Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-09-22

Let us say to these States, come back
with all your rights, and not say to them as
Abraham the first and Abraham the last
cheers has said, that you can come back
if you will give up your slaves. Cheers.
We have been told that the South had no
resources, that their. soldiers are naked and |
unfed. IF they fight so well without any
thing to eat or wear, what in Gods name |
will become Of us i they ever get anything
to wear and eat. [Cheers
"He saidthat Lincoln already felt insecure |
and that Mrs. Lincoln made him sleep on
the back side OF the bed against the wall.
for fear he would be gobbied up, jchcersj
but Mrs. Davis let jeff. sleep on the fore
side and run around loose. Laughter and
renewed cheers. We ask that the people
shall bow down to the will OF the people and
they have willed that George B. Mcclellan
shall be nominated and elected. Immense
cheers. Then we believe, one by one, the
stars will come back upon our banner, and
believe that that concern at Washington
will be buried" Cheers
Isaiah Rynders said
"E1e had denounced the unhely crusade
against our Southern brethren even before
the first regiment was moved Southward -
He saw the inevitable result Of war the
waste and blood and tears it would,entail,
and to-day he could say, and he said it with
pride, that he bad never said one word
against the brave, the noble, the generous,
the chiva'rous. people of the South, and he
trusted in God he never would. .....-
Nearly half million Of those noble men
had fallen in bloody graves, but they re-
main unconquered. [Cheers. They can
never be subdned, as they are part of our
own flesh and blood. Loud applause. l.
Millions more of men may be torn from
their homes to fall in the fight. but the task
will fail, as it ought to do The war is car
ried on for the niger, and in God 5 name let
the Abolitionists fight it out We shall
nominate our candidate on Monday, and
place him squarely upon platform of peace
and sweep the nation like a whirlwind.-
| Those who count upon a division of the
Democratic party will be disappointed. We
are one and all for peace, and with this
magic word upon our banner we shall sweep
over the course, and roll into oblivion the
black, negro-loving, negro-hugging worship
pers of old Abe Lincoln"
Hon. Benjamin Allen; of New York, said
'The people will soon rise, and if they
ballot they will by the bullet" Loud
cheers.
d. Ii. Mahoney of Dubuque Iowa said !:
''The aggressions of the North, followed
persistently for thirty years, compelled the
South to withdraw, much against their will.
To get them back you must repudiate the
disgraceful treatment they received, and
thrust from power the instruments of, their
attempted degradation. Wemust elect our
candidate, and then holding out our hands
to the South. invite them to come and sit
again in our Union circle. A voice-'Sup-
pose they won't cnme2' II they will not
come to us, then | am in favor of going to
them. Loud cheers Our Constitution
can be mnde acceptable to them, and then
| have the assurance that they will return
and forget the past. You live in day
when men and not piruies are needed
These are the tlues that try mems souls,
and might rdd that they will try their
nerves. trust that the Democracy, which
has never YET failei the country, will moi
falter now ; hut remenb ring the cause foi
which their fathers fought aud died, be
ready To emulate their example"
Mr. Paine OF Missouri said
I'VE ore all tired Of this war That's so.
lie came to represent the views of Missouri
which were peace and the Union as it was
They wanted no Lincoln conditions anc
notifications of the Constitution, but woulC
say to our Southern brethren, We wan
Won to return and exercise the same right.
which you have leen despoiled of, and which
the constitution empowers you to possess.
They ,'auld welcome them back, as the
father VI old did the prodigal son-withou
reserve. lie was sorry to say that in thi
very Uonvec ti,,n, where they had met t.
=, In,fripno th.,
who wished to throw firebrand into thei
midst by iac,ious opposition to Mcclellan
Such men were Ia lse TO Democracy, Il
their country. and to th air common human
ity, aud were simply traitSrs. Did the peo
pie want draft? mot by id sight
Then they must upset the present govern
ment at Washington. This dynasty had al
ready placed in the field 200 900 men t.,
be offered upon the altar of the negro, nnc
now it demanded 100000 more. II these
are given there will be no fnality, but only
a prelude to fresh calls. all to elevate the
tat.nosed, wooly-headed, long g-heeled cursec
OF God and damned Of man descendants OF
Africa"
Mr. Geo. Sanderson of Philadelphia said
ut is for you. fellow citizens, il is for the
white men of the North, to say, at the cleo
tion in November next, to Abraham Lincoln
and his combined minions and satraps-
Thus far hast thou gone, but no farther
shalt thou CO. Great applause. We ex
pect to give you, tomorrow, candidate fo
the Presidency a voice-'For Gods SAX,
give US a man who has had nothing to d,
with the war who will use his best efforts
to bring around peace"
| Hon. w. w. O'Bren of Illinois said
Taking advantage of an unholy war
they ride rough-shod over the rights Of all
1t has snatched cur sons from us to aid il
forcing upon us these CALLING wrongs. lie
us resolve here to night that he shall hav,
no more white blood to prosecute thi,
damnable war.
"But We have men who call themselves
War Democrats; men who for the sake o
power or pelf went into the business o
murder, aud soaking their hands in fratern
al blood, they hold them up to you, all drip
ping in gore and say. Behold my loyalty.
They are not Democrats--they are Aboli
tionists, and this fall we will bury them il
in the same grave with the Abolitonists
and damn them to eternal infamy." Cheers
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