Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-11-18

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doubt that as, 600 of them would have yot-
ed the Union tick ct, bad they been at home
Instance few facts ia Iowa. There pro-
vision was made for sending sworn COM
missioners to the army, TO take their votes
by regiments aud the result was that they
voted the Union ticket. conVersed with
two of these commissioners, who Informed
me that In one of the regiments the 6ogUs
Democracy got five votes, and in another
SIXTY votes.
e. Here, In the States, thousands who To-
ted with these miserable sympathiZers,
were carried away by the charmed name
OF Democracy, and they did not intend to
vote against the war, the Government and
the country, as in reality they have done
The Democratic leaders aud candidates
have declared themselves for the war, and
promised # elected, to prosecute it with
more yigor than the party in power are do
ing.
Then, thousands of what are called Re-
publican voters voted for the Democratic
ticket, as rebuke to the Administration
for its war policy-I mean its tardy con-
duct ofthe war. All hands ronrede that
President Lincoln is honest and patriotic,
but they complain bitterly that he has ex-
ercised too much leniency and forbearance
towards the rebels. They complain that
his generals in command are too slow
that the achievements on the part Of our
arms have not been equal to the men and
money consumed, aud that the President
has consulted all the parties, for advice,
and been TOO much Influenced by those,
who were either selfish in their objects, or
secretly in sympathy with the rebellion.
The sentiment Of the real people is, that
we must have change Of policy, and
change of men.
Loud complaints are made against some
of the Cabinet officers, for their false no.
tions ofa conservative policy. The people,
aye, the very people who elected Mr.. Lin
coin, demand three achievements at once,
and they will not be satisfied without them.
One is the capture of Richmond, the other
is the seizure and occupation of East Tenn
essee, and the other is the opening OF the
Mississippi river 10 its mouth The loyal
people Of the Northwestern States are far
in advance of the President and his Cabi-
net, and even his army officers. The peo-
pie demand that an army shall be marched
through the States now in rebellion, to
COnfsrate the Proeprty of rebels. of what
ever name or uatton, and TO call upon
Union men everywhere the army passes,
to rally around the national standard.
have defended the President in every
speech have made, and excused, as best
could, his forbearance policy but venture
the prediction, that if twelve months more
of the sLo1, do nothing policy of the past shall
be carried out, that the Administration will
not be able to carry State in the Union.
The people are sick aud tired of this tame
policy in the Government, aud of the creep
hg negligence of the men in command of
the army. There is an end to human en-
durance, and that end has been reached by
the people at home. Action is now the
word. The people do not doubt but what
Mr.. Lincoln is honest, patriotic, and zeal
Gus in the cause of HIS country, but they
doubt his having enough of the backbone
that characterized Old Hickory Jackson
They want him to run rOughshod over the
do-uothing advice of portion of his Cabi-
net officers, and spurn the counsels of all
peace-making demsgogues. The country
calls for war in earnest, or for peace upon
some terms. the most honorable that can
be obtained. At any rate, all true friends
of the Administration demand that the old
policy oflnaction and neglect in the field
shall give way to new and energetic meas
ures. Aud if there is not visible change,
without further delay, all the journals in
the country can't save the present Admin
istration from going by the board. \
The friends of the Union, and Of the
President and his Cabinet, owe It TO the
one, to therother, uud to themselves, to
speak out plainly, and to do il before il is
too late Let the Government at Wash
iugtoul feel, what every man of sense who
mixes with the people In the States sees,
namely, that nothing short Of a series of
vigorous and comprehensive measures in
stautly inaugurated, aud firmly carried out
by the President and the chief officers in
command, can save the country from disun-
ion, and the North from disgrace, which
would surely follow the achievement of
Southern independence.
The men elected to Congress in the sew
eral loyal States, few days since, falsely
called DmoeTats, are pledged 70 the vigor-
Gus prosecution of the war, until the rebel
lion is crushed out, and the political unity
of the country is restored. In many cases
these pledges were intended to deceive, and
they were successful in humbugging honest
voters. The President, by means OF this
deception, will be made to conte I'd against
a powerful and openly disloyal force, a set
Of bad men in sympathy with the Southern
leaders, ns soon as the next Congress sbaIl
meet. The people placed confidence in the
sincerity of these bad men, were deceived
by the charmed name of Democracy, and
eAstitheir votes according TO their conSic-
tions of right.
There exists deep.1aid scheme to de-
feat this lGovernment here AT the North,
and the programme Of treason is wideniug
and deepening daily, whilst the leaders at
the South are Kept posted 10 all these move
ments of Northern traitors. These allies
of5Jef. Davis are becoming more bold
every day, aud more fierce aud out-spokeu
in their adVocacy of treason They have
their newspapers ia Iowa, Minnesota, Wis
constn, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio,
Peuusylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, New
FORK, 0onueetient, and other States. peue-
traling all the various ramtications Of so
cisty, and talking out treason, rank aad in-
famous. They haze grown insolent since
the fall elections; aud now wage war against
the Government IN a defiant tone. And
.yyhat-is stta6Ua Jth6 .E3oyernFnent tan5aIy,