Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-03-11
II seems 70 rs that in his speech before

II seems 70 us that in his speech before
the ConveatiOn, Mr. cariiIe took The onIr
ground true Tnion man in Virgins, or
in any other STATE can take. when he said
that the President has the undonbted night
70 enforce the laws that providing for the
collection Of the rereuue included. We
do not see Any reason Ehy the delegates
in the Convention should be so minsing in
regard to that position. Ether The right
does or does MOI exist in the Government.
If it does exist, Why should any man who
is in favor Of Law and order aud opposed
TO secession and anarchy, hesitate to avor
IT. No harm can come of aesusrominR
ourselves to l,Ok any fair issue square in
the face, nor will it corrupt the public viz
tue To aecustom the people 10 look upOu
the laws Of our Government as something
not 70 be irihed with or violated with i'm
Punity. II the right of self-preservatiou
does not belong TO iheFederal Constitution.
if it has no right nor power to punish
Ofeaders, enforce its Laws, and carry out
its provisions, tie Constitution is a nullity:
We have no government Al all, and ne yer
have had any and the statesmen who
drafted the Constitution and set in motion
the wheels Of government, were nothing
but doIts AID idiots. rE9
That the Federal Government has the
Tigbr &c make itself respected 10 eyerY
State Of this Union, is uudeniabIe. The
manner aud the time Of doing so is
quite another thing. While re insist
on Mr.. LineOIA's r;ghr under the Cons6.
tuition toa dminisier the Federal laws
in every State Of the Union, until the
Union shall be dissolved az il vas f,rmed
by the people of an the States, JET it does
not follow from this tbst ne thinE he
should At this time, when the popular
mind in the South is excited by misrepre-
ssutatiOu, aud undeiusd apprehension OF
injury ::and oppression use that right 90
enforce the laws with rigor- But it is the
duty of every public man, especially those
to whom the people are aeeustOrael to look
for guidance on Questions sprung upon
them, 10 aeeustom the popular mind
to regard All violations OF Law. nm.
der Whasever speeious garb they NAV
cloak themselves, As something repre-
hensibIe, aud not 70 be excused. For this
reason Washington exhorted hi. eo1ntry-
men to aceuStOm themselves to speak of
the Union as the ran.4ium Of their HbeF-
ties.
lis no uss to deny that even the minds
of 0hHy of the people themselves. have
been thrown OF Of their proper balance
10 regard to the force and iaTioIabili,y. Of
the laT Of tie land They are bseoning
accustomed to look lightly on fraud aud
maiFersetioa q. O6eials. aad Wh.a u,ol,-
ruIe and anarchy get the upper hand
they are apt to say, The people are
the soTereigns, they have the right
to do as they please-forgett,ng that
the right to do as We please must
be exercised with due regard to the same
right in Others- This v;tiating of the
public mind, we are bound to believe is
due TO the loose principles of morality
With which public men are noU a-days in
the habit At reguIatiSE their conduct, aud
through them aud their example the pop
nlar mind has become infected. And 50 ne
urge that every public man who has anT
regard for Tie mniatainanee of right prin.
eiPlss. oaght not to uiace the plain truth
when he gives his views to the public. So
faEas Mr.. carlils has spoken Of thu right
Of secession, he has spoken with beeOming
frankness and manliuess. On that issue
We regard him As right. There are MANY
collateral matters in his remarks (which
We think the DisPate6 has given rather \
PredOminAee over the sabject matter of
his address, in regard TO which we dissent
from his oPfnion. For example, be said
he regarded the iastutiOu Of slavery a,
moral, social and political bless
insi While frOu oar standpoint &c
regard II As neither-Whieh is merely a
matter OF personal opinion, ar has roth
ing 70 do With the issue before the Con-
ventiOu and the people. Ne care no,
what outside views any member Of the
COnveation may hold; they are his OEu
opinions, and he has right to entertain
them. An We ask. all ne care for. and All
The people Rsed care for, is that tleir dele.
gates are sound on the great Issue Of Sc
CessiOn Or UOiOa. law or anarchy, which Is
to come bsf0Ce the Convention. Bat re
say that Mr. Garlic has dOSe his dnty As a
Western man, as a yirginian, As An Auaerii-
can eitizea, 10 aroWinE himself faithfal to
the Constitution and the laws We hone
he IS NOT the only oae IN the Coavention
who II Willing TO stand on such plat
fOEus
THE RieAnoud papers are dtea2Rally
"4eFvtsed a6Oat the stampede OF planters
who aTe gong South aud taking der
slaSes With them, in vieE o. the nov