Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-03-05
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THIS morning the sun rises upua a neV
administsstion---We might ,,irlo.t say upon
new govcrquens--l., these Uri,ed s,are.
Yesterday witnessed peaceful and blood
less revolution, y0iuIiaFy trsnSier of.iSe
Executive FnWsr d this nation. james
Buchanan laid Cd the robegof State, aud
came down aSaip 70 the, common level Of
private citizenship, ,AbrsLam Lincoln,
from the hau5ie Wake OF private life
assumed .bs Chief SIagIstsacy ore grrst
nations and pledged himself, by most
solemn oath, and uuder the most impressive
cireaFdstaneesI % ktitbfulIy perform III.
functions Of tie bigb trust to Which he has
been called. - gzr
FisTedfrop the pEpperystand-l.oiat, .,bs
lesson Of yesterday is i su6line one. IT'S
one, let every patriot hope, whose teach :.
ings will never esforg6tten ty tho Aaieri.
can people; gds that will, eYen in-.tbese
timss'Ehsp men are apt to ,forgrtrevery-
thihg Ia the madness of the hour, make it,
self heard and felt in spits of rasl.ani,des.,
perate counlelS and rouaseiiuts. De i. te-
membered that nowhere else. in the world
can such spectacle be Witnessed as. that
which took place yesterday In our nation.
al Capitai-tIe control of a government Of
thirty millions Of people banded orer
peaeeahly- 70 the successors chosen of
thatPeopls. Such a revolution, anywhere
else could have been putclased only BY
the sword; here i, IS the work Of the BAL
lot box, And yet the country rings
with deuunciations of this benificenr svs-
TEN, which produces suck fruits; and tho
present administration enters upon the
discharge Of its duties embarrassed lbs.
complications Whichyhove never bad a pre-
cedeht: But frnness, moderation, pru-
dsnce aud justice may overcome them all,
and dispel the clouds that lower on our
once happy land.
Let "a all remember that to the govern
meut which haG been, in tunes past, the
"gis Of our security and happiness, aad
TO it only, &c may still look for protecting
justice; but If Se destroy it, heaven only
knows WhatviAIs Of Wratl, ate in Store for,r-.
Let alt men, then, who love life and peace
and prosperity, who cherish their liberties
"ndtheir housebold gods, unite IN sustaining
theiaWfuiIy chosen Z executive of their conn
lryi for, il evil times are to give way to
days, If peace aud good feeling
are TO be restored, if the supremacy Of the
law and the predOminance Of good order
are to be maintained, then the WORK mnst
devoiye on the great body of the people,
without whose confidence and support the
Executive can effect nothing.
May the closing days Of the new Ad.
no as bright and happy in
results, as its beginning is dark and
pOrtsntous May it be US just, as temper.
ate and Wise, as the last las been unfAith-
full, rash and tll-advised; as true to the
people as II was false ils Trustworthy as It.
~"s.treaeherousi as GrmaSltwasY aciIlAting;
as just to all as it was TO none the .tried
aud trusty servNnt ot.tbe American. % peo.
pie the fHithfut repository. of their ltber-.
ties, dealing fairly aud iulpart;stiy with
all !, depressing none. and scattering peace
and plenty brOadcaat over tue land.
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WHATEvEE OtheE benefits aud blessings
secession may haze conferred upon the
people OF the Confederation, ii hasn't
enabled them 70 dispense with the vulgar
habitsOf eatiuE. Thu drs.eattta cannot
subsiss on are alone. They must have
something moro wholesome aud more sub.
stantlai. Neither, are they so free, tho ugh
they have achieved their liberty" but
that they must wear clothing. More than
that they ARE not. ,afttr all. go hide-bonnd
but they. eOntinne to but those articles so
necessary TO their comfort and subsistence.
where they can be had cheapest aud read
lest, of their Northern brethren, who they
try tn make the world think arc the
worst foes they have ON earth. Daring the
last week there elekred az New. York for
Chartsss6nr six sch0oaers, one 6ark and
Two stsaushirsi for Savannah, three
steamers and two schoOasrs; for New Or
leans, six sBIpseof different grades; one
for Mobile, two for Galveston, and two for
JasksOnVille. These vessels were laden
with proVisssns, ciothing and varioas com
nodi,ies essential 10 comfort.
IN view OF these and similar facts, We
nre Inclined % think that liza dissolution
of the Uaton!Wete 10 interrupt the traffic
between the North and South. a a.recOn-
stFnOdoae Woald then be Inevitable, for
the SeutheFa purse and ,stDu,ashs would
eventually triumph over Soutasra brltn.
1t is very nice thing to be Independent;
there's nothing like it, shat is ST II don't
cost too Rnshi but hb 4o6ld,be 5eeEoasd
" very foolish manrWho would cat OF his
nose just Ssssdts he could anu ii s nj
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