Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-11-05
An Eloquent Speech.

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Hon. Schuyler Oolfax, of Indiana, made
u speech In New York city last Thursday
night. We select the following eloquen,
passages from it: d. Aoa g..u8 .a- jo.
He would not speak Of the value and the
worth Of the Union, which could no more
be computed 10 dollars and centA than the
value Of fathers blessing or q mothers
love. Formed by our fathers when pinched
by poverty and hunger, and bankrupt in al
but faith and hope aud courage. But, aid
ed by the God OF Battles, they marched
firth and He gave them strength and from
that little beginning we have gone on with
the thronging triulnphs of three generations
since, winch showed this laiid seemingly the
most favored Of Coda population expand.
ing fnr beyond our former borders and across
the mountain watoh-towers Of our Western
plains to the glittering rayines of the Golden
State; and yet amid all these triumphs
without provocation this Rebellion was pre
cpitated on the country. I ask YOU Ii our
country ought nut to be desrer to US now in
the hour OF its affection aud trial than when
1 Was basking in the sunshine of prospcri.
e and famed by the xephyrs of peace p
This Government has poured It's blessings
upon all Ut US like the brimming water VI
rivers from their fulness into the sea. Rev
oluiion may sometimes be justifisble, Iwould
not insult the memory. Of our fathers by
saying 1t was not but It never can be iustI-
hable. TO drag the robes Of peace in tho red
blood Of civil war where there il an open
ballOt-box to redress fancied or real wrongs.
Il was jusiifiable ip, Hungary. and much as
admire Russia tor her, unvarying friend
ship TO our Republic, when think of their
Polish men aud women shot down ut War
saw, while peacefully. singing their national
hymns, it seems ~ if she had a right 10
rise and demand Tor herself ber old place
among the nations OF the earth. Cheers.
l will not speak OF party-God forbid
that | should. know how many anguish
cd hearts there must be in this assembly
fathers, mothers, weeping over tho loss oil
their first born, dear to them as their hearts
blood, who have fallen for their country
laid low by Rebel bullets, and who mourn
like Rachel aud will not be comiorted be-
cause they are not wives weeping for theil
husbands laid low by this wicked and gigan.
tic Rebellion, whom they are never to NEE,
again till they meet them at the judgment
day. should scorn myself, if under such
circumstances should come here to talk Of
party. Flaunt your party banners If you
will follow no Aag but the Gag of ths
Uno on, apd know no party but the party O.
my country. Long and loud applause. l.
Blow the party trumpets as you may, al
the music we should keep step to is the
music Of the Union (Applsuse. aafa
Whom you vote down the Union ticket
you give. hope and comfort 70 Rebellion L
has lived upon the hope Of aid in the North
and and yoS supRct its syaR.,h'1e,s hsr,
York come out for the Union and speak il
voice louder than her cataract Of Niagara
and as tar reaching as her commerce floats
to the farthest sea, and when It is knowr
termiued that this Rebellion shall be crush
ed j viii b. q valuable as the winning Of /,
He rejoiced that We had such . Presidep
as we have loud eheers]-as Abraham
Lincoln. Cheers The Ronan Senat.
voted thanks TO Varro, because in the dark
est hours he had never despaired OF the Re
public. And future generations will reoort
their thsnks to Abraham Iincoln, who il
the dark days Of the Republic year ago
when We had days without sanshins snt
nights without star, quailed not and die
MT despair Of the Republic. [Cheers. I h
there In an honest-hesyted man who lives IL
this country, whose whole soul is 6lled Will
devotion for the good Of his country, ths1
man is Abraham Lincoln Irene wed cheer
ing]; and though he sometimes differed
with the Administration % to Generals, vet
without regard 70 what Generals they pu
up or put down, be was for the Presidsn,
and the Administration Internationally L
the end. Enthusiastic sAri ST, and lons-oontinust
There are only two parties in the country
they are Rebel hsters on one side and Rebe
helpers 90 the other, If it !. true to-day, a
II was centuries ago, when declared By in
spiration, that be who is not for US & aEssins g
Us, aud he that gathers not with us scat
tereth abroad. He who is not against Is,
Rebels distinctly and for the Union and In,
Goyernweot unoo9ditionsly and above snt
before all things else, is directly or indirect
i " 4 helper Of this wicked aud rsd.Rsnde,
Rebellion, Cheers i9Ii ~, 'fT TiS7T7'i