Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-01-25

PukinE in his nurses arms there lived a
very Obscure person named g gorge WASH
lpgtoni who, before he'dfed, becStme emf
aent lby peepetrating the immortal joke Of
ADVISING the people Of the United States
that It was Of infinite moment that they
saonld properly esttma3e the immense val.
ue OF their National Union; that tliey
should cherish coFital, habitual. ard
immoyabIe attachmedf to 1t, that they
shonld nccustom themselves iS sneak 6id
thtak of. it as the palladium of their polit-
zeal safety and prosperity; that tbey
should watch its pFesefration With jealons
anxiety; diseonntenanse whatever might
sqggest a suspicion that il could In any
sFsht oe aIandoned and Indignantly
irown down tue hrst qtNlfhg of every NJ
tempt to ALLEVIATE any ortion Of the eoun.
Try from the rest, or q enfeeble the sacred
rsr,. rses WnISh s4saa linked egethsr Its various
sss sao. ;,'.s To- penetrated even
,oi i;sst ~ tpsss =! y en- tn oss sec
al i;Sst s!.:.a. ~ from gepgrapht-
sbn,,I5 ',!s ss1lSn 9s warned them
fi,ss.s 5fS4,.',i., y laa az come, aud
hro,,.-,s. paf ,ueen iOmented and
Drought about the Mira men North md
oouth-ny the very men WHO now gloated
trr ;rSosa rum I'm lllpsnlsl9g upon the conn
~ st"I. ~ e,tLltslll, tplFtn NtpFtn and South,
liaI S9SKen hands Aver this fell work,
ana tne dIsnptotl. they had so JEALOUS
X .H"osSu 10 9Iee, ,i, WAS now upon
~. s,'s!' ~. i'su ny! now hKeilh Roman OK gar
.tpueu y. t9F tue sagritee, was to be led TO
t.'e utn Suey l@aa @ plePIred for it. These,
were the kuTghts ot an nnholy slliauee;
lnS lpS consultation wts the sanctiRed Jeru-
salem against whtct their cohorts were
atT Ut, nyeui ana these We're the men against
WON mnom '1e ~; people flast go forth TO give
OetI'e' ~ Inese. were tthe State-rights men
~ .'is ssESltest seet3 While South Caro-
.i''a uectaTeu Tor S4te.rights to preserve
slaN .i cry, tie NottheFh State-rights men
tns faoid r1niss-declared for State
rignts 10 overturn !r!l 9Ilayery: He nsked no
4""'' "e soucils4 no iaVors, but he
aeinan9ea That JusttIe only which had its
e''h Honest nhBnhuimity. so 10. q
North CarOlina; which first proclaimed
her independence. nkd Vir1in;, ,,J,s, Z; -.
gave birlhrto independence.. were oIIisI' 10
onsNihOse soiI the f;rs, Isi,,st1
was shed for libcrtt and he beli.,.Sj ,I,.t
in those noble StNSes there vet -ii,'r,orsJ
sentiments of true 1atriotsm whirl, tEnrIS
save the country from nII the borro;..
pending over it-wbuld save tbht coTntrs,
whose name and PiOrv were tho con,non
heritage of all. Wbuid NOT The ,neT, [,f ~
North Join them IA a common tTFort ~ ~
save the Union? MonId tI,cv not 60
forward and meet tl,eir1 .fr;sIls of S,s
South in that spirit of love Of conntTv nnJ sIli
fraternal feeling Which mad,, tISsir Fs,t,ss.
and not close nm ever,, $500
to SYMPATHY Hekneyy .}ITv ryy,n15 ,,S,9
the glorious task would agein he ,bs;-s 81, ~
be the first in brinAinn ,eace and ,,1,;c,, ~
this distracted country! .ffiI II
Mr. Clemens ~ = nroceciIa,l m sbo,r,, y,
that the irfeyersi8 8 Svl,t,,l,
p6iulAB Bi6ng tgoYefied. and eontr6Ii isfl the the
qestipn as n - 15t ~ s..s
liot p6lnIati66 ~ !. 4 4 !.
II Nas eapitAl. ~, q ~ y 81, 49,
ritories. There sFotltd sbe ia StsS5 5f. fi,s.
iErepresstbIe ron iEt between M nj.
free labor, an irFebrrssible confiict entiroIS,
confined to- n Snitbern Confedrracy fHr
then would arise Z conflict for sunrcmocv @
md some strong AID relentless hand wonid
grasp the reins oflp0wer.1 and change tLo
whole character of the Government from ;,
Republic to nm impprious and tyrunnicoI
despotism. One OF Tie first Rlea.Iyes of tbiS
SoLHheEn COnfetieracy uould be 10 Ts-oDsU
NE African sidee trade so as to reduce he
price Of negroes, They spould not then uur.
chase tie negroes 0Sthey do nom. duf ;nSIsnJ
Df pdYiHg S 600 for a o,oo6I 6oaT Etr. I6c,,
lro1ld by1Rg Uenl at a Ion, slrtiieo froD Af-;eSy
and then mould them into shape 6y the 5isssi
iRgs of Christian eiriI-Gijon The Son,l
that tLey did mot oct eouois
rights in tile Union, but when thev had
formed IL Southern CobFederucv the ones-
lion was would they ctt equal rights tienq
That. was proLlem which must Le ,.;nber.
ed out hereafter. Let the Southern S,ntas
20 out Of the Unioh and form Confeder.
try of their own, and he nredicteJ that
they would never he nhIe to oconiro ~
annex any new terfftofy: NO. NOT ! . iT6ntb
as lie could hold in tlii i6lm of his bSn,i
Mr. G. then commented unon and s,ronS.
y reprobated the ida ~ the SscaJ;5,,
States sending Commissioners to EngI.n5
ind France for the purpose Of enterinG
nto ElliSIces offensive and defenstE5o
Igainst their b-ethreu bereErne1 or tbS 4
Inme Interests. of the N oms-nnmcs l;nesGo
md lauguageLmen whose ancestors shed
heir blood on the samt battlesfields AS Tie
heroes of the South. n renelIing the ne
,urit6 tkoI : =