Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-09-21

so general and so hearty as the speech
q of Gen. Moves, at this place, on. last
"Wednesday secured from all quarters:
He had not spoken ten minutes until
the hearer was convinced OF ms power
as an orator combining wonderful mag
netism in address, terseness of language
and poignant satire that cut without
i imangiings in fact, all the qualities of a
good orator. He is confeSsedly among
: thefnest stump speakers ever in the
County. He began by refuting in most
positive terms the charge made by
Pendleton against him in hisspeech de-
iffvered here, on the I'd inst, viz: that
he had laid the charge of dishonesty
5t5.the masses of the Democratic party
in Ohio In his Columbus speech. He
felt indignant that Mr.. Pendleton
! should SO misinterpret his remarks as
ettoappiy to- the masses OF the Demo-
Jocratlc party, what he only charged
j upon such leaders as McCook, Ewing
and Peudleton himself. They were
dishonest because of their support to
e marty measures in themselves opposed
to.tfie progressive ideas of men whose
intelligence he acknowledged. He
believed that with the exception of
Dartisan leaders the Democratic party
q meant well, Pendleton to the contrary
notwithstanding. As evidence OF it all
s must confess the patriotism displayed
Inv hundreds and thousands Of young
democrats who shouldered their mus
sg-kets and went into the army in defense
of their country, and they represented
the best part of the party to which they
belonged; and many Of them, the
larger number of them, are now
found side by side with, and help make
Gp the rank and file of the Republican
= party. The reorganization OF the Sc
ie ceded States had been effected by a
ReIubIican Congress in the face of con-
niitifinal and bitter opposition from the
Democratic members; it had been sti5-
9n niatize6i as Rump Congress and every
-af effort was made to destroy the respect
- of, II, e Southern people Tor the legisla-
9ation of the party that only meant the
restoration of our Union. He was IN
favor of general amnesty to all accept
ahle Classes. vet claimed that in justice
we have been charitable to rebels. 1t
might have been better to opunished the
leaders of the rebellion at the close OF
/. I. the war. but now. as the war has been
"a closed SO long; he could entertain no
sentiment of revenge toward that peo-
~ pie. We want them to know tnat
-isthey shall have the best possible STAND
s. in the Government. From the provls-
ALL lGlSs 26uElttl ztLlll1CSoUy r4AO
10 however, except such rascals as Jef1.
5aiDavis. Robert Toombs and others, who
still boast defiance and contempt Tor
our government. They should be
made repenfant and ask forgiveness,
-.,s - or be made suffer the punishment due
7iil iThe 13th. I4tf, and 18th Amendments
ia. .stile Constitution are valid in fact,
irreyocably destined to stand while the
Republic shall stand and justly due to
-izF that humble and lowlyi race. If we
ls9sjlsdldone less than to provide for this
3 O1 peoDie. we would have been unworthy
Of those great privileges whichwe have
Il secured and enjOy;. for the bones o.
fbecolorefl warrior lie side by side with
those of the white patriot. He paid
~ !. +. hieh constituent to the loyalty OF the
!, mes nero who risked his life in aiding the
9 g. fess,.aped prisoner and in furnishing in.
formation to our forces. He ILLUSTRATED
- -, fI.e,asserted ignorance or rather the In
So feIligenee of the blacks by an amusing
$40 dleseTir,tiar1 OF the old slaves coming K
eamp and inquiring for the "heac
81 bosss' telling him of their mastel
- WIN was generally miserable reDe
bsg capable of siwhipping five Yankees
q but who had wisely run away. Th'
~ speakers happy style of telling jokes
ana APPROPRIATE ones, k6pbtHS duuACnO'
ls1 in "a continual good humor. Tht
9ei speaker gave the negroes the credit o
being the only people in the South wht
know enough to always shoot in thu
- right direction. The negro will bt
~ found Ia the liberal progressive party
- =. no matter what the changes will b'
i'nf hereafter. Nothing is more remarka
~ :, sble than the growth of tolerance or
40 the part of the Irish and other preju
Is diced factions of the Democratic party
toward the Africans. The bitter hatred
8 y exercised toward them by that party
= has subsided into a remarkable affec
tion for the sweet perfume oftheir curl,
locks, and the fierce and determines
1Iua opposition they me. at the polls in tn
iiaasshape of blow from shillalah or
sao iijriGk-bat has been changed into a kint
X Invitation from Paddy to take
5 FL .tsdhririk,Y and an expression of goo.
/; twill toward them as the best friend
! sfa they have in the world. n.1a9q.ft.
% sfaif8 spoke Of fhis adherence to tn
t,s,s, ;p,.rtv favoring free principles back a
'ss1 Tar as the annexation of Texas-as
~ .ial1ernDer ct the Free Soil party an
l,.f,,l since ifs orrznizatiop has been identi
.isfied with. the Republican party ID
charged McCook with refusing to com
nit himself upon the question OF sus
tanning or repudiating the thre
Amendments-spok of the difference
OF the two parties upon the question G