Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-08-07

may even now be avoided by a timely return
to allegiance. The property upon which
the eonfiscation will chiefly fall, il the re-
bells persist in incurringit, is not slave prop
erty. That simply has to share the fate of
all the traitors possessions. The govern
ment which should deprive its incorrigible
enemy of all his property with the excep-
tion of his slaves, leaving his title to the
latterundisturbed, woul6 make itself alike
ridiculous and contemplate. The confis-
cation bill was intended TO bring back reb-
els to their duty, and to punish them if
they refused. The measure, it is believed,
was dictated by absolute necessity, for
| which the rebels alone are respousi6le.-
Whether this necessity be allowed or not,
the bill is at all events law, and he who
attempts to stir up popular passion, and to
drag down the administration, and to
plunge the North into intestine war, be-
cause of it, eau in no sense be loyal man.
Il is that sort of faction which amounts to
downright treason, inasmuch as its success
would inevitably make the government
powerless, and the rebellion triumphant.
The other speeches ut this gathering
we're in the same traitorous vein. Senator
Carlile denounced the legislation of Con-
gress as "diverting the war into an nhoiy
and gigantic crusade against the institu-
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policy which would continue the war for
ever, and bring on military despotism.p
1t follows that the rebels ought to resist
this policy and crusade, to the last extrenl.
ity. Representative Richardson-the man
whose exhibition of blackguArdism and
profanity in the closing scenes of Congress
is fresh in Observation-Disclosures tue
Presidents emancipation scheme as "cal-
culated to euslave the white, while freeing
the black" He also declared that ''if
the Republican party is retained in pow er
the Government is gone forever" II fol-
lows that he would have that party over
thrown by force, for there is no other pos
sible mode of getting rid of the Republic
can President and Congress. Representa-
tive Voorhees, favored the Withholding of
taxes, which of course could not be done
without disabling the Government from
cHrrying on the war, and insuring the tri-
umph of the rebellion.
Now if the mildest sort of Justice were
done these men they would, one and all,
be arrested and sent over to the rebel
lines, with a prohibition from returning
under the severest penalty. If they insist
upon serving the enemy, they should do
it under his own colors. The oyer-cle-
ment disposition of the government they
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any such fate. But public opinion should
have no such mercy. 1t ought to brand
them with its deepest stigma. Rebel ut
Heart should be printed on their brow, so
that they should be known Of all men for
just what they are. 1t will not do for the
people to be tolerant of such characters.
We are all engaged in life or death
struggle. Our brothers and sons on the
field are pouring out their blood like
water to sustain the Government, and it
is our duty here at home to take care,
within our sphere, that the government is
sustained. We have no more right to
listen with cOmposure to the diatribes of
these unarmed enemies, than our soldiers
have to take in quiet the fusillades OF our
armed enemies-no..more right to be indif-
ferent to hostile political Vaccinations,
than our soldiers have to be indifferent to
hostile military movements Every true
man, wherever he is, whetherin the army
orout oft. will standfr firmly by the govern
ment, and refuse to tolerate any form of
enmity against it. The rebels show
themselves in dead earnest in their civil
us we'll us their military life, and loyal
men have got to come up to some such
mark, or betray their sacred cause.