Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-05-17
AN ARTICLE.
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NY I.ANrNrEp Predecessor.

my LAMENrED PREDECESSOR.
whether used ironically, with bitter s.r-
easm or lofty panegyric, no language can De
more suggestive I; It strikes a chord in every
heart. and To the moralist would be Q subject
of absorbing interest to determine the differ
ent emotions produced on diff rent readers.
To the thougbtless and indifferent 1t might
produce q broad lpuRh; to the excited
psrtizan, scorn ind ineffable contempt;
10 the fond parent, thoughts ofa lost son
20 a widowed and homeless mother.
the endearments of home and the fos-
tering care off kind husband to the patriot
snd statesman who labored to effect the
Critten len Compromise. It is pregnant with
dire calamity, q desolated and ruined coun
try, friphtful. civil, horrid war. 1t reminds
them Of opportunity spurncd and neglected
of the fond hopes entertained that the
President elect would speak one word of
comfort, that he would pour oil on the
troubled waters it reminds them OF the
hungry wolves that had collected at the
Capitol to fatten on tho public prev; OF the
deep prevailing anxiety Of the public mind
IN hear the forthcoming speech OF the
Premier in the u. s. Senate, under the de
lusive hone that he would propose plane OF
sccon modation. but like the golden apples
Of Sodom, proved 10 he dust and ashes:
We are done with Lincoln-the Allwlse
has summoned him to the grand sssize, and
We leave the future historian. in calmer
times, to chronicle the events of his admin
~istration in lines Of tlood.
The rebels, In their exultation over
their victory at Bull Run, mutilated
the bodies Of the fallen Union soldier,
and made, from their bones rings and
ornaments to decorate their wv per
sons,a az they danced in fieHdish joy over
the unburied forms Of the dead sol
diers Of the Republic. The Christi.
anity Of the world stood aghast at the
terrible spectacle, but In its sad and
humiliating lesson learned the true
character Of the rebellion and its ad
vocates.
The editor Of the Gazette, IN the in
terest Of that rebellion, labored 70
four years to incite the bitter and re
lentless feeling that eliminated in tn
assassination Of President Lincoln
and now, while the patriot hearts Of tn
Nation, are bleeding under the ter
rible affection, and the Nations of tn,
world, approaching the great loss w
have sustained as a people, are send
ing messages Of %condolance and sym
patty and, before the tears of vene
ration and love that have heen she,
over his untimely grave by Lhe patrio
and Christian have had time to dry
this same editor, with q fiendish malic
that would disgrace a devil, calls upo
his followers to celebrate the n%nniver
sary Of that murder, and, rs If his d.
sire to abuse the memory of the dea
was insatiate, he enters the tomb {
Liberty's martyred dead. to disturb il
resting ashes, and from its ~moulderin
bones make ornaments as offerings I
that insatiate desire. A body .snatcht
who, for a price, robs the grave Of i
sacred ashes, has some respect for I'll
opinion Of the living. A Ghoul, tn
lives and fattens upon the carcass
the dead, perpetrates his work in Il
night, that he may escape the gaze
men; but the editor Of the Gazett
with q malice, described in the Ia
books rs the evidence Of q heart tot
ly devoid OF sociM duty and fatal
bent upon mischief, seems to have
respect for the memory Of the dead
the feelings and opinions of the livin