Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-07-04

and inexcusable li,lsehood in their address
| to the people of TENNESSEE when they de-
clared that the Government OF the United
States has made war mon them. The se-
cession cause has flais7far been susiained
by deception and falsehood by f.lsehoods
| as to the action of Congress; by false dis
patches as to battles that were never fought
aud victories thut were ncier won; the
false accounts as to the purposes of the
! President; by ftlse representations as to
the views OF the Union men: and hy ftlse
pretences as TO the facility with which the
l Secession troops would take possession of
| The Capitol and capture the highest officers
of the Government.
The cause of secession or rebellion has
no charms for us, aud its progress hasbecn
marked by the most alarming and danger
Gus attacks upon the public liberty. In
other States, as well as our own, its whole
course threatens to annihihte the last YES
\ tige OF freedom. While peace aud pros
perity have blessed us in the Government
of the United States, the following may
be enumerated as some of the fruits of Sc
cession.
1t was urged forward by members of
Congress who were sworn TO support the
Constitution of the United States, and were
Themselves supported ~ the government; /;
1t was effected without consultation with
all the States interested in the slavery
question, and without exhausting peacea.
ble remedies
1t las plunged our country into civil
war, paralysed our commerce, interfered
with the whole trade add business of our
country, lessened the value of our proper
ty, destroyed many of the pursuits of life,
and bids fair to involve the whole country
in irretrievable bankruptcy and ruin;
1t has changed the entire relations of
States and adopted constitutions without
submitting them to the vote of the people,
aud were such Il vote has been authorized
it has been on the condition prescribed by
Senator Moson that those who voted the
Union ticket ;smust ledVe the State"
II has advocated constitutional mon
archy, King anda Dictator, and is through
the Richmond press, at this moment, re-
commenting TO the Convention in Virginia
n restriction of the right of suffrage aud
sin serering connection with the Yankees
10 abolish erery Uestige, Of rcseLRbianee to The
Institutions Of that deiested race
1t has formed military leagues, passed
military bills and opened the door for Op.
pressiye taxation, without consulting the
people and then, in mockery of IL free
election, has required them by their votes
to sanction its usurpatlons under the pen
alties of moral prescription or at the point
of the bnyonet.
It has offered a premium for crime in di-
recting the discharge of Volunteers from
criminal prosecutions and in recommenn-
inc The .Jndges moi to hold their Courts:
Il has stained our statute books with the
r,enndintion of Northern debts and has
Greatly violated ti,. Constitution by at
1cmnt;np tbronnb its unlawtnl extension.
TO destrS : the right of suffrage:
Ii has called unon Tic peopie in the State
of Georgiu, and may soon require the peo-
ple of Tennessee, 10 contribute all their
surplus cotton, corn, wheat, bacon, beef,
&c to the support ofspretended govern
rivnts tIike destitute a. nioney and syrselig;
1t has attempted 10 destroy the account
ability of public servants to the people by
secret legislation and his set the obIiga-
ton of an oath at defiance;
1t has passed laws dec lariug it treason 10
say or do any Thing in favor of the Gov
crnrlent of the United Suites, or against
Confederate States, and such law is now
before, and we apprelbnd will soon he
passed ty the Legislature of Tennessee;
Ii has attempted to destrOy, and, we fear
soon. utterly prostrate the freedom of
speech and of the press:
1t has involved tie Southern States in
war whose success is hopeless, and which
must ultimately lead to the ruin of the
people: H
Its 6igoted, oyerbesri'g ana lntolerant
spirit mas hlreaay suNle4eu tue people OIL
East tennessee 10 many pe,iy grlesHuSes
our peoPle 'i''se oeeH llsulteu' .t' ou. negs