Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-10-06

the by-way-in the house OF friends, or
his own ! but soon even this poor privilege
was denied him. The glorious privilege
of free speech was not TO be induiged,
in one who was loyal TO the Union, be.
cause 1t could not he permitted by those
men who bad dared the dread alternative
of secession. Such a thing might have
been allowed If there were no Union men
in Texas-if there was unanimous seuti-
ment 10 favor of the rebel government
but such was not the case. The election
did not show the unanimity they wished
10 demonstrate, SO the song was changed,
and honest men dared not open their lips
though speaker said that if poll had
been taken of the hearts of the people at
that time, It would have been, in favor of
the Union. Loud applause,
CHOW was It, then, that the voice of the
people was silenced Simply in this way.
The revolutionary elements OF any society
are always the most active, while those op-
posed are only passiyely resistant, they not
being in the custom of actively partaking
ih the political discussions Of the day.
Thus, by threats and,intimidation, liberal-
ly used. hundreds and thousands OF peace
able men we're kept away from the polls,
because they did not wish to inaugurate a
civil war at the very ballot had
been warned that dissentient voice cast
against secession would marx that name
as tory and rebel against the intended
Government, The clergy, reverend cut.
throats. were not behind, but preached Sc
cession from their pulpits, telling the peo-
Pile that they had consulted with God upon
the subject, and that, therefore, they were
tpostedg The result was that these ibfiu-
euces, combined with one 1other---the ad.
vice of many prominent Union men not TO
have anything to do with the vote at all,
as it was instituted by the orders Of an IL
legal mob-contributed to the result de-
sired. Itis q suflcient answer to those that
say Texas left the United States, by stating
that only One.fourth Of the vote of the
State was polIed Or that occasion. -,lo4 u.
Tho first act Of the Confederated mob
ocracy wus to rob the UniOn-its mother,
who had picked Il up ouGi of the wilderness
a poor foundlipg-of all the arms and mu-
nitions of war in the State, helped by the
treatcherylo of n man who is now no more.
This was done even before they bad Joined
the Coufederacy. With the help of tho
mopey they had stolen at the snme time
from the same source, they purchased all
the powder in the State, aud then when
tho people woke up they found they had
no arms no powder, nothing TO resist with,
and so they Were at the mercy of the un.
principled hordes. -l5l.a. M-g4. s,
The consequences Of all this are too APP
parent to-day. Ia all the broad limits of
that State there was no man who could
say he was actually, poor. He might have
but humble home, q little log cabin. but
he had plenty. This was before the era of
SECESSION Go to that poor mans home
now. You will fud his wife clothed in
rags and weeping for her husband, who,
she will tell you, three days ago was
dragged off as conscript to pour forth his
blood like water in furtherauce Of cause
which he detests, i,ati.s.
Such is the condition of affairs in Tex
as. There is no Government there except
that OF horde Of military officers, who
haye established mRrtisl law uaeliallaW
Of vigilance committees and petty tyTApts
1.-The people ground down by war taxes
and heartless exaetiops by officials, aud
watched over with unreleuting tyranny.
When man il suspected Of being friendlyl
to the cause of the Union, he is arrested
and then furnished with safe conduct out
OF the limits of the State, and then---iB
hung by mob. More, than two hundred
poor men haze persisted thusfearfully with
in the last eight mOuths=-poOr, humble
men, who have testified With their lives 10
their loYnltY and faith in free governments
apd nqFe are being or will be hung If help
is not sent into their midst, slut's i 81 IT