Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-10-01

dlcti0n OF any other State without
the consent Of the legislature Of the States
concerned, as well as of the Congress2"
Was 1t the Abolitionists who meanly
picked quarrel with the weak neighborng
Republic Of Mexico, which cost US tens OF
thousands of lives, and hundreds of mil.
lions Of dollars that the pretext might De
used for stealing California for tlavery, be
cause it lay south of36 degrees 80 minutes?
Was il the Abolitionists of South Caroli-
ma, who passed that Infamous law, impris-
oning the citizens of Northern maritime
States who came into her seaports following
their calling in legitimate commerce? aud
was it the Abolitionists Of Charleston who
threatened to mob Samuel Hoar, when he
went to the vile den Us the legal representa-
tive Of sovereign State to test, ia the Su.
preme Court, the validity Of this statute
which clearly violates the section Of the
Consultation which provides that "the citi
zens Of each State ,shsii be entitled TO all
the privileges and inmunities Of citizens of
the several States29 =.
Was It the Abolitonists who in 1850 de-
manded and obtained the passage Of the
execrable fugitive slave law, as Q counter
poise to the admission Of California as q
free State, by which vile enactment the
right Of trial by jury was abrogated in the
trial for the highest right which the law can
either confer or destroy, which erects petty
court in the person Of commissioner, and
deliberately offers bribe for the rendition
of theperson claimed as a slave to his alleged
owner, by doubling the fee in case the per
son claimed be renanded to slavery?
Was it the Aboli,ionists who swept away
the Missouri restriction, which opened up to
slavery every inch of unorganized territory
under the Jurisdiction of the United States,
without one petition from the people on the
subject, thus placing on the statute book the
most eminently wicked law which has ever
disgraced this Government?
Was it the Abolitionists who attempted to
force slavery on the unwilling people OF
Kansas at the points OF Federal bayonets,
by the torch OF the incendiary, aud with
the assassin border ruffiau's bowie knife2
Was II the Abolitionists who as aces,
sories of treason. sent our army into the dis
affected State of Texas in 1S60-'6l to insure
its capture scattered our navy over the
world to prevent Its use in maintaining the
authority of the Government against the
then organized rebellion; beggared the treas
ury, and destroyed our credit to cripple the
energies of the Republic, refused to move
finger 10 dcfenseSof the national honor
and authority, while ships, dockyards, forts,
arsenals, navy yards, arms, ammunition,
supplies, and manufactures of arms were
being stolen in all directions while- they,
whose duty it was to prevent these things
or punish the traitors who committed these
unhcard Of crimes, sat like pack of shiv
ering towards fearful to move, when theil
william masters were destroying the country
and putting it to open shame
Finally; was il the Abolitionists who pass
ed ordinances Of secession for the ayowed
purpose Of destroying the Ualon, and aftel
violating the Constitution in every part
trampled it under foot did they raise theil
fratricidal hands, in bloody violence against
the flag which until that moment had pro
tected them at home, and rendered theil
name honorable abrosdP did they batter Fort
Sumter to pieces, and for the first time iI
history humble the banner of Liberty?
Does there exist out of lunatic asylum
any one besotted enough to assert, that these
things were not all done by Democratic lead
ers-in Democratic States aud permitted by
a Democratic Administration And doe.
not every sensible being kao,o, that thest
same party leaders, who did these things
and permitted them to be done, yet exu
in their acts, and, through the party the!
control, are now extenuating the crimes anC
doing their utmost to shield the criminals
Heinous as the inexpressible viliany is, it il
exalted to comparative virtue when measur
ed the standard of that infamous lie, con
stantly dinned in our oars-"that the Abe
litionists have caused, and are responsible,
| tor this war. =, -