Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-02-23

turc, Ito take my seat as the presiding officer
Of the Senate, where the Constitution Of my
State required me to be, and to tell Gener-
al Burbridge, that in defiance Of military
despot, would do my duty" In one as
pect, this matter is thoroughly ludicrous. =
In another, it is pregnant with danger and
mischief. With the most fatal principles
and violent purposes constantly avowed-
Mr.. j acob is released from arrest and takes
! his seat as President of the Senate OF Ken
lucky. Calling himself loyal and Unfos,
he utters continually seditious, disoyal and
menaciDg language 10 a country which is
overrun by guerrillss, and where martial
law prevails. The Senate, loyal and Union,
receives him with the sdulation due to one
who returns conquerer and martyr conf
bined, to their longing embrace. The
House Of Representatives, legal and Union,
the whole. Executive Department, loyal and
Union, the whole Judicial Department, 10y
al and Union-(except some little doubt Of
Chief Justice Bullift) everything loyal
and Unioul And yet, the State, for year
past, on the brink Of open resistance to the
authority of the General Government, and
in fragrant aud boisterous hostility to its en-.
tire policy for carrying on the war, for con-
| quering peace, and for restoring society af
terward; at this moment, it may be appre-
hended, more inclined to violent proceed
ings, that might, without too great risk
give aid to the rebellion, and more disposed
and eager:for the maintenance of slavery,
than it ever was before. The split in the
Union party, and the combination of the
pro slavery part of it with the secession De-
mocracy-gave the overwhelming vote of
the State for the Chicago nominees and
platform. 1t was the joint result of the DO
litical combination, the action of the State
authorities, and the influence of the armed
rebel bands which pervaded the State I'm.
less very great change in the situation oc-
ours before the general election in August,
1865, precisely similar political result, by
the very same means, will probably take
place at that time; after which, it is prob.
able, no decidedly loyal man would be per-
mitted to live peacsably in the State. The
General Government ought to understand
by this time that the only alternative set
before it, is to hold Kentucky by means of
Its really loyal people; or TO allow itself to
be bullied and cajoled by the party at pres.
ent dominant. in the State, until the State
Is cleared OF any loyal sentiment strong
enough to make itself heard or until the
violence of the pro-slavery and disoyal
combination, will push that party too far
into hostility for it either to draw back or
conceal its real intentions
As for myself, why is it that for four
years past, l have been continually assailed
by the enemies of the Government, as if |
were public officer of the highest grade;
continually locked to by a large part of so.
cety, as if | had the means, or the author
ity, to do whatever thought proper, or to
prevent whatever | disapproved, from be-
ing done? have held no office of any des.
cription-nor have made the smallest at
tempt to get any 0fice-nor have shown
the least desire to have any Office. I have
no power, no patronage, no means of bens-
| fitting any one, or injuring any one. A
simple private citizen-I have been habitu-
ally treated by good men as if l was an i'm
poItant power in the State-habituall ira
duced by bad men as i'll was, as just ru-
ler, terror to evil, doers. 1t is result
strongly indicative of our times, our insti-
tutions, and the extraordinary events which
are passing over US. The words the eI-
of an unprotected citizen, come to be dis
cussed in connection with the conduct Of
the Chief Magistrate of the Nation, and
the proceedings of the General officers in
chief command around him; while the great
history he has helped to make, must make
allowance for his presence, to be fully under
stood. All this is involved even ID the fe-
rocious attacks made on me. And, howev-
er it may appear to other men-it appears
to me, will confess, q greater, and more
remarkable thing than if it had pleased God
to make my labors and my desires for my
suffering country, effectual in some Of the
ways he commonly appoints. There are,
no doubt, some grave incohvenienees, one
Of which now endure. The President
and the General in command may not be
allowed by the proprieties of their condi-
ton to take notice Of such assailants as Mr..
Jacob, while the private citizen whom the
most Insignificant Lieutenant. Governor sees
fit to traduce along with President or a
General, may not always be considered at
liberty to treat the attack with the con-
temot it deserves. .H.| ...
When in the act of finishing this state
ment, ] received through the Postoffice,
The National Uaionist," of Lexington, Of
the 7th of February, wherein under the
caption Headquarters Military District of
Kentucky, Lexington, KY, Feb. 3, 1855, "
Brev. Major Gen. S. G. Burbridgs makes
the following publication: II have seen
the publication of Lieut.. Gov. Jacob, of
Jan. 18th, in which DR.. X. j. Breckin-
| iluSc 10 maui ICepUuoiulS lOI dIicot.
deny that DR.. Breckenridge had anything
to do with his arrest. alone am respon.
sible for it, as it was my act" What Gen.
Burbridge here says, it was due to himself
to say; and never doubted he would say
it. Independently of what he might say,
the proof was conclusive against Mr.. Jacob,
and it was proper for me to point it out. -
. And it was undeniably certain that Gen.
Burbridge was right in arrestng Mr. Jacob
that both he and the President, and prob
ably everybody else, knew that was my
opinion, and therefore it was my duty to
make no concealment about it in any state
of case. l have said many hundreds Of
;; times, that the cemency of Mr.. Lincoln
this "tyrant and usurper," as every Chi
cago expert in Kentucky has habitually
called him-was one of the strongest and
grandest features of his noble character. =
Its exercise has cost him and all Of us dear
,, but We will willingly pay the cost, and love
him all the more. This case of Lieut.. Gov
Jacob will prove one of the most danger
GUS and least deserving Of all. .H O.. o.,
.... t RoBT. j. BREcKINRIDGE.
DANvILLE, KY, Feb. 0. L
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