Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-08-18

Ine PRESIDENT there Is no such position
'taken as that assumed in the above
He says, In his "To Whom it May
Concern" certain propositions wiH be
received and considered, but he does
not say he will not receive or consider
any others. On the contrary, however,
he has time and again given assurance
that he was willing to receive any pro-
positions the Rebel Government should
think proper to make. In his letter to
the Illinois Convention he said:
Nov, allow meto assure you that no
word or intimation from that rebel army. or
from any Of the men controlling il, in rela-
ton TO any peace compromise, has ever
come to nay knowledge or belief All
charges and insinuations to the contrary are
deceptive and groun1less. And promise
you that ifany such proposition shall hereaf
ter come, IT SHALL NOT BE REJECTED and
kept secret from, vou." u
The abolition of Slavery is not now
and never has been an ultimatum with
Mr.. Lincoln, without the accomplish
ment Of which he would not be willing
to restore the Union. In his letter to
Mr.. Greeley he said:
"If there be those who would not save
the Union unless they could at the same
time save slavery, | do not agree with them.
If there be those who would not save the
Union unless they could at the same time
destroy slavery, ] do not agree with them.
Ny paramount ot.ject is to saue the Union,
and not either to saye or destroy sldrery.
IF | could save the Union without freeing
any slave, | would DO tiff could save it
by. freeing all the slaves, would do it-and
il | could do it by freeing some and leaving
others alone, would also do that.
What do about slavery and the colored
race, do because believe it helps to save
this Union, and what forbear, forbear be-
cause | do not believe it would help to save
the Union. ...5ig
I shall do less whenever shall believe
what | am doing hurts the cause, and
shall do more whenever | believe doing
more will help the cause"
We think this is enough upon this
subject, and no one, not bent upon mis-
chief, and reckless in the use of means
to accomplish it, would, in the face of
these facts of history, and the obvious
meaning of language, attempt such con-
temptible pettifogging as the editor of
the Gazette has been guilty of.
In another article the editor says
Is it not still more cowardy and wicked
in him 1.-THE editor of the CHRoNTcLE) to
advise his abolition friends to arm them
selves and cut the throats of their neigh
bors, and then call this peace"
You contemplate, lying scoundrel, you
know we advised no such thing We
advised the Union men of the County
to organize and arm themselves "for
self; defense and the protection Of their
lives and property" And recent dem
onstrations of the Democratic party, in
their midnight organizations, give just
cause for alarm to the law abiding and
peace loving element in our communi-
ty, and indicate that if we would have
peace here, ace mast be prepared to en-,
force 1t at the point of the bayonet.--
We have never said: B." Burn them out -
Clean out the abolition hole, +" as your
party has been advised by its leaders.
We have only warned the people OF
their danger, and called on them to
prepare themselves for selt-defence, and
we say now that that people who per-
nit the sympathizcrs with treason to
organize in secret, oath bound, mid
night conclave in the name of Democ-
racy, and there perfect their plans for
the resistance of the laws, and the over
throw of the Government, without rails
ing their voices against it, and arming,
if need be, to resist their efforts, when
made, to accomplish these purposes,
are unworthy the name of American
citizens. E...