Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-08-26

public affairs, and is not en-
titled to the public confidence, and is
like a GeEeIal who should take COM
mand OF an army without knowing how
to handle it or having any plan of cam
palgn or battle.
AS the Democratic party is asking TO turn the
Republican party out OF power in the state of
Ohio, and to have the administration OF the
stale Government placed in their hands, it is
just ard proper, ana il is not unkind, 20 inquire
upon what their claims TO popular confidence
and support are based and / now PROFOUND
this question, in all candor and sincerity;
What good thing has the Democratic party
achieved or proposed to achieve in the last
twenty years? Can one be named: since lsos
it has been a party of mere negations. IL
opposed every measure to put down the rebel
gress and reform; 1t has opposed every attempt
loamend and perfect our National Constitution;
IL has opposed every attempt to extend the
boundaries OF human rights; it has opposed
every attempt to improve The national credit or
project the national honor. For ten years be-
fore lS6oit was an affirmative party, but affirm
ed the worst possible things. 1t affirmed the
rightfuinesS and benehcence OF slavery; il
affirmed the repeal of the Missouri Compro-
mise, which was great breach of national
faith, and was the beginning OF the war; 1t
affirmed the infamous doctrines of the Dred
Scott decision by which our national Constitu-
tion was converted from a charter of liberty
into an indenture OF slavery; and, in general
terms, 1t affirmed all manner OF wickedness,
corruption and extravaganza in national and
Democratic
cannot be divorced rom its historical and ira
ditiOnal character. We are told we should not
put new wine into old bottles, nor attempt to
patch decayed and tattered garment with new
cloth, and you cannot take the decayed, effete
and corrupt Democrat organization and make
out OF 1t new, patriotic and honest party
or abandoned and the members COM
posing 1t have entered into new organizations
which accept the results of the war, and espouse
the great doctrines of the Republican party,
and the principles upon which the reconstruc-
tion of the South is being brought about, it
viii be time enough to place them in powerand
A party that was opposed TO the Union, and
favored the rebellion, can never be safely trust
ed with the preservation of the Union. A par
ty that was opposed 10 the creation of the pub
lie debt to put down the rebellion, can never be
safely trusted with the payment of the debt
and the protection OF the national honor.
party that loved slavery, and desired to per-
petuate and extend it over the country, cannot
be safely trusted with the protection of human
believes they have no rights that white men
are bound 10 respect, can not be safely trusted
with the protection of the rights and privileges
Of the colored people.
RosECRANs AND HIS DECLARATION.
General Rosecrans was placed In nomination
by the Democratic party as the candidate for
have not one word to say. He served the coun-
try well during the war, and although he was
unfortunate and made some mistakes, yet he
tude the acceptance of this Democratic nOmi-
nation. The men VINO placed him in nOmina-
ton were not his friends during the war, and
he was not their friend. On the contrary, he
denounced their conduct and their policy in
the bitterest terms, and his hatred they most
reciprocated and returned, and there
is no reason to believe they like him any better
now than they did tn N. But they are willing
to lay hold of his skirts and have him drag
them into power II possible aud nextyear they
will with equal avidity lay hold of the garments
Of the American citizen of African descent for
The same purpose. Between General Rosecrans
and the Democratic party there can be no SYM
p2thy whatever, unless one or the other has
undergone radical change, and that the party
has not changed we have conclusive evidence
in their platform and in their general deport-
ment and expressions throughout the country.
But, as was TO have been reasonably expected,
General Rosecrans has been faithful 10 theprin-
ciples for which he fought durin the war, and
has been unwilling to stultify himself by ac-
cepting nomination at the hands of the men
VINO were In sympathy with his armed enemies
ness of his heart, His rejection of the nomina
ton for Governor is morttfying rebuke to the
politicians who hated the war and
who hated the men who fought IL through to
final victory, but were willing to make profit
able merchandise out of the laprels of sue
cessful General.
As you have already heard my friends, Mr.
