Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-07-13
what secession would do among Us
had &c q chance.

The Cincinnati Commercial has striking
and sensible article, showing what the
consequences would be in that city and in
all cities and towns along the border, aud
in the interior, for that matter, were the
people to any considerable extent divide
on the war question.
Part Of the comments are in reference to
JED. Davis programme when the rebellion
first commenced 1t says:
He expected the North to be divided
He counted on his white niggers' 80 ne
proposed to burn IL few Northern cities ana
talked of Southern harvests growing after
the war. while the Northern cities that were
TO be demolished could only be rebuilt by
other generations. The umanimity OF the
people of the North prevented the capture
of Washington, and an advance upon Phlla-
,lelphia and Cincinnati. Now, Davis hears
the voice of the tories tor " hich he listened
awhile in vain, announcing meanwhile that
he had never intended 10 take Washington
and he begins to drenm ngaiuof an Invasion
of the North. The tories of the Dayson En-
pire breed are inviting war within the Dor
ders of Ohio, aud if the lie OF the Empire,
to which we called attention yesterday,
were true. our cities would be IN flames
and our fields deluged in blood, IN less
than sixty days. 1t is the solidity OF the
North that has rolled the scenes OF war lar
from its borders, so that no free State city
or neighborhood has yet heard the hring
of hostile gun. The sympathizers with
secession among US, are directing their en-
ergies to bring the worst caiamltles oil CIV
il war upon us. So long as the masses of
Il 1S-fh RE nrnFnmP0f
" e shall have peace thOme. II the efforts
of party wire-workers to make political
capital out of the stormy elements around
MS. were responded to, we should have
feuds in neighborhoods, and war to the
knife in onr streets. There is no security
or hone for the preservation of life and
property now, but in the unity Of the peo-
pie in support of the Government. Those
who would thrust partyism into the strife,
and inf1ame the old animosities OF party
men, know not what they are doing, or are
reckless of blood and the deVastations OF
the torch of the iucendiary. We must
support the Government in its struggle
with rebellion, or no citizen can long be
sure his property is his own, or that his
hume is place of refuge for his family.
The rebellion of which JEFF. Davis is the
head. must be crushed out, or the hurrI'
cane of revolution will sweep throughout
the land, and the Republic will perish in
deluge of blood and tempest OF hre.-
The men who are miserably aiding and
comforting treason, for the sake of par
tisan and personal advantage which they
deem possible, are inviting (though their
darkened understanding may be incapable
of the recognition of the fact the horrors
of revolution rs terrific as that OF
France
Let all parties go to the wall. The peo-
ple have abandoned party. Leaders, Re
publicans and Democrats, must abandon 1t
and follow the people. We have faith IN
the people. They arose in their majesty
when war was commenced in Charleston
harbor by order of tho Montgomery trait
ors. They will rise again and again, and
turn and Overturu, until the politicians
who have long believed themselves lead
ers." will learn their mistake, and until
peace will compatible with the honor of
the nation.