Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-12-17
a Secession fesisr ISut forth In Nos
- Mongolia County.

1 ~. hEGG0nLun
mongolia County
We publish to-day ON our 6rst page
rather curious document for these times
in Northwestern virginia. Itis,the card
of ME. Henry A. Ferrsll ITO the voters Of
Monographs county" II reads like 90
much Rip Van Winkletsnl-liks the words
of man who had been asleep for the last
year, or who thought the people whom he
addresses had been. Such documents were
common enough once in this section and
once excited no special attention or re-
mark. Butwithina yearmostpsople have.
found out.swhat such words mean-they
haze had q dear experience Of them.
MI. FefTell,s card reads for all The world
Ike The utterapees Of MsssFs, chas. W.
Russell. Joe Peudlston, zedsktah Kidwell
q Co., about \ year ago AZ the time when
they were laying their secession traps and
batting them with smooth phraseplogy-
which might be read one way and inter-
preted anorber.
To come down to the point and be plaliin,
for these are the times for plain speech, we
believe that In the document published this
morning We have a secession feeler put
forth-an entering wedge inserted in The,
loyal county Of Monongalia, 70 see how far
ills possible to rally ana organize a seees-
sion party. The language is unwista ka5le
10 an Intelligent reader, aud our experiences
would be all for uo,htng II We failed to see
in the address put forth the latent intent
and meaning thereof. When nun comes
out these times and says that his "political
principles are those of a Constitutional
Union man and States Rights Democrat,
with his ideas OF State Rights founded on
the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions Of
1889 owe kuowwhat he meanss Hsnednl
secession. In our honest judgment that is
what Mr.. Terrell means. he and all Others
who employ such language, know exactly
the gist of the ,argumeut. Be knows that
the source from whence he processes to de-
rive his political principles, is the same
from which all the secession leaders, all
the =Russells, Pendletous, KidwelIsi hay
monds, and all the other big aud little Sc
cessionists in this country, profess TO have
derived theirs. 1t is an old string on
which Mr.. Terrell is playing, and late
time in the day, too, TO be BeraPIug on it
1t grstes very harshly on tie public ear, as
Mr.. Terrell will ind before he is elected.
But, as. if such profession Of fail, was
90. strong enough for a beginning, was not
certain enough for secession blast
in the loyal county of MonopG9 lila,
Mr.. Ferrell addresses almost in direct
term the secessionists, and appeals 10
them for Their support. 1t is call
that every secessionist who reads It will
anderst and, and one which we hope and
believe the Union men will also under
stand. MrFerrel has "notieed'at the ma
ny elections since secession) "a dtsposi-
tion among Democrats not TO vote The
Democ rats alluded TO are the secessionPor-
lion Of the voters4not Democrats now,
butsecessionisls. To these People.who do
do not recognizetbe restored government
ofthe sta,e he appeals 10 turn ont and
vote for. bin. ttYou will see" he says,
"thatttlis election is but natural cesar s1F
renee, liable 10 have transpired had there
ever been a disruption Of The Union, and
con Sc queptly (mark these wordsl ther< q
no more risk o.; eoanter-repolntion holding
you aeeoun,ablsto for your pots than u there had
neusr been any dissOluti0n."
Here is the cloven foot clear out, plain
and numistRkable. ANY body can see It,
and we hope every loyal man, woman and
child in Monongalie county Willinot fall to
nuticeit. It is alarming TO think that such
a feelerf at this time should be put forth in
4 county like Monongalia. 1t betrays some
thing under grouPd that loyal men are not
alive to. It shouldput them on their most
wakefal and careful vigilance. We are
glad that the document has appeared thus
early. We hope that Union men not only
there but everywhere in all the counties
will cast about them and see from whence
il Is and why it is, that such documents
come to the light. That they viii trace
the thing up. For be assured there is
sSmething rotten in Denmark when such
appeals are made public.
Letters from the seat of war say ''eu-
rious primitiye.lookipg little villages are
those which the soldiers are erecting along
the military lines in Virginia Log cab.