Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-05-31
For he 1n.slis.neer.

MrssRs. FDroRs:-Two or three times, with
IN the last eighteen months, my attention has
been called to the subject Of PRIvATEERISe,--
Your last pepper t2sd) Is before me-iny yehas
i,,st turned from the announcement that the
great contracting parties, by their Plenipoten-
tiaries. have denounced privatecring! and 1t IS
said that "privateering Is abolished, and remains
abolishedIu This emphatic paper declaration is
modestly modified by a subsequent prOyiso-
that sit is only to be binding upon thosePowers
that may accede to the declaration" Again
The PIenipotcntiaries, convinced that the max
inns which they now proclaim cannot but be re.
ceiyed with gratitude by the whole world; (the
UxrfED SrArEss) the undersigned Plenipoten-
tiariss doubt not that the efforts of their Gov
erninents to obtain the general adoption thereof
(by the United States) will be crowned with
suceessl"
Now, sirs, how long ago was it that those
bioodthirsty hypocrites first felt streak OF mo-
rality and benevolence moving on the surface OF
their case-hardsned conscisnces? There is no
immortality In knocking the brains out of half
million Of men-no immortality in sacking and
burning towns, villages AMI countries, and caus-
ing women and children to perish with hunger
and eold-provided al this be done by "MEGu-
LARe government troops, regular government
cannon, regular government swords, pistols,
1uskets, powder and ball, AMI by regular nen-
of.war ships and men! o, no! There is no
immortality in managing and numbering the pop
ulAtion Of the world, provil.l IT'D. ",sJHttrty'
done up at the expense of government trcfs.
uryl But, for q set Of private individual ras-
Gals, in the hour Of danger tn their country, to
volunteer their services to fight the commoncn-
envy Of their country, to aid the government ia
protecting our women from ravishmcnt by a
British soldiery; to fit out Priyateers by yolun-
taIy enterprise, and under "reJultr'' (yes, reg
uIsr,l commission from our government, pro-
coed 70 sea, and there do to the enemy as the
enemy. does to us o, Inonstrousl How schock-
Ing to the fine sensibilities Of that OH 6LooO-
stained Hony Yes, Old England is at the bot
tom Of that matter, and with an 'eye single" to
THESE UsrTED STATEsl Withall the gum-s,tck-
iag, and al the toadyism, manifested by Lord
Mayors and English crown editors on particular
occasions, / see the old Lion through the iiiinsy
curtain Of his ambush, licking his chops and
working his tain, ready for spring at us when
favorable moment presents. have known
the Old Lion these fifty. three yearsi Ofallthe
powers ON this round earth, she England is
our most invetcrate foci She has her minds
eye now upon future war with us. But she
breads our volunteers in the Geld, and our pri-
va.eegs on the oceanl She knows that the pco-
pie here win never permit the existenceof very
large standing regular army, nor of a colossal
government navy, but she knows that the
American volunteer can be converted into vet
eran In few weeks, equal in efficiency to the
tallest grenadier in the British army and she
knows that the best treasury Of this government
is the peoples hearts; and that, in case Of an
other war with her,-if our navy, iidce l, could
only boast "a few pine ships, with bits of buat-
ing at their mast-hcads' private enter
prise. prompted by patriotism, would cover the
ocean and cut up and carry of her entire COM
meree, her very Vitality
Let the Holy or Unholy Alliance coneoctwhat
plans they nay-keep we out from the coun.
sels and councils of those hypocritical moral
lists
This attempt at seeking our assent to abol-
ishing privateering, has a plain parallel in the
case Of two school-ooys. One was proud,
snetty.nosed d,earf who wanted TO whip the
well grown boy Of peaccablc habits-so the
dwarf proposed that ''the big boy should have
hisrighthand and one leg tied, before the fight
eommeneedl" Let no diplomacy ever catch
Uncle samin such foolish predicamentl
Respectfully, yours,
10. b.
New Manchester. May 1855.