Pendleton has now been placed in nomination
oy the State Central Committee of the Demo-
cratic party, as their candidate for Governor,
and he has accepted. / first invite ysur consid-
.ratiOn of this point, that within some six
weeks the Democratic party has nominated two
men for Governor in the State of Ohio who rep
resent Numerically opposite principles, They
1rst nominated a General whom they denoun-
led and hated during the war, for the sake OF
getting soldiers votes. But when he spurned
hem they then nominated man who does
represent the party; man who opposed the
war from Its beginning and throughout its en-
ire course; man who denounced the war as
and as wick ed upon our part.
)f course there is no consistency in this action,
out the first attempt was to capture soldiers
N n no a yrQ ms md haU vi i'm
allied in that they now seek to bring up all the
,ld, regular Copperheads to the polls by nom-
In February, 1860, Mr.. Pendlelton, In Congress,
declared that the whole policy of coercion, that
S. Of putting down the rebellion by force of
arms. was 1mpracticable, and that Ii was a vio-
alton of the spirit and purpose of the Consti-
ution Of the United States. He took ground
Is early as February, 1861, that the Government
he took the same ground that Mr.. Buchanan
ook in his message in December, 1850, that the
Government nad no power 10 coerce a State to
emain in the Union, and tell you, my friends,
hat the war is TO be found, at that time, with
he Democratic politicians who took that
,round. If Mr.. Buchanan, If Mr. Pendleton, If
Ill the Democratic members of Congress had
AIKEN the ground that the Government had the
light to suppress the rebellion, lit might have
It any time during the winter of 1860 and 1861.
But they took the other ground. They denied
he power OF the Government; they encourag-
ID the rebellion 10 go on; they said to them,
you have right to secede; we have no right
o prevent you. You may go on as far as we are |
concerned, with perfect impunity'-and thus.
and thus believing the rebels went |
onward in the war of the rebellion that cost |
his country five hundred thousand lives and !
more than five Thousand millions of dollars.
would like TO know how many families |
here are in the county Of old Clin ton that have
ost one or more members from the course that |
vas taken by Mr.. Pendlston,S Mr.. Buchanan |
md others at the very beginning of the rebel |
ion.
1 have no doubt there are many here to-pay |
lear relatives. would be glad If every man |
nd woman and child in this assembly that has |
ost some near and dear one to them, by this |
ebellion, would hold up their right hands, |
.et US understand what this crowd is composed |
# Ia large show of hands and great emotion; |
eath has been brought home to hundreds of
,y this rebellion, and how was this rebellion |
'rought about? 1t was brought about by the |
'osltion taken by the Democratic party in 1850 |
nd 1851 ahd maintained by that party through |
mt the war; that the rebels had q right to |
ecede; that We had no power to prevent them, |
nd they were thus encouraged to go on. |
esire now to repeat the statement, for il is one
hat ought to be understood by every body, that |
{ Mr.. Pendleton and other men in authority at |
rue ground, the rebellion would never have |
ccurred; the five hundred thousand loyal lives |
you'd have been saved, the immense expendl.
ures of treasure would have been saved, and |
We should not be called npon, as we are here |
nd elsewhere, to mourn the dead. II is a ter |
ible responsibility, and now the people of Ohio |
o indOrse the principles that have brought |
hese terrible calamlties upon the nation.
Against Mr.. Pendleton personally, have |
lothing to say. He is said to be man of ability,
f education and learning, and clever gentle |
nan in his private relations. But against his |
olitics have everything to say. In voting /
Or George III. Pendleton you vote now as you |
rould have done had you supported him in /
$50 or lS6f-that the war was wrong, that the |
southern States had a right to rebel, and every |
older that votes for George II. Pendleton
hereby declares that he was in the wrong when
e went to fight against the South.
II the doctrine of Mr.. Pendleton and of Mr.. !
Buchanan was true then every Southern man
rho was killed fighting for the rebellion was a
aurdered man, and every Northern soldier
rho went down there to put down the rebellion
nd whe took part In 1t, was a murderer and
he'd the blood OF men who were fighting in
ehalf of their just rights. Soldiers of Ohio,
re you willing now to stultify yourselves by
oting that that most important period OF your
ives, that act your lives more than all others
B YOU which will be so regarded by your chill