he could give no good reason. -
II we have to assess one per cent. upon the
property Of the State, let US do it, and put
the State upon a war footing.
Mr.. Robinson had seen, last summer, the
necessity for amiltitia organization through
out the length and breadth of the State. -
He thought it was demand of the people
Of Ohio, that this Legislature should per-
feet some bill that would properly organize
the able.bodied men of the State. His own
city had, during the past year, felt the need
of such force as the militia would afford.
He feared another general election would
not pass before it would be demonstrated
that such salutary oser was necessary.
All human governments were established
by the sword, as they are also destroyed by
the sword. There is no other strong power
and when civil processes fail, nations must
appeal to the sword. The only question is,
shall we continue as we have been doing, or
shall we organize for more elective work?
He should vote for an eTectual organizi-
tion.
Mr.. lang doubted whether the gentleman
from Hamilton in his cool moments, would
vote for tax of mill on the dollar for or
ganizing the militia. 1t would yield SlO,.
600, 900
Mr.. Eggleston explained that he said if it
should be necessary to put the State on q
war footing, he would vote for one per cent.
True, it would yield eight or ten millions,
which would put musket in the hands Of
4OO, 900 soldiers. IF this strife was to con-
tinue, and especially it each State, or each
half dozen States, are to be separated, the
quicker Ohio is put upon war footing the
better. Ifit is the plan of that Senator's
friends to cut us off from New England and
carry us down South, the sooner we put the
State upon war basis the better it will be
for US.
Mr. Finck, though tho rcmark was not
directed to him, felt that as the leader ef
his side of the Senate he was called upon to
retort. He arose calmly, and proceeded to
make some general remarks, as though
there was no cause for excitement but soon
he came to the point: This is not the war
Of Ohio as State. 1t is the war Of the
General Government, to bo prosecuted, l
hope, for the purpose Of maintaining its
existence, and the execution Of its laws
The soldier Of Ohio, when he enters the
service Of the National Government, be
comes man Der Of the Federal army. Il
it necessary that Ohio, outside Of the Fed
eral Government, should have standing
army for some other purpose2 If this is
the idea Of the Senator from Hamilton, let
him confess it. Is Ohio to declare war
against some other State2 like not these
insinuations and taunts thrown out here. II
it has become question of debate whether
New England is to be left out in the cold, it
has not become such question in this Leg
islature it is not question considered by
the National Government. trust, and am
sincere in that hope, that the time never
will come whom We shall have to consider
the dismemberment of any Of these States.
And stand here to declare that if the
policy on which the war was originally com.
menced had been adhered to, the suppress
sion Of the rebellion would have been con-
summated and the States again united
And charge it upon the Senator from
Hamilton, and his friends Of the Admins
tration, with having caused the division in
the North and in Ohio, to which ho refer
red.
Mr.. Humphroyville, y. D., from the
Lorraine district, made some temperate re.
marks in favor of some kind of an organiza.
ton Of the militia that would not involve
any considerable expenditure Of money
lie was opposed to paying either officers or
men. If patriotism was not sufficient,
money would not be.
Mr.. Eggleston again took the floor, and
declared that Ohio was loyal to tho Union,
and hoped always would remain so; bu. he
would say to the Senator from Perry, (Mr,
Finck) that it his friends, or his party,
devised any scheme by which they should
seek to drag Ohio out Of the glorious Union,
she would with her strong hands and patriot
hearts, rebel against any and all such action.
Tho gentleman charges upon my party the
guilt of bringing about this state Of things.
10 this | can best reply by reciting fact -
During the burning ofa large building, the
inccndiary who set it on fire was busy run
ming through tho crowd crying, "put it
nut, put II Out" and at last he actually got
into a fight with the fremen as to how it
should be put out. Now charge il upon