Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-10-13
4 GLoRIous sPEEClI..
Major. General James n. steed-
81 man. The Voice Of 81 w a r

! Dem ocrat. ief, .s.,..sl.. s.,r-.
General Steedman, learning at Toledo on
Wednesday, that affairs in the district Of
which he is commandant had become un.
usually interesting, threw up bis leave Of
absence and left for the front The General
bad a splendid reception on Tuesday eve.
piag by bis old friends and tosnsmen. In
tbe course Of the esevening the General ms de
speech in which he said good many good
things We quote: '.'t 1
WHY. he a WAR DEMOCRAT, PREFERRED
I 80 LINCOLN TO MCMILLAN.
II General Mcclellan should write let.
! ter twice as strong as be has done, could
has said my comrades and have failed, y
General Mcclellan is entirely Indebted for
his present position to the fact that he i.
considered war man. Admit that he is,
"-Oid Abe" j. better war man, and. on
that ground, he should have the votes of
I the war men. I say vote for the best war
man, and If he is not elected you will still
have war man. Major General Mcclellan
has never been prominent man, and has
not had as much notoriety as even i have
had. lie is said to be somewhat Of rail
road man, but Geo Fl. Burrows, Of the
I WI bash road is better cne. Ii being en-
gagged in the war as soldier or general,
entities him 70 votes, is not the man who
/ has done the most, the most entitled to
them? Lincoln has done much more than
McClellen The army looks upon the sup
porters Of Mcclellan as those opposed to the
war, and you may point them to his letter
as much Us you please. The soldiers will
regard every vote cast for him as given
against the war and in favor Of .peaee-as
given 10 endorse the insult and libel that
the war ia 'fsilure," and that an the
hsrdships and dangers they have endured
have been useless and wrong. De you think
intelligent, brave and patriotic men, who
have gone ou,-lite in hand-to defend
your homes, viii ever vote to endorse such
thing as this? | tell you my.
But Mcclellan, as President. would be
powerless withont cabinet and majority
in Congress agreeing with him. The men
who made the platform are thu ones who
will control the parry, and they would have
IiIsjOTi,y in Congress TO favor a peace, in
stead of Mcclellan sslolicy Every one in
Roting, votes foruOr against the Chicago
Platform. Be not mised by candidates
letter--his policy will be shaped By his
party in spite Of binsslf. a' .f0 {
COMPARING RECORDS OF DEMOCRATS.
Some Of my old Dsnoel attic friends say !
have left them aud the Democratic party.
/, | have not. The Democrats who fpllew the
good old f,g--the. Democrats who follow
where Jack kson and Douglas ,ed--who bear
-hefore them the words Of Jack son. i;Tus
Uui0n must aud shall bs preserved, "--are
the genuine Democracy. Iiemewber we'll
when in 1861. my regiment marched
through Summit street, and the mass of
people gathered to see u. depart aud bid US
goodbye, my Democratic friends were in
that crowd and then ana there approved
our course. and pledged their unfateripg
support. We went forth to put down the
rebellion BY aoar, and they promised to stand
by and sustain US in doing SO. Now who
has changed, they or myself Have we dis
graced the cause we fought to support?-
Wllyou say that? Oh, had yen seen the
l4th sndri,s twin, the 3Sth, pouring out its
life's blood before Jonesboro, you would
hage forgotten party and shouted with them.
The brigade advanced through a command
Of repulsed regulars who were falling back,
and with the bayonet carried the works, and
captured prisoners equal totwo thirds their
numbers. Are'ihese the men the Chicago
politicians are ashamed of? Do they call
such glorious work .'iailme?" And would
You, or could you, say they are not patriots,
if they vote for MIR. Lincoln? sr1ssi9 sf,
,Ts N'oLELLAN IN THE ARMY. =
How can respectable man, educated in
a land CT intelligence and schools, havesym-
pathy with rebellion? The army feels that
any attempt at n compromise would be
disgrace to them; they want no compromise.
for the power of theyrebeliion is broken, and
we begin to see the beginning OF tho end
The army will conquer peace" They
are regardless of party, but in the most
unanimous vote body of American citizens
ever polled, the Mcclellan men will hear
something drop" No man attempts to in
fluenca the vote of the soldier except a. the
citizen is Influenced. ifany one can per-.
suade citizen to vote in a particular way.
il is his privilege to use that influence, and
so ofths soldier. Mcclellan army strength
lies principally among the reg ulars. but the
volunteers, who are just from the people,
are Tor the people 5 man. lti gErr.l l-oIG
THE TESTIMONY OF DOUGLAS IN FAVOR OF
LINcoIN-n so ,t.N t'pJh3
To night am unexpectedly recalled to
nv ,bost OF duty. I had expected to go up
TO the old Third Ward polk Ia deposit my
vote, AMI there meet many familiar faces,
but am to be disappointed edl iAsnr
But must give you a little piece OF his
tory: Near the close of the campaign of
1880 Invent over to Detroit to SEQ Mr..
Douglas who was there spenkinr, shd Den,
mis- Coghfn, Of this city, was with me. ]
did not go 10 hear Douglas spesk for had
heard him many tunes. but wished to talk
with hiIn!and learn ofihis chances of sues
cess. As met linn he said, Its al over
With me. ."'and added, HSteedman, if you
can do any thing for mo to make my record
right in Ohie do il, for want an honorable
record" Ibssured him would do all l
could, and on his assuring me that Lincoln
would be elected. said, Judge, what
kind of mau is Mr.. lincoln? You know
| him. have practiced law with him. and ran
ten,' Mr.. Douglas replied, "Heis an hon
| est, fearless man, and the country eN be safe
,,,Jb;y hon1, f." f'n4 0-'aL aLri-n A.- i.Fs.
Z TSe prophosy of the Little Giant has
Fbroyea correct HThe country is safe in Mr..
! iincoIn's hands. Thank God, an honest,
! fearless man aschosen, and sill the Ameri
| can people so blunder as 70 turn him out in
the midstof his labors - crush this great
rebellion? solemnly believe that. the Adr
tninistration OF Mr.. Lrpc,ln Is ordained by,
God, and when the great work is accom-
.1;ohsH be will hear the iplaulit. o'tNell