Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-10-05

gnfkcted BY her o,on yofes,) for which South
Carolina, led by Calhoun. applied the doc |
trine OF the resolutions Of '9S, and in Nov.
1882, passed her ordinance of secession
and qualification. General jackson nipped
this villany in'the bud-and IL is said .rs- !
gretted that he had not hung Calhoun, and !
thought the American people would in fu-
ture times blame him for this omission of
duty more than for any other cause.
In 1861 the doctrine of the resolutions of
'0S was again applied on other pretexts- |
the slave power had deliberately split their
Democratic party, as they called il, into
three parts to insure the election of Linceln
that they might bawl out. as if really hurt.
that sectional President was elected, and
excite the ignorant masses OF the South. -
Thus in 1882 and 1861 the pretext for An.
plying. these mschievous resolutions apas
manufactured by the seceder. tte,nselyes:
and abundantly shows that whenever a
demagogue attalns considerable influence
IN any State he may set the State to dis.
turblng the peace of the Union for pre
texts cannot be wanting when such silly
ones have already succeeded. Every good
citlzen Will see the necessity of rebukiDp
thls doctrine and giving it its death blow.
hn opportunity to do this may be had at
VIZ SSlb'he ViCOtlOu. nb party OnD01nn
to the Union party calling itself Democrats
has made the resolutions of i79s n mart NJ
its platform and in so doing undertakes to
justify the principles of the late rebellion.
and lay the foundation of future wars. Has
not this doctrine cost us enough. in lives
and treasure, to satisfy any one that il
should be put down, trampled on, and ours.
ed forever? What fruits have these reso-
lutlons of '9S borne2 The secession of
South Carolina in 1882; and the secession
OF herself, with many OF her sister States in
1861. Of what use is this false claim of
State sovereignty Are not all the States
interested in the welfare of each State. and
in the prosperity and dignity of the natiop9
Of what use, then, but such as we have
twice seen it used for, as an entering wedge,
employed by State demagogues on frivoleus
pretences Of their own making, to split the
nation While their bribed or deluded
agents in tho North bawled Justify ''let the
rebels alone, let them do as they please. if
yeu wish to preserve the Union." 1t was
doubtless rebel intelligence that put this
State sovereignty plank in the Democratic
party's platform, or the monarchical intel
Ilgence, that so greatly favored the late re
Delllon; for the statesmen of monsrches
cannot fail to SEQ the use of such doctrine
in efiecting future divisions of the gigantic
republic. They can easily bribe man who
controls the policy of a. single State and
make her take the lead in disunoo. The
doctrine is, in brief, an indispensable HAN
DIE by which domestic or foreign enemies
may take hold in order to plunge us into
civil war. And the people should think
instead of following men who ale paid
by they know not whom; but that they
are paid by somebody seems very probable,
when their words are compared with their
deeds. Union on their lips, disunion in all
their actions, who but very thoughtless per.
sons can fail to see that they are either
knowingly or unknowingly the tools of rebels
or foreign foes, who ask the people to sane
tion by their votes the doctrine that State,
led by John g. Calhoun, or a ValIandie,
ham may rightfully do what may plunge
the nation into all the horrors of civil war.
Perverted State sovereignty, and repudia-
ton in various forms will be attempted by
the enemies of our greatness to bewilder
and weaken the nation, for if she break her
contracts who will lend to her m her next
need She would find it difficult to defend
herself against nation of one fourth her
own numbers. The hostile Delliahs know
well, that the secret of our great strength
Is our good credit, won by uniform honesty,
c"-hy 1851 ny siInple dCt OF UlSnOnPSty,
Our honesty and Union is our strength. -
Fraud and disunon our weakness and
shame. Our credit gone, our foes would
triumph, single State might then rebel
almost with impunity and would scarce
need to hire lawyers in the loyal States TO
teach the unlawiulness of coercion Of SOW
ereign States-as without credit little could
be done at coercion. Well, honest voter.
look at saidplatform, ,thinkofV VaIlanlicham's
entering wedge for repudiatng on the 26tb
nlt proposing that the nation sheuld break
'tsscontract only LITTLE, and..can you much
doubt that arrangements have been made
for another rebellion? They wish to re-
gain slavery. but in 1882, South Cnrolin,
Secaded and levied an army without Offering
slavery as pretext. The Devil has been
accused of assuming the name of Christian
10 order TO teach his own hellward doctrine.
He may assume the name of Democrat for
the same purpose. Hence the fruit of the
tree and the tendency and effect of tho
teaching should be scrutenzed