Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-01-22

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sE"Hlng and ruinous, mixing her an in.
ttgral part of Cotton Confederate
such an eTeut, 1t must be seen. woulj he
dtsas rous to Western Virginia, uoless No
ould speedily dissolve the cSris which
honnd US to the East. Bat suppuse ,l,.f
Eastern Virginia should refuse, as She
pio0nhiy would, to letus go. What then ?
sum refusal would cause Republicans to
spring up IN he West like the locusts of
Egypt "nd who would be aaswe abie for
,he consequence Abandon. therefore, 1
oesesvn t,:'S! yoG, your rnnons schemes of dis
hnion aud reconStrurIion.
But some of you Wise nv men of tho
East have threatened, in default Of the
paSsage Of an ordinance Of secession, by
tne Convention, TO throw the State imme.
dlstely into revolution, aud then to figbt
ycnr WaS0ut of the Union. In thar event
depend upon it, if Western yirgiaiW mus;
take arms, She will, from a sense Of dutv.
take them up against you, to compel Won
n"SE n,SE toiyour proper allegiance then,
mark 1t, your Peculiar institution Is doomed
We sh'Il thea think that we have defended
II long enough. Take care, therefore, how
you attempt to establish ArmorIes aud
E'.Ise J. =, tronps among US under the pretense
Q, ngntns the people of Ohio and Penn
SNINhuiai when any man of sense would
know that the real object Was entirely
tHerent-thnt it would be either 10 snt,i,;-
gate bS or to take away our clerks and In.
oor'rs and farmers sons from their profit.
able enpinyinents to engmge with Won he
yonu tue mountains for the miserable and
u3eeFton pittance of eight dollars ner
.nontI, AnH for "a time no one can tell how
long, IN some reasonable tight against tile
General Government II it were cnnse
oI p1trlotlSnl, the West would chcerfully
respond: But In cause of treason, nsGeT.
NO, pHlsled be the traitors arm that would
dare to commit SO foul deed.
We have no fears Of the people of Penn
sylVHnlu Mud Ohto-not the least. We
understand each other perfectly. They
arc not going to disturb us, and we are not
gong to disturb them. They are our
nelShbors. We buy our marketing from
them, aud they receive in exchange our
E0ods, wares, mercnntlise and mnnufIc.
lures. BY the law of selr-preservntion we
desire to increase this internnl commerce.
Mun!d You have US TO act like mad men
ana cut our own lhrnuts merely 10 sus-
tain you III n most unwMrruntable rebel
lion II you will rebel, do your own
hshnns. Let us alone aud we will attend
to ,nnrsr when the proper time comes
but this is not according to the pro-
gramime of your Revulutiunists, Oh mo.
by no tnenns. TIC Sighting is to lie done
by us aud such men in the East as YOU cs
teen no better than We. We, tho hewers
of wood aud drawers of water. we, whom
youhHve sOmetinles had the frnnkncss and
ktudncss to say, that Yon looked upon ns
being upon II par with your negroes
are are to do tue fiShuing You arc tp
furnish the Officers. Your very Wise IA
liyOung men-yOnr Pryors, forsooth. are tn
command US aud to lead us gu 70 victory.
TIoN, SO. W1-sliUTl seq. = -. - ---5-a-
wEsTEES VlRGtxl.Xs-
What think you Of the above picture I?
is Il true ia its f;tcts and conclusions or is
IL false? If false. discard it. If true, /
Il6eSeech yon to ponder it we'll Beviginnt
be active. The fate of the nation. in
this case, may depend upon your individ-
isal action. Remc,hher, the time is short.
USIoS MRS or ALL PARTIEs-
Stick to the Stars aud STRINGS. Uither.
to they hnYc protected you ut home and
abroad You have -Iiwrlt securely under
the shnd0wing folds. Ofrtbe Banner Of our
Country. What would you gain-what
cHull you gain, under any conccivable
circumstances, hy basely desertinS il uOw2
What but ruin and iuflmv to yourselves
nnd posterlty, and untold miseries to mil
lions yet unborn. Aud all for what -
Msrel'' that you may enjoy for a moment,
u enjoyment 1t may he called, the strnnge
freak OF running IL Qlix0tic tilt about -
matter in which you have no kind Of in
t"rest, one way nor the other; nay. about
nn Institution Of whirh you were we'll rid,
II yam could Ouly effect il without iuiis.
lice 10 the rights of oilers. To fight for
it,under the circumstances. no sane man
viii hold you houu'I Treason is rampant
among you. Her banner is unFIrled in
y"pr midst. The srrpent-ft typo. of. his
S .tdnic maiesty-is coiled with deadly
venom within her folds. That iurked
tnnghe Kisses ont a terrible hiss Tie iu-
rid glare of that iendfsll eye is ever dpon
you. All who come within his maitxn iu-
inence would seem to lie set OIL fire off
HE'LL and like. Judas with his sop, are i'm
PEELED, as with an irresistible influence.
upon their work OF terrible destruclion.-
But fear not. Stand erect in the image of
Cod, and swear nPan the altar Of your!
Country, THAT THE UNION SHALL BE PRE.
SERVED FOREVER. ss BELL-EvERErT.
Union Meeting ut West Libnrty.