Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-01-24

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An Analysts or Nlr. sweeney Reply.
N,,,Y. Eaito5 ~ have read Mr.
saecney's reply with great deal Of
attention, and have subjected Il 10 my
mind to a most rigid analysts, the result
Of which will now communicate % vow.
Allow me to express my deep regret Tint
Mr Sweencys reply, to my mind, ID not
satisfactory. ! have poudeFed il over,
sentence by ecntenre, With an anxious
desire that ny mipd might be differently
atTerted- hy il. Bat tue result Is as havs
stated Whether thphull be Slr Swteney'S
or mine, | cannot say. or this leave
your readers to judge. am sure Of this,
however, thntif evern man felt anIiuuA
to see another placed in a right position
before tie public, such has heen my feel
ing towards Nr. Sweeney, have enter
famed strong conviction thst i hseould
Dnt himself right upon the record, that be.
Of all others, would be the proper man 10
represent US hls Convention. lndscd, i
will 90 iurthsr and say that stand mn.
committed, aud will express the hope that
Union ueH EiIl,h0t commit themselves 10
any one nlilample time 10 given to Mr..
Sweeney TO respond more fully to the
Issues 10 be involved 10 the approaching
Conventional election. In order TO indi'
cate to him the points IN his uote which
seem 10 require further clearing up, ! will
now euter into brief snd rhulid Nnalytis
OF that nOte.
Mr.. Sweeney says he is "in favor OF the
Uulou, aud Ia preservation by a Constitl:
tl0nal and equitable compromise Of all
diftreucts between the North and the
SOuth." But suppose that COnstitntion'
stitutioaal and equitable compromise
should not be obtained, what thent RhGi
Will be do in that case!
Mr. Sweeney ''drnies the right pl Yirs
ginia, or any other State,to iselds y lear'
Sure, bat maintains the Tigb q
iiha,sfqp3iuot cAulgi ths
.Aief kavthg e1ha isted qil les itaul
'Coastitutl0nal means Of redress. Bot
What WoGld be just cause for revolutlon9
WotiidiGbe tue nOR.obtNiniug Of such "a
coulpromtse us he Or1 might desire, say
ur,hn the Criitenden resolutions, or any
other that might be named? Bnt y ia
said, nthe people being judges" Very
well. Suppose the coming Convention
.slSthed Wilh plenary power from ttle peo'
plc,r ahuuld pass an ordinance Of Seces-
sion, understand Mr. Sweeney TO say
that hc would not vote for such an Ordi.
nance, believing TINT a State had no right
TO sceedC at pleasure. Bat suppose the
Convention not 10 be clothed with plCnAry
power, how would Mr., Sweeney act upon
a reference ofan ordinance OF secession to
the people, and With view to the inter-
eats Of Western Virginia, as coBtra-diS.
,inguisl,ed from those Of Eastern Virgin.
Ia and the South, in case Of ultimate So
ccssion? Or, In default Of ordinary com.
promise, or an ordinance Of secession, the
disuuionEsts claiming that they have just
cause for revolution, should attempt to
precipitate iton the country, how would
Mr. Sweeney act in the premises. Would
be cooperate with the revoluti0nistS, or
with the GeueraI Government. 500
Mr. Sweeney "maintNins the right and
power OF the General Government 70 en-
force the laws, but under existing circum-
stpcCs, denies the policy Of coercion, OK
armed invasion" do not know OF any
one who desires thnt.eilber "coerrionH or
EARNED invasion" should be used at pres
ent. There are thousands, however, who
DO desire that the General Government
should make NIL suitable preparation to
enforce the Federal laws, If they should
bC resisted; AB they are likely to be, BY
some Of the Southern States. In other
words, II the whole fifteen Southern States
shonld secedc, OF embark in a revelation,
where would Mr, Sweeney be found, With
the South, or with the General Govern.
meut,
Nr. Sweeney says: "The question now
is, Shall We have eompromi5es or trdr p
! would beg leave TO differ from him, aud
say that that is not toe Queslinn. The
great question is, Shall ike Amerieaa Union
BE- prtsTrSd IN ils integrity, By tte Gcnenal
GopGaRSai, psdssably Vii can, 6ul torei5iv
u Il Riusf-Jui pte1trptd ii am ersRt, and,
al all Aa1ardSS All other questions are
secondary in Importance TO this, All true
patriots are in favor Of compromise, and
perhaps there are but comparatively few
Who iG the South would quit their bully
lug and blnSleFing, would mi ultimately
give in their adhesion to some such basis
as that suggested by Ar. Sweeney himtelf,
viz; the Criltrndon reIOlptiOHS.
NJ. Sweeney Informs US that Virginia.
will permit neither coercion nor ''peacs.
able seCessionP "Thc Old Dominion will
preserve this Union BY asserting RsroE.
nilipn Of the just rights Of both North
and South. Virginia can do much | Ad.
nit but whether she is il the right
temper just now to act successfully the
part Of umpire Is rather pFObiematical
hut suppose she does not succeed and the
General Government should sttll inSist on
the enforcement OF the Federal laws, ac.
cording to tue oath Of Office, what Will
VT. Sweeney dol If ~ igF
Nov, t6iuk, MC5srs Editors, lthat the
foregoing are very practical" questions,
especially Ia the present crisis, and Itcaa
hardly suppose That MF Sweeney would
attempt to eyadO their force By treating
lhsai SS A,heofttichl,a AZ All events, /
know, ana lean bgt think that VI. $. half
suspects, that the friends, Of the Uhlon
viii not feel fee to unIts upon HIN foFtl,A
Convention until they are satisfactorily