Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-02-09
The 81. ClatrsvIile Gazette.

the prophets-and the prediction is be-
ing wonderfully fulfilled. Here it is
"The last CHRONICLE contains four col.
umns more from Grotius Il must be sd-
mitted by all that the CHRONICLE, in giving |
place TO such abolition twaddle--for 1t is |
nothing but the quintescence of abolition
it takes its place among the most rabid OF
the abolition organs
"There is an awful retribution awaiting |
such When it shall be generally admitted
that the American Union is irrevocaby
broken up, settling day with the Northern
abolitionists will have arrived. Then the
authors OF the stnpeDdous mischief will
have to meet storm of Indignation before
which they will wither; and incendiary leo
turers and preachers, of whatever name,
will stink away confoun1ed and aelf-con-
demned, from the gaze Of their outraged
ceuntrymen."
AS an evidence-one of ten thou
sand more witnesses of the intalli6ili-
ty Of the Bishop and the Prophet, we
refer him and his followers, and especi
ally those who pretend to be Presby-
terians, to an editorial in the N Y. OBJ
server of Jan. 18th ultimo, the caption
AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION"
This old religious Journal, now in
its forty-third year, well represents the
o. S. Presbyterian Church, as also the
popular sentiment of this great aboli-
ton nation, which the Bishop prophet
of the ".Yew Church" prognosticated
would bring down "storm Of indigna
ton" I upon "incendiary lecturers and
preachers" alias Thoburn and Grotius.
"The ''storn," has come! Read the
mutterings Of its thunder in the fol
lowing article:
AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION.
1t is now very generally believed that an
amendment to the Constitution will be sub.
mtted to the States by the present Con-
gress or the next Its object is to render
slavery impossible in the States and Terri
tories Of the United States, consumma-
ton which will mark new era in the his
tory of this country. There can be but very
few people, out of the revolted States, who
do not earnestly desire to see the evil OF
slavery finally removed from the land. We
have been in daily intercourse for half q
century with men whose views and feelings
are strongly conservative, whose attachment
to the Union and the Constitution is second
only to their devotion to God, and who
would make any sacrifice short OF principle
to preserve the peace and unity Of our be-
loved country. But we never heard one
lion, take tho ground that slavery is desi
hlo ,not'tuf,nu or n N m hat ounht tn ha pa
petuated There are such persons doubt
less, but they are few in number, while tn
great masses of the intelligent people o
the North, with many at the South, feel
sand have long felt, that the system itsel
was evil and that it ought TO b, removed. =
We all know what strong anti-slavery feel
ing prevailed in the South thirty five year
ago. There were more anti-slayery socie
ties there than at the North They knew
: the evil and wanted it removed.
y Gov. Bramblette, of Kentucky, in his mes
,, sage just delivered, recommends the gradu
al emancipation and ultimate removal OF al
l the slaves from tho State Gov. Bradford
= OF Maryland, in his message, traces man
of the past evils in the State to the institu
ton Of slavery, and upon this question says
"For nearly fifty years after our existene
as State but few Of our prominent publ
t men denied that slavery was radical evil
. the policy so long observed by the Stat
sufficiently proves this; even her bona fill
residents were for a long time denied tn
right of bringing from any other State
Y slave within her borders, and afterward
n only allowed to do so on payment Of a bo
nus on each one imported, appropriated L
the use of the Colonization Society; and
II was not until the question Of slavery ha
n | haonna N atamanf N nartu nnlItlf
d that this interdct was removed and slave
4 were allowed to be introduced without n
striction and their manumisson prohibited
4 If for no other reason than that this infiam
a matory topic wil,be hereafter in this Stat
u excluded from tho political arena, fe
n that | may congratulate you that the su
ject is forever extinguished within Ii
" State"
10 There is a great moral lesson in the
r. historic facts which We have often urge
upon the unwilling ears of tho Americs
, people. Had those counsels been heed,
!, this war would have been averted, slave
al would have been removed, the Union new
40 disturbed, and unspeakable prosperity al
.e glory secured.
~ The rebellion Of the South has precipit
n ted result which would have been reach
is to the greater advantage ofthe colored pc
NJ pie had the work of emancipation been Q
no complished by the action Of tho sever
e States, as il was by those who previous
A' abolished slavery. But in the midst oil
oy war primarily occasioned by the conflict
IT. sentiment and interest in the matter
Iss slavery, and when the people are looki
inte the future with anxiety as il they wa
VT TO lay anew the foundations Of peace, pro
or perity, unity and stability, it is not stran
he that with unanimity and earnestness tn
,ill desire, in a constitutional way, to take Q
- Of the field the thing that has disturbed 9
~, peace, and to rebuild the shattered walls
l." our American Republic on substantial
X sis.
on In making this amendment to the Cs
stitution, we devoutly hope that it will
accompanied by q preamble that shall
an plcitly acknowledge the existence and II
on ernment of Almighty God, the Source
ely all right to govern, and the only Hope
tune Of trouble. Ifit were possible to O
centrate upon it the attention of Coagr
on and tho people, we would venture to 81
gsst the expediency aud the duty Of D
=. posing an amendment to the preample
on the Constitution ITSELF 80 that Il shall re
ov' In some such words as these:
,io "By the grace Of God, . Republic