Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-11-21

The Facts OF the CRse-An Article
that every Man ought 10 read and
From Harpers Weekly. 'as5al
Reactions may change events, but they
cannot alter principles. The Government
of the United States aud the Union, of
which il is the supreme authority, are
threatened by rebels in arms. That an-
thOrity must be maintained entirely, or it
is altogether overthrown. You may make
ever so small hole in the side of your
ship, but it will be large enough to admit
the ocean, and your ship will inevitably 90
down. YOu may make the slightest con
cession of the threatened authority of the
Government, but in making It you relin-
quish that authority utterly. II the city
magistrate and police aud militia, after en-
deavoriug for many day TO disperse riot,
should at last say, livery well what is il that
you Want?" and allow the rioters to des
troy only one building or burn only one
poor 1rishman, that city is conquered. Is
there any security for peace, for life any
longer, except ia the whim of tho mob p
II Is precisely so with the war. Either the
Government must be maintained in every
particular of Its authority, or il is dishon-
ored entirely. To change It, TO allow the
rebels TO go, to declare that such rebellious
end in compromise, is to renounce the Gov
erumeut altogether, and to proclaim the in.
tention of SURRENDER.
The Constitution Of the United States
clothes the Government with authority TO
do what, under any circumstances, it iney-
itably and instinctively would do; namely,
defend ifs own existence by force. What
ever is necessary to this defense the Gov
ernment may lawfully do; and it is, of
course, itself the judge of the necessity. Il
may stop mouths and pens it may seize
property and liberate slaves it may cut of
supplies, and by famine and force aud fear
compel refractory citizens to obedience.
ALI this the Government may do. Com
mon sense npprises US of It, even if It were
not carefully provided by the Constitution
that in case of rebellion aud invasion the
writ of hd6euS corpus may be suspended,
and that tue President, as Oommander-in-
Chief Of the army aud navy, shall forcibly
compel Submission to the law, But the
Government is the people. II they disap-
prove what is done, it will be undone or il
will be fruitless. If they are not in earn
est, they will not justify earnest war. If
they are in earnest, they will not tolerate
tTifiing and delay. 4sn
In our own case the truth remains true
whatever happens. If for any reason the
people shall tire Of the war, or sthe forci-
BILE cOmpulslon of Fcbels TO obey the
law if they shall say that they arc
willing to put down the iusurrection if they
can do it with half million of meu aud
FIVE hundred millions of dollars, but not If
the work requires six hundred thousand
men and thousand million of dollars: if
they shall say that they aro willing to use
feld-pieces but not gunboats; il they say
that they do not object to cutting off a sup
ply train, but do object to touching, or
even trying to touch, the source of the
supplies if they shall say that they are
willing to shoot rebels in the field, but that
they prefer to guard the slaves of rebels
upon the plantations: if they shall declare
that everybody may say aud do Just what
be pleases durlug the war, short of actual
ly taking up arms ngainst the Government !:
If they shall say that the rebellion was
really caused by the men Who are now
fghting against it, aud not by the rebels
themselves aud, finally, if they shall cay
that the game is not worth the candle, and
that they will no longer ''imbue their hands
authorities to make peace With the rebels
upon the best possible terms, whether of
separation or compromise.
Such result is inevitable If the people
are tired of the war, That such a peace
could be but truce breaking into worse
wars may be true, but that would not help
the result. That such peace would be the
total destruction of the Government, the
ruin of the popular system, and the betray-
al of the hope of civil liberty every where.
is unqnestionably true but what then If
the people are willing to betray themselves,
to befOreVer disgraced, and TO become the
scorn of history, il is in vain that the au-
thorities protest.
What then is the duty of every truly loyal
mau2 Simply to show as plainly as he can
that the welfare Of each one of US depends
upon the unconditional IN lintenance OF the
Government; that no civil right is secure
for moment except in this Government; !;
and, therefore, thst to maintain it the most
decisive and radical measures must be
adopted by the authorities and supported
by the people. There have always been.
there will always be, but two issues OUT OF
the war. One is absolute victory the
other is entire submission. II we are truly
in earnest as the rebels are, we shall win
the victory cost whatit nay. If We are not
in earnest, We shall be conquered and dis.
graced., 4. .,.-o rf-4. t-s-.r--,
The Wilmington County Boys who
are inIhe Cavalry Service Ina West
ern Virginia.
~ aaiis'- oAuP AT NEW CREEK, Va.
Editors Warrington, Pa. Ezamhaer:
Being relieved from duty this afternoon,
have concluded to give you a brief ac-
count of the Keystone Cavalry since they
left Camp Wiley, Va. But before proceed
ing any further let me sSy am not an ed
ucated man, nor do pretend to write
letter that will tickle the fancy Of every
one; but merely propose to give you some
of the incidents which have occurred dur
ing our short camp life. -1 1s
We left Camp Wiley on the 18th Of Oc-
tober, and took th6 cars for 0larksburg, ar
riylng there about ~ O'Clock that night
We lay in the cars all night, and glori-
Gus night it was, for the misehieviOus boys
Ropld let none. sleep that wanted to. The
next morning quite an excitement was rais-
ed in regard to who were cooks. At length