Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-04-17
The Feeling OF the Loyal states.

= Ehe FeeIRnB OF the LOyuA St4LeRs
| History does not present more thrill
! ing spectacle than that now afforded by the
great Eastern, Northern aud Western States
of this Union. With an invincible deter
/ rniantion-yvith fertility of resource
With mn nndying love of constitutional gov
ernment--with power of endurance,
such, as Gen. Wool said, the world never
! yet saw, they are moving as one man into
/ line, and to the first call of the govcrn-
men, bave responded, ice are all ready.-
{ Before these tickle April days are all past
We shall see in the Geld at the back ofthe
national authorities, one hundred thous-
and brave Sighting men, all armed and
equipped for active service. There will
he no half way work made of the rebellion
Of the Montgomery traitors. 1t will be
crushed SO deep into the earth that resnr-
rection will never reach it, Then York
World, of yesterday, in commenting on the
aroused state of public feeling, gays:
The giant Is aroused. The millions Of
the loyal. Union loving North have stretch
ed nnd snapped nsnnder, as one man. the
aimsy witlies that held bound their patriot
ism under the pretense of being fraterual
bonds. Have we country to be saved,
and shall! we save it? asks Mr.. Lincoln;
aud before the words of his proclamation
have been read the patriots FIRE kindles in
in every heart, and from cities. towns and
Villages, the country over, the lightning
dies to bear lheirclear and quirk response.
The North has been lOng-sntferihE mud
tolerant hui I,-T,a
Sumter was attacked, and the flag which
has never known dishonor was struck,
there was an end to patience and tolerance
and peace.
The stab at his henri has but aroused
the giant. 1t will be fatal only to the
Puny arms which dealt the tr;litor0us blow.
The New York Times says:
The President issues his proclamation
to-day, converting Congress for the 4th of
July, and calling for SEVENTY. FIVE
THOUSAND volunteers for the defence
Of the Union, and the protection of the
rights and the liberties of the American
people. The people will respond to this
demauL with alacritv aud exultaiiOn.-
They ask nothing better than to be al
lowed to fight for the Constitution which
their fathers framed. Whatever may have
been their political differences, there has
never been " moment when they were not
ready to sink them all in devotion to their
common country. and in defence of their
common flag. The Presidents Proclurnu-
ton will be hailed with M enthusiasm
which no event Of the last twent" years
has called torth,-with high hearted
determination to exterminate treason,
which will carry terror Into the hearts of
the COnfederntcs. who have cOnspired for
the destruction of the freest aud best Gov
eminent the world has ever seen.
The ConspiratUrS of the South will not
be peru:ttel to perpetrntc this great crime
against humanity, if it is i'll the power of
;hc American people to prevent it. The
Government of the United States wonId
be fllse, no: only to itself, but to Liberty
and to Christian civilization, if il failed to
put forth every energy at its command, to
arrest n treason sU hostile to the human
race, ms that which threatens the Ameri-
can Republic with destruction The
Southern ConfederAtes in this great guilt
may rest assured, that the WAR they nave
commenced will ..e waged 20 the bitter
end,-,tmt the American people will az
ccPt the challenge which with Such infinite
aud reckless insOlence they have thrust in
their f,ccs.-and that the American Com
stituti"n will be protected from their as
sa"tts, by whatever of valOr aud of power
the resources of tue nation can supply.