Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-08-06

Editors Inteitigeneer:
noticed a communication in your issue
of the 3lst ult., by Joseph Kelley. Jr. class
iEg secessionists and abolitionists togeth.
er, impeaching the truthfulness of my de-
scription of that fight in which he was sec
ond best, denying that he was Breckin-
ridger or a secessionist, and closing with
the usual slang of negro equality, and that
he always was a Democrat aud always
would be.
An old Divine once said in regard to a
stranger: 'sTell me his associates and l
will tell you his character and his princi-
pies" Kelley says ''that Clnysville is half
secession" Yet they have been and still
are his most intimate political associates.
The traitors throughout the country are
horriied at the prospect of the Constitution
being violated, (because if the government
acted in strict accordance with the Consti-
tuition the rebellion could not be touched,) J
dsfamers of abolitionists, and constantly
crying Niger niger, woolly heads aud
black republicans. We consider all men
rs belonging to the Breckenridge -Yallan-
digham school, who use the war cry of
those Infamous traitors. Joseph, Jr., has
done it up so we'll that he is worthy the
cognomen of the nigger-abolition-a -agitntor
of West Alexander. he says ten words
against niggers and nbolitionists to one
against southern traitors. We have not
heard of the abolition rebellion, nor can be
point out one that is in the Southern army.
On the contrary the army of traitors, its
aiders and abettors, is made up almost en-
tirely from the niger Democracy. Yet he
has the audacity to saddle it all on to the
Abolitionist, but we must make some al
lowance for Joseph's veracity. man
who would rather shoot an Abolitiouist
than Secessiohist," who "would rather
see the Union desolyed than slavery abol-
ished," yet is true Democrat and true
loyalist. A man who says lied in stat
ing that he came out second best in that
fight, while his opponent was pellmelling
his head on the floor when pulled off and
Joseph's smelling apparatus was throwing
out blood profusely, his peppers were scar
riied and his knowledge box mutilated
generally. No Joseph, if You do not want
to be considered a traitor, quit associntiug
with them. Stop your nigger, Abolition
bawling; quit slaudering Republicans, don't
be stirring up a war athome, act as though
you wanted to save your country in prefer
ence to party, and no one will doubt your
loyalty or disturb your peace with the
knock down argument.
"Nigger equality" yes advocate nigger
equality. don't want our brave soldiers
to be slaves and the nigger the gentle lau.
don't want them worked to death by
ditchiug and intrenching in the fatal
swamps, while there are thousands of
slaves lying in the shade or working for
the rebels. / think US much of white man
as nigger. But no, says Joseph and his
friends, if father is worked to death or
shot it would be only white man gone;
but if the niger is killed it would be
great sacrifice of property, and the constt-
tuition would be violated.
Now Joseph throw aside your prejudi-
ces aud calmly consider your conduct, and
have no doubt you will pursue that course
which true loyalty shall dictate.
UU1oN.