Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-08-02

and condition of the rebellious Inhabitants
Of the Rebel States; upon what terms shall
they be admitted back to the enjoyment Of
political rights, and what security shall be
taken, what guarantees exacted by the loyal
people of the nation to prevent the horrors
and atrocities Of another rebellion.
Id conclusion, the authors Of this call use
the following language: f
"We therefore respectfully but earnestly
urge upon our fellow citizens of each State,
Territory and Congressional District in the
United States, In the interest Of Union. and
in spirit Of harmony, and with q direct
reference to the principles contsined in said
call, to act promptly in the selection of mod
crate and conservative men to represent
them in said Convention, to the end that all
the States shall at once be restored to their
practical relations to the Union, the Consti-
tuition be maintained, and peace bless the
whole country"
Here we have the whole Democratic policy
developed, which is that all the States shall
at once be restored to their practical rela.
tions to the Union by the immediate admis-
sion of their Senators and Representatives
into Congress. Every Senator and Repre-
sentative elected iu nine out Of eleven Rebel
States ia, am informed, Rebel, and Who'll
ly unable to take the test oath. Many OF
them were leading Rebels, and bore a large
part in precipitating the South into rebel
lion. And Democratic Congressman de.
mand their immediate and unconditional re-
storation to power, and proclaim that the
failure TO admit them for seven months is a
gross iBfraction of their rights and wanton
violation of the Constitution, although these
Rebel Representatives had for the preceding
five years staid out on their own account,
and during four years of the time waged a
most bloody war tor the destruction OF the
Government. D..
And here l must be allowed to suggest
that these Democratic members Of Congress
have in one respect overreached themselves.
They have prescribed in advance the terms
upon which this convention must meet. and
these constitute the exact basis and platform
Of the present "Copperhead' Democracy.
So that every man who goes into that con-
change of name he may undergo, he must
subscribe Internationally to the old Cop.
perhead" creed. ,....F
This "call" is addressed TO Rebels as well
as Union men: the loyal men who sustained
the country are not specified, and Confed-
crate officers and soldiers are invited to take
the nurnose of settling tbe ouestions and
conseonences craving ont of the RnbeIlion
in which thew have inst been defeated
This new n,rtv Is to he dubbed tho Ma.
tional Union Party.
But according to the doctrines entertained
bv the men who nroncse TO form il. there is
no nation~there is NO vn;ted. indivisiLle
American neonle. They and their nrede.
ces.ors for FORTY wears have advocated the
dogma that onr Gevernment is a mere com.
pact. a mere confederacv of States. of SOW.
ereien and ;ndenendcnt States. each Of
which. accord;no To the Kentnckv and Vir.
sinia resolutions which have long formed
| the cornerstone of the Democrats creed
had right to Judge of the infractiop of The
Constitution os we'll as the remedy, and 10
remain in or w;rbjraw from the confcdera
tion accor5;no to tbe dissemination of lis
own will.
They held that we were net one nation,
but az many nations as States. bonnd to
wetber in co. partnership bv articles called
the constitution. and which might be dis.
solved at pleasure.
As to the Union. there uou1d be none If The
Democratic partv of the North had not been
defeated at the polIs. and the Democratic
pgrtv of the ,Somth had NOT been defeated
upon the field of battle.
Every Democratic orator and newspaper
aponizes upon the subject of high taxes
They dwell patheticaliy upon the oppression
of the people, and pretend to thank God
that the Democratic marty has no respop