Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-10-09

MS Ifanslti0n TO O bieSSeu world
THE Bolts AND WISE ROUGH
AND-TJJNIBEE.
Bots says piss q Grassy, and culis upon tie
District attorney, to haze Hin Arrestesi.
Dsaies The Bet on Frencnfs Elscfioa.
10 he Editor OF tho National american.
Dear Sir: address you this note TO request
that yon viii at the earliest practical moment,
publish In your paper, the speech of His Excel
lency, Henry a. Wise, Governor of the Common
wealth of Virginia, as published in the Herald,
of the 10th ult and earnestly hope there is no
Wing or American paper in the State that viii
not also aid in spreading it broadcast before the
people Let tile masses of their Democracy
read. Let them see what this mailman of their
own selection is preparing for them
i should mourn over the lamentable fact, if /
could believe the great body of our democratic
fellow-citizens were not as true and loyalito the
Union as any other portion of our population.
Ifeel assured that they are not 70 be found aid
ing and abetting in a conspiracy 10 bring on
war against the United States.
I have often listened 10 the insane rawlings of
wild lrnatic in the as lnm-bnt never, never,
IN the whole course of my life, have / heard,
read or Witnessed the workings of disordered
brain more strongly stamped with madness than
+ in this instance.
Can 1t be possible for any man to rise from
ajperusal of his speech without coming to con-
clusion that Henry A. Wise, who thus descends
from the dignity of his Office, attends a town
meeting of his party associates throws himself
into spasms. to influence the public mind, 10 ex-
cite the passions of the multitude and familiar
ize their thoughts to the direful calamity of dis
union, without saying to himself, This man is
either natural born fool, lunatic or conspira-
tor in fact, and traitor in his hcart?'' Never
before has any man In this country acknowledge
ed his responsibility for so REASONABLE q pro-
Eduetion.
Let no man suppose intend this as a retort
for what he has said OF me in his speech /
write as if that were entirely cbliterated from
the paper. j have already answered that part
of 1t sufficiently twice. before the people, both
here and in Petersburg. Iconffne myself tothe
reasonable matter this speech contains.
First, then, Is he o natural born fools Idonot
think he Isl Is hea lnnatics Ebelieye before
God he IS partially derang and have believed
so Tor the last six years; but occupying his po-
sition as Governor of the Commonwealth, it does
not make him the less dangerous TO the conn-
try if he acts from lunacy than from natural
weakness. Is be a conspirator? Is he engaged
in conspiracy toileyy war? Read this speech;
accompany it with the general orders for officer
ing the militia, and for holding themselves in
readiness forseryice- ouple with themhis daily
conversations rs reported IN the public streets
OF his intention, IN the event OF Fremont's cleo
ton, to take possession of Old Point Comfort.
(which think there is no diifiuty in establish
ing,-read the law on conspiracy, and then tell
whether he IS not a lunatic or a conspirator and
whether it has not become the duty of the prop
er authorities 10 have him Immediately ares
ted.
Where is Judge fancy Where is Judge Hal
liburton2 Where is the District Attorney p
Where Is the Grand Jury of this Eastern Dis
trict OF Virginia, whose attention, when they
meet cailtto this speech and general order -
Finally, where is the President OF the United
Statss2
From q private citizen, such production
would be laughed at and passed over as the idle
declaration of besotted fool; but when it
comes from Governor of great common
wealth, it assumes form and Substance that
may lead at least to the dishonor of the State, If
not to mischief.
Here is what IS laid down in Burr's trial as
constituting aconspiracy to levy war:
ANY combination to subyert, by force, the
government of the United States, violently to
ldismember the Union, to compel change in
the Administration, to cause the repeal or adop-
ton of q general law, is a conspiracy to levy
war; and II the conspiracy be carried into effect
by the actual etnbodying and assembling of
men for the purpose OF executing the treasona-
BILE design which was previously conceived, il
amounts to leyying of war, and of course the
leyying of war against the United States is trea-
SON
Here then is the lay, and here is the evidence
of conspiracy TO levy war, which only lacks
the means and courage to carry out the treascn-
able design of the Governor of the Common
wealth Of Virginia.
VIII the proper authorities wait for the overt
act of treason. OF viii they crush the conspiracy
in the bud, and visit the conspirators with the
judgment of the law ? Andnot wishing to avoid
any responsibility ON my own part, invite the
Governor to lodge his complaint formally with
the Mayor of this city, that may be subjected
to all the penalties have incurred
JOHN " Bolts