Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-09-08
Letter from Columbus.
COLUMBUS, September 9Th. lss.

terested ~ patriots with substitutes for
sale crowd the streets, and monopolize the
hotels. Credit" draft
"local bounties," and "substitutes"-is the
burden of conversation which is talked into
you while you eat--elbowed into you while
you walk--and whispered in your ear while
you listen to the play or the public speech.
Credits" float through your slumbers, and
black and white substitutes furnish you with
material for piebald dreams. In word this
community seems given over to the business
of raising recruits for the army, and put
ting money in their pockets.
Men that ten days since swore resistance
to the draft may now be seen promenading
High Street with darkey substitutes, wend. /
ing their way to mastering officers quar-
ters,-while others Of the same political
persuasion are striving with might and |
main" to clear their wards from the draft. !
Gov. Brough's proclamation fell like
/ bomb-shell in the Lodges Of the o. A. X,
and all their fiendish resolves about resist
ing tho draft by armed force, became as
| harmless as the cast off skin of snake
The S. Of j.. supposed that few dark
thearts would suffice TO frighten the au-
thorities into postponing the draft. Then
arms were procured, ane distributed among
the members-ammunition was purchased,
yet the Government didn't scare worth
cent" but on the contrary showed these
midnight plotters that their dark schemes
were fully known, and ample preparations
made to administer most crushing punish
; ment. They supposed that a Government
that was thrOttling gigantic rebellion had
: no strength left to chastize a mob at home.
Now they know their mistake and are ina
king ample amends for their contemplated
crime.
The political campaign opened auspicous-
ly on Thursday night, with rUusing meet
ing in the Capitol square, where speeches
were made by Gov. Brough, Mr.. Shella
barger, candidate tor Congress in this dis
f srct,) and the Rev. Col Granville Moody.
The meeting was enthusiastic, and the
, speeches we're received with great applause.
, The National Guards, (now here awaiting
muster out) were on hand in large numbers,
and manifested the greatest interest in the
proceedings. Those gentlemen Of the but
3 ternut persuasion who tlattered themselves
thatthe n. G. IS would return home bitterly
i hostile to the Government are much mis-.
' taken. They are only more confirmed in
q their hostility to every form Of treason, and
S feel deeper interest in the Government
# after having fought so well during then
L brief campaign.
$ The nomination of Mcclellan fell like Q
l. dOuche bath on the peace party Of this city
J. and just when the Statesman and Sam
S Cox had about succeeded, by vigorous man
@ ipulation, in inducing sufficient reaction il
l. the patient to venture on ratification,
comes the news of Sherman's trick at At
It anta, which threw the not yet restored
a patient into greater state of prostratioI
e than before Rclapses are proycrbiall.
t. fatal and great fears are felt for the recov
h cry of the patient. The party here ha
>, been bitterly opposed to Mcclellan, and i
o is scarcely week since his name was greet
e. ed with groans and Kisses by large gather
,e ing of the unterrifGd, assembled on tn
r. East terrace of the State House to air thci
treason. BY the way, that same meeting
which was before the publication of til
Governors proclamation, but after it wa
written, doubtless showed too plainly th
e. fiendish designs of the peace party. Thei
speakers denounced the draft and counse
led organized resistance to it pronounce
Lincoln guilty of every crime in the catf
logue, but had no word of censure for JEFF
.. Davis. a convalescent soldier in the crow
in who dared to manifest disapproval of tn
he sentiments of the speakers was driven ava
,e with fierce oaths, and threats Of vioenc,
in while numerous revolvers were exhume
of from the innocent pockets of these peac
ID men, and brandished threateningly in tn
in air. Taken altogether, this meeting WI
81 the most disgraceul manifestation of TIL
" malice of this weak party Of peace | ha,
T. ever witnessed. Their cOadiutors in ii
C. rebel army are more to be resi- ected tina
i'd these midnight plotters, who fear to put
er practice what their cowardly hearts co
he ceive. No loyal man need fear them, Fl
sy they dare not strike.
m The Union cause is prospering throug
a out the State, aud We can look forward co
m. fidently to a successful issue at the ball
h. box this fall, Union meetings are well a
tended, and the fires of 1860 and 1868 a
us re-kindled throughout the State. The mi
M cradle trucking Of the blatant peace N,
at Chicago will ALLEVIATE every honest mi
er from their ranks, and the party that coun
"a Vallandigham leader will find no succc
NJ. in Ohio. Our noble State is too fully col
uitted to the cause of the country, to way
er- from her faith in this tho hour Of lin
If victory.
al The success Of Sherman in the captu
oo OF Atlanta, and the strong hold Grant h
on the city of Richmond, leads many
suppose that the last end of the rebellion
at hand But let not Union men relax tn,
efforts for q moment at the coming electio
no The only hope JEFF, Davis now has is tn
"s he may be able to hce until the success
Ike the peace party places a man in the Pre-
ire dental chair who will at once withdraw o
armies from the sacred soil, and offer t
rebels compromise The rebellion is nj
his on its last egs-the South cannot raise a
cy; other army, and their enly hope is in t
me success of the Chicago nominee. This
A Election should nerve the arm of every 10y
or, man in the State. Peace upon any ott
IN terms than those offered to-day by Gro
ro- and Sherman, means war in the near futu
So. and if we would have permanent a
Cx. abiding peace, we must strengthen our
:. mies-fght to a successful termination {
ma present campaign, and elect only truly 10.
rol- men to Office.
"Shall all this blood have been shed
vain?" was the significant question p
ans pounded by Mcclellan in his West Po
esl- speech. Let him answer this question hi
ON self as he ascends the Chicago platfor
resi-. T and assumes the role Of the peace orac
est His success in this campaign will be an