Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-10-14
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We regard the Democratic party move
ment as uncalled for aud dangerous, aud
the leading spirits Of that party, in the pre-
sent political contest, as not only hostile to
the Administration, but unfriendly to the
Government. We, by no means, coufound
the Administration aud the Government;
the one is fora term, the other, we hope, is
for all time. The acts of the Administra-
tiou should receive the closest scrutiny,
aud when there is weakness, negligence, or
positive error, objections to the sharpest
criticisms cannot be we'll taken. But the
Administration represents, expresses, the
Government, aud the nation Is in the midst
of dangers, dark and imminent. Therefore
it becomes all good citizens TO give the
Administration such support as is consis-
tent with fair judgment aud honest con-
victions of duty; aEd factious, embittered,
| malignant, indiscriminRte hostility TO the
Administration, resolves itselfinto warfare
upon the Government; and allied, as it ne
cessarily is with bloody treason, making
outright war upon the Republic, becomes
rankIy treasonable.
No reasonable person will charge the
masses of the Democratic party With dis
loyalty. The Outcry made by organs of the
Democracy that all Democrats are accused
of being traitors, is the noise of the lying
and treacherons demagogues, who seek to
shield their own, VeuOmous aud glaFing
raAeality from the deuunciation It deserves,
by diffusing il OVera multitude to whom
il does not belong. Itis impossible for any
patriot to be insensible of the services Of
loyal Democrats in the war for the Union,
and that the Administration is not inap-
preciatiVe of their valHe, or indisposed to
give them the highest recognition, Is seen
in the number OF Democrats Gllilg the most
responsible aud honorable positions IN the
IN the army.
But most unfortunately, the formidable
political machinery aud the prestige of the
name of tine Democratic party, have been
possessed and are being employed, by the
leaders of the party whose ambition is
most interruptions, and they are welding
the party power against the Admiuislra-
tion with a disregard Of consequences to
the Government that must be noted az
reckless in the extreme, or marked as the
imitation ofreyolution, It.is history, that
the leaders In the rebellion were leaders in
the Democratic party. Il is history, too,
that the leaders of the present Democratic
party movement in the North, are, for the
most part, those who were in prineiple aud
by association most intimate with the Lead
ers 10 the rebellion aud II is no violent
presumption-no impertinent suggestion
that the interests of the Democratic rebels
South, and the projects Of Democratic par
tizans North, have an affinity .tha. is dam
Rerous, not to say an identity that is abso-
ldtely alarming.
The situation becomes the more startling,
when we consider that the very mistepre-
sentations used in the South eighteen
months ago, 70 preci plate States out of the
Union, are now employed to carry. Com
gressional Districts In the North f6r the
Democracy and We do not hesitate to say,
aud the more minute Investigation is made
the more the remark will be confirmed,
that the speeches of the Commissioners of
the State of South Carolina. sent ont 70
persuade other States 70 secede, and 70 in
iame the passions Of the people 10 the pitch
0fmaking war upon the United States. were
not more uusound in the theories of Gov
eFnment advanced, or more infAmmatory
in their substance and style, and were not
in their tendencies promotiye Of public dis!
order to q greater degree, or more entirely
subversiye OF constitutional law, and The
peace of eommdnities, aud not more At var
lance with common sense and common
facts, than the speeches Of seyesal Demo.
cratic candidates for Congress, iu Ohio, IN
the canvass nov pending. ...f.-
The Democrat party is thrust before the
people, and insolent and arrogant demands
are made Ia tts behalf, that they shall cou-
cede - il the exclusive right TO rule the
country-When Il Il utterly without a de-
elaFed policy on the supreme national views
| Of the times. No Democrat candidate for
Congress Of whom We have heard, has
named. or attempted to name, one measure
ofpublic policy, defnite and practicable,
that Is, in his judgment, suited 10 meet ibe
exigencies Of the times. There Is not even
q simulated statesmanship among them.
Their defamation as 70 the future Is vague
and stormy with threatenings. Their pro-
fesstons Of faith ara intangible. They cry
rpeace, peace" when there Is no peace
They prate about coneiliation and eompro.