Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-06-25

such a state of things2 Nothing more than
that they had determined on 1t beforehand.
Let us sec II they had determined on re-.
belion beforehand. .Us
THE CONSPIRACY AGAINST THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY.
There was held 10 1850. after the usages
o. the Dem0cratic party, q Convention, in
many men who knew beforehand what was
coming to pass, and which did come tn PASS,
at that time, who were not considered very
sagacious for all that. There were men
there who had determined to create divi.
sion, in order to effect their purpose. But
there was an obstacle in their way; there
stood between them and their object the
great Democratic party. They could send
away ships aud rob arsenals, hut there still
stood between them and their object power
which they must strike down and grind to
powder. For quarter of century the
Democratic party had stood as bulwark in
their way, but at Charleston they struck it
down. Everybody knew that il at that
Convention they had nominated Stephen A..
Douglas or James Guthrie, and given him
an honorable support in the South, he
would have been elected Therefore they
struck him down by Offering them terms
they could not submit to, terms which no
honorable man North could accept; terms
you would not submit to to day as terms of
peace; terms it your delegates had sub.
mittcd to, you would have risen against
them and massacred them on their return.
They split the party in twain and adjourned
to Baltimore. They did that to get pre-.
text to organize rebellion. A man who de-
MES this is utterly without reason.
THE INAUGURATION OF THE CONTEST
Following this state Of things as inevitably
as event follows cause, we have the full in.
auguration of this contest. In the mean.
time, however, the extraordinary desire of
the NortherN people for peace, interposed
what is known us the peace Congress. -
| will not weary you with details of its bar
rcn sessions. Suffice it to say, that no terms
could be made there, and no proposition
was entertained that was not humiliating in
its character even to the Border States, and
and destructive to the peace of
the Free States and which, even if adopt
ed, could have postponed but for limited
period the conflict. Now, who that has ex.
aniued this thing, does not say that the
first duty of every man in the North is the
Government and the country until this con.
tiict is brought to an end? Applause
Why do we argue this point? One would
think the whole people would be of one
mind upon this subject, and that there
could be no necessity for argument or ap.
peal to the people of the land.
OPPOSITION TO THE WAR.
But the sad and humiliating truth is,
that even in the Northern States there is,
fict to take the sidd41sp u eaemy against
the side of the country. [Applause. l
do NOT propose to denounce or abuse any
man who holds an opinion contrary to my
own. But let US reason together. why
are you, my Democratic friend, opposing
this contest? You say it is carried on by
Wing Administration, which you don't like.
Is that Il sufficient reason? Suppose you
had a man in Jail convicted of burglary,
and you say, This man shall not go to the
Ohio penitentiary because Whig Sheriff
is going to take him there, or, because
majority of the jurymen who convicted him
were Wings" Upon this principle you
would not help enforce any OF the laws of
the State because of the Governor being n
Wing The spirit of the opposition is as
unreasonable and unjust in one case as the
other. You won't support the Admnistra-
tion in this war because it is Wing Ad-
ministration. Brother Democrat, that will
not do. You complain that we have been
so slow and tardy, that the rebellion should
have been put down long ago, and if the
Democrats had had hold OF it, it would
have been. You forget tae difficulties the
Administration had to encounter at the
commencement of the struggle; and that if
we have not accomplished everything we
would have accomplished, there may be
reasons which we may be ignorant OF. But
is it the duty Of prudent man to stop to
argue on this point? Now, brother Demo-
Gratis, | will make a bargain with you. You
20 on heart and hand in support of this
administration, and if, at the end, they
shall not have put down the rebellion, and
you will show me . Democrat who will make
cleaner sweep, will ground my arms and
enter upon the stump tor his election. =
Loud cheering, 1t will take time, but if
the work is done good patriot can afford
to wait. 1t may be that some small politi-
clans may spoil before that time, but we
had better sacrifice few of them than sac
rifice the country, Laughter. Ea .j}
DON'T LIKE ABoLiTroNIsTs,
But you don't like the Abolitionists in
this war, Aha. there's the corn on che toe.
Laughter. Now, so far as the pfopriety
or policy is concerned; eAink myself that
Mr.. Lincoln was not q very wise man in is.
suing his proclamation. differed with him
ON that point, but am not sure that he is
going to beat me yet. / said the moment
that was done it would start every political
caviler in the land, who would create parties
and dissensions, and If the same thing could
have been done some other way it would
have been better. Then believe a good
deal ip the letter of General Ben. Butler
from Annapolis which proposed to treat
these blacks as contraband OF war, fAp.
plause, But we will leave the policy aside
at present. gt.. ,iijis4l1i .a1a 4i sgFl
THE RIGHT 70 USE SLAVERY TnPUT DOWN
Yry % THE REBELLION.
Tho only ,uastion that comes up at this
time is, should the Northern people, or
Northern Government employ the institu
ton of Slavery as means in putting down
this rebellion2 If you call that abolition
zing this war, it is species of Aboltionism
which | have not learned heretofore. Does
any man put himself upon the ground that
it Is unconstitutional to use every means
either 10 the hands Of our enemy or our own
to put down this rebellionp If the army
marching through the enemy's country
finds hundred horses or mules he needs,
hs s,,o ~obne Il, aud tatas tham op1 drivaa