Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-11-17
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BGtteEnut Democracy shown up
The ProclRmatIOn--The New state.
MouNDsvIILE, Marshall Co. VAIL
November IA, 1862.
Editors InteiIigeHcer:
How do the Democrats expect the people
to take tie late elections? If we take the
views and opinions of the Democratic edi-
tors and orators, it was great party vic
tory, as far as it went Still they go on to
say that the Republican party must not
adopt Republican policy in conduct
ing the war with the rebels. How is this 2
What administration of our Government
did the South rebel against? the Democ-
ratio under Jeems Buchanan or the Repub-
lican under Abraham Lincoln2 They COM
menced their rebellion towards the close of
the reign of the poor weak tory superauu-
ated administration of the Democrats. Did
you ever know or hear of Democrats giving
all the places of power and trust in the
Government to their political enemies dur
ing the Democratic reign2 No verify, they
stopped so low as to put every per-
son out of office in the United States
who was not violent Democratic parti-
zau. But now, oh how the scene has
changed! The poor old demoIalized, wind
broken, bandy-shanked, crook ed -nosed
niger worshipping, rebel symPathizing
party, has sprung up from the back ground
where it had been banished by the indig-
nant trowns aud votes of condemnation,
hurled at them by doWn.trOdden and
ruined peOplel And Mey pretend to dictate
to the people of these loyal States what they
must and what they must not do. God
save the mark Well now let us see what
they propose to do. They propose to say
to the President of the United States, with
draw your Emancipation Proclamation,
turn out all the Republican members of
your Cabinet, and Republican officers In
the army, and put Democrats in their pla-
ces. What thsu? Wby-why-why, we
will say to our crring sisters, come back,
dear ones and eat the fatted calf aud let us
all be merry; for this part of the democra-
tic party was lost, but now is found; was
dead to us as far as the Presidency and all
the offices in the United States was con-
cerned. but now we will live and marry
the democratic party of the North and the
united South together on one common
platform and then, oh glory We will rule
the whole country forever!
There might be some plausihility in all
this loud spoken balderdash of the demo-
Gratis, did their dear loves in the South
have any notion of ever repenting and
coming back into the Union; but the whole
theory is predicated on a false foundation.
Tho leading rebels have said from the out
set that nothing would ever satisfy them
but disunion forever.
Then it is plain TO any person not blind
ed with the ''nigger IN the woodpile," that
all this fuss of the democratic party is
nothing, more nor less than the quintes-
cence Of party spirit revived by them; and
they could not even have been successful
in this, had not so many republicans enlist
ed and gone to the wars. 1t is only fee
BILE victory for them as it is. They have
only elected one or two Governors aud some
additional congressman, by very meagre
mnjorities. But on this ground, with this
poor foothold, they would endeavor, even
on that, to commence even now, one year
in advance of the time that these worthIes
gointo active duty, to dictate to the Presi-
dent as follows: Recall that Emancipation
Proclamation; don't put out this democratic
General; don'tput in this or that republican
General
Now Twill tell you what 1 think about
lit. The democratic party cannot save the
country, for the reason have already sta
ted. The dear rebels will not come back
because they are determined on a Southern
Confederacy. have no doubt that these
conservative democrats of the North would
accede to and accept any terms JEFF. Davis
and Floyd and Wise might dictate; but
these worthless never intend to affiliate with
them moro, be they ever sofmild, so docile
so cFinging, and so mean. What, then,
will save the nation2 Nothing short oI
whipping the rebels. Fight them all the
time. Have no more slow Generals in the
field. What we want is to fight them, even
If our armies should be little WOrsted.--
We have the means and the money to re.
cruit in short metre, and at them again
They being weak cannot recruit up fast
End as il will, whipped the rebels should
be, aud that badly.
Now, as to the Presidents Proclamation
believe it is wise, prudent, statesman-likt
and polite. Tie rebels are scared at i
more than they are with our armies. They
see the storm Impending and gathering in
fearful force and power, and their cry is
what will we do with our slayes7 Thi
Richmond papers ssy to gather them all IL
off the borders and pile them up away fal
lin the interior Of Dixie. By authority
Of whom would they do this 2 jeff
Davis authority Of course. All no
so fast, say the States. That Is contrayen
ing States rights. So here is one mix
Then another mix will take place. Whel
they take all these negroes from the Dor
der from under iheir oyerseers and labs
land pile them up in the interior, any, foo
. knows they Cannot work there 70 any Rd
! vantage all huddled together. They wouIt
Ithen be source Of weakness to the rebels
and of course what tends to weaken then
aids our cause and the final smash up o
, the Southern Coufiederacy win be the nlti
mate consequence of the Emancipation
Proclamation.
And further claim that iuasmuch as th
Democratic party have always used thei
a ~, vrhiTAe In nff1c6 To carry ont ths;