Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-12-11


men like those Of the PFesS shout "a 'Aboli-
tionists" a little louder than ever, as it the :
could by doing 30 deter any man Of com
mon sense, who understands his duty to
his God and his country from discharg-
ing.hiS duty. saa i's % s1i'aFas =
Bye the bye, that word has becoms, by
long and constant use, aud indiscriminate
application, stale and threadless, and lost
Consequently much of Its charm aud po-
tency. Would it not be advisable for those
gentry to invent something else; its efi-
cieucy Is farther impsired through the
fact that its application by modern Dem.
ocrat to Fellow citizen, Is the best testi-
nony of the latter's loyalty; but tell me
that q man is Democrat, and 1 do not
know whether he Is rebel or loyal. '''s
There is good many Union men who
are disposed to call Democrats secession.
lists, but that is true only In very few In.
stances; Us far as my information goes they
are for the Union, subject only to the slight
modification referred 70 above. Those who
are doubtful of their evef being able to ex
tend their benign reiga over theIWhole c0un.
try are in favor Of cutting the New England
States of, thinking themselves capable OF
ruling the West, for mind, to rule is their
Watchword. Can youl tell me, Mr.
Editor what the New England States have
ever done TO incur the dire displeasure Of
every Democrat in good standlng7 and why
every rebel dog, big and little four little re-
bel organ the TeLegrGph, not excepted, J
should constantly bark at them? Don't
you think the secret is to be found in the
fact that the masses in the States are too
Intelligent TOR Democrats to manage. Don't
you think theft constant refusal to vote the
Democratic ticket accounts for the (Febel)
wrath? Hence their mad endeaYor 10 cast
them of. as heretics. Barking, however,
won't do much harm, and to bite, their teeth
are too rotten or decaye1. li 'ie a''''H
s would like before close to call atten.
ton to one Of the choice accusations oFthe
tory press, namely, the Suppression of free
speech aud the press, when the fact oftheir
publishing such falsehoods gives It the lie.
II is true, il WAS clothed with the power
as the President, they should not howl in
vain, not through their organs though, but
through prison. bars, or would march them
TO the front. would prefer having my
enemies before me, not Ia my rear.
81 While our soldiers are fighting the rebels
In arms these assassIus are sowing discord
aud aninosity among the citizens at home.
Ofwhat avail will all the fighting and suE-
fering of our soldiers be, as long as these
contemptible enemies of the country aud
mankind are permitted to pursue their
work ofinfuencing the public mind uniu-
terrupted they ought to be made to feel
that we are in state of war, fact which
the tories are strenOusly trying to ignore.
No man would suppose by reading simply
their balderdash that more than a million
of armed men are pitted against each other
in battle array. And pray Mr.. Editor, can
you inform me where that 80 much lament
ed freedom of speech and press was exer-
cised South of Mason and Dixon's line du-
ring the long and blessed reigns Of Demo-
cratic Presidents aud particularly under
James the First and how much the people
enjoy to-day Of that precious boon in States
still under the exclusive control of the so
much vapnted Democracy. can't help
that it comes from very i'll grace
to hear those debased hypocrites bcwAil
the curtailing of free speech and press,
men that applauded, defended aud couniV-
ed at deeds of crime aud outraRes that
would make heathens blush for shame
How long do you suppose you would be
permitted to publish your paper under q
thorough going Democratic Government
1t would be pronounced as inceudiary,
abominabie and dRmhable as Hon. mem
ber of the Legislature from this county
pronounced the Governors message; the
paper would be Suppressed in less than no
time and you either imprisoned or exiled'
that is Democrats liberty Of speech aud
press With a vengeance. But better day
is dawning. The clogs to human freedom
and progress will be removed one by one.
Their days are numbered among the past.
The world does move onward. .l .tE
,.il ul7, ~ Yours truly mpii L..