Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-11-01
Eiitors Wke,ling Pres,

EiitOrs Whe,ling Prtss:
Islmost trsmb,e for the fate OF my cOuu.
try when contemplate the influence Of
public journals upon the people aud the
corrupt party Sehsming policy with which
they are generally conducted. That men
do not see OF think or understand alike, Is
not strange, since they occupy slandpoints
so various, indeed universally influenced
to greater or less extent By their sur.
rodudlngs. Now In the face Of such truths,
that ought to be known and read OF Ill
men, why this dsuunciation, Why this Grim.
inatiou and recrimiuation! Why not hold
up aud exhibit truth TO the country aud the
worldfn:its own power and beauty. Failing
in this you furnish a strong argument
against the cause you would main.
tain. Why this eternal war upon men as
noble patriots and pure phyluuthropists as
any in the county, because they do not
think as you dot Why this uuceasiug howl
about aholihonism. Surely the powers OF
darkness hare prompted the use OF this and
similar terms long enough aud have &C.
compiisbed misshief enOugb,by them. But
what IS abolihOuism2 Opposition,
open opposition, 10 American slaveryi VIZ
answer as aVlrginian, familiar With Il from
childhood, "ihs sum Of all villainies.n II
robS man Of himself and With himself Of
everything. II deprives him OF bis man
hood, aud reduces hinl.so far aS it can do il
to the condition Of abrute. Marriage, in-
stiIuted BY God with all ils sacred relA.
tious, is totally ignored. The slave eau have
neither husband nor wife, parent or cSiId,
bat is encouTaged-yea, neasureably Il.
ceased TO run at large like The dumb brdtes.
Il depriVes him Of the means and privileges
Of mental'eulIure, and largely denies him
the Influences essential to moral and reli.
giOus development. He may feel It 10 be
Dis duty 10 attend church, bal his master
may forbid and place him under demorali.
ziug influences aud compel obedience even
to death. But why is be denied learning,
Why doomed BY iar te perpetual ignorance7
Ills lion hteled oppreSsOr answers, II is i'm
possible from bis condition as a slave. In
other words, be must be kept 10 debasiug
| ignorance OF be cannot be beId Ia slavery.
Yes, you must Keep him 10 darkness or
he will discover bis wrongs and become
restless and miserable under them. Every
ray Of light, every emiualiou Of truth from
the Divine Being, proves bis manhood aud
bis right TO life, liberty aud the pursuit Of
happiness. But the evils Of American
slavery do not end even With the array Of
facts already given and hihtsd at. ItS
terrible iule Of the poor African begets a
spirit Of tyranny that bears down All be.
fore il. The freedom OF speech, the liberty
Of the preIs are utterly crushed by it. And
Oh, lamsatable 70 tell, the pulpit has
yielded TO the mighty pressure, and minis.
tiers are to Be fouud proelaiming the diyin.
ily Of this iE,tlulion, and diligently
searching the sculptures to fnd something z
10 justify the wholesale robbery and grind.
ling opposition; aud Satan, as an angel Of
light, seircs The opportunity TO pervert The
scripture, aud by blending error With truth
Accomplish bis bellish purposes. How iat
this pro.slsvery, political pressure upon tue
miuistry, aud ministerial pressure back
upon the masses, is respectable for the
present Tremendous evil Of slavery, God
lonly knoWs--sthe leaders Of ibis people
cause them 10 err, and they that are led Of
them are destroyed
Now, Messrs., Editors, il 10 oppose this
Infamous institution, this tyrSnlical slaye
power, that has caused the death Of per-
haps a bundled thousand loyal lives, and
the saeri6ce Of an unprecedented amount
OF money, that has filed the whole land
with mourning, aud that il nov bringing
every possihIeageney 70 bsar, ,anl nsihg All
It's energy,to uproot the tree Of liberty aad
extend far aud vide, instead OF i,s health
ful shade, rs own accurSed 4nl eutsiag,
withetipg, bliEbting inanense-if We
repeat, to oppose this is Rbolitionism, who
would not be an aboli.ionistg -. -
10 conclusion, he thai would reiustate
this slave power Of the South Is an enemy
to bis ccnpiFy, 10 his God aud 10 his race,
aud We appeal TO every leveE Of The same
70 arouse tt onse, and With one unltsd,
mighty effort thrust down aud forever de.
sttoy this monster ere our liberties are ir.
retrieyably gone aud the hope Of the world
perish. J.H. CARsKADoS.
oetnber, 1862.
From the New York Tir,,s