Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-11-05
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We invite attention to an article which
we publish on the first page of to-day's
paper, from the Baltimore Erchdngs-a
Breckinridge paper. 1t is a minute ac-
count of the proceedings of the recent
Wide Awake parade and meeting in that
city, summary of which appeared in the
telegraph columns Of our paper on Friday
aud Saturday last. When candid man
reads an account of such proceedings, the
only feeling, it seems TO US, which he can
MISUNDERSTANDING indignation for the
authors of such devilish outrages as we're
perpetrated upon that procession and meet
ing. He must ask himself this question:
Has it come to the point that man, be-
cause his political sentiments are not pop
ular in the State in which he lives-be-
cause, in other words, they are in mea-
tnsutted Eu0uetsE ssslvSt-.,..o.a-.zigbts which
he chooses to exercise the right of con-
science2 Must miserable mobs be allowed
TO beset aud insult and injure him at every
turn2 This is the question. 1t is the
question which presents itself not only in
this Baltimore case, but which has pre-
scented itself here, in Wheeling, a number
of times, and which very strongly present.
ed itself on last Friday night. On that
night, number of gentlemen came down
from Pittsburgh, to take part in Wide
Awake parade in this city, to which they
had been Invited by several hundred
of the most substantial and enterpri-
Etng of our citizens. They came in
that order and ciyility which belonged to
their individual characters as gentlemen,
and which distinguishes their organiza-
iion everywhere. They marched to the
hotel under an escort of number of the
best citizens that Wheeling can boast, aud
without whose enterprise and capital and
public spirit, she never would haze been
half the place she is. Yet these unof.
Tending, civil gentlemen were not allowed
to come and go without being subjected
to all the scnrillous treatment which a
dirty mob could put upon them, without
Offering actual violence. They were sa.
luted at their coming and going, with
sptthets which those who mouthed them.
would not have dared to use in open day,
face to face, to any one of them. After
they had got on the Bridge, on their
return, one or two of tue cowardly assas-
sins threw brick and stone, which, for
tuHately, did no harm, but which came
near involving the most sesious conse-
queacss. We refer tothis outrage; only be-
cause II comes up appropriately n.connec-
ton with the article on our first page to-
day. We refer to it because it is oppor.
tune to now ask the question, Whether 1t
is not time that men, who believe in the
great rights Of free speech, free voting and
free citizenship, should rally to the polls,
aud manfulIy yindicate those rights which
have been SO shamefulIy trampled under
foot In this city, and in Baltimore. and
other slave State communities? Men
of Wheeling you that believe that it
is time that the strong arm of pub.
lie opinion was brought to bear ON
these infamous outrages, will you no.
make good that beliefat the polls? Will |
any man in this city, who is a Republican |
in sentiment, now in this day and hour
OF theatrial of that sentiment, when his
vote is more needed than it ever can be
aEain 70 yindicate the nationality. and
loyalty of that sentiment, refuse to stand
by the principles Of his choice, aud man
fully and independently vote them. Will
he temPorize with his convictions and
prove himself an enemy to his owl man
hoodf
%oa. bss man and tliisaa should be a God.
says a great poet. And is he man. +
worthy of a fees manhood, who synpa.
sh.Ees With a principle which he
Drinks from yindieatiug2 Is he = nan,
worthy OF the name, who only votes
MS principles when they become popular?
When the principles of the Republican
oaFty shall have succeeded to power in the
1attons and when they shall have become
IN thts.eity andin Western Viz t
n,