Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-07-31
A THIRD PARTY.

THIRD PARTY.
EIitors hgtsii.gencss-:
It is obvious that certain class of poll
ticians are now endeavoring to organize a
t.iird parry, or rather to re-organize the
Bs7aocratic pGrfy, for that is the point TO
which this move is tending. The wire
workers who are arranging the programme
of this movement. are executing the job
with considerable adrottUess They are
keeping the name il che background, while
they are caretu!lr eudeavorirg 20 fasten
the impression that it IS necessary for the
people 10 come forward and redeem the
country from the thraIdom of Black Re-
publican fanaticisns on the one hand, aad
secession or the other The architects Of
this third (Democraticl party are very care
fuI to keep the Abolition radicals n bold
relief before the people, while secession
treason IS carefully concealed in the back
ground. They really make It appear that
Abolitiouisu is the monster that has as
many heads aud horns as the apocaIyptic
beast, while secession and treason are re-
garded only as a beast that is accustomed
to Irregular freaks of outrage The bur-
den OF all the troubles is now, oy these
builders of a new party. thrown upon the
shoulders of few fanatics, and the legfons
of armed traitors apparently exouerated.
This is doue IN order to effect their pur-
pose. because they know that it IS not ne
cessary to re-orEanize the old tossIIzed
Democratic party in order to crush the re-
belIiou. All loya! men are willing to
unite in 5uppressfag that abcuinahle in
iquity. The Uui0u men of the nation are
organized for that purpose, but n order 70
give those that can De eusuareC into the
support Of the RsIc party 4 tangible object
OF assault, they have brought wildly TO
their view the AbolitiouiSss as the ''Dinars
and sappers who are overthrowiug the
Government and destroying constitutional
liberty.
The writer of this has not the first i0sa
of sympathy with aboIitioaisE. bur yet he
does not regard il as so formidable an enc
my as secession. Admitting tha: aboli-
tiouism is treason, IL IS not armed treason;
its Totaries are not committing overt acts
Of treason They are not ravaging the
country with fire and sword. They are
not filing the land with mourning for the
death OF husbands. fathers, sons and bro
thers slain on the field OF carnage. They
may design 20 effect some radical changes
IN the administration of the government
government. They may illuminate in ha-
EaugHes before the people, and in uewspa-
per bulletins. but this IS not quite 50 iaa-
gerous 10 the peace Of the country as b0ub
she'll and grageshos. Ther may deal in
bitter philiip pics against Constitution
that permits slavery TO exist; but
thas does not change the Coust.-
tutiou, neither does it cIothe any widow in
the weeds Of mourning, nor make any
children orphans. The DANGER OF the re-
belITon is now Upon as. and i has to be
suppressed or it will destroy our govern
ment Il reqQires the strength. the united
strength, of the whole nation to crush it:
and anY move that would now divert she
people from this purpose Is, % say the least
of i. impolitic and calculated to dc the
country much injury. There is no Doubt
but there are many loyal men-men that
are devoted in their love OF the Uuicu-
who favor this movement It IS also ap-
parent that there are others VINO are en-
gagiug IN it from the rilesc CT motIves.-
They are doing il from desire 10 aid the
rebellion. They know that thousands of
honest patriots cannot tolerate abolition
ism, and they are now taking the adra1-
tage of this prejudice 20 form party for
purpose of obstructing the efforts of the
Ioval peopIe will DO this in 4 great degree
Every man who loves his country would
do we'll to scrutinize this matter closely
and ponder il well before ne lends his Aid
to it. man would act the part OF a mad
man who if his dwelling were on fire
should call of his neighbors who were en-
70 eztinguish the flames, TO as-
sist him in driving the pigs cut Of his po-
Iato patch Those who would reorganize
the democratic party il order to check the
progress of Northern fAuaricism are acting
as InwTseiv rs this man would De- The
are attempting 10 destroy the
Government. the abolitiouists are railing at
one of the institutions OF some OF the
States composing the Government The
former are striking the Government directly
with all the strength IN their power the
latter are roofing il some OF the GoTern-
ment politics.
There is another matter that those who
are inclined to favor this third parry move
should take into consideration; all those
who have any secession sympathies
,hrourhout the length and breadth of the
land will embrace it. There are thousands
of those in the Northern States vino have
been made apparently loyal BY place and
Their local surroundings
have kept them within the bounds OF pro-
prietv. Such as these will embrace the
new party with avidity. All disappointed
ohce-seekers, all political hacks and pot
house politicians will be found inits ranks,
1t will be seized upon as pretext, and the
disafFected will use it as cloak Should
this new party be organized it viii contain
as great q variety as the cauIdron belong
ing to Macbeth d witches.
=Pilst of fsnnT snake,
In the cauldr0n boil and bake
Eve OF newt. aud toe of frog.
wool of bat. and tongue of dog,
Adder's fork. and blind worms sting,
Lizards leg ami dwlet's wing.
For charm OF powerful trouble.
Like helihr0th boil aud bubble.