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

his abuse Of me In bis first publication, that
l desired and endeavored TO have him sr-
rested before he made that publication, but
could not get il done. 1t is fortunate
when men are restrained by nothing, that
they should lack sense. 1t is certainly true
that my opinion was most clesr and positive,
that Mr.. Jacob was an eminently proper
subject for arrest, trial and punishment;
and that not only avowed this opinion
openly, but printed and published the
ground of it in permanent form. Ii is also
most decidedly my opinion that, after his
arrest, Mr.. Jacob had no personal claim on
the President for any indulgence and that,
in every public point Of view, the President
owed il to public justic, to the peace OF So
ciety to the loyal party in Kentucky, and
to himself, TO leave this turbulent, vindic
tive and disioyal demagogue to the conse-
quences of his own conduct, Instead of turn
ing him loose and indorsing him by impiica-
ton as a Union man. Whoever induced
Mr. Lincoln to perform such acts as this
lately done in favor of this man, grossly
abuses the confidence of the President and
deserves the adherence of whatever really
loyal men may be able to live in Kentucky,
after that policy has had its due effect.
The second piece of Mr.. Jacob, published
in the Louisville Journal January 2Sth,
1865, puts me in the place he made the
President occupy 10 the first place and puts
Gen. Burbridge 10 the place he made Inc
occupy, in that piece. 1t suited MIR. Jacob,
before his arrest, to make the President
responsible, aud mo his tool; but having
ascertained that arrest means release, much
more frequently than it means punishment,
it suits him now to make me principal and
Gen. Burbridge my tool. 1t is the same
transactions, and the same parties, concern
ing whom these opposite accounts are given.
As for myself. know nothing of the action
or wishes OF the President, in MIR. Jacobs
case--except what is stated in such pub
lished orders concerning it, as | have hap.
pened to see. The Presidents order of
January IL, 1865, which seems to complete
Mr.. Jacobs happiness and glory, permits
him to return to Kentucky, and remain
there at large; refuses to decide anything
'as to the right or wrong" of his arrest !;
and intimates something about ''misunder-
standing among Union men," The main
use Mr.. Jacob has hitherto made of this
signal mark of executive clemency, has been
to traduce the President in cards and
speeches, and General Burbridge personally
and officially, in his second piece, after the
special manner of traducing Mr.. Lincoln in
his first piece. Me, since denounced his
treasonable menace against Sherman's com.
municatons he never ceases to traduce all
he varies is the situation. My reply would,
be all the time, the same; unspeakable IN
difference to him, as an indiviual--but as
Lieut-Gov. of Kentucky, and at the same as
eminenty dangerous and untruStworthy,
belief in the propriety Of his arrest. trial, l,and
proper punishment if found guilty. He
says seme one, in the absence of Gen. Bur
bridge-his Adjutant.G General, l suppose,
telegraphed about the folluwing: LIT Gov
Jacob was arrested at the instance Of Dr.
Robert Breckenridge, ON the charge of gen
eral disloyalty." | heard that Gov. Bran
lette was diligently circulating this scandal,
by word Of mouth, in Frankfort, Ky.--as
fresh from ashington--turih the canvass
there for Senator in the Congress of the
United States early in January. The Presi-
dent may therefore see the sort OF uses to
which some of our Kentucky agents,refu-
gees, culprits, and Office seeking patriots,
put the civilities they partake of, and the
rumors they pick up about Washington
But in this, as in the preceding case, il is
Mr. Jacob himsefwho furnishes The clearest
proof of his own guilt. He says he had
never had any idea what he was arrested ior
suppose he never asked, nor desired to
know. The moment he had the effrontery
to connect my name with his arrest-he
knew we'll enough what denounced him
for. Why did he keep as silent as the grave
in all bis speeches and publications concern
ing that horrible threat, that the outraged
| Kentuckians could easily defeat Sherman s
| glorious and decisive advancs-by destroying
his communications? He foamed and raved
| like madman, about being called passionate
and unstable-and being told he had changed
sides, when he took with Chicago, but
not one whisper, nor one sign OF recognition
could this specification extort from him. |
do not know what number or degree of
charges or proofs Gen. Burbridge may have
had on file against him; nor do know what
General Burbridge or any Of his staff may
have tclegraphed to Washington-a about
him or any other culprit. But lido know
that in addition to them all-and in the
midst of conspiracy to break up the Union
party in Kentucky, and do Infinite mischief
besides-the history Of which have written
and published: it came to my knowledge as
| supposed, by good testimony, that MIR.
Jacob was reputed to be habitually talking
the most perilous, violent and disloyal Mr..
Jacob speaks with great contempt of alleged
4 conspiracies, and Of those who believe in
them. Which IS very natural in him, when
we consider the fate Of the whole perpetual
series Of them set on foot by his politica
friends. When he returned to the bosou
of Democracy, he foaad great one cossum
mated at Chicago last August for the
destruction of the nation; and he saw i,
exploded on the 9Th of November at the
/ Presidential election. When he returned
to the bosom of the Senate of Kentucky bt
saw the one consummated between thu
liking, Lords and Commons" of Kentucky
for the disgrace of General Burbridge ex
ploded, as is reported, by some awkward
handling at Washington City. And he will
see them all explode, in succession-and tn,
contrivers oc them explode with thom--ant
his own childish vanity and ridiculous pre-
tensions become mere dersion.
There is one menace thrown out by Mr.
Jacob in his piece of January 2Sth. which
demands the attention of the authorities. =
Taken in connection with the whole drift o.
J what he has done and said, including tn
two of his late utterances which immediate
: ly precedes and follow it, namely, his car,
to the New York World, dated Januar
! llth, and his speevh on resuming his sea
. as presiding officer of the Senate of Ken
|, tucky, on the 4th Of February; it can be un