Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-10-27
AN tMPoRrANT DOCUMENT.
Appeal from loyal southern
Men 10 the Governors Of
the Loyal states.
DESTRUCTION OF CIVIL LIB
= ERTY In THE SOUTH.
REBEL ATOMS
IN THE NORTH.
THE PEOPLE FOR REUNION.

the Southern States, both in aud out OF the |
rebel army, through the instrumentality Of
an absolute and relentless despotism, places
1t most completely out of their power, with.
out the aid Of the United States army, to
ever regain their liberties D 'Hr
Within the rebel lines not a vestige of
civil liberty exists, and it is only when the |
fortunes of war throw US within the reach |
OF Federal protection, that we can, without
the hazard OF life, give expression to our
desire for a restoration Of the Union
Completely diyested of all power Of in
huence over our leading men, and in state
Of absolute vsssalage to the arbitrary edicts
of u military usurper, our only hope of re-
lease is upon the overthrow ofth ambitions
men who have thus enslaved US.
In ad lressing you, We wish to be under
stood as appealing. not only to the Chief
Executive of the State of Illinois, but to the
GovefnUrs OF all the loyal States, to be on
their guard against the insidious encroach
ments Of rebellion at your own doors and
your own firesides. to,.
No pains will he spared By our leading
reoels TO oripe. seduce, deceive or overawe
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REBELLION AND ITS DESIGNS,
Leading disunionists of the South, for
several years prior to the rebellion, exerted
all their tact and ingenuity to find out some
justlhable pretext to seeede from the Union,
and set up for themselves At no time have
they ever been satisfied with Government
OF equal rights and privileges, and they have
ever considered it ompromiss Of their
dignity to ask poor men, or the common
people, for the privilege of going to the
Legislature, filing a scat in Congress, or of
occupying other high aud honorable posi-
tiUns. .......
Ever longing for the pomp ami splendor
of monarches, and ioI the eHtailment Of
exclusive hereditary emoluments aud privil-
eyes, they have had no patience with the
majority rule under our form of Govern
ment, which has given to the people polti-
cal equality. They have always considered
themselves as u class OF superior mem
insking no part OF the people, but entitled
to an the exemptions and lnmunlties Of
privileged cass. And IN haranguiny what
they conceive to be the vul gar herd, they
address them as inenlals, calling them my
people, us II they thought the people
belonged to them. 80 accustomed are they
to speak "f their slaves calling them my
negroes or my servants, that IN address
ing the common hard working citizens,
they call them my pooplei' and should
they succeed IN setting up monarchy upon
the ruins OF the old Government, then the
| -'N vs. P~VPAS "''
be called my subjscts.
Descendants OF those who were disap-
pointed IN the overthrow OF British suprem-
acy over the American colonies, they have
lnneriIea tue sanie iose c,es o. mo1aIcny "nlcn
ac.ua'eo .ne loI,es ol 10, anu hence tney
nave pesn untlring 10 cohcoc"ng scnemes,
OF 10 seeking preteAls' ior the overthrow OF
Ancricsn Dehocracy.
ln 1907 ,he h'gh tarih' tnen IN existence,
was seized upon az JusIlhanle excuse Dy
'he uI'stocracy Vi oeutn Oaro'iua ior ACTS oi
'ha, noo.s;"D "u Wv esv aeS' on' ,hs o hIa a
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h"nn IL Jav po or sm hnnp since ".'~ wban % ,hov NV,
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oou't see no e'auenoe =, s"oa soseinmentt naS ~
~ 'no s1n'raa p.ospe''ty ,ha anu napp'ness | n y,
va. pooP'o, no, ooa;G .ney oonoo''e u a"y
na'lonai . reSpe''ao''i'y except unuer d
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