Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-09-06

nays; we defeated the bill, and there was
conference. From the conference com mil
tee came report with this same provsio
which wo had voted down, coupled with thi
partial and incomplete bill giving bounty t
soldiers. The question was indivisible.
cou d not awe vote for the bounty ant
against the increase Of pay, and, being com
PEELED 10 vote for or against both, 1chose t,
vote against both--thereby saying that whei
| wanted to vote for ap increase Of pay
would not vote forit Under conver Of such
bill as this. And have yet to meet With
soldier who condemns ME for what | did
knowing as they do, that was an earnes
advocate Of the original bounty bill to tb,
soldiers. There is not soldier that vii
say that would have done right in vutihs
fer 800 to him because he came out Of The
struggle alive aud not dollar for the widow
or orphan Of his comrade who sleeps beneath
the sods Of the valley in the South. The
soldier says to me that he is glad did moi
vote to. give him 800, because be was able
to go through three years Of wer unscathed,
and not to give dollar to his wounded com
rade. who came home. unable TO serve out
his time.. Soldiers are just and generous
men, and know how to appreciate the
motives of the man who they know to be
their friend. And they know, above all, bow
to vote against men who cover them with
abuse when they do not vote 10 the interests
OF treason and conspiracy.
VAL IN UNIFORM AND IN A CELLAR.
And these men, having spoken as have
read of me, choose to strike back by read
ing an extract from a paper published by
my competitor. On July 25, 1868, three
weeks after the battle of Vicksburg, this
man, Mr.. Kitchener, dared to insult the
soldiers of the Republic by publishing in
his paper, the Ohio Democrat, of which he
was then the editor. an article threatening
the soldiers Of the Union that the straps
and buttons would be torn from their coats
if they dared to depounce Clement J.. Val
landigham as traitor. Fer your informa.
tion and instruction iD settling this question
between me and my opponent, desire to
read short paragraph of that agreeable
article in the Ohio Democrat. My oppo.
nent says.
I'm conclusion, we say to the soldiers and
sergeants and corporals in the S0th Ohio
that the follies of this Administration have
made many enemies, who will work until
they hurl them from power. But through
out the great army of two hundred thousand
Democrats there is not one enemy of the
Government or disuniou man. They have
taken up Vallandigham because be is the
victim through which arbitrary power sought
20 strike down the liberty of the people,
He is just as sure to be elected Governor of
Ohio, as that day follows night"
That fellow wasn't much OF a prophet
was he? But listen
And then the straps and buttons will be
taken off these slaDderers, and such Of you
as remain faithful to free speech will get
these places"
What sort Of free speech was that? The
speech that Vallandigham uttered himself
in Congress, that he would not vote o man
cor dollar to carry on the war: that you
cannot get another soldier, or another dol
lar, and the people will rot submit to one
cent of taxstiGn--wirding up With this
boastiul expression: You cannot conquer
America p meaning jeff. Davis, Bob.
Toombs, and Howell Cobb, that t,iumvirate
of traitors, thieves, and soundrels- that
hey were America Re emember," said
1e in finishing the article from which |
.ead, remember that, in letter home,
Clement L. Vallandigham, whom YOU are
low compelled to SANDER and villify, will
examine the rolls of one hundred and thirty
'egiments of Ohio soldiers. He will be
heir commander.in.chief in ,he great ef-
'ort to restore tho Union. and any one who
expects promotion would better be doing
something else now than falsely calling him
4 traitor" ..'.-
o, Phebus whata Commander,in chieil
apprebend no such exhibition of military
prowess as this has been witnessed at any
lime in the world before, save when that
militia General got down his trusty blade,
ind had it FURNISHED by turning on grind !
'tone until it was bright enough to reflect |
he beams of the setting sun, and went
through the exercise in his back yard until |
n his forgetfulness, he went heels ever head |
nto the cellar. Away went p|umes and hel |
net shield and sword; and when his good |
wife came to the help of her dear husband |
le cried out "Get away. wife! get away, |
wife what in Gods name do you know
bout WARP" Laughter
PERoRATfoN.
Ny fellow citizens, [ feel almost ashamed
# myself, that even for the sake of repell-
ng these little psliry assaults upon my
ecord, and for the IKE of setting before
'ou in its true light, the political position
fmy opponent, | have turned aside sim
lie moment frem the discussion Of the
'reat. main question, 80 10 amend tue Nnn-
titution of the country as to take security
or the future against the possibility of arm
d rebellion. For that is the question and
overshadows all other questions in this
hat it involves the life Of the Republic and
be safety of your children's children. after
he good right arm of those who would de-
end them now shall have turned to dust in
he grave. 1t is a great question, second
o none other which concerns men on this
ide Of the grave, whether they shall leave
'ehind them intact just, wise and right
GUS government. How beautiful and how
pplicabe to you just now are the words Of
he great, the immortal author of the De-
larstion Of Independence, uttered in that
read hour when he was about to die, and,
Ifting up his withered hands to heaven, he
aid, II commit my spirit to God, and my
aughter to my country" Poor man, he
euld not have laid him down in peace with
ut the assurance that he had country
hat would survive him, and would, when
% was gone, protect with its fonr. fold
HELD the unsbeltered head of his father,
sss child. And Iask the American people
0 day, by the silent majesty and the oR.
ipotpnt power of the ballot to place IN the
of the country that covenant
or equal and exact justice by the combined
over of all the people, which will make
he Republic perpetual.
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