Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-08-13
GREAT WAR MEETING
LAST NIGHT.
Speeches of Hon. John Sherman,
Waitman 7. Wiley and John
a. Bingham.
STRAIGHT our RESOLUTIONS.


The greatwar meeting of the year took
place last evening At the freight depot of
the Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad. EARLY in
the evening an old baby walker was placed at
the foot of Quincy street, aud sent its ech-
oes flying over the country. The Union
Brass Band and band of NATAL music
passed through the principal streets, aud
soon everything was life and enthusiasm.
The depot was literally packed with people,
and the enthusia sun was boundless.
The depot was thronged with eager peo-
pie long before the speakers arrived, and
were enlivened with appropriate music
from the band seated in front of the speak,
ers' stand, and display of fireworks out
side the depot.
The meeting was called to order by Thos
Hornbrook, who moved the appointment OF
Gov Peirpoint as Chairman aud A. w.
Campbell as Secretary. The following
gentlemen were appointed rs Vice Presi-
dents Harrison Williams, Hollister Har-
den, L. T. Dean, VIM. Harrison, j. L. Sti-
fel, Edward Hobbs and John r Hubbard
On motion of Geo. W. Norton, the fol-
lowing gentlemeu were appointed as n COM
HtklCe Ou. LGSOluLlOuSs a. IL DGIhAlGTt
Theophilus Pugh, Isaiah Warren, James
Armstrong aud William Shields.
Gov. Peirpoint said be desired to make
a single remark. He considered it the
proudest act of his life to be called upon
to preside at u working -mens' meeting. He
was not ashamed to admit that he was
working man himself, and fully sympa-
thised with the people. He spoke of how
our fathers had broken down the tory pow
er and established democratic government.
We have lived under that government for
IS years. The rebels now in arms belong
TO this same tory party. They want u
privileged aristocracy, aud for this purpose
they have iuangurated this rebellion. He
bespoke for the speakers present calm
and attentive hearing. Hetheh introduced
Senator Sherman, of Ohio.
Mn sHsaXAx's SPEECH.
Mr.. Sherman said We had met together
in times of great peril. he saw that this
people appreciated the magnitude of the
contest. We are not here to discuss old
party issues. The only question was,
shall this Union be preserved, or shall bad
men destroy our nationality. There can
be no neutrals in this war. The traitors
of the South have drawn all men, bond
and free, into this effort to break up the.
5E9uhll-N6 uOL. use IllG
means to break it down2 If these trail
tors succeed, the Panhandle will be in IL
vice. Your prosperous coantry,in all its
interests, is with the free States. This
country was formed By the Almighty God
Us one country, and no traitors must be
permitted 10 break it up. Where are we
1t these men succeed Where shall tue
boundary be? Shall we give up Wash
3ingtou as capital for traitors Are you
willing to give up your interest in the bat
tie fields of the revolutlon2 Then who
shall draw the boundary? There could
never be peace between two contederacies
in this country. Difficulties would be
constantly springiug up. Two nations
speaking the same tongue canpot live side
by side together, except in one common
government. You must preserve the
Union at all hazards and to the last ex-
tremitr. Why should we separate Our
people do not hate each other. Wherever
the people have been brought together
they have respected each other, and no
people have less cause for a quarrel He
proceeded to speak of the protext offered
by the rebels for the war, aud to show
how causeless the whole thing was. He
said the rebels never had decent pretext.
The question of slavery was settled before
Mr. Lincoln took his seat. The Republic
cans had abandoned their position for the
sake of peace. The speaker himself intro
ducedaresolutionin in Congress declaring that
the people of the acknowledging States
had no right to interfere with slavery in the
slaveholding States. Every member Of
Congress voted for it. Every Black Re-
publican voted for it. The Constitution
was changed to this effect, and but for this
unholy war, that proposition would have
been accepted, aud the question of slave.
rs would have beeo settled forever, and
forever. There never was time the
history of this country that there was so
little 10 quarrel about IS when Abe Lin
Lincoln took his seat. There is no danger
of Lincoln violating bis constitutional oath.
The only danger is that he will not go for
wardW with sufficient energy. There never
was more causless war. In the opinion
of the speaker the cause of the war was
simply that the system of society in the
South is aristocratic. More than half the
people iu South Carolina were tories. We
have treated these men with too much
lienency. There had been a band of trail
tors in Congress for years. They always
took such course TO excite the hoslilities
of the people. They have labored for
years to accomplish the object of the re-
bellion. Will you allow this Union to be
broken up2 ('.No," No.) How will you
help tit E"Fight 'em,n Fight emil
That's what want to get at Some of you
Will say let US compromise with these peo-
PlAe, but before would do such damna-
bic thing as compromise upon other basis
than upon the basis of the constitution 1
would see every drop of loyal blood split.
Ny friends we mnst fight this out-with
gnns-with cannon-with all the energy
that God has gwen us. This is no time fol-
lodging. None but towards and sueaks
will dodge at this hour of the country's
peril. In Ohio and Indiana men of all
parties have resolved that they will con
quer, subdue and even desolate the South
When We can compromise with honor ther
it is time to talk of compromise. Their,
was one. way to.put down this rebellion