Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-04-28
Longs DisuniOn Harrangue Q
Endorse d by the Gazette.
tFrom the St. ClarJvie Gazette, April 2lstl
Mr.. LONGS SPEECH.


To day we publish from the official paper
the Globe this speech, made in the House
OF Representatives on Friday week last.
We do this that our readers may know what
it is that has produced such howl among
the abolitinnists in Congress and throughout
the country. 1t will be observed that Mr.
Long said, that in his opinion, there are but
two alternatives presented to the people of
this country, viz either to acknowledge the
independence of the Southern States, or to
cxterminate the people 0fthose State as po-
litical communities, and hold them us con
uuered provinces, as Russia holds Poland,
as Austria holds Hungary, as ENGLAND,
holds Ireland, which converts our beautiful
system of confederated Republics into a
consolidated despotisn, with the loss oflib-
erty to the people of the whole country,
Nsrth as well as South, East as well ns West.
For these fearful and dread alternatives he
holds the Republican party, and the present
Administration responsible before the
country aud the world Mr. Long also says,
that rather than see the latter alternative
carried into execution, he would adopt the
former. For the expression Of these opin
ions, no doubt honestly entertained, he has
been denounced on the floor of the House OF
Representatives. as traitor to his county,
and resolution was offered by Mr. Speaker
Co'fnx to expel him from his seat in Congress,
but which we are glad to see, for the honor
OF the country, has been defeated
Why isit that Mr. Thadeus Stevens of
I PennSyvania. Mr.. Conway Of Kansas, and
a host of other Republican members of
| Congress. are permitted with impunity. and
without complaint, to express opinions by
resolution and otherwi.e in perfect cunso-
nance with those Of Mr. Longs while he is
denounced a. traitor TO his country. The
only difference between them is, that while
these Republicans loak to war--Llocdr,
cxterminntng and suhjugatDg war-NIr
Long look. 10 peace and reconciliation; and
for this difference we are to have the fires of
Sm,thiield rckindlei in onr midst, and
victims are again to he sacrificed upon the
altar of persecution for opinoin's sake. as in
the days Of Bonner and the bloody Mary of
Euglanl. We saw to the Aholitionists that
they had better brin: on their stakes aud
their f,ggots as soon as po: sible, that no
time may be lost.
To what n dreadful condition has tn,
people of the United States been brought il
tho space Of three year1 of Addition rule
: They have arrayrd one half of the States
and the people Of the country in blood,
fratricida war against he other half by
which a million of men have been slain, and
4 mountain Of debt built up, that will weigh
like an incubus upon the people for ages
generations and centuries to como The
Constitution has been broken in all it.
essential provisions, aud allits solemn oath,
and obligations have been tramplcd under
foot by those whose duty il was 10 preserve
protect and defend it, And the men who
have had the courage to raise their voices
! IN tboua th,auo
warning to the people, have been Sc zad b,
the red the bloody hands of iyrants anC
inclrcerated in dungeons and astiles. And
now, this abolition party, and administration
are about to lay their hands upen tn,
Repres ,ntativcs of the people in the hall
of legislation, because they cannot yield tc
abolition tyrants their deihera'e, solemn
opinions, formed upon full survey of the
who'e ground upon which the abolitiii
party seek to place the country, the gov
ernnent and the people.
1t is not, however, the heliefof Mr. I.onJ
or his preferences, that troubles these abo
litionists-it is the truthful, withering
crushing bill OF indictment contained in thi
speech against them, that causes the
wrath, and to which they know they canno
successfully reply, and hence their effort t,
get up u storm in regard to an isolated poin
in his speech, hoping thereby to diroc
attention .from its main and damaein,
features. II they are so sensitive on thi
subject, and so patriotic, why did they no
Offer resolution to expel Mr.. Conway. wbel
he proclaimed himself in favor ofreceg
milton in tho last Congress. No, they ar
base hyrocries.
If this speech is full of treason as the,
claim and denounee, why don't the Re
publican press publish it, and let the peopl
see aud read il. No; no man will ever SO
it in Republican print, aud this is the bes
proof oftheir dishonesty and insincerity.
The democratic press should give thi
speech wide circuiaiion--it is the only wa
the people will get to see it. Aud we hup
our democratic friends will read 1t carefully
, and then hand it TO thcir honest, we
meaning Republican neighbors, .and'etIther
read il. They will there learn some truth
about their leaders, and how they have dos
tr.oyed one of the greatest, best aud hal
piost countries ever known to the world.
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