Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-10-03
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Gentlemen, there are features in the
history of this Democratic candidate
for the presidency that want 10 direct
your attention to--thoSe of YOU that
can hear me. When bloody war cover.
ed the land, our rivers were red and
our soil fertilized by the blood and
bones Of the patriotic men Of this coun-
try, fighting for the flag that they said
should wave over every State; when
that was going on, there was one man
in this Union that was saying to the
country, ''If the Southern States or any
one OF them by decided majority of
its people desires to leave the Union,
am in favor of letting the State, or
that number of States, CO." Are you
in favor OF that? Cries of s'Nop +
Not by any means. That man after
the war wrote what is called rebellion
record, and he has recorded those senti-
ments in his record, written in cool
blood. Now understand me, / don't
say that Horace Greeley was in favor
of the doctrine Of secession as taught by
Calhoun, which was that the States had
a lawful constitutional right to with
draw. No; but do say that he did
assert that rather than have war to
save the Union, he would consent to
see State go out of the Union where a
majority of the people required it.
Now that is equivalent to secession
1t is equivalent to that doctrine Of Bu-
chanan, when he said, Secession is
wrong, but this government Is power
less to put it down. You have no right
to secede, but have no power to pre-
vent you." Mr.. Greeley didn't say
that, but he did say, "You have no
right to secede, nevertheless If you do
secede will let you go in peace, you
rascals." Laughter. We didn't let
them 60, and if they try 1t again, we
will not let them 60 then. They are
never going out Of this Union. God Al
mighty has made this Union perpetual,
and there Is no man, or set Of men, who
have power while you and your chill
dren I've to destroy it.
Mark me little further. This man
Is fishing now for Democratic votes.-I
The people ask him how he will dis
pose OF his patronage. "Why," says
he, "if a man invites his hiends to
help him build a house, do you think
he will turn his friends out the momentI
the house is built? II, therefore" !" says
he, 81 have invited the Democraticl
party to help me build my presidential
house, do you think / will turn them
out the moment have got in and got
my house in order?p Now, you see,
gentlemen, why it is that he goes
around crying "Peace J !Reacei' when
there is no war. 1t Is to rake up the
votes Of the Democratic party. II you
have any spirit Of vengeance in you,
who taught it to you? Who taught il !
to you during the war? Who everl
said so o-lnuch about confiscation, about
Furnishing the rebels after the war asI
Horace Greeley did? Nobody.
But now it Is "peace! peace!" becausel
the Democrats have put him in nomi-l
nation after the rebel egg has been in
cubated upon by politicians and was
hatched into nonination In the city OF,
Cincinnati. 1t is a rebel snake in dis
guise. /! don't mean your city, but
mean this new Republican party that
IS supposed 70 have swallowed the
Democratic party. That / say is new
rebel in disguise, and il is to be put
down by the loyal men of this country
as the rebels were put down, or you
may look out for fatal cOnsequences.-l
OuppUoe 1OTtcS 0E0cl0y 10 DC ok0cl6u II
President under the declaration that II
have alluded to-that is, that State
may go out when majority of the peo-
pie are in favor of it-Nhat do you sup
pose the Southern rebel States, really
more vindictive toward you now than
they were at the time the war broke
out, will do? Why, they are invited
by Horace Greeley to meet in conven-
ton and say, ''If you won't agree to
pay for our slaves, if you won't agree
to pension rebel soldiers, if you won't
agree to pay the rebel debt, then we
will secede." God bless you. And Hor-
ace Greeley says, with eyes upturned
to heaven, 81 am afraid of war; don't
like blood; go in peace" L9ughter.] /
That is what they are invited 60 do,
and that is what you are in danger ofifIl
you neglect now to revive the fires of
the old Republican party.
Gentlemen, rekindle them. Put ON
the fuel of patriotism. Pile it up noun
tain high. Say, "We are sworn that
this Republican, party that saved the .
Union shall continue under God to take
care of that Union" TApDlause.1