Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-01-30

ces, The first of which shall mention
Is the payment for thu smancipated
slaves. This question will have to be
decided In 1853 rs emphaticalIy as II writ
ten out In the Democratic platform. \
The State Of Maryland, In her new Conf
stitution, just adopted, has provided for
1t In the following terms:
SEC. 81. This General Assembly shall pass no
.svse Sm ~ ssls for
deem eipedient 70 obtain from the United state.
compensation for such slaves, and TO reoeive
entitled. 80
II will thus be seen that MARYLAND has
provided for this issue In her fundamsn-
tai law, and we cannot doubt that one
Involving so many millions of dollars to
her governing class will bs pressed with
al the zesA which love Of money and rage
for the destroyed "institutionp can IN
spirs. 4.
Georgia, in her Constitution I'm 1885.
gave notice that she should demand pay.
ment for her slaves by the following em-
phatic provision:
The Government Of the United States having
owned in this Stale einancipated from siavsry,
practical effect. IropIded, That aatfiesccnee In
the action Of the Government OF the United
H.
ment, or waiver, or estoppel Of such claim for
onpensatiOn OF loss sus tain ed by reason OF the
eemsncipation Of his slaves. as any ,citissn OF
Georgia may hereafter make upon tho jnstina
and inagnanimity OF that Government.
Democratic Kentucky, a few daysago,
by ajOint resolution in her Legislature.
took steps in the same direction, which
will be seen by the following report OF
legislative proceedings:
Resolved by the General Aassn,5sv Of Kent,rcSu.
Ihat select comlnittee, composed Of nve mem
pointsd, with Instructions to report as soon a.
practicable 10 the General Assembly Of Ken
the Citizens S e ss % feS:ss sken
~ the smendmsnt to The Fsdsr.i i oonssisutioa aSn
known rs article i3); and also the value OF such
slsves taken from each County Of this Connon.
wealth; and that said COMMITTEES report what
zsns Of this state 10 obtain coinpensation from rom
taken.
All the Rebels of the South will be
unanimous on this question, and the in
terest at stake is 80 vast a. to enable
them to hold out great temptations in
the way of corruption, and the Demo
cratic party of the North are not only
in position to meet them, but are fully
committed to the justice and legality Of
their claims. When, in 1866, it was pro.
posed to amend the Consti. ution 30 as to
prohibit the Government from making
compensation for slaves, every Demo-
cratic member of Congress, believe, in
both houses, voted against il. and
throughout the North Democratic ps-
pers and orators denounced it with
bitterness. And when, in 1852, tile Pres
ident's proclamation of emancipation
appeared, and afterward, in 1864, when
it was formally proposed to abolish slav-
cry by An amendment to the CoastitI-
tion, the Democracy everywhere, in
Congress and out of it, denounced the
proclamation and amendment as nujuss,
wicked and in polite, roundly declaring
that the masters should not be depri-
we'd of their slaves without due compe n
sation made. I" But where the North
ern Democracy not already committed
in favor of the proposition, they would
when the Southern wing made it a con-
dition, readily yield acquiescsnce, and
thus add not less than eighteen hundred
millions of dollars to the public debt.
Whoever believed in the rightfuIness of
the rebellion, or gave it theil sympathy,
must and will, if consistent, be in flavor
of paying for the slaves. ..n.
Another issue directly involved in the
success of the Democratic party is the
assumption of the rebel war debt. When
Southern men are restored to power and
take their seats in Congress, does any
man believe that they will vote to tax
themselves and Others to pay the nation-
al debt, or the interest upon it, while
their own war debt is in no way provide d
for? They put their property and mon-
ey into confederate stocks and bonds
ahdlOse all, and the simple souls must be
credulous Indeed who believes that these
men will voluntarily tax themselves to
pay the Northern bondholder, or will
act in concert with Northern party
that proposes to tax them for that pur-
pose. They hate the Northern bond
holder, and feel under no moral or poll
tical obligations to pay his debts, and
will make it condition with the n North-
ern Democracy that they shall repud late
the national debt or consolidate their
own with it. And the Northern Dem
ocracy are in position to meet them on
this question also. When it was pro-
posed in 1866 to amend the Constitution
so as to prohibit the assumption of the
rebel war debt, every Democrat In Con-
gress voted against it, and their action
was sustained by the party throughout
the North. The Democ ratio party were
hostile to the national deht in its incep-
ton, and have alwayssympathized more
strongly with the Southern than the
Northern bondholder, and if they refuse
to aceede to the demands of the South
in this matter it will be the first time in
their history. And may say to the ns.
tional creditors right here that the pay
ment of their debt will depend abso-
lutely upon the future supremacy of the
Idea that the war to suppress tho re-
bellion and to preserve the Union wa.
waged in q righteous cause. The antdg-
Onistic idea WiH neper pay the debt.
Another issue Immediately involved
in the success of the Democratic party is
the pensionins ofthe rebel soldiers, their
widows and orphan sand placinI them
upon level with the soldiers of the
Union. Is it to be supposed for one mo-
Iaent that rebels when restored topower
ia tho National Government, will levy
taxes and vote money to pension Union
soldiers, their widows and orphans,
while their own are unprovided for and
left i'm poverty? This would be against
human nature, and upon this tey would
compromise. The elevation of tho rebsl
soldier will follow the elevation of tire
Democratic party to power, as surely as
noon will follow the rising sun, and il
you would comprehend what would then
be the condition, of the Union soldier
look to his present status in the Demo-
cratic State of Kentucky and Maryland.
In these States he Is to-day an outcast
from society. He il prescribed socially
as infiexibly rs ifhe had been the einmats
of the penitentiArY, and s equally pro-
scribsd in his BUSINESS. If q farmer, his
neighbors will not help him; II q msr.
chant, they will net buy his goods II s
y 4 Il IL