Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-07-11

from this universal law. We are SOon to
determine what is to Ue our destiny by the
manner in which we carry ourselves
through this great crisis.
The Popular ImpuIHe. or
IFrom the New York POst.l
1t is the eternal Justification of the
democratic theory of government, that the
impulses of the popular mnsss- are almost
universally onithe side OF patriotism. jus
lice and truth. They are exposed to few
of the indIrnces, whether IF -du;ation or.
Interest, winch often wnrp,the judgment OF
particular classes. Theyure controlled by
the deeper and more permanent instinrts
ofmnture, and they bring Invariably tUthe
decision of questions OF practical mUnent
II fund OF sugaciy and good sense which
save, them from The errors into which men
of subtle and refining intellect Hre-npt TO
tall, Y @
President Lincoln, in his late Message.
has commented upon signal instance Of
thi. truth. "It is worthy of uots," f.is
says, that whilst III this, the hour Ut lie
governments trial, large numbers of those
in the army ana navy who htve. heen Ia
vored with the offices hnvc resign and
proved themselves false to the hand which
pampered tnem, not one common soldier or
fGY. Great honor is due to those officers
WHO remained trae, despite the example or
their ireaeherous associates. hut the great.
est honor snl,the moSi Important fart Of
nllls the Unanimous hrlnncsS7 of the COM
mon soldiers aud the common sailors. To
the last man, so far as knUwR. they have
resisted the trditOrUHs efforts of thnse
whose commands bnt an hour before they
oh, yed as absolute law. This is the
patriotic instinct Of plain people.'
All through Our controversy with the
rebel leaders Uf the SOuth IiistpopulIr i'll
stincI has taken tile lead. IL has known
but une path OF daty since the first gun
was fred Upou, tie steamboat Star of tie
West, Seekirg to relieve the huit-sttrved
garrison OF Fort Sumpter. urgreat mrn
OF both PARTIES were long in doub; ~ 10
the course which should hr pursued with .
rebellion al once 50 formidable and So ma
lignHnl. ihsir prlitiralcUHnchS were di-
vid-d. TIr 3u.deSt-of them he4itlied 20
sfike tli,, hrst biow, and thosr less hold
indulge,i IL. pulling rhetoric about the dan
gers Ui fcoersi6u.G At the same time the
mercantile ct,sses, 70 large extent, fed
thcir hopes on ti,in sUhames of compro-
mise, aui were not unwilling to maintain
peace even atthe hazard of our national
dignity and honor. Those UmniScient
creatures, too. tile editors of tde Journals,
wbon supposed to see hllthings bOth be-
fore aud after, who are always right in
their Judgements of human affairs, blew
Unceriain blasts on their infallihle tEnm-
pets, Put the Popular mind went direct
its mark. These deeds of the. seceders.
it said, are acts. of war, and they must be
met ut once with opeu war. l-..g
When Mr.. Lincoln nut forth his procla-
ton, calling for volunteer army of sew
eptyfve thousand men, he did SO with no
little trcpidation. Such had heen the APP
athy of tue community, in regard TO the
preservation of the Union and tue Federal
Government, that he was somewhat doubt
iul whether the patriotic dempnd wOnld
meet an adequate response. On the great
er part of his own party, perhaps, lie might
have coupted with confidence. But the
Democratic party, the conservative party,
! the nowSoihing party, what of them ?
Would they come forward at his call a
/ Would not their old partisan prejuliceS
overcome their patriotism, and tue country
fall between the reciprocal enmities of the
factinrs? Mr.. Lincoln, We say, doubted
the result, in common with many other
leuuing mcn of the nation. .-..viA ,a1a!
But no one who had deeply studied the
hearts of the American people shared in
these unpleasant AppTehensious. They
knew, Yhatev'r political differences might
exist, whHtever ,iLnGiaUt uiIiInUslLtes might
survive, thar, the moment the national
integrity Or ia i1ual honor were to nc
viudicated, the masses would lise in ali
their strength. That sublime and enthn-
siHStic movement of the entire North,
which followed the cannon-shnt ut Fort
Sumter wherever the echo of the sound
was heard, was their spontaneous express
sion. They had no doubts, no heritRtiOns,
NO fears. a half million of men an
nounced themselves ready on the instant
to battle for the government of their
choice, and uphold forever tie flag by
which it was represeted. .Our embarrass-
ment," says tue President, "hHs been, not
to arouse the people, but to know what to
do with the mu,titudes that have offered
their services. ln.e- arl a4a 81
The same popular instiSct aud euthusi-
asm which inangurated the war with effect
is now no less eager TO see it pushed on
and consumma'ed with every energy the
nation owns. Not from the ranks Of the
people come those dark and sinister rumoFs
of compromise which now and then dis
turb our senses. They will never Parley
with the InlIig1ants who have applied the
torch 10 the edifice of the Constitution.
Treason is treason to them, aud their
hIunt, honest intellects are unable to make
the nice distinctions which would hang an
Andre and let Kane go free, or which
would cover Arnold with eternal disgrace
and allow Davis or Beauregard to escape
with an apology Politicians, who are
used 10 the task, nay draw out wires 10 an
indefinite length, and split hairs of she
most tiuapprecioble fpeness, hut the people
mean what they say; when they go to war
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