Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-11-16

stand here to speak the whole truth, anu
nothisg but the truth, TO the people who
may give their attention for the few minutes
| NAV crave it; and in all that say | do
but speak for the perpetuity OF American
institutions, and warn the people without
regard to their former party associations,
against organizations that plot the destruc-
ton of their country and consequently plot
against the peace, aud quiet, and safety, OF
their own homes.
WHO INAUaURATED THE REBELLION.
I repeat il, that the Democratic party Of
the United States, North and South, East
and West, was responsible for that great
treason, which for the last four years filled
the land with the sorrow and desolation
which necessarily follow in the wake of a
great conflict between contending armies. -
Great applause. They inauguraied it in
the yay | have stated. | do not conceive
it neediul to recapitulatc the whole history,
although it is burned into my brain and
stands as vividly before my mind this mo-
mept as the light of these burning lamps;
but refer to enough of 1t TO carry conviction
home to the mind Of every honest man in
the hearing OF my voice; and 1t Is only hon.
est men, ut last, that address.
When these States were organizing tor
this work of secession and treason and muir
der-because it was the foulest of murder
to lift up the red hand Of treason, not only
against the Government, but against the
Young manhood Of the nation, who went
out with the dew of their youth upon their
brows, and with q fathers and mothers
blessing on their heads, to lay down their
lives sacrifice for their country they
we're organizing, | say, for this treason tor this
murder, this Democracy met in our own
State of Ohio and resolved, as early as an.
uary, 1861, before a gun had yet been fred
on your hag-that the two hundred thous-
and Democrats" Of Ohio send greeting to
their friends North az well as South; that
whenever the North did justice to the
rights of the South, the Democracy would
consider then and not before the propriety
Of coercing seeding States.
Standing above the graves of these muir
dered patriots, demand to know OF these
democratic conspirators in the North-now
that the smoke of battle Is lifted from the
field and the time has come for counsel and
deliberation-I demand to know what
wrong the North had done to the South
that they should send this greeting to them
to 20 on in this work of destruction and
murder2 Applause. And demand an
answer from anybody and everybody who
undertakes to vindicate this democracy in
rging on this conspiracy.
THE TRUE AND FALSE DEMoCRACY---
STEPHEN A, DOUGLAS AS A WITNESS.
But do you want further witnesses in sup
port of what have said, that this organi-
cation was in this conspiracy? | do not say
that every man wko calls himself Demo-
crat was in it. God forbid that | should cast
such reproach on that band OF men who
have borne the banners of my country. They
are not that kind of democracy that plead
for the reorganization Of the Democratic
party. They are not the men whe swore by
James Buchanan after he had covered him
self with perjury a. with garment know
there were Democrats who came to the res
cue of the country. l know that Douglas,
the chief of Democrats from his grave
| this night summon him to bear witness to
| the truth of what | assert,--were he living
could testify that the wing Of the democracy
that struck hands day by day With tho rebel
| lion were the organizers of this rebellion. and
orgsnized it in 1860, beginning in the Dem
cratic convention at Charleston. Douglas,
who loved his country when the hour OF
trial came, more than he loved his party,
standing upon the hills of Virginis--stand-
| ing in the streets Of Norfolk and OF Rich
mond, before the vote had been cast in the
| great contest 0I OUJi ucCldtCu w IhO pOVPiC
Of that ancient Commonwealth that the de
mocracy organized under the lead of Breck-
| inridge was q conspiracy against the coun-
trv and meant disunion and civil war.
RECORD OF DEMOCRACY IN CONGRESS-.
IT YOU want any further testimony on the
subject, ponder upon the Congressional re
cord of the Democratic party, from the time
of the firing of the first gun on Sumter
until the disorganized battallions of Lee
fired their last gun in the streets Of Rich.
mond, and be satisfied. What measure did
they ever pass or attempt to pass, for the
support of the cause of the Union in Con
gress? 1t is no answer to say that they
had not the majority. They had votes; and
If they had been for their country they
might have cast their votes at least on the
side of their country. What measure es
sential to the maintenance of your armies
aver received the support of the Democrat
ic party, either in Congress or out OF 1t
Not one Nor ONE
When the attempt was made to repea
, the Limitation of the act of l793 which de
: clared that the service of volunteers shOul'
. not be called for for period longer than
hundred DAYS, who opposed it? That i'm
maculate champion Of Democracy, Clemen
!, T. Vallandip ham, led the opposition. II
. thought It coaaicted ,oih the rights Of h
\ seueral States of this Union to atlo'o the pea
F r,le ofthe United Stdtes to arm themsetut
!. for the defense of THEIR OWN COUNTRY J.
n to arm, themselves for the defense Of THEI
= OWN CONSTITUTION for the maintenance {
h their o,on la,os, and finally for the protectto
q of THEIR OWN HOMES AND CHILDREN
:. 1t became necessary to make force
=, lean, as it is called, and which is unde
:. stood amongst all intelligent citizens
n authorizing the issue of what are cale
a illegal tender" notes, ultimately redeemab
n in the gold and silver coin of the Unite
q. States; and to the redemption OF whit
3. every rood of land, and, IT need be, eve
e bushel Of grain aud every yard OF wovt
a. a. fabric, for two generations to come, "
I pledRed. What said these gentlemen !?
- Whining through their noses like De;
at Swift's sniyelcrs, from the oldest to q
he youngest Of them, they yelped out II
TO uuconstitutional," Laughter.
When the vote pended in the House
A. Representatives of the United States on I
is passage of that bill, the life OF the Matt
trembled in the balance. know the tru
be of what assert, when | say that your da
,sl expenditure was ut that time not less th
M. three millions of dollars a day. No II
NO. than seven hundred thousand men were