Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-02-15

slI". Olaaa Bourne, Cor Secretary.
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ParHon nFown1ow on submIttinR 10
LlMe61n'S ADMINISTRATORS,
a friend having asked the intrepid edit
q. OF tne knoxville IEhiy, whether, since
SIX States have seceded from the Union. he
Is Hllllngbo Tiskhimselfand State under
the theAIpinistrAliOn of Mr.. Lincoln! he Tins
repliesi i4s .-.rIS = i''s''S '''s'S
am willing to risk myself and State
under the Administration of Abraham
Llncoln.tl am not, however, WILLING 10
snomV 70 the OutrgeS the ,frc-ehteTs of
tne8Sqnth allegethat Mr. Lincoln intends
20 commit upon the South. II iiognot be.
teTe that he willtnetdle with tho institu.
ton of slavery where it is, or seek to de.
pFlye the South of,any right abe holds
under the ganstitution, And I believe he
Wih .entorceilhe Constitution and laws Of
theoUntted States, lS his oath of ofice
fequircsyhtm to do: and rs justice to thr
various sections of the Union demands NJ
lt'Isdm Ihistaken'in the estimate have
put upon the integrity and patriotism of
the President elect, and he shall senI. -
oppress any one of the States az +bts CO. "
iederacy, South or North, I Shall readily
Join9the other States in seeking to nnnis5
him. aud'in resisting his is'Aduinistrntion
1nt want to see the evidence of tlIis. be-
tore begin the work of iresistaiIceLz
want other proofof the bad faith in which.
Mr. Lincoln intends to act, than 'fIle nrs--
dictton ot bis enemies have snbmi,ts5
10 tue Administration of Jumes{ {R1Eban,,, =
LOT nlr'yeatsii and my State has done 40
witno9t q mnrmpr, aud I hold that Lincoln
could not afford the country a more cor
rupt, PARTIAL and Infamous administration.
u he were to try! Lincoln was elected un.
der the forms prescribed by our Coustltn
tion and Laws, and without fraud Mt the
oa.iotiTpox, apd It IS the duty Of all good
condemn him. T'-'S- : 10y
went into the contest against Lincoln.
as did also my State, knowing him to he n
! sectional candidate, upon sectional plat-
iorm, anu us we. were fairly beaten, VIC feel
bound IN honor to abide by our defeat, for
four years to come. The reign of Lincoln
Tor twenty years, upon even the Chicago
platform, is preferable to the breaking mn
of this Government. Secession no rem
ehy for any evil that may arise in our
Government, and | deny its right. The
| right of revolution. / admit; but i dcnv
that such remedy is, called for in ithe
present crisis ofour affiIirs. will be tuld
OF the many grievances we of the South
rays ~ I ttsEred at the bands of the North.
have considered the nature of these
grievances, aud thetr effects upon the
commerce, trade and religion of the South,
anu they may be expressed in the follow
ing words; The Democracy of tie So,ttA
hDUs lost The ootfcsS Of the GOUernmsnt and
as lHlmenSe patronage! And large ma
Jority of the free and independent peoDle
OF Tennessee, taking this view of the sub
lect, they will refuse to go out of the
UnionI
Having thus fully and frankly answered
the question propOunded, / might here
close my remnrks but choose to go fur
ther, aud to say even more, There is
scarcely n man of talent and CHARACTER.
even ut the North, under whose admins.
trhtion of the General Government /
would not lrefer to live, rather than live
IN q southern Confeieracy controlled and
governed by the traitors and villains who
nave originated aud carried out this wick
ed daring md damnable scheme of Seces-
soin. The Senators of seven States have
been sitting in their seats as Senators.
sworn. to support the Constitution of the
United Suites, and to act rs the PRIV
counsel 70 the President, and ut the
same time they were holding sccrect
meetings, plotting the overthrow of the
Government and Constitution they had
sworn TO sustain and support. | con-
slider Benedict Arnold and Aaron Burr
patriots and honest men, compared with
these traitors and pedured villains.
certainly have no desire to live under any
Government organized by such Corrunt.
wicked, and hell deserving men as these !.
This whole scheme for dissOlving this
Union was originated and carried out by
such men rs these. Corrupt, designing.
and disappointed Southern politicians
who. failing to control the Government.
resolved upon its ruin. There -nre better
men in He'll, suffering the vengeance Of
eternal IRE, than the. Southern leaders in
this Secession movement. This say ms n
Southern man, one born and raised here.
and intending to live and die here. And
all this will continue to say as long rs /
have breath TO speak. or strength to write.
A RARE CHANCE.
TN PLEAsAHTS COUNTY. VA. TWO SiTIps M,