Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-07-30

WE publish elsewhere Vallandigham' Q
IYonunciamento to the Democracy Of Ohio.
We wish our readers to cut it out and pre-
sstne it for future use, as it isa valuable
document t. the Union party. 1t contains
such clear and conclusive evidence Of his
sympathy for the South, and such reck
less disregard of truth in its bold inisre
presentation Of the condition and purposes
Of the Southern people, that even bis
friends, in many insssrces, are disgusted
with it.
In the very first sentence Of his address
he speaks of the South as If an ihdepen-
dent Government, q foreign Government
to which he has been banished from the
United States. He places the loyal and
disloyal sections Of our country in juxtapo.
sition, and calls one the United States, and
the other the Confederate States. He speaks
Of the chief officers of the former as ''the
weak despots at Washington" and says he
was "Jairy and HoNoRApLY dealt ,oih"
BY the latter. Who can fail to see, in this
part Of his address, the bitter and vindic-
tive hatred Of the traitor for the country Of
his birth, and the warm unconcealed SYM
pathy Of the friend of the South, for the
cause aud country of the rebelsi
His twaddee about 'cowardly despotism,'
'.sruelty outraged" rights Of the States, u
liberty Of the people" "restorers and
defenders of constitutional iborty," "ffes
speech, free press" &C., &C., is the shsercst
gssconade Of tho demsgoguo, hbels and
ISLANDERS upon the country and its officers,
demonstrated by the freedom with which
his friends, and the friends of the South
have been permitted to utter their treason.
able ISLANDERS against the Government and
their sentiments Of sympathy for the re-
belion. To talk about despotism, cruelty
outraged, and interference with the rights
Of the States, and the liberty Of the people
In country which, although engaged in q
desperate contest for self existence, and ths
observation Of the liberty Of the people
permits its enemies, and tho friends o.
those who seek its destruction, to utter and
publish with impuuity their reasonable
sentiments, aud scatter them broadcast
among the people, to poison the fountain o.
liberty, and destroy confidence in the Gov
srnnent, is adding insult to injury. Tn,
iioentious freedom Of speech and Of tn,
press, INDUCED in by this demagogue ans
Ms followers, is bearing the fruits Of riot
arson and murder, and Is threatening NOR,
seriously, the peace and safety Of the ooun
tiy than the shattered army Of the Rebe
conspirators.
When Mr.. Vallandigham ceases hi
scnseless twaddle upon these played-ou
claptraps, and undertakes to speak Of th
condition and determination of the peopl
Of what be is pleased to call the "Conied
crate States," he treads upon the group
Of history, and here displays, either an "a
porance Of fact inexcusabls in one who ha
had his opportunities to ascertain the truth
o. malicious design to misrepressnt th
condition and purposes Of that people, i
order to make capital to bolster up th
-siaking fortunes Of tho "psses-
terms" party, Of which he is the acknow
edged lssdsr:
Tmml3ng q thousand miles and NOR,
throd k nearly oAs. half Of the Conisderai
Stal63, sod sojourning fer time at wide
different points, Iniet not Que man, ioomo
sfchit9 who ras not rcsoiued to perish rath