Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-06-26
FROM tl,o n. I. Commercial AdvortI.sr.l
Reaction An North Carolina.

heactlOn An North Carolina.
The Old North State, it seems, has not
been totally given fp to secession. She was
among the last TO swing from her Union
mornings, and thea was carried away only
through the treqehery and folly OF her Ex-
ecntive. Her people appeared to be thuu-
derstruck for time, like a crowd of pns.
sengers on board vessel, when they had
Just learned the tnfidelitp of officers and
crew. North Carolina, however. never
loved disunion Pr its own sake. She was
from the beginning conservatives; but be-
ing sandwichea between Virginia and
south Carolina-ione the most violent and
the other the most treacberous of disIoysl
StAtes-she appeNted rs if paralyzed, and
ready to acquiesce in what she had no now.
er to oppose. She was nnother GOOD ma
tured Tray in company with violent SnoD
on each flank, aud it was feared she mnst
share their fate foE.that simple reason.
But with the symptoms of reyiYing low
atty in Western Virginia aud Eastern Ten
nessee North Carolina betrays uumistake-
! able tokens of returning life. A snecinI
despatch from Washington states that Col.
.. II. Foster has announced himself as an
unconditional Onion candidate Tor Con-
gress in the First Congressional District of
North Carolina. That district comprises
the counties in the Northeastern part of
the State, and was represented last term
by Hon. W. N. II. Smith, lately Union
man, formerly member of the American
party. Col. Foster, we learn, de igus to
take the stump and prosecute u vigorous
canvass OF that part Of the State. He has
eiready made number OF speeches in pub
lie, where the diSunionists had mustered in
great force and threatened to drive him out
Of North Carolina. Supporting Mr.. Breck-
/ InT1nRn ARt h,.s
pronounce openly against secessionism.
He gives Il more cheering account from
that state than we have hitherto dared to
expect; decl9riug that full delegation of
unconditionafUIion men might be elected
70 congress u the legal voters conld be pro-
teeted at the polls, and that n brigade of
loyal North Carolinians might be easily
raised to cooperate with the Federal troons
IN putting down the reasonable usurpa-
ton headed by Governor Ellis.
This account may he, aud we think is,
100 mighty colored. 1t is difficult, indeed,
FOR person to. witness the revival of a
cause which he wishes we'll, without be-
coming too sapguine of its irresistible
power. Tue patient is apt to leave his
couch too soon, while his bodily strength
by no means equal to his own idens of
u. In her darkest hour we never gave nm
North Caroltnalt to the rebel interest; now
that the clouds begin to pass away we
dread the possibility of their return with
still greater mischief.
We must he allowed to call in question
the truth of report wi irh claims an un-
( conditional Union majority in eUery Con-
gressioual district. But be this as il may,
we feel rejOiced to see that the State OF
Graham and Gilmer and Badger-the
State which adhered so steadily and reso-
lntely to the doctrines of Henry Clay-is
recovering from the swoOn of rebellion,
produced by the faithlessuess of her Chic
EMaglstrate As the good cause gums
strength along the border States, we may
expect to heaFyequaIly gratifying intelli-
gence from every State south of the Poto-
mac the Ohio and the Missouri, until even
Tue ions e. PriHcipitiIn of treason, South
Oarolina herself sclieits the aid of federal
troops to save her from the calsmities Of
those who called themselves her friends.
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