Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-10-13

win good opinion OF the law
have no new light upon the subject of
the rebellion, or the manner in which it
should be treated. stand to- day where
stood when Sumter fell [cheers deter
mined to see my country's flag yiudicated
Ito see'the supremacy of the Constitution
established and npheld-to see sovereign
law Acknowledgements see rebellion crusk-
ed-to act with those, aud those only, who
would go all lengths to break it down-to
act against all who would be its defenders
or apologists-tO act with those who, 10
pursuing rebellion, would stop only at the
outPosts of civilization and christianity in
efforts to destroy IL [applausel-to employ
every means, moral, and material known to
man to cut il up and to cut it down the most
effectually, aud at the earliest moment
[Great cheering IdeVoted seven of the
best years of my life in efforts for the set
tlement of this acCursed question peacea-
bly-that it might be taken out of the DO
litical field North and South, aud ba let
alone to work out its own peculiar problem
uuder the mysterious dispeusation of a
guiding and beneficeut Providence. Now
that il is unnecessarily made the pretext for
wicked and causeless rebellion by the
Southern people, care not how soon see
its end. [Great cheering and waving OF
hAndkeTrhiets. "Them's my Spontaneously
With no Abolition proclivities, ID a politi'
cal sense, but the reverse, would not have
gone out of my way to look up slavery in
this conflict, or to avoid slavery, but would
have treated it like any other element. ta-
king it when it would give US strength or
weaken them, and employed it according
~. have never seen a moment since the
outbreak when | would have touched the
institution for itself alone, nor when
would not have cut it from it's moorings in
one hour, ii it would have aided in dispo.
sing of the rebellion, and | would do the
same now. Applause. hold the war
power bro I'd enough to cover tho whole
question, and confess in a time when our
Government is trembling in the balance
before the world. like to see it exercised
when 1t is we'll, and boldly, and thoroughly
( done.
Let those who take the sword perish With
the sword, is my doctrine, and let those
who raise a rebellious army against the
Constitution, take just such aid and COM
fort as martial law aud the war power iu
their utmost rigor mete out to them,
whether it be hemp, or steel, or confisca-
ton of property. If slaves are property,
| they are subject to the same rules as other
property, and should be treated according
ly. There is no charm upon the subjeCr,
huN W hO ONGE lbs i
early saw that rebellion, if long continued,
would end in emaucipBtion-that from
necessity emancipation was to enter into
the question, for as the rebellion progress
ed and declined, and was on its last legs,
1t would at the last moment liberate the
slaves in Its desperation, if events had not
sooner practically done so, or emancipation
had not then been proclaimed by the Fed
eral Government. would have preferred
practical and real acts in the premises as
occasions demanded, under martial law as
such, to theories or paper pro5lnmations,
for hold the war power abundant and
Legislation unnecessary but, the President
| having determined upon proclamation,
would have preferred to see how 1t would
work in the last few months of the old year,
to the first day of the new. CGreat ap-
plause. But, if the proclamation weakens
rebellion and strengthens the Government
-as l hope and believe It will am for il
and all its consequences, and any and every
other measure which will conduce to that
end. The institution has been overwork-
ed, aud can no longee form political capital
on either side, of which politicians Of both
shades will please take notice. Itis to pass
away during the present struggle, especial
ly if long continued, and as an element of
mischief and disturbance, and as just re-
/ 10 LuDbb VINO uAN6 lAh6u up
against the Government in its name for
vile political ends, it has my permission to
start at the earliest moment possible. aud
to make the exodus complete one. One
such Government is worth all the slavery
that has existed since Joseph was sold into
Egypt. [Cheers IfrebeIlion wishes to
avoid these results, and to invoke the Con-
s,itution, let 1t acknowledge it's supremacy,
embrace the olive branch extended by the
President, and lay down its arms and close
its work of treason and murder. The cry
that released contraGauds are coming North
is for political effect, and to secure votes
from alarmed laborers. When slavery is
no longer recognized in the Southern
States, the colored race will not struggle
for the cold North to compete with our la
borers, but those now with us will seek a
more coDgenial CLINE in the sunny South,
where the climate is more agreeable and
the 4AbOr and productions better suited to
their wants, and tastes, aud habits.
1t is idle, my friends, t9 prosecute this
war against rebellion by halves. 1t is
worse than idle to send orr sons 20 the field
of blood and leave politicians at home who
/ are denouncing Government, Apologizing
for rebellion. and are inculcatiug, no mat
ter how stealthily or covertly, cowardly
and fatal propositions OF peace. Rebellion
knows from spies and sympathizers quite
too near US, what is going on in our midst
as well as we do 1t is struggling on in the
hope that this peace party may gain the
ascendency, when it expects to be forgiven
for its treason, have murder washed from
its bloody hands, and oe rewarded for its
villainy by liberal propositions. This par
ty with its propositions of peace having
been exposed, abashed and ingIoriously
oVerthrown last year, has covered it's frame
work this, with veneering of different
shade. but quite too fimsy to deceive a
discerning and loyal people. Like the cat
in the fable, ii has whitewashed its coat,
pible. LLaugbter.l Call back your sons.
repeat, or crush this insidions monster
at home and the rebellion abroad together.
Rebellion has lest faith in expecting for