Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-03-13
Free.soilism and Abolitionism.


impugning the integrity of her Institutions These
articles have already been ably reviewed by COR
respondent in our columns, and also by the other
papers of the city, but proper regard for our own
position, as the conductor of Wing journal, and
also for the honor and institutions OF the State with
which we are identified in sympathy and interest
alike requires that we should express in the mos
'uneIuivocal terms, our position upou the State
issues presented by the editor of the Times. We
shall treat his articles alone, and have renart
whatever tomake upon the Temperance question
which is entirely distinct from the Free-Soil ant
anti-Vlrg MAN articles to which we refer. We
wish it distinctly bone in mind by our reader;
" that we speak of free-solism and Abotionism
and not of rhe Temperance question, and the;
Unjust not permit the two questions TO be blended
together for dust-throwing purposes, as has beef
and doubtless will be the effort made by the editor
We want aud will have no niring OF issues. LIE
the Temperance question be separated from il. bu
we do desire and shall insist that the Gazette nov,
occupies the Abolition Greedy, Gidding's plntor,
and we call upon the people of Wheeling to sa
whether or not they will countenance and upho
course so reasonable to Virginia, 50 recreant /
the interests and institutions of the State. W.
pass by the understandable and libelous a;tac
upon the Legislature of Virginia. an attack whc
originated in hostility TO the institutions of IL
State, manifested by the free-soil article Il
Saturday, an attack un!ounded malicious.
aud only ask the people of " heeling TO say wtetI
er or not they are prepared to follow in the wax
of the petit Greeley, whether they are prepare
as Virgnans 10 stand by aud maintain the honoi,
integrity and institutions of Virginia, 10 say wheth
er they will be false to their allegiance al
trample upon the mother who has fostered sl.>
protected them with more than parents care, 1T
whether lhey will prove false TO Virginia, then
selves and the Constitution. The Legislature giant
.edtothe. yof Wheeling the most liberal Chart
in the State reserving expressly The power to alt
and amend at pleasure. They have exercised th
power and are denominated blythe Times. EFT
id'e, the imbeciIe, the intriguing and the self:
masters, whose sole vocations in most cases are
iniure and out Gods footstool, corrupt the
own souls and bodies, and tyrannize over all wi
are not willing to crook the pregnant hinges of II
-knee.o
- Such language as this is as insulting TO comm,
decenc., as 1t is unwarranted by the facts, and t;
ken inlconnection with the article OF Saturday,
f[doubtl-ss then in sonk,) has antiVirginin tel
dency, loo manifest to be mistaken for a momeu
But outrageous as is this, it is but small compare
with the labcred effort of Saturday morning, !.
which the Gazette finally takes its position on II
side of the North against the South, with Giddin
and Greeley and against Virginia, This is Is
issue, and upon it zoe stand Hear the Gazette, a
ter lengthy comparison OF free and slave labo,.
wilt seen from The for, going that we al.
opposed to any more sLuUe territory. We are opp,.
sed toNorthern St les interfering with slavery
the States where it now is; but we believe it to
Meirsdnty to stand up nlanfuiLy and firmly dguin4
the extension Of it. while consider those wi
yield the question: for The sake OF Southern favor
ore corrupt politicians and unworthy of public
hdence." The Italics are our own. Furthe.
1.-The contract was solemn and binding upon IT,,
country ms was III. privilege, If such it is, of l.a>
ing slavery in Missouri"
This, then, is the platform of the Gazette, a pa
per published in Virginia! In what does it ditE,n
from the position of Gerritt Smith. Sumner, Chns
Wade ana Seward? John P. Hale would MS
''interfere with slavery in the States" Oh, no
They all tolerate it there, but oppose its ex;e,
sion merey(for the presently This is but the:
blind, their stepping stone. Give them the fu
crum and then the lever becomes powerful. On
territories now, but States hereafter, will, be Il
theatre of their operations. Give up the te1rit,,
riLs to the abolition rule of Greeley Cha.
and the editor of the Times (to put him in b
company and in n short time Virginia Cassil
Clay is to be called forth in the person of the ed
tor the Times, peEhaps,to head the fanatics wi
are to get up nsurrection and rebellion in OF
midst. Hear the editor himself, foreshadowing Ii .
future:
ave have no disposition TO interfere with it:
long as ii does not interfere toith u.s. We are 81.
posed 10 the abolition of slavery, setting the n,
gtots free among the people; but are in favor al
measure like thatpropOSed by Gov. McDowe.
,in 1881, for a gradual eXtTpation Of it., or
should be in favor Of the Stale purchasing up al
the slaves f:om the treasury and sending them o
TO Liberia and then prohibiting any more in Il
State. Italics ours.
Now if we fern any opinion from the MT.
yious articles of the Times, tile Legislature all.
slave power has "interfered,' in its opinion, wit
'us' and therefore theeditor of the Gazette shou
be about ready 10 ''inteGfere with IL" So "
may look out for the direct effort ere long No
the plain and palPable issue is, are the people =.
Wheeling Abolitionists or freesoi'ers, or are tht
Virginians and Southerners IN sentiments and il
teIeSlS7 Will they stand by the institutions :
their fathers audi the sacred compacts of the col.
stitution, or will they follow the new lights a,
false gods, who. under the Greedy star have be,
imported amongst Them from Massachusetts ars
the North, men no come 10 the soil, and clai.,.
The protection of Virginia. while they would ,h,,s
declare their non-feality to her institutions a,
stab the very foundations OF her governm.nt7
Will you support and uphold this southern MI,
AMI northern principle movement" or will We.
declare you are virsinans IN feeling as well as !,
position. that under her sovereignty and inst,u
ttons you wiilllve and with them in their suppot
you ready to fa!IH We cunnot believe th,.
there are ten men in the city who are traitors
the S'n1e, who will meanIy feed and fatten und.,
her mild and beni6ceut laws, while they are falls
tohe1 government. aud we would have them spe
forth ami declare their sentiments upon the lssu.
presented. live in error as to their sentimen.
as Virsiniams we desire to know it and at once
For ourselves, we mny speak and at once ".
were born in Virginia. and SO long as we copt,p.,
reside within her sovereignty, we shall uphold a.l