Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-09-18

That noble old patriot Daniel 5. Dick
insou has been making another speech,
this time in Bridgeport, Conn. We ex-
tract a passage that must stir the deep
fountains in the heart of any American
citizen who reads it. Could anything be
nobler than this appeal?
Let no man raise his voice for Republic
canism or Democracy or any other party
name, but let all say: Eve are Americans,
we are children of Washington, we are
going forward to maintain this government
which he aud his compeers bequeathed to
us-we are their sons, we will discharge
she duties that belong to them, ana DIS
Charge them with bravery, zeal, fidelity to
the last" Great applause.l Every drop
of blood now will save oceans of blood
hereafter; every tear shed now will save
rivers of tears hereafter; every lndlHid-
ual offered up on the altar OF his
country will save hecatom6s OF human
victims that may be offered up here
after if this terrible rebellion is allowed to
90 on. 1t must be crushed; it must be
crushed down forever, if there rs power in
the land, aud power there is | see; this
audience testifies it to me; these holy men
in prayer tell it to me; this beauty before
me teStifies it to me; this childhood testi-
fies it; the strong men testify it that all
will come up together to preserve it
TGreat cheering.
Oh, my God!-oh, my country! how
many happy homes hast thou permitted to
be erected in the bcnciicence of thy mighty
mercies? how many gathering places of
affection are under thy outstrctched arms,
when, bat for thee and this beuiticent gov
eminent, we might be compelled to cry
with the Son of Man: "'rhc foxes have
holes, the birds OF the air have nests, but
the Son of Man hath not where to lay his
head" What government on earth has
ever so blessed man as this government?
Applause, and cry, None" Where can
you find So sublime Il view, SO interesting
a spectacle, as this great and good govern
mcnt? How Gods sunshine sleeps upon
US all alike-how the rights of all are pro-
tected-how every religioa is viudicnted
aud aphcld-how everything that can ele-
vatc nnd bless humanity to given us
How has kind heaven adorned our happy land,
And scattered blessings with IL liberal lianh.
Oh, my brethren come along with me,
come along together, come along as one,
and preserve this government; and when
you lose that you are determined that it
shall be destroyed, ask them if they con-
slider what efforts they are making, and
what they are attempting to Destroy
Shame on TIE politician, be he of whatever
party, that attempts to encourage this re-
bcllion-this terrific, this awful, this de-
structiveo rebellion. [Appiause. This
government is the last free state upon the
earth: 1t does not depend upon standing
armies: it depends upon the patriotism of
its people, aud when it is threatened with
arms, it must meet with arms; when rebel
lion rears her snaky head that rebellion
must be put down by force. and when ty-
ranny asserts its sway. or lnw'eSsncss APP
pears under any prctcnsc, the mask must
he torn from the face, and itmuSt be shown
that this government has done no injustice
that it has been more perfect than any
other government that ever existed in the
history OF man.