Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-06-05

The Shorter CateohIsm as Applied to
Secession.
AtNsW Greek, the other day, Col. Tom.
Ford, of the a2d Ohio, engaged in CONVEX
SatiOu with an old resideuter who bad Ia
ken seat on the bencI: beside him.
"HaTe you lived long about here" in
quired the Colonel.
EYES, said the old man, 81 have lived
In this (Hampshire) county all my liFs."
81 suppose, theu," said the Colonel, ''you
know all about how secession commenced
-hers-WhO commenced it, aud how it has
been carried on. !"
EYES, again said the old man, 0and 1
win tell yOu how tried to expose it at the
stAFt to the people. Ny opinion did not
pass for much at the time, as owned NO
big farm nor any niggsrs, but think it
would pass for something now"
"WelI, how was it7'' inquired the Col
Onel.
"CoL Parsons was one of tho main get.
tiers up of it. he advertised to make a
speech over in Romney after the ordinance
passed, and and several Of my neiRhbors
went over to hear him speak. Just as he
was about to commence, 1 took the liberty.
as l WAS an old acquaintance Of the Coll
onsl'S, to ask him question. So / said,
Col. Parsons, We have come over here to-
night to hear you make your speech in IA
Vors Of secession aud before you begin /
wautyou to tell mo and my friends here
one thing what Is it, said the ColouelP'
why, want you to make speech to.
night without ever mentioning. the Niger
once. Ne and my friends who own no
nigEers, want to know why We should be
BecssSiouials. Win you please tell US COL
onel, why men who own NO uiggers should
be Becessionists r
"Well, what did Col. Parsons say ~ ask
ed Col. Ford of the old man.
"Why, he come the nearest to saying
nothing that ever SAN" said the old maa.
"At last he said that he wouldn't speak on
such terms that he was going to speak
on the whole subject"
"well, what did yOu say then Z" asked
Col. Ford.
81 said continued the old man, nov
Col. Parsons you know that aside from the
Niger there is nothing In this secession
and yOu ought to know that all the slaves
that now live in tho country live In the
slave states, and that you will not increase
their number a single one by secession, but
on the contrary that you will bring. about
the escape of hundreds Ofthem before Won
get through with the job you are uuder-
taking"
"Well, how did Col. Parsons take your
talk, asked Col. Ford.
"Why," said he, ''he got mad like all the
GscessiouiStS did in those days, when Union
men opposed them-told me was an .abo-
litiOnist, and that the South was going 10
have her rights" "Aud now HASN'T it
come ont as / told Col. Parsons,n asked
the old mau. "Hasn't the South lost more
niggers since this war commenced than she
ever lost In the whole time before, and isn't
she In a fair way to lose them all ~ aAud
here, " said he, tive people, who have al.
ways lived by our own work, have had to
bear the ruin that these pride.sWelled mig.
ger RriStOerats have brought upon us. n
have had 70 bear it, and my Union friends
Who were with me that night, have had 10 |
bear It And all forWhat2 Why, because
these Niger owners wanted TO break up |
in which people like me, Who
lVned no niggers, and had TO work for |
wing, were on an an equality With them,