Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1863-10-07

wears, and if the letter and spirit of the
Federal Constitution had been carried out,
shenever could have been a member OF
theFederal Union, for she never had a
republican government, which Is guaran-
tsed TO all the States. A man must own
ten negroes before he can be reelected to
the Legislature. She ought to be let out
on contract To a Yankee company, 10 he
sawed out, flOated off, and sunk in the
ocean This rebellion is an old plot. As
far back as 1916, Governor Wise sent a
secret circular TO the Governors of all the
Southern States stating: Fremont would
be elected. propose. in this event, to
march to Washington, seize the archives,
and declare the Union dissolved Ere
mont was not elected, but meaner man
was-James Buchanan. Leading South
erners in Congress refused to stay the I'm
ion, even though they were allowed to
dictate the terms of compromise. Mason
said the South would go out, although
the North should give more than she had
asked. Good United States arms of all
kinds were condemned at the public arse
naIs by Southern officers-were advertised
for sale in obscure papers-and Southern
Governors were notified to sendagents on
to buy up SIS muskets at $3.50 apiece
Thus they prepared for rebellion, secretly
for ears.
In 1860 | visited Montgomery, Ala
bama, and was invited by the Legislature
to deliver an address in their hall, on
public affairs | did so. declared my
self a pro-slavery man, and that desired
the prosperity of the South. But added
that had seen with pain their act TO arm
IL. So Pan,hlInon D.asiA.,f
should be elected. | said that it meant
treason, and | was an unconditional I'm
ion man, and would stand by the Union,
although slavery should perish. Some Of
the men hissed, and some elegantly
dressed ladies bounced up and left the
hall; the devil was in them, then, before
it got into the men. Ny ticket i'll 1860
was the Bell-Everett ticket, sort of
kangaroo affair, with all its virtue i'll its
hind legs. John Bell is now poking about
Rome and Atlanta with an old cotton UNI
brella under his arms, hunting for his
rights. He'll get them, his iron works
have got them already. Douglas headed
the next tlcket-a gallant patriot, who,
il alive to-day, would be in the field with
a star or two on his shoulders, Breckin-
ridge headed the third ticket. The fourth
and last ticket was headed by Mr.. Lin
coin, and if none you nave heard the
result before l have the pleasure of in
forming you, that ticket was elected
There would have been no war if Breck-
inridge had been elected. He would
have gone into office, sworn before God
and kissed the bible on it, to defend the
Constitution and the Union, spent four
years in filling every Southern fort and
city with arms, removed all the public
money South, manned the whole navy
with traitors, and at the end of his term
walked out of the Union, leaving the
North without a gun, ship, a pistol, or
a sabre. / thank my God to-day that
neither Bell, Douglas nor Breckenridge
were elected, and that a more honest,
brave, wise and patriotic man was elected
than ever Breckenridge could be, unless
he was made over again, and | think l
know enough of the divine character to
say that the almighty would never under
take that job. These Southern leaders
are the worst men who ever lived. There
are better men in the penitentiary, and
if | were not afraid of getting into theo |
logical controversy l would say there are
better men in hell! They took solemn |
oath of office, they deyoutly kissed the
Bible upon it, and then after legislating |
to Congress all day, and drawing their
they met in private room by |
night to plot the overthrow of the govern
ment. Honorable Toombs! Honorable |
A. o. P. x Y z. Nicholson! | will not
insult Judas Iscariot by comparing him
with these wretches. Why, after all their |
cry against the Abolitionists, these rebels |
are gang of negro thieves. Scott's Ala
bsma cavalry, composed of the Southern
kidnapped my negro boy Charles
one Sunday and run him South. He
came back to me the other day, having
givea them the slip, after getting his
rights" abundantly. Now, l had ex
pected that these blue coats" might take
a negro occasionally, but not the flower
of secession aristocracy! These rebels
have stolen more negroes since the rebel
lion began from Union men and run them
South, than the Abolitionists who are not
fit to hold candle to these Southern ne
gro thieves. Your Captain Perkins of
the town of Franklin, is a specimen of
these negro thieves. They are hypocrites
and soundrels, as well as traitors. hope
the devil may seize them and drown them
in the seas, as he did the swine in the
New Testament.