Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-10-27
Hear thrse Democratic soldIers TAX.

Gregg, all of whom have been prisoners
since the battle of Shiloh until within a
few days, addressed theimmense audience
Gen. Prentiss gave long and deeply in
teresting narrative of the sufferings of
himself and companions in captivity,
and of the meanness and barbarism of
the rebels-more fully stated, butsubstan-
TALLY the same as that he gave in his
speech in Washington.
Gen. Prentiss gave his sentiments on
political matters as follows:
Lest 1 may be misunderstood let me
tell you, Republicans, am no Republi-
can. Democrats, l am no Democrat 1
am soldier of my country. [Prodigtous
cheering l hold in my hand an Augusta
paper, one of some thirty or forty others
/ have in my possession, with articles
similar to this one Cries: "Read it, :"
''read it"l This is the Augusta Daily
Constit,tionalist, published in Augusta,
Ga. 1t is the Oldest paper in in the
Southern States, tho one which has the
greatest circulation, and is looked upon,
as next to the Richmond Enquirer, as the
organ of the Confederacy. Itis a studied
effort of these people to divide us here in
the North, to have the West separate from
the East They continually talk about
this. They say, 1--WE like you, Western,
men for you fight better than them cussed
Yankees; we know we can't whip you,
hut we can whip the Yankees two to one.
This article is headed "The Great West"
and if it hurts any of you, don't blame
me, for you voted that should read it.
sThere Is, however, evidently In the West, and
partielArly In Ohio, Eniitnl. anI Illinois, q strong
tone OF the pres In those States the pube meetings.
and The Democratic Cont eHkiORS ail prove this CON
clusiVey This feelingd not display is'lF boldly
opp sed to the war per Sc, bat assumes the form Of
opposition to abOitiOnsm, coercion and PubIugation
Il would not be safe to exhibit It otherwise Tor In
that event the individuals giving expression to Il
would soOn find them themselves incaTcerated within
the walls Of some Yankee Baste, and their oppOSi-
tion thus speedily and efCtuAlly crushed out. But
by protesting devotion to the Un on the Constitution
and the Administration of Abraham Lincoln, they
can organize thoroughly for work, anil thus secare
way to triumph In the approaching fall elections"
That article proceeds to the length of
column in the same strain, alluding-for
will mention the names-to Carlile of
Western Virginia, Voorhees, of Indiana,
Richardson of Illinois, and Yallandigham
of Ohio. Sensation. Their papers are
full of it. They look upon you tender
footed souls as traitors to your country.
Do you want to help these men to murder
your brothers and break up this Govern
ment Ifso, in the name of Heaven, let
us know it, and the Shiloh prisoners will
send you down South where you belong.
We came home fully determined to take
all men by the hand who think and feel
as we do, that this rebellion should be
crushed
\ - y \.
We are going to our homes In this State,
and we will tell the Government, the can
didates, and the voters, how we have been
treated. Il may be denied in some quarters.
care not. We are determined to tell the
truth. Here around me are many of these
men, my comrades, Republicans and Dem
ocrats, some of whom went South as apOl-
Ogists for these men. Some MissourIaus
and shareholders were With me in prison.
We all came home. Well, call US Aboli-
tionists, If you please, or nuything else.-
IApplsuse,1 l tell you the slaves in the
South that we saw are better posted than
the butternut gentry. Every little act OF
kindness thatthese men received were from
slaves. CCheers. We have come home
ready to use every power that God
bath given US, to put down this rebellion.
[Cheers.l To take their property, to take
aud long continued applause.
Col. Lynch spoke with great earuestness.
We give short extract:
hardly need tell you that | have always
been strong, incorporating Democrat.
I have been an apologist for the Southern
people. l pronounced the stories of their
cruelties to be gross fabrications. con-
sidered the Abolitionists and Republicans
the enemies Of the Uuion. tDIl not say
so notc. 59- g
While was confined in the Madison
prison the officers were allowed but two Fa-
tions per day, those rations consisting OF
-four ounces of pork and a certain quantity
of corn or flour bread. This bread was
made Of meal and water mixed and roasted.
It was first roasted on one side and then on
the other. 1t was very bard on the ont
side, Claughter1 and very soft on the inside.
We used to pith quoits with these cakes.
Renewed laughter.1 They pronounced
that gentlemRnlyi treatment These were
the men had been defending, the men |
apologized for, the men treated in a gem
tlemanly manner at Donelson. never suf-
tered SO much, however, during my whole
| Iimprisonment, as did when arrived At
Washington aud found that there were men
in the North sympatEiEing with the rebels
The rebels are our open enemies. We
know where to find them. These Northern
enemies arc vipers. They sting us and we
cannot fud them to crush them. My only
platform is "I am for. my country" 1, as
as youiall know, have never been m Abo-
liti6nist. Ihave turned negroes who came
into my camp over to their rebel masters.
oannOt say that like n negro now; but
If it should be necsssary, to save mis- glor-
ious Union, ioouId take a regiment Of ne
gross and SHGreh iatO Dizie. Immense ap-
Plauss. Every party now should be mer-
iieans, no Democrats. Every man should
sacrifice his personal feelings. was op-
posed TO Abraham Lincoln am now op-
posed to every man who opposes Abraham
Lincoln. i.'i@ 't
Capt Gregg was eqqaily emphatic, We