Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-09-04

The same bayonets which destroy. this
government will dictate the next. Instead
LOT Constitution, they will give you swords
and bayonets. We need not mince OF hes
itate in this matter. To speak in common
parlance, you must either whip them or
they will whip you. They are, many Of
them, insolent, proud braggarts, likespoil-
ed children; and badly spoiled at that
You must whip it out ofthem or they will
whipyou. CLoud apPiause.l
coMrRoNlsE. f5t .5aa.
Much has been said about compromises.
Whatl compromise with the rebels with
arms in their hands2 Compromise with
traitors who would subvert your Gonstitu-
toni Do you want any better compro-
mise than the Constitution, made by Wash
ington and the patriots of ftherevolution-
a Constitution beneath which they lived,
and which they sealed with tEeir blood2
If they don't want to change the govern
ment, why subvert it2 If they do not
wish tc form another, why destroy this2-
ask this simple question: If we cannot
live on terms Of peace and friendship un-
der Constitution, can we hope so to live
under a mere treaty2 If the day. should
fever come, and pray God it never may,
i when you shall make any other compro-
mise than that Of unqualified submission
to the Constitution and laws What them
Do treaties change the geographical, social
relations of nations2 Your treaty of peace
would be one of continual war. You cam
not have peace without the Constitution
You must meet the question fairly now
Youimust fight it out. [Cries of "that's
the talk" and renewed cheers.
Suppose treaty should be made with
/ fha nlnal r,F ~
ements that brought about the present diff
iculty be got rid of? Not one. Such a
treaty would be one of war. 1t could not
be otherwise. We could rot escnpea fight
under it, and if the fight must come it had
better come now. GGreat applause. alt
1t is said that BeelZebub was once an an
| gel in heaven, but he rebelled, and tried
to overthrow the government cf Jehovah
and the result was he was kicked out of
heaven by the angels. 40.
/ Whenever virtue compromises with vice;
vice makes an inroad upon virtue. If yir-
tue compromises with vice to-day; to-mor-
row there must be another compromise,
and the next day another, until virtue is
clean gone and vice rules instead. If
truth compromises with falsehood, false
hood will encroach upon truth, until false
hood becomes truth, and truth falsehood
Compromise between right and wrong to-
day, and you must compromise again to-
morrow, and again the next day, and so on
until right is gone and wrong supplies its
place. The time for compromise is gone
by; now is the time to put down crime and
punish 'vice-the time to stand on these,
great principles of truth which underlle
the Constitution. Now is the time to act
1 saw the other day very good figure
by which noble son of Kentucky, Hon.
Joseph Holt, had well illustrated the pres
ent difficulty by the story of the child
which was brought TO Solomon, being
claimed by two women. When the Judge
offered to divide the child, the pretended
mother SAID "yes, 1 am content to take
half,' but the true mother said Hno, rather
than hurt the child, give it TO her" So
with us, let US not submit to have our Un-
ion divided, though the false mother may
be willing to take the half, but instead Of
giving tito them We will take it ALL.
[Long and loud applause.
Iintend to fight in defense of this gov
ernment us long Us life shall last. It is
wrong to destroy the best government ever
devised for the use of man. would rather
see this continent swept back into howl
ing wilderness, than to see monarchy,
planted on the ruins of this republic.
would rather see this race swept out of be-
ing than that the sun should set forever in
darkness upon mans hope for self-govern-
ment. The fall of this Government would
be to the world an argument that mans
capability of selEgovernment was at end,
which lies Mt the foundation of our noble
structure. Now is the time to establishthe
truth of what we hold to be true. What if
our flag has been trailed in the dust and
sullied, let it be placed in stalwart hands;
baptize it in the SUMS fire, and bathing it
in nation's blood, establish it ON a firmer
basis than ever before, never sarrender.=
When Paul Jones, the naval officer, was in
an engagement in which his ship was rid.
died and likely to be sunk to the bottom
of the ocean, his lieutenant, becoming
scared, struck his colors; the enemy, see
ing the colors struck, and being hard by,
called out through trumpet, "Do you sur
render r. Without replying, but seeing
that the colors were down, Paul Jones pull
ed out his pistol and killed the lieutenant,
then again hoisting his flag, answered,
NNo, am just getting ready to fght."-
Let that be the feeling IN the Sorth-we
are just getting ready to fight. 49,.
do not wish to refer to my State in
any feeling of egotism. But where can i
look, save to that environed spot. Eastern
Tennessee2 1t is my home. It was there
selecteu ner VINO IS the mother of my
children. 1t was there, that their. infant
minds were taught by their loving grand
parents to love virtue, to be good and true.
The people there are a brave people,
love them. They took me by the hand
and encouraged me step by step until 1
gained my present position. What though
am driven from the State and my family
cannot follow meg What though thous-
lands are leaving the State in obedience to
the proclamation of Davis2 What have
done What has my son done2 What
have these my friends done2 What is the
head and front of their offending, but love
for our country2 Ny intention is to per-
ish in the effort or restore to Tennessee her
former rights unimpaired.
l will stand by these loyal people. They
never deceived, they never betrayed me
/ lThRv never were falsn To their nlednes aud