Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-10-04
gelmont Chronicle.
ST. CLAIRSvILLE, o.:
Thursday, Oct. 4, 1865.
THE UNION M MEETING--AB BOLD
ADMESsIORi

ADMESSkOkI
The St. Clairsville Gazette, of last
week, contained a long article about
the Union meeting of the previous
week. The conspirators were surpris-
ed and stunned at the numbers. present
on such an inhospitable day, and the
Gazette is constrained to acknowledge
it.
The Gazette labors very hard to
break the force of Senator Wade s
speech, and in doing so misquotes him
and misrepresents the important legis-
lation of the last session of Congress.
For instance, knowing its popularity
with the People and that its justice
cannot be successfully controverted, 1t
denies that the proposed Constitution
al Amendment (Which the Gazette is
careful not to print) bases representa-
ton upon voters. This Amendments is
printed in full elsewhere, and our read
ers can see that the statement Of the
Gazette is utterly false. We have
neither the space nor inclination to no.
tice all Of the Gazettes misrepresenta-
tions. The speech was heard by a
great many of our people, and, with
the additional fact that the Gazette's 8
reputation for truth is not the best, we
let them pass. But we wish to call the
attention of the People of this County
to the following extract from that ar
ticle: .......
"Mr. Wade denounced the President for
permitting the people in the South to es
tablsh civil government among them, and
declared it usurpation that would not bs
submitted to, and that Congress at it's next
session would abolish those governments
and pass laws to govern the South. and /,
the Pcsiaeat refused to execute those hes
then we will execute him. We pOuld
say to Mr. Wade that the President has tn.
means in his own hands to deftad himsey
and the office he holds FROM THE HANDS
OF THE PEOPLE, and he ,ciH no coub1
manner o. to make it entirely sure that the
ceive no dstrimeRt from men who have pro
we'd to the world that they are disunionist'
at hsart.
The Constitution of the United States
says the President shall "execute the
laws" and, if he refuses, provides that
he may be impeached. In answer to
this, the Gazette says he has "The
means in his own hands to defend him
sslf and the Office he holds from M'
hands Of tho People )" in other words
il he sets the Constitution and laws al
defiance and makes war upon the coun-
try, the 30 called Democratic party will
back him in it, as it did JEFF Davis &
Co.
Thsseutiment uttered by the Gazette
is utterly disorganizing, and carried
out must lead to anarchy and blood
shed.
The talk about disunionists al
heart" comes with good grace, indeed
from the conspirators who control the
St. Clairsville Gazette We venture
there was no more arrant Rebel il
Dixie, when the Rebellion was at it'
zenith, than the man who penned The
paragraph quoted above from the Ga
zette. He was too cowardly to yfgh
for the Rebellion, but remained in th'
North and fostered spirit OF strif'
and dissension against the Govern
ment, and encouraged his friends il
revolt to hold out and slaughter a
many Union men as possible. An'
now he is engaged in the attempt t.
stir up another insurrection.
Wecall upon the People, by all tn
holy memories clustering around ou
flag, and the thousands Of gallsn
hearts that have perished under it, AM
as they value domestic peace and socia
order, to rebuke these bold, bad me-
at the polls