Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-09-27


Death 20 the traitor that would dare
TotraII It through the dust Of shame.
An honest hSarts It's lot viii share
And foiIow q % DoStR o. Rams.
= M anyone STATE, o.. aRy portion Of The
psoSEs of any Stqie, edoose 10 blaeet6enselpss
d array Ggaiast he GOperNmsnt Of the
Usios, i Ian for trying ths ifrt4gf4 pr thii
GoDeramtHf, \ an Tor alesItaiaia9 i0hethtr
2 re Aave G5tsrhMS,it o. aot-PraetieG-
Die, stFeitat eapaJls Of Hiqfnsainiag h1 az
aloriiy u,la bgkoldias ne poires aud inter
ests lOhieh belong 10 a Government Nor,
sir, am Ito be alarmed Or aissudded from any
sush course 6y indmqtions Of 4e sPhiinS Of
blood. If blood Is 10 be spilt, By ishOse
fault Is tito be spilt2. Upon he ssgPositioH,
I rlainiaiH, IL tvii be Lis JIItt of those i0ho
choose 10 yaile tie standard Of disuHiOH, and
sadearor 10 prosfrate The GOVfrHmeat. And
sy, igLea tAat Is done, 20 long as Il pisdses
God 10 5fre We a Voiee TO sEPress my senti-i
asatl, or an arm, reat and Safseblsd as IL
nag BE 5y age, hat toiee' and that arm iOiii
Be on H1 Iids Or my country, for ne srRPort
.eff1e general authority, and for DE mdinfe'
nanes oCfhs Posrers of he UHioH.-[speech
of Henry Clay, August Ist 1850, .se
TaE meeting attic Atbendeam on We'd
nesday evening, looking to the reorgapiza-
tiOn of our Firs, Regiment and to the en-
couragement Of volunteering on behalf Of
our county, was timely and was credita-
BILE to those who suggested and got IL up
The plans for assisting the families Of vol
unteers, which were discussed, were like
wise creditabie and patriotic, and We be-
lieye that our people generally will nobly
respond to the appeals which were made
TO them. We ars now called To show
whether our patriotism is shOrt-liTed i'm
pulse or an enduring principle, whether
momentary enthusiasm or rational and
inyineible determination prompts our Nc-'
ton. The world has seen nothing sublimer
than the. great uprising OF the loyal States,
when the capital, the symbols Of govern
ment, and onr very existence as n nation,
were frat threatened by the rebels, prOyi-
ded that the uprising was not merely for
day, but for = year, decade, generation,
ifueed be- Was it or was it not? This.
is the question which we, of WheeHng and
Western Virginia, as part of the loyal Peo-
pie Of the country, are now to answer be-
fore mankind, and the answer goes on to
the indelible. records of history for Ouru
dying glOryor shame.
Oar national character Is on trial as it
never has been before. We are to demon
strate whether or not we have that sincere
and self.saerifcing devotion to our govern
ment, and that persistent, untlagging eOur-
age ia defending it that will give new
strength to it, and to free institutions all
otter the world, aed win for US brighter
glory than we have ever yetAttaiued. For
Heighty years and more we have been talk
ing, yea, if the exact word is used, we
have been Boosting. of possessing the very
qualities which we need in this terrible
smergehey When We have been remind.
ed Of our propensity 70 enthusiastic and
rather exaggerated descriptions Of our
selves, we have claimed that our enthusi-
Asm aud confidence were not incompatible
with real strength, and that beneath the
foam aud spray Of our language there was
depth and courage which had never been
fully sounded. Noww shall see whether
We were right in our judgment of our
selves.
The first gush of enthusiasm has Of
course passed away with the lapse Of time
and our recovery from the frst amaze
meat with which We heard of the attack
Of the rebels. We have become accus-
toned to the military spectaeles which
were atfrst novelty 10 our streets, mere
excitement no longer moves Us to action.
We have had time to look deliberately at
the work before US. We have measured
aud gauged moro accurately the rebellion.
We have estimated coolIy tho annual ex-
penses Of such war as VIC must carry on.
We have had chance TO reason upon the
whole matter. At no time since last April
has. the loyal section OF the country
been so little excited as it is to day. We
have reached the point where mere enthu-
Sfasm can no longer 10 relied on 20 carry
Us forward, but where patriotic principle
2 mus: Aoys usa W are MOVED a all.
This is a manifest fact. Shall we fail
beneath the testH We firmly believe that
We shall not. We believe that our ma
tiOnal courage Is not mere ebuIlltlou Of
feeling, but that it isa dssp-seatsd, vital,
enduring principle u Thsre are We know
full well, craSeu hearted men aud ennis.
Sariss Of evil huopg Us, as Ia all nations.
Bat the great mass OF the people are no
more to Do shaken from their determine.
tiou 70 defend this government 70 the last,