Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-07-19
John S. CARL1LE.
Eg;,ory Intelliqeneer:

/ Editors Intett{geHceF:
Have YOU ever examined the record of
this gentleman? Have you ever read his
speech in the Richmond Convention Of
Feb. 18th, 1861, delivered on the 18th of
| March of that year
| In that speech occurs this remarkable
passage:
81 have been STAKEHOLDER from the time
have been able 10 buy slave. have
been slavenolder, not by Inheritance, but
| by purchase and believe that slavery is
social, political and religions blessing,
and SO believed when, so lar AS know,
no other man South OF Mason II Dixon's
| line believed, To which fact there isSa living
| witness at this day. When boy, but sew
enteen years ofage in the city OF Philadel-
| phia, took the ground that slavery was
right in itself. At that day no man Sonth
| took that ground i'll decrease OF the inStitu-
ton. The agitation of this question mas,
ia the words of Mr. Hunter in the speech
which he delivered before tbs Breekinridge
Convention at Characteristics last fall, been
productive of good. 1t las brought crsrH
man South Of Mason j. Dte0n's line Hpon the
common plnttorm, and 10 man To- daY dsHieS
tie assertion Thare n,ads, that african SiarecY
is riyht in ITSELF Believing thdt he jnstifm-
lion of slavery is essential to tie pre'eTr"t'"H
of or liberties desire GjOve alt things. to
continue ii"
Messrs. Editors, any one who doubts
the authenticity of this parngraph-word
for word and letter for ictter-has only to
procure copy of Mr.. Carlies speech OF
| the date referred to. will leave at your
Office the copy from which quote, and all
| incredulous persons can satisfy themselves
| By calling upon you.
| Is it any wonder that Mr.. Garlic, hold
| ing such atrocious sentiments as these,
| should desert the new State in Congress?
| He says that he desires "ARovE ALL THINGS
to continue slavery. How could he be true
! to the interests of West Virginia, Il section
earnestly desiring aud rapidly becoming IL
free State? He could not he true-and he
was NOT true! No; he has not been true
| in one single vote that | can now recall,
since he was elected Senator.
And since "ABOvE ALL THINGS" (and this
includes even the Uuion,) h" desires the
preservation of slavery, let him remain the
Senator of slaYe-holding and slave-breed-
| ing Eastern and Middle Nirginin. They,
too, desire "AnOvE ALL THINGS the preser-
walton of slavery, and infinitely prefer it to
II restoration of the Union. But let him
not pretend to represent free West Virginia
| No such man can ever represent her NO
such man ever will after December next.
Mr. Garlic has said, and 0oMstugiy and
trumphnntly said-that the agitation of
Slavery commenced by him when ~ boy
II yenrs of age in Philadelphia,) "h0s
brought erery man South Of .V0son and Dir
om's line upon one common p!uGorm." Alas
this is too near true. Such teachings a :
these of Mr.. Garlic have been the curse of
the Sou lhcru mind. The misguided there
have taken such men as he ut their word
and acted out what they have Heorjzed-viz:
that ''ABovE ALL THINGS" slavery was
worthy o t preservation. AS the Vice Pres
dent of the Contederacy has said Slavery
is the stoue that the builders rejected :;
henceforwnrd it is to become the head Of
the corner" Mr.. Garlic and Mr.. Stephens
agree. The wonder is that they ever dSn-
greed in their course since the rebellion
broke out. do not believe that they are
far apart now. Mr.. Carlile and Fnllandig-
ham recently went into caucus together at
Washington. Vailnndighnm was the asSo-
ciate Of John C. breckenridge and Henry
c. Burnett up to the hour of their joining
the Confederate service Mr.. Garlic was
the associate of Waldo 2. Johnson of Mo-,
last summer, up 10 the hour he lett to 80
into the Southern army.
All these things above stated hmrmonizc
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