Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-08-13

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the soil Of the United States--easy 10 march
bis army into Texas and other Southern
States and give assistance to the rebels.
pledge you my word, my coontrymen, to,
day, that JEFF. Davis and his pretended !
poleon Bonaparte to como to their rescue
and save them. They have promised to be.
come subjects Of France rather than be |
forced to be citizens of the United States
Government. One Of the officers Of their
army told me that their Minister was au-
thorized to make the proposition, and that !
the high officials Of the Confederate Gov
ernmen: are in favor OF it and would do il
before they would ever submit to the United
States Government any more. But when
you come to talk to the common people they
say quite differently. When you catch the
men who are forced to fight the battles Of
the South, they say, whenever it happens
We are with you. 1t shows that there are
men there who have not lost all feeling for
the old flag and the old Government; there
are men who love this Government. This
is the truth. m. r.r. Hg .lr
/ say that, BY the preparations that are
being made in France, Am perfectly salts
fed it is the intention to unite with the
South and attempt TO coerce US into meas
ures to recognize the Independence of the
South, and allow them to become depen-
dsncy of France. We ought to have an ar
my to not only crush out the rebellion, but
to take France by the head and heels, and
throttle her until she squeals. Applause.
| on'ttnow whether there are men in the
North who would like to see France have a
part Of this country or not. But, for the
reasons have named, we ought to have
this large army. / believe we have men
enough in the Geld to whip the rebels, but
we ought to have large army. Whenever
We have, you will see that the rebels will
begin to lay down their guns. Toombs,
Yancey, and the leaders Of the conspiracy,
will begin to make for some other country,
for their own personal safety. t'
THE NORTHWESTERN CoNFEDERAcY.
But, my friends, there is another side to
this question, that many of you have not
thought about. There is nobody wanting
to arm men prospectively for thing ofthat
kind; but there is something else going on.
Do you know that at the time this rebellion
broke out in the South, there was regu
lar organization to extend the rebellion a
little flrther than the South2 There were
men at the time who we're deep enough
stepped in villainy to at least consent that il
the South succeeded in establishing her in
dependence, then they would establish q
| Northwestern Confederacy, and unite with
the South, if not as one Government, in
sympathy and feeling, to arrange their com
merclal relations 90 as to crush out certain
interest in another portion Of the Govern
nient. Have you never heard men talk il
this country about Northwestern Confed
cracy? Have you never heard people ss!
they believe it would, be best to cut loos,
from the Yankee States? Have you neve
heard people say that we would have to Gu
loose, because the Yankees taxed US to-
much to send our produce to New York
that the imposition Of the tariff was sucl
that we could not stand it in the North
west. Have you never heard that? Ii 20,
have not, let me tell you about it. Let mi
tell you what it means. 1t means this: =
, That they would--at least some of the lead
ers, for don't think the masses of tn
people ever entered into such thing, o
) ever would-if they could only hold out tn
} inducement and could only make the peo
l pie believe that these rebels could not b
t put down, and could keep the Mississippi
, river blocked up SO that our produce coul'
belion succeeded, it would he very easy
\ convince the people of the Northwest ofth
! necessity for Northwest COnfederacy.-
!. The people Of the South would have passe
n an act declaring the Mississippi river FIRE
e to the Northwestern States, provided the
4 would secede from the Yankee States. =
!. That would have been the programme. Th
e opening Of the Mississippi would be the il
e ducement, and the high tariff that woul
q have to be paid on produce by railroad
q the East would be such an inducement alst
!. that it is possible the men Of the Nortt
n west would have been carried of ipto th
o vortex of ruin by such sophjstry and sue
+ illusions That was the programme. Whe
a the rebellion had succeeded in separatin
"a the North from the South, q howl woul
Il have gone out in the Northwestern State
10 Started by this set ofgentlemen, ''let us CT
+ loose from New England; we cannot affoI
;s to send our produce in this way threug
ia that country; let lIs 60 South; the people {
N the South will open the great artery OF tt
~ "a nation to as if we. will only cut loose fro
N the Yankees" With certain candida
\. for Governor Of Ohio as q leader OF that fa
vs ton, this would have been attempted in Il
"a Northwest, I am sure. Il do not say. tn
70 he was inany conspiracy. nothing Of tn
81 kind; nor do I propose. TO name the nam
,e of any body. I only name him because
Is would be q ft man and would have acceI
in I; cd the leadership without the least remor
,e Of conscience. When l was in Congre
m nme myself, great many men talked to me al
er told me that We would be bound to esta
m lish q Northwestern Confederacy-th
al there was an absolute necessity for it; th
av we could not stand it any longer. l thoug
';ys it was Joke. could not believe the
hmo 20 were such fools and fanatics living, B
r.. ~ what i have heard from Southern me
n. what have seen in Southern papers a
ps y the conduct Of certain men in the Mort
he he west, has satisfied me that there was a p!
he feet understanding in reference to Il
ne thing. Why ia it that a proposition y
va made iri Congress-not in our Congress, b
on n 10 the SO called Congress Of the Confedera
to States is it that q proposition was
nv troduced there Saying to the Northw'
a. "a thar If they would only desist from the ",
y, they wsuld open the Mississippi river
he the Northwest? That was done In the Cc
,rs M federate Congress. Some gentlemen In Q
!, country are in favor Of it too. Il only sho
y, =, the programme that was laid down to
,cc carried out. And these things are perfec
M n. plain. II men will examine, they will
ne Tor themselves. Z. ~, ~ s : y. 4,
ok LINCOLN BAsTILEs. oa. .at 8
'Ps Sora men IN this country say that IL