Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-10-11


been enough to drive me from the party
which 50 loudly and unbIushingy pro-
claimed it.
The speech of Col. Forney, who was Mr.,
Douglas fondest Ndmirer aud probably en-
joyed more of his confidence and intimacy
than any other man in the country, was
not inferior to the others. We cannot but
note this pointed extract from it.
We bespenk for it the careful attention of
every one of our readers on this and the
time to call himself "a Democrat in prefer
cpce to the common name of Union man:
At this hour there are living thousands
of men, who, on the 18th of October, will
honestly vote against the Government and
the war, and who, in another short
wear will mourn in sack cloth and ashes
their fatal mistake. They will then see
what we see. They will then admit, frank
", to each other, not only that they allowed
themselves to be carried away from high
and solemn obligation, but that those who
misled them were no more entitled to tue
name of Democrats that II rebel is entitled
to the name OF patriot or II sinner TO the
name of saint. know how difficult II is
10 break away from the Democratic organ
izaiion. Weak men, as they confess to the
euormities of the Democratic leaders, arc
terrified ut the idea Of resisting them, aud
so commit themselves to the current, until
nj last they are brought to IA sense OF their
errors by some glazing, unmstaknble, and
notorious act of shame. Never in the
worlds history was there a more cauSeless
rebellion than this; never in the WOE DIS
history was there a more Cnuseless md
malignant movement, than that which is
new directed against the war, and nglIns.
the Government in the loyal States. What
do these Democratic leaders pro less to do?
Search through their speeches and their
platforms, and | defy amy man to point
me to any single practical remedy for
our public difficulties. They criticise the
General Administration they mSrepresent
the acts of Congress; they magnify the ex.
peuses OF the war they appeal to the low
est interests and meAnest prcjudices in cur
nature. Bat can you discover any one
thing in all their recommendations that
will help the State. encourage the Presi-
dent, confound the common enemy, or aid
to fire md unite tue loyal people Strip
ping away their professions, they stand be-
| fore US uucoucealed enemies of the State,
because they are known TO favor the sepa-
ration of the States; the adrersaries of the
| President, whom they constantly riGicule
and condemn; in close and conscientious
sympathy with the common enemy, and the
active disturbrrs ofthat popular unity with
out which this war cannot be conducted to
Il successful close. | am sure | do these
men no injustice in this classification. Let
me make n common sense application OF
| this remark. OfHhat earthly use would
a known Breckinridge politician be in the
| Congress of the United States? Take any
one now running in opposition to the Cuiun
| ticket, and, with two or three IncOrsidera-
bIe exceptions, they are not only men who
can do no good to any body, but all of
whose acts since the commencement ofthe
! war, as ali of whose expressions at this
| very moment, will imPel them to do harm
to every loyal interest. They prove this
By their impeniteuce in regard to their con-
| duet from the time James Buchanan turned
his back upon his honor, and from
the period when Sumter fell. They
prove it by their hypocritical professions
! of loyalty. They prove it by honor
| ing a mouth piece like Francis ". Hughes,
! who flung the banner of the dissolution OF
the Union TO the breeze in February, 1861,
and still keeps it flying, and they prove it
| by the still stronger proof that they utter
no word OF confidence "a any single mem
Der OF the Government. now can sncn men
assist the Government in this dark hour ?
Do they propose TO do this by setting up Il
standard OF honesty covered an over, as
they are win the reeSlA@ inilmieS OF the
Buchanan Administration DO they pro-
pose to do so by denonnclnE and weaken
ing the common enemy when they are IN
sympathy with him VIII tell you what
their object is: 1t is to force peace up
on the basis and understanding that this
Union Shall at once ana forever be dls-
solved. These Democrat leaders pretend
to be the friends of George b. Mcclellan
Look at his splendid appeal to the soldiers
in the army, published in the morning pa
pers, in which he calls upon them to stand
by the constituted authorities, in regard to
the most assailed measure of the Admins