Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-10-27

decree OF self destruction was written ~
hand nphtier than that Of mortal manf-- Z
And You will stand ur against ~ What are
YOU about to dv2 Stop and consider. SIa,
yery is diving fast It's life - ebbinx out OF
thousand mortal wounds Events near,
est friends in rebeldom are standing arounn
;,s death bed in utter despair; even they
Dive iFup Hardly anything remains TO he
done hut 10 close its cyelids. aud 10 write
the Coroner's verdict: Slavery havin 8
challenged the American natl m to NOR
1 ,al combat. killed itself by running madly
unto the sword Of It's antagonist. Threat
anrlause There IL lies. And you--you
S;ll revive i,2 What? That YOU should have
served IT wien il was in the fnilnes. OF its
mower that. with violent stretch ot char.
;tv. we may understani, although 1t Ievolted
I.anr hearts, But to revive il when 1t sdy'ne
To think Of galvsnizing into new life the
hjdeous carcass whose vitality was ext'n-
guished by the hand of fate! To attempt to
fasten adew and artifcially upon the nat,cn
curse Of which for century she !onred 10
va;n to he rid. and which at last is being
wiped out ty the great progress OF provi-
dental retributioD! TOresuscitste and nurse
To new power of mischief the traiiorrs- that
tell in an a,tem pt tn assassinate the Repnb-
, l;cl Revive slavery in the midst OF The nine
, teenth century! Have you considered the
, enormi,v Of The undertaking? Look around
, Won, Yu see great Republic purified Of
: her blackest stain. which sent llush of
shame to her cheeks when the world abroad
, pointed to il; yon see the heart OF a noble
. neonle relieved of the CALLING bnrthen OF
4 wrong and gully; you see the nations oi me
q world stretching out to US their nrothery
hands and cheering us on with the'r inspr-
a ing accla,natioa,; from the dowh-tronaen
| l. hn
I heaven YOU hear all good and generons,
! in;n in a swelling chorus Of gratitude and
4 Inv. for at last the great iniQuity, Is fumb-
\ j;ng down, Enthusiastic cheer. AMI now
y strike heaven and earth in the face. and re-
=. yiye il? Now poison the future Of the te
y rublic npain. now imperil the life gf the
"a nation again, and revive it? Are y0ti IN ear
~ nes,p Here we stand hfnre an atroc'ty. 80
=, -, apnalljos that we seek in vain TOR parable,
=, on the darkest pages of history: we searr'
w. in vain the darkest corners Of the huma'
no heart to find motive or reason that m'eh
h, excuse a crime so Ridiculous for its ,f"''y'
nm nm tolly so diseracetnl for its w,"kedness.
at -, [Great applause, But thank God
''o 'm impossihlel tTremend"us cheers fo
ot think you can stem the irreslstahle cn!reh
ic, of events with your c'ntrlvances ot r".tle:
me- legerdemnin; with vour peace cry, when
IL,
'at with your hypocritical protest against !!
81 rannv which does not exist, and your arti'
nd ;mpo,ition Of Union las it was. and Cal
-, not again be- With these pigmv w"apo'
,r .no vou think vos can avert the sweep of plga'
'i,o tic forcesl Poor schemers; fou might
,ho we'll ,ry to hiring a railroad train running
Wv. Wv full speed back to its s,a,tine point by hu
'bo ting your little heads nin>t the locnmof'v
VII. , Yon might M well try 10 catch in your arr
n the FILLING waters Of the Niagara IN
,;cb midst IF the cataract, to carrvthem pacK
and their source. loud applause. La va
~ you sacrifice your honor Tor wnht ~ ma !.
ous. In vain you isopardize the life Of q
'o,r ~ nation for what is dead! The doom of .yo
,om m cau,c is written in the stars. lsn' hus'as
,,r cheers If you love yourselves. and wa
o"r 70 secure the respect of your ci 'irrn, the
yas besecch You. leave the scandaionS a
In. homeless to the ignorant and brn'niess
H.. mnv show as an excuse Tor the mad ntfrir
n. .ns the weakness of their minds, and 10 III,
', w hardened williams who have hecome a:
Ill.,. sensible TO the open contempt of manki'
h, ,ha But if YOU will not. then happy those n' J
,ho whose names will sink into utter "blivl
..h WY for only thew will escape the ignon,'n
n il distinction of becoming marx TOR ,he
" ,,er. testation of ro,terity lCheers fe'
r,,1 slavery in the midst of the nineteenth
l;.ht | turS! hDO Won udlt " VIZ ''''' 49,
"t" ,s"s ican people wiliaid in this crazy attemi
Ia in this crime agains' justice. liberty
Io,, ciyiizninn-in this treason against
ner npr. future generations? You dare t" expect
w, American nation To commit suicide
ns1 '."I slavery may live? Poor men, desl-t!
"n "i' } are undunc Ynu do not seem to know
raan rs.a, he must fail who appeals to the cowar
';en, ;e,n of the American people. Enthusiastic
,he lau-e Get out Of The way oia nation
ugple mafcnes w..n :, n'm a,r,n.be,t b "f her dest
s""1 She feels that The struggle of ages c''nl
G,s W ses itself into the portentous crisis ct
ii;SsE hour II is for coming centuries she fia
arahI. ,,a I and already she sees before her what
,'"e,e Az once only patriotic dream rises
nu MAGNIFICENT sunlit reality: Liberty! Lii
nGr ,.;r;,s and Union! one AMI inseparable; now
, sr,me w"rs forever! Long continued and enthusl
or the cheerihg. ....,. as.