Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-08-26
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On Saturday morning we addressed the
Pcess three questions. We desiredto know
what it meant, a. time like this, in APP
pealing to the people OF Western yirginin
10 beware of tie policy of Massachusetts,
in reference to the enrolment of negroes
in the army. Its own words were
.'Citizeus Of Western Virginia, are you
ready for such stute OF affairs TO be inau-
gurated among you
Next we desired to know what it meant
by publishing in editorial type, an article
from the Ohio .StafsSman, showing that if
this rebellion had not been brought on by.
the South, it would have been brought on
by the North.
Next we desired to know why in its no
tice of the arrest of the editors of the Har-
yisGurg Patriot 4 Union, il made the re-
mark that 40 say aught against an abo-
litionisE is treason
We stated after asking these questions
that we had no idea that we would get any
other sort of an answer than the usual
slang about negro equality, .abOlitiouism,
and snch other sort of remarks. We were
not mistaken. That was precisely the an
swer made. We are asked. for instance, it
we '.condemu the idea of placing negro
on an exact equality With the white man."
And further on the editor says that we
make "tacit admission" that we are for
"negro equality" This is the sort of mean
spirited stuffwith which the editor answers
our questions, while all the time he is not
better persuaded of his own existence than
he is of the fact that we have just the same
opinion of NEGRO equality" as that enter
tanned by our fellow-c:tizens generally
He knows that it was in the very barren
ness of his intellectual resources tor an
swer, and in the very dishonesty OF his
whole purpose as dodger and trimmer On
the Union question, that he asked us such
au Insulting question.
We asked our questions in good faith
We looked upon his covert coilating OF
paragraphs offensive 10 the prejudices OF
the people, and then appealing to those
prejulices editorially, as both very mis-
chieyous and very strtnge work forn pre-
tended Union man. Suppose, for instance,
the editor should succeed in making the
people of West Virginia believe that Massa-
chusetts WAS u miserable negro-equa!ity
State; that she loved the niger with a
love surprising that of David and Jonn-
than whit then ? Has he strengthened
the Union cause in our midst? No he
knows that he has not, but that he
has weakened it. IT the editor has a
grain of sense lac knows thnthe has weak
ened it.
Again, why does he want to make the
people of Western Virginia believe that il
the South had not brought on this rebellion
the North would have brough; it on? II
he succeeds in making the people believe
SO, will he have strengthened the Union
cause2 He knows tiat he will not. but
on the CONTRARY, that he will have under
mined just that much.
And again, suppose he makes the peo.
pie of Western Virginia believe that 'stC
say aught against an Abolitionist is trea.
son." and that that was the reason why u
couple ofeditors at Harrisburg were dragged
off TO Imprisonment. What is the result Of
such belief? He dare not insult the
common sense of the public by snying that
it strengthens their attachment TO the
Government, for he knows that such q
belief would tend only to make men de.
test the Government.
But enough. The above is brief glance
at the direction in which the Press is tend.
ing. We are satisfied what that direction
means. We know that it bodies no goot
10 the Union cause in our midst,