Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-10-29


from making war on the President by
their own recent ayowals aud declara-
Itions, But it was desirable that some
body, should be abused. -, / /, was the
Republican candidate for. a reelection j
was a supporter of the Presidents prpcla-
nation and policy; was the most conye-
hient scapegoat, and so they took me.
believe Judge Parker indicted me before
his convention, for causing the p dents
proclamation, bby going to Altoona the
after it was printed. And presume that
Mr.. Saltonstalls introduced the supposed
proof that imagine the removal of aeng
Mcclellan, as eVidenceins support of judge
PaEkeSs indictment. For since Judge
Parker seems to have reversed the order
of cause and effect, iiu the making of his
-allegations Lean seeino waylo Of supporting
it save by asimilhIs muddle of,logic and
the oonf1sionoof trathiWithp Its opposite.
Aud now my dear sir, theNsobee truth
is simply this; lstyiI read the Presidents
reclamation in print on the morhing of
the Esd, with as much surprise as Judge
Parker did, though perhaps, with more
pleasure I'D 4 didlnot. either foEmRllyor
informally directly or indirectly, at any
time, move or suggest that the Governors
should interfere with thelpOsitioh OF Major
General Mcclellan, or any other officer of
thS arnytor navy. Nor do believe that
any such motion was proposed by any one
else Il heard noneswhateveFi concerning
that or any other General. But, If you
ask how so great ablnhdet has been made,
can only reply that when people seek n
make a point against their 6eighbOrS by a
sort of caves! dropping, by4attemp,ing to
penetrate The private conversations of gem
tlemen and to betray their confidential
speech, great bluuderiig, If not something
worse, will salWays be close at hand. They
will usually eontrive TO report just what
they hoped ditoshsar!oa - p gid 10 3ii5
Ihase wtittefthi letter with some Gul-
nesslGhd With entire freedom. Your TenerI
able character add long devotion to the
cause of good and just principles had q
right TO command me. But now 9Iebeg
leave to remark, lst. That / utterly deny
the moral right Of gentlemeni 10 carry on
political controversies by trying to pene-
trate private circles and TO promote private
conversations, which cannot affect the com.
muuity unless made public. I'd. That the
gentlemen in question need not baye sent
to third person to find out what / said at
Altoona. could have told them myself If
they had asked me. And they know me
well enought to know that l am aceustomed
to act openly without disguise OF conceal
ment, aud when convinced what ought to
do, without much hesitation. 10 con-
clusion. 1 cannot but regret the tendency
| observe to obttude matters mainly per-
sonal' upon the eattention of the people. II
is the gteat'6ause of democratic, constttu-
tiqnal representative government which Is
now on trial; not the cause of any man on
earlh, We are contending for the very
hopes Of d fdthrei for q grand and wonder
Iful people, over whose fall angels might
pause to weep. The interests Of no public
man, civil or military, demand the thought
of loyal human being among us. And
they weaken and belfttle our moral posi-
tion, while they tend to demoralize the
public heart and mind, who attempt TO
hang the issues Of national life on the
sword of any leader. Wisdom will still,
live when all this generation has gone un.
der the dnstli and the people, country and
humanity will live when all who are now
counted great, in peeeeI oE wa, win haFe
been forgotten and lost. even 70 .htst6fy.
Believe, me, sir, With high respect, X. !, :.
~. Your obedlent servant ~ 2
vts;.s =. 80 JoHs a. ASpREw..