Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-10-09
A Jew rhings 90 oonsIder.


naturally differ about tue means. There
have been great differences among the
friends of the Gpyerameht in relation to
the conduct Of the war. But in all these
discussions the party Objectipg to one poll
icy has another to propose Instead, which
it supposes TO be better adapted to the end.
But here we have party sprung upon the
the copptry, Directing to aud denOuuciug
everything aud proposing nothing. What
are We tothink of such party or the pre-
fences Of its mouth:pieces 2 q
We have more than ouce had occasion
TO ask the tory concern on Market street
what it proposed to do about the war. As
yet We have never been able to get an
answer. We asked it agaiu Tuesday aud
it processes to reply as If we had asked
how soon the war wonld end. We didn't
ask that question or anything like it. We
asked u it was ia the secret of the tory
programme in the North--if it knew what
measures the enemies of the government
in tho North favored for putting an end to
hostilitiesl-if il knew what measures it
was in favor of itself looking to that end.
We are bound to believe it coniemplates
different purposes from those whose plans
it deuounces. II it were only the means
that is objected to. then some other means
would be suggested; but while the silence
ON this poiut is so profound, we must con
Clude that 1t ia hostile to the purposes ofthe
government, which have been more than.
once officially declared to be, the enforce
.ment of the laws aud the restoration of the
whole Union with the Constitutional rights
of all the people.
Here we have the Wheeling Press fault
ing aud sueering at every measure of the
Government which has for its object the
Oonquering ofthe rebellion, yet offering no
plans or devices which it would consider
better. The truth is,that in It's hostility to
the Government it seems to forget all en-
nifty to the. rebellion, and whether cou-
BOiously or not partakes oflits spirit, en-
ploys itslaugusge, denounces and whites
ats euemiea aud in every way strengthens
its hands as far as it dare. Ia the eslimH-
ton of this tory sheet everybody who is not
content to see the rebellion oyerrun the
country is anltAbolitionist,p and every ell
,cient measure of the constituted authori-
ties is an assault upon the liberties OF the
country, the freedom of speech, the liberty
of the press. the personal aud private rights
ofthe people. Can you suppose Mr. Apol-
ogist and ally of the rebellion, that people
hereabOuts are so Ignorant as not to know
that the rebels for whom you plead are the
men who brought upon the country all the
dire evils ofwhich you complain. Did not
they organize war against the Government
and therefore against all loyal people. Did
not their assaults, in conjunction with the
plotting of just such people as you at the
North, render necessary 10 the public safety
all the stringent measures adopted by the
government Who forced the President to
issue a Proclamation striking away the pill.
lars oftGe rebeiliouP Who made it neces-
sary tOpdblic peace; to suspend tho writ of
habeds corpus To arrestaud imprisOn dan
gerous traitors. and put curb upon the
license Of the public press2 You aad your
coa6jutors, who now raise howl over the
consequences of your own trOaehery, aud
to SIN tnrther promote your ends aud stir
up seditiop, sttemptto saddle it upon those
as innocent as you are guilty, Who itst
organized resistance to the lawsP Who
stole the United States arms aud mani-
tons, robbed the miuts, PlaadeFed the ar.
seusls, invested the foEts of the GoEero-
mont, levied armies, marched them agaius,
the capital, aud inaugurated gigantic
warl Whoever did all this is responsible
for allthat has followed; so that those now
bowling over the measures il has been
found necessary to adopt TO thwart the
rebels, are only. damniug their own record
anithas Oftheir friends. II anybody ought
to be indignant ,as tibet stringent measures
taken by the government, it is the loyal
Fronged and suffering people who cheer
folly endure them; but their indiroatioa
falls not upon the head of government
which is only doing its duty. but upon the
guilty traitors Who are the authors OF it all.
The tims is not distant when it will seek
out too, and blast the guilty wretehes
amongst Us Who are holding up and help
ing along BY all possible means The work
of treason and anarchy in our midst,
Nsyer was the fOrbearance of any people
50 taxed. Twenty millions Of people, IN
aossas of everything but the election Otthe
Presideat OF their choice in q regular and
lawful wsuaeF, are assaulted by 4 tlisap-
pointed Aaa fesoeioas minority deprived Of
OF the poWsr.it hadilOng abused anl sha.
out from the bouaties Of the government
It had perverted. Assaulted because
they Nould not ilrsa6nit to be ruled Sy
southern dogmas supported by Northern
fasehood. Forsst 70 s5nl.s,. -. y