Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-09-21

pathv? Let those ,1ho lhdugurdteh hn
mar foht their o,cn Johlcs T blood must
be shsd, LET IT BE REPUBLICAN
BLOODll"
The Democracy of Fairfield, in
County Convention, endorsed not only
the Eagle, but even exceeded it:
"Resolred. That zoe heartily endorse the
Ohio ErgLe. belieciag its course has been
ty,tlv Democratic, just and patriotic; dhd
most corlially recommend Il 10 he hderm
patronage Of our friends throughout the
country" Dr-r
Our motto is, millions for defense, But
NOT ONE CENT FOR THE COERCLON
OF SOY VnREIGN STATES"
On the 18th of April, 1861, in re-
sponsc to the Presidents call for TO-
900 men, to protect the Capital, and
nut down the insurrection, the Ashland
Union said:
"Froht your o,on battles! We have only
to saw to you. gentlemen, this is not our
foht; YOU have followed your own councils;
you must do your opn fghting."
Again:
"The Administration leaders have sue
ceeded in their unhallowed work of destroy
ing the Government and Union. They
have robbed us of our National Union-and
shall we 1.-THE Democracy give OUR BLOOD
to their service to consecrate this crime!
LET the gallant Democracy then stop
the desolation that has already been inau-
gurated, and when the Abolition thieves
| and traitors start upon their treason raids
to Southern soil. MEET THEM UPON THE
THRESHOLD; IF NEED BE, WELCOME THEM
WITH BLOODY HANDS TO HosPlTABLE
GRAVES"
OF the President the Union said:
"He commands them (the soldiers) like
hired Hessidns, to 90 to the Southern CLINE
and butcher butcher by wholesale
The Democratic newspapers OF the coun-
try to day, refusing longer, IN any manner,
to pander to the interests OF the abolition
traitors of the North, will rise in their
might and beat back the tide OF deselation
that threatens the land"
1t said of its Southern brethren, in
justification of their war upon the
Government and the Constitution, that
they shave attempted peaceably to
escape oppression"
Subsequently the Union denounced
soldiers who enlisted to fight rebellion,
as follows
''Hired Hessians' going to the Sunny
Southern soil to butcher, by wholesale, not
foreigners, but good men, as exemplary
Christians as any of our men, who believe
that they are fighting for God-given rights. y
Again the Union said:
"T'hts is damned Abolition par. w
beliere Abe Lincoln IS as much of a traitor a
JEFF. Davis. "
These tratorous declarations having
been denounced by Union journals, sol
diers and patriotic citizens, the Ash
land Democracy, in its County Con
) vention, assumed the vindication of thu
wickedness of the Union, and passed
the following:
"Resolred, That the late attacks upon tn
Ashland Union by the Abolitionists, tht
t old enemies of the Constitution and the
, Union, are evidence that that paper Is Of
the right side, and worthy the support o
the Democracy of Ashland county"
t Soon after the rebels opened the wal
s and while the National Government
o was organizing troops in the Spring o
Il 1861, the Coshocton Democrat said
It 'The NORTH is in direct REBELLlOl
il against the Constitution and Laws OF to
for RIGHTS GUARANTEED TO THEi
!, BY TIE CONSTITUTION, but denie
: them by the North, and, to secure thos
~ rights, have REBEL ED against LIN
l. COINS administration.
In July, 1861, speaking of the battl
l. of Bull Run, and of the rebel attempt
d ., to take possession of the Capital of I'll
,e Nation, the Coshocton Democrat avov
to ed it's rebel sympathies by declaring
II "We do not believe Southern Genera
a. ever had any idea..of attacking Washington
: Tbev desire only to PROTECT THEI
o OWN RIGHTS, liberty and property. -,
az thew cannot do it without dispensing q
- SC0UNDRELLY USURPERS l
he THAT CITY, they may attempt to to-
nd IT,"
g. The Dayton Empire, the Hamilt'
n True Telegraph, the Logan GazeC
to the Circleville Watchman, the Cra
ed ford Forum, the Holmes County Far
en- er, the Mount Vernon Banner, t
er, Chillicothe Advertiser, the Stark Cor
mt ty Democrat, and other exponents
to Democratic opinion, published artlc
lp- as violent and disloyal as those abe
quoted.
nto Ohio Democracy, in 1861, oppo'
on, the call for rs, 900 three months tro'
of opposed the requisition for 3oo''
nal three years troeps-encouraged
ons men in Congress who refused to v
'ps, men and means to prosecute the wa
eb- discouraged enlistments, and finally
the State Convention assembled, on
by 7th day of August, 1861,
me Resolved, That the civil war by wi
ing our country is at present distracted is
natural offspring of misguided sectional
iioe engendered by fanatical agitators Mort
hief well as South; and that the DemocI
~..kx, ha uino anualI n N aead tho ~ fra n