Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-08-27

NI SuAEIeStoH ana at baltimore
SShonid, with Que voice and one feeling.
nave branded them to their faces and
without single word of rrtort, as mer-
cenAries in whom no faith could be placed
and wholly unworthy the recognition OF
honest men.
Mr. Douglas is directly and personally
responsible for all the agitation and strife
that succeeded the repeal of the Missouri
Compromise. which led to the orgaai2a-
ton of the Republican party. Ills was
The Profane hand which entered the SANE
tu"ry OF peace, and, Vnndal-like, tore
down the bond of compromise anil fratcr-
nlty which it contained. The conservative
men OF the south, headed by Mr. Bell, held
hlm and his act up for wuntou breach
Oh n@tonal faith, prompted by ambition
only, and urged those to whom it WAS
offered, as n proposition to the South, to
Spurn the hribe. Yet we see men at the
North, like Washington Hunt ana William
l)uer, and others less conspicuous and per-
haps more venUl, who united with Mr.. Bell.
ana with US too, in deprecating that
treasonNble conduct Ser suclli IL deserves
to be characterizcd-nOw coming forward
and entering into 81 bargain with the very
traitors whom they denounced. Can base
ness go farther?
And over in New Jersey, there is spec
t@cle of another kind, equally worthy of
comment. There, some of the pretended
friends of Mr.. Bell, have combined with
the Brcckinridge men, ignoring even ev-
cry protession--of principle, and nvowing Il
perfect readiness to disregard all consider
ations of propricty, in order to accom-
piish the single purpose of defeating Mr..
| Lincoln. We claim to know something of
the high and honorable character of John
Bell, both from long observation of his ca
reer in Congress, and a friendly personal
intercourse, which no political changes or
circumstances can ever disturb, so far ms
oIr inclination is concerned. There is no
public man in this Union to-day whom we
would prefer to see in the White House, or
whose integrity, capacity and statesman
| ship we hold in higher estimation 1t
costs us nothing TO say, that we sincerely
regret he is not in 81 position to be elected
tor II he was, he should have our most
cordlNi, zeAlous aud unqualified support
His present position necessarily excludes
him rom any personal interference with
these political arrangements to which we
| have referred. But we can we'll imagine
how his proud and manly nature must re-
volt at the idea of being tratfickcd away,
and having his name hawked about the
+! streets by llcsSimns, who are now bascly
| Prostituting it to fill their pockets We
shall not trust ourselves to sneak Of this
| degi edation of high and pure name as
the occasion would justify, but we cannot
help saying, that it will be the only stigma
attached 10 it when he has passed off the
scene and must be judged by the Impair
ti"l voice of history.
/ Practically, these coalitions will only
result i'll the defeat and discrcdit of nil
concerned. For our own part we hope
fl,o4 c.
where will conlcscc completely, so that
the combined enemy may be confronted
| We want no half way or doubtful victory,
/ but n thorough triumph, in which great
principle will he viudicatcd, and moral
revolution effected. The honest masses
are opposed to all snc1l base bargains and
corrupt intrigucs. They are prepared to
rebnke them now. and hence it is that we
desire fusion of all the factions, under
| whatever name or designation they may
be known. Let the white spirits and
black baud together now. The time is
propitiouS, aud we venture to predict that
! the result in November next will demon
strate that there is an independence aud
uprightness i'll the popular heart, which
c&nnot be bartcrcd away, and that Abra-
ham Lincoln will be elected President by
q majority over all candidates. Selfish
managers may sell themselves, as they did
at Syracuse, and propose to do in New
Jersey, but they cannot sell the consciences
or the votes of those who honestly but
mistakenly have hitherto followed their
lead. 1t is for this reason that the rank
and file of the American organization in
New York have rallied to the standard Of
Lincoln, as they will do in New Jersey,
and as they are daily doing here in Penn
sylvNnia, where the battle is already won,
and the eagles of victory are perched up
on our banners.