Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-09-26
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the interests of.slaHety.! That Institution
was not satisfied with,ths monopoly which
itfad Always enjoyed ia the Union. II was
not satisfied with having had always since
thsIfS irritation q the Governments mouo-
poly of al he oticss, from that Of Presi-
dent.down. 20 door-keepet in either. House
oflCongrsss. 1t was not enough that the
high places s6a tbs t6s PLACES at home and
abroad-in the army and navy, were mono
polized by YFgInisps epd7,squth Carroll
mans and other Southerners. It was not
enough that the South had had an over
proportion Of everything, including the
most extensive aud valuable acquisitions of
territory aud three-fitthe representation
in Congress for their slaves. All their
privileges and monopulies were not enough.
The slave interest," grown iusOlent by long
continuance in power. a.pired to rule aud
dominate the land. Il had completely es-
tablished itself as a despotlsm all through
the slave States, from the Panhandle of
Yirgipih to the Psni ns6Ia of Florida. Free
dom, Of opinion WAS as effectually under
bau In the midst of slavery as it ever
was il the lbsate Of Austin. G AS General
RSssClaAD asIt IShdta bis late letter, tbs
slave interest had become the most vulgar
dsspoiism known TO history. u q / a.
Solsrrogantlapda so all exacting had it
beeomethat it. dared to say to a majority of
the people Of the whole Union. if yon elect
q man TO the Presidency who does not bow
at my shfine-wio will dare 10 interpose
his influence between me and my schemes,
1 viii never let him take his seat if / can.
helpiit, and If 1 can't help that, will break
upithe government. You shall elect only
a &ap tnS ehoies: Rule or ruin is my
motto. @
wiIh9l Ahsss threats flung 10 their faces
the people did dare to elect Abraham Lin
colmAstheiF Presidents They considered
it Was high time to know. VIII ether they
like the niggefj, were Southern slaves or
or not. Of they had not the same, rightdo
vote for ir., Lincoln that the South had to
vote for the traitor Breckenridge, then they
were not freemen, but5slaYss. The South
having rendered the issue the North took
it up. The issue, goes on to-day. 1t has
enlarged on both sides. The South is
principally a unttandsso is the North
The question is no longer one of the ballot
box, but OF the cartridge box. The one
has been discarded for the other. 1t is a
mere question Of1foteo, and the thing to
be fought, eat is, are ives nation! Can a
minority defy the law of the land, repudiats
an election apd break mp the Government
If thy ea4,I there il no such thing as gov
ernhsnt Within ths Bounds Of all these
ststss. secession cad multiply itself to
all ipFPily{5A.l new bond of Union to-
morrow can BE dissolved the next day.
debt contracted by six States Gamble can
eelIei by theywithdreSh of Eve States or
threa StGts6 bF any humber. All govern,
ment in this country is ropO of sand If
secession prevails. That is all there is
ofit2o Isoig bsi9alas lsst len ss-ai i
Secession will not prevail ofall rebel
lions thFt over reared their, heads, fssces-
siod ReaRestln It's weak place. It's weak
place has meyer yet beer, reached. The Ma
tion mas been lighting all around that fatal
place stncs( PH6 sGb trying 70 avoid-it
The programme is changed now. The pa
tieqos Sf sAsipk PIE WIN not forever strive
WitH this causeless rebellion. Millions upon
millions of mOhsSSsS and cthSdsands upon
thousands Of lives will not be wasted for
naggtt Ehsts one way slNsysleft to
qusnch out the FIRE. That way has been
proclaimed by the President Aud it will
be followed up.iust - cure as to.morroB's
sun win rise and set. Slavery the great
reliapes IproP aud sn5taihsri of this rebel
lion-the cause of all our woe-will be
struck to the earth, never TO. rise agaia,
Talkabont the desperation oftbe South
What cause has It'll What has occurred to
make them desperats3 Who has done a
wrong to them Tho base traitors aud
rsdshahdsd mpfdsrsrsI ThsirapOlogsists do
wellto talk about the South becoming des-
perate, indeed Better talk about long
sufesiagloyai psoplewho have always sub
mitted all their lives to the impositionsa and
exaetious of a domineeripg oligarehy Of du-
ellists, becoming desperate view of.the
loss.of their libestie and nstiolalityI : It is
theioyatpeOple ofthiscountry who have the
right to,talk about becoming desperate. |
and the right 70 become desperate, And ii |
is they who are indeed becoming desper-
atssi We dave not. seen desperation ia
this war yet, notNithssaRdtng all the cant
that has essu'pssd sby, rebel sympathizers,
about the desperation of the South. Bot
We will sesIitFRsa thet before 1oas, TOO, if
the conspiratorsrdo not ground their arms.
The NestAsrn PsspIs haSs s1neFsd f from I Ia
epraelcf slavery all they intend to sn ffer.
The last warning hassibeen Issued 4 Fbesl
days ef Keie and Pryor. aSd awiss ian,dd
Floyd are about over Let NO rebel in