Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-08-31
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If any. one State or any Portionsof the
people of any State, choose to place them
selves in array against the GoyernmentSo of
the Union, Fam for trying the strength of
this Governments; / am for ascertaining
whether we have Government or not
/ practicable, efficient, capable of maintains
ing its authority and uphOlding thcepowers
and interests which belong to Govern,
ment Nor, sir, am to be alarmed or dis
suaded from any such course intima-
tons of tho splitting of blood. # blood is
to be split by whose fault is it to be spill. 2
Upon the saPpositfon, maintain, 1t will
be the fault Of those who choose to raise
the standard of disunion, and endoayor to
PROSTATE the Government. And, sir, when
that is done, so long as it pleases God to
give me voice to express my sentiments,
weak aud enfsebled as it may be byssge,
that voice and that arm will be on thesside
of my country, forithe supporter the gen.
eral authority, and for the maintenance
of the Powers of the Union. "-[Spseeh Of
Henry. Clay, august Isb 1850. as =a7,a 3,
1--WE are all, with our every earthly in
terest, embarked in mid ocean on the same
common deck, The howl of the storm is
in our ears, and "the lightning red glare
is painting hell on the sky" and while the
noble ship pitches and rolls under, the LASH
ings of the waves, the cry is heard that
she has sprung leak atmany points, and
that the rushing waters are mounting rap
idly in the hold. The man who, in such
an hour, Nill not work at the pumps, is
either maniac or a monster. NJ Secretary
Holtt G8i d5s is s-a7' ~ 81 ---------
-. s.,r --lfi.s 1885 az s'o5aae9 ,sr.Vj
"The conspiracy is now known. Armies
have been raised. War s.leviedto accom-
plish it. There are only two sides TO the
question Every man must be for the
United States or against it, There can be
no neutralkinfthfS war; only patriots or
traitors.'t--[ Senator Dosglasi last Speech,
Would any one, If he was commanding
at Fortress Monroe,l Fort AtcHeiry, or any
where else, where he was surrounded With
traitors and treason at every step, would
he, because judge sent a writ of habeas
corpus, give up traitor who Has. endan-
gering the interests of the country No
man can pretend 1t for moment, it is Que
of the terrible necessities of war, AndifI
had good reason to believe that had pos
session of a trAitor, and no other remedy
would arrest treachery, /. would suspend
the writ and the individual, too. - ~ I.
T. 81 "A cry of peace, TO benego-
tiated with armed traitors, should secure q
city Of refuge TO none.-77[[H9H, DANIEL $.
d ieEinson. -aoi4issssa 4fIlisra5
"He who is not for his country is against
her. There, is no neutral position to be
occupied. 1t is the duty of all zealously
to support the Government in all Its efforts
to bripgithis unhappy civil war to speedy
cOucluston.'1E Lsigts Cas-. s.
TRAITORS and Rebels ale standing with
arms in their hands, and ii is said we must
Fgo forward and compromise with them
They are in the wrong; they are making
war upon the Government; tbeyare trying
to upturn and destroy our free Institutions
say to them that the compromise have
Ito make under existing circumstances is,
ground your arms; obey the laws ac-
knowledge the supremacy of the Constitu-
tion; when you do that / will .alk to you
about compromise. All the compromise
have to make is the Constitution of the
United States. [And,e'o Johason. 4