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

"heh this coinmotlon Is put down BY crap
and shrapnel, and all have chaneoto couu
the cost, possibly even the calculation re
ferred to will be revised and there will b
no so'called "peace party" at ALL, That, a
least, is legitimate conclusion, 0 ID. 0
1t depends upon the Government a
Washington how far this thing-this stel
towards anarchy-is to go. Ri the spar
amount power" and it is bound to protcc
all citizens who are true to their allegianc,
to it, and no Ccpperhead official, in othe
words, no dsloyal functionary can be al
lowed to take such position, or to max
such pledges for incendiaries, robbers ant
murderets ss win pnrslyse tho arm Of tb
National Government in maintaining orde
in the country anywhere. ..-fU-s.a
And to put down this horrible and revolt
ing outburst, these mad excesses, there !,
but one way; and the method is uothins
new. 1t is that adopted by the old Napo
leon, when his cannon thundered upon The
rear Of the mobs at Paris, as they fed il
dismay from the glance OF that eye before
whose glance in after years all Europe
quailed. The method adopted by Napoleon
in dealing with wretches such as swept
triumphantly for the time through the
streets of Paris, and are now desolating the
Empire City, has never been improved upon,
and never will be. At this present writing,
we'hear that it has been tried in New York,
but only to limited extent. ylala.t ~
The great pity is that the accursed sneaks
who have wiled the ignorant and depraved
into these exccsses cannot be. visited Alright
at once, instead of their fellows. They
will take themselves off they will, as in the
conflict with the rebellion, take good care
not to expose their precious persons and
so Ignorance and folly and depravity must
pay the traditional penalty to which they
will always be obnoxious. In this respect,
and popularity, the sharpest and most
emphatic teachings are the most merciful
in the end. 1t is the high prerogative of
society to protect itself, with the sword,
with cannon and with musketry, if need be
but still to protect ITSELF Mob law must
not dominate, any more than the right to
secede, to rebel, to bring everything into
must be admitted as prin.
ciple. The loyal are in the ascendant, and
they will remain SO, and more and more
this will be the case. The back of the re.
bellion-all men can see-is broken and
in finishing it all the brood of lesser evils
will be buried in the same grave. 1
And in this present chance to vindicate
the rights Of society will be contained the
germ Of lesson hereafter to be of infinite
service to the whole country. Freedom in
The past emempli6ed in the reign. of mob
aw, at times, has run into licentiousness
md when these mobs are put down by the
strong hand, the rights of all will be better
lefned. Should a Copperhead Governor
'r timid Mayor embarrass proceedings,
ct the Government paramount, as ih duty
bound, come to the rescue and if National
yunboats sweep the docks in the desperate
or National troops sweep the
streets with grape and cansister, the high
will afterwards come out of
heir hiding places, look upon their deluded
ollowers and their own blighted hopes,
wiser, if not better men. We hope and OK. |
,ect to hear Of this. Meanwhile, let every
oyal man stand by the Government, and
ct the Government do its duty.-TBalti.
more American.