Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-01-29

Enuisnd's hrcnslplate."
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ttis very beautiful, indeed aud very
wonderful, too, az q specimen Of eptempore
talking, and yet it IL faithfully written down
as IN the excitement Of the moment he has
uttered II. No wonder the galleries sp-
plaud again, while sii through the House
there runs On approving nsurmur that soon
hnds its f6sus inthe warmsss congratu-
lations to the uow exhausted snd haggard-
looking speaker.
WRIGHT or vALLANDIaHAM
The excited PennsJlvania Democrat who
strovs to get the fioon before, rises a fine,
portly, silver haired, norid- faced, gold. spec.
taced gentleman OF the old school, scarcely
past the vigor Of his earlier manhood yet,
though he must be fifty or fifty five. His
appearance plainly betrays his extraction
from the best race that has gone to the won
derful commiugliugijn our American blood
the Scotch lrish;iso his mutton Icy whis
kers and bold, frank, manly way Of talking,
confirm the ebetrayal. He is the author of
the resolutions on which the debate is Ia
king place, and speaks Of right
He has other claims to be heard. "Hs
was President (ass trus.blue Democrat
Baltimore National Democratic Convention,
Democrat, was slaughtered by the sudden
sprinsing of the two thirds rule and was
thus driven to the organization Of a vital
continues our True blue, "but for sustain.
ing thatftwo, ttSsdsSuse by his decision rs
President there, We might have escaped the
nri0ip nf fhaao 4sRonlt;aa Wurnur
does well TO help slay them now. Let q seq
what course he take. "'o% = qd q.
1.-The Honsc has the saiss curiosity with
the True blue, JWnght's position is not
very well understood, and good many Re-
pubicans expect repetition Of the Vallan-
digham performsnce. y Ys-g
The delusion Is soop ,dispellsd. His first
words, clear and bold, and flung out in that
style which the Stump loves 80 we'll strike
homo 70 the core Of the matter. II am a
peace man, but am net peace man If
that peace is 10 10 established upon the
dismembered fragments ofs broken and
destroyed Union, I am . peace man. il
peace eau be- obtained With rebels who are
striking at the'vitals Of the Republic, upon
terms that shall be alike honorable to the
patriotism and courage ofthe North. But
as my resolutions say, while the rebellion
stands in d 'menacing attitude, while their
guns are directed upon your very capital
itself, and white they themselves say they
will tnske ug4ssas vish ", / am not Q
peace man. because under those oircumstan-
ces | could not be peace man and pre-
serve my own honor aud my own country"
Good, good, exclsim the excited Re-
publicans, who Instantly begin Aycking over
to the opposition side, to see the war in the
family. Hs continues TO deaouncc the idea
Of Offering proposals. of peace to armed reb-
els, anil bring. out hi. propositions with a
slcdge hammer force that almost make you
want to start the hip hip hsrrah at the
close Of every sentence. The Democrats
soowl; volland' shsm grows uneasy, and 90
casonally interrupts, always coming oH
second best when he does Nd; the Border
State men give tho closest attention. The
| galleries are slsotrihed, and nov and again
deity the Speakers ,hrcats, BY bursting Out
into ringing Applause.
| Great God," exclaims the member in
his hearty Penn ylvauia way, lis ito be
supposed that because . cainy sign has mol
come up 10 pabIie expeetAtion, We ere 10 lay
down our arlns and sue Oh traitors lk,
spaniels for peAcel As God lives ther,
snail DO day OF reckoning. The man who
10 on the sido Of his country and on the side
OF litarty now, his name and reputation
shall live forever; and thar man wiIo says
down with your srins, and lot the ensin.
prosper and take possession Of your capital,
shall have q reputation md memory ~ in.
famous and damnabls y, that Of the Cow.
boys OF tho Revolution
The Peace Democrats s1uirin, and Val
landighan Yiss to better matters by inter
ruption, sud succeed. in getting more
emphatioalI poon,ed. The sturdy Penn
sylsanian isNbi6s diysn from the oour-.
no has chosen. Thsh Republicans crowd
closer around hiu AMI grow jubilant. love.
joy plants himself s,iarsiy ncfore him, hi,
great, good naturcd face fairly shining. u,
il is said OF old, the faces OF those did avho
had seen the Lord; Stevens smiles griin ap
provs!; A;aoid' and Gurley rub their hands,
aud walk back, aud forth as iSthey ooull
hardly cnWtsia yhersslves; Goifax, Dunn,
Elgerton, Nilnbls aud others OF our West
ern men look on in delight from their seats
while Bingham, who has been lying ex
hausted on = sofa in the cloak room, rashe.
out to see what the applause is about and
is soon as ecstAtic as tho rest. f'
The speaker has his occasional words oi
rebuke for the Administration, and the Re
publcans, but thoy are tho robukss OF 8
friend to the 3overnmant, and God know
they are needed II is very plain that he
is y Democrat Of the straitsst sect, but it i
still palmer that his Democracy has no,
tainted his honest nature nor destroyed his
patriotism. tr '
He responds in order to numerous points
that his rebel fellow Democrat has nude,
makOs telling hits Throughout. aud in the
numerous Interruptions to which be il sub
jected BY his ehrSgsd party, bears himssli
manfully right through. ~ S3 teq ..a
Finally he closss, and It Is CLOSE worth
listening 10. lie has just risen from bed
Of sickness, and 10 almost too weak still tc
attempt speaking ct all And it must b.
Eremembsss3 thai he hss lost very dear
son in tho esrmy--ip that terrible campaign
on the Chick ahominy, to which be touch
ingly alludes; llsl~t . gpg IVA
Mr. speuker am'so much exhausted ,ha, 4 must brn,
| my remarks 70 d closs Where MOOD when rebellion
began, stand tp-dny, On the ssfne platform Ihave
dergone no change IN my senllrents opinions do
nouced rebellion al the ihfcshhold drnounce II now
have terms 10 make with traitors which look TO ,hs
des,ruson OF the Union am satisfied other car
be obtained Time will determine whether my position
| bo right or not, abide it, fUJ. ll
| Ths war has cost its Trials aud tribulaiions. cur
truly close my remarks with quotation from anc eil
philosopher uttered over the dead body Of his son, sal
IN baWe; II should have bIushed II tntos house hat
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