Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-07-08
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est to me, rs long rs supply you hread
aud butteEsH This, Judge, is-all the CoU-
thon oath requires, except the declaration
of fidelity lo.lhe Cuus;itu ton of the Uniteii
Statea, which you say yon do net obiecf to.
This Is no zrslt stretch oftTaurty and op
preston. put, Judge, ifyou hold on TO
your office, you asust promise 10 he faithful
and honest towards the government OF Iite
State. And moreover Ton will have to
keep your promise. No secret intriCuca
NJ sneaking conspiraries against it. will bc
permitted, III least on the part ofithose who
hold Office under it. We have seen enough
Of such conduct in Uncle SIMS case; Of
men feeding on his bread and butter; nay,
poking their hands into bis pockets, aud
stealing ivii they could Ing hold of: while
they were quietly trying to tripup the epoor
old gentleman. aud baud him uvei 10 JEFF.
Davis tied hand and foot. If you want to
play this game, Judge, upon the State Gov
ernnent, let me tell you, il tsii NOT 10 IN
tiis country aaY longer: 1t is not intended
10 have any Flnyds, Cob5s or Twiggs in
this sectio OF the country anyhow. The
people have got tired of such tricks. Their
eyes are wide open, aud they sec better
than YOU think they do. Recollect my
warning, Judge. Ii you do not promise TO
support honestly the new government, you
will lose your salary ana y0,.s- n,ilespe and
if you do not stop secretly intriguing srdT
conspirimg TO overthrow the government
worae may come Of it.
cannot for the life Of me, Nr Editor,
maxi out what the Judge would have Us
to do. If we follow his lead iedsrs LteM i:
take us? Iut first place, he is Tor at.
least be says sol opposed 10 JEFF Davis
and John Letcher's governments, lie
declares "the doctrines of secession
lawless and unconstitutional and the
acts, laws and other proceedings in
tended TO carry such doCtrinrs ihlo
effect, void. As their WHOLE frame work
of government is based on secession, of
course the Judge is therefore opposed to
the whole concern, out aud out. In the
second place, lie is opposed to the United
States Government. because it intends to
coerce somebody, and, it may 1e, to SUBJ
jugate jeff. Davis and John Lctchcr; and
because it is carrying ont "tLe private
reveDges of Sumner and Wilson," and
bringing '.ontle country all the horrors
of civil war, and the overthrow of consti-
tutiOnal liberty aud the establishment of
deSpotiSm.n And lastly, he is opposed to
''thc i.fernGl, aud GssilisL, and Wylrpsd, and
corrupt, and dTrogGR:, and ty9udncoi, and
stHeonstitutonai faction," meaning thereby,
Alcssrs. Editors, the re-orgnnized State
Government.
What does he want2 Are we to set
ourselves against all governments, and in
opposition to everything? Are we to do
without guvernment2 Must we be like
Ishmael, s'whose hand was against every
man, and every mans handsngAiust him.!
Shall we undertake to fight Uncle Samuel
aud JEFF. Davis, Governor Peirpnint and
John Letcher. ali nt onceH Ii might he
very valiant, int would have some dis
erection in our wrath. The duige has for
gotten Captain Fhlstatfs maxim. that dis
erection is the better part of vaIor II We
abjure nll these governments, what re-
source is left u.s. We lnast. ! suppose,
seek protection undpr the wings at the
Duke OF S. or the Marquis of
Thompsuu-
For my part, Messrs. Editors, | do not
want to have too many enemies on hand
at once. Let us fight JEFF. Davis and John
Letcher first Let MS finish up the little
jon we hnve already ion hand. II is ahnut
as much as We can attend TO ut present.
After That small job is over, if the Judge
still insists on il, we can then whip out
Uncle Sam aud Governor Psirpoin'.
Dut the Judge, 1 am afraid. in taking
this singular position, is merely trying 10
to throw dust iu our eyes. 10 conceal what
he is really aiming at The proceedings
at Richmond against himself personally
have frightened him. hHwauts to double
on his own tracks. AMI make his peace
with JeIt Davis aud John Leiehrr. This
manifesto ngniust tho Government here.
especially ii it should turn him out of of
fee. will not only secure his peace and
stfety with the powers at Richmond, but
will give him $50 lie thinks) an immense
popularity and influence in the Suuthern
Canfedcm,cy.. Who knows hat what Jetf
Davis viii Appeint him Minister 10 China,
to erlighten the disciples of Conrercius
respertiug tia category of The Infinite ?
would rrrOmmcudth Judge, by all means,
to get into the Sonthcrn Confrderacy. or
the Asylum at StannIon; and I 30 NOT
know, Mcssss. E ttori, which wonli be
best Q. C..
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