Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-12-03
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In5ansWer toEan inEitatfonEto attend
Republican gathering in Miami county,
Ohio, oassius 10. Clay iites IS follow
WHrrBHA1U, RI., Ioy.s2s. 1850
DsAR 8IR:-Yonr favor of the l6th inst
inviting me to attend aseelehration of the
late Republican yictoEys on The 29lll fnst.S
10 the achievement Of which ron ara
pleased to assign me some share, is re-
ceiEed. Iregret that long absence from
home aItzfhe cangsLss llsanot
allow. me the pleasure. of being with you
aud psrtlking of the t5old fashioned bar
beene.n
TEil5e iSeople 8h1o have nobiy served:
the country aud nebIy done their whole
duty She hassnpt only proved by her,
extraordinary progrees IN all our modern
civilization, Rhlch has made her the.
Umpire State of the West, the preSemi-
nent advantages of Liberty over Slavery,
but By her pioneer and Consistent support
of liberal principles, she has shown herself
worthy of her leadership
There are none of orr people who have
more canse to rejoice in onr late triumph
than ourselyesSbecause few If any have
done so much towards its success.
regard the 6thaof November. 1860, as
next in importauce to til 4th of July, rs.
The dag which separated rs from the
British rule and Parliamentary tyranny
was not more aecessary 70 our ultimate Sc
curity and happiness than thedayW hich has
freed usfrom tbemore destructive suprema-
cy OF the slave .oligarehy. no onserrant
mind can failto see thas the British Govern
ment, with all its defects and abuses, gives
more protection to life, liberty and prop
erty than the irresponsible and lawless
rule of shareholders. Ispeak not only OF
the terribleinaiction of lynch Ian, upon
AID persons Who are suspected of want of
fidelity TO their interests, butof that gen
eral laElessness which pervades the whole
slayesociety, and assimilates its total in
security TO the worst phases of the ozark
ages"
In wrestling the government from such
influences, and placing it upon the basis
of justice and law, the Republican party
have entitled themselves TO the eternal
gratitude of mankind
But We must not aatter ourselves
that our work is done. Only the one
great battle has been won. The threats of.
rebellion and necessary civil war which
must attend its actually, warn MS to beou
our guard, and call for no holiday patriot
ism.
Whilst we would bear with brotherly
Tolerance, with the sore disappointment
OF our late rulers, and give them, patient
", time to accommodate themselves to the
new order of things, fraukuess and wise
philanthropy, compel us to say to them at
once, that tpeaceable secession" is but
PeaceGbke Te6eLliOn-Gn utter absurdity.-
Neither one Slave State, four Slave States,
or all the Slave States will be allowed
peaceably to secede. Every man of sense
SRRS thar IL
that eternal war which would be the result
of divided nation. The forces engaged
would be less, aud the result final The
Union party at the South wonld be our
allies. and with victory, which would be
sure, for the Union aud the right, would
come peace and homogeneous empire
But allow secession. and then with the
Southern seeding States united. would
come war inevitably the first time we
met upon the rivers OF the seas,
which would be settled and renewed
from century to century. The South
must know that the Republicans intend
to allow her all her Constitutional rights:
and then maintain their own to the last
extremity. This Is Government of the
people, and not a Compact of5the States;',
there is no way to dissolve the Union but
by rebellion and civil war. 1t remains
lot Tue SlaNeholders TO choose the Union as
1t is and was, and is to remain, or rush
into war with it, aud take all the chances
of veal or woe. For US, we have no
choice; we. are bound by all that is sacred
among men. to maintain the government
in its supremacy, and our principles upon
which it is based. We cannot choose our
ground. Destiny places us in the post of
honor, and perhaps of danger, and we
ere towards if we falter in our duty to our
country. aud the liberties of the people.
We must stand on the immortal language
of Jackson, "The Union, by the eternal.
IL shqu be preserped." There re must
stand, now ard hcuceforth, or be forever
slaves.
May God inspire our hearts With the
courage and patriotism of 20; and may
our cause, whether through peace or
blood, be eternally triumphant, is the as
piration of yours truly. G. N. CLAY.