Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-10-27
From Bra1ton County.
BuLLrOwN, Oet. 20, l8G2.

Edt1rs IGtettig'HceT:
In an article on the Presidents Emanci-
patton Proclamation, which | sent You a
short time ago, l reserved n few topics for
Il future article In resuming the subject
will remind your readers that the Presi-
dent has given even 20 armed rebels, day
Of grace After having been engaged for
Il year and Il half ia fighting for The over
throw of that Constellation which tie editor
Of the Press is so tenderly aud auxiously
solicitous should be made to protect them
in their treason, yet Notwithstanding all
this, the President tenders to them publicly
The proposition that if they Will, prior to
the lst day of January, 1862. Iny down
their arms and return 10 their allegiance,
they shall bc forgiven for the past and pro
,ccted in the future by that Constitution, n
they have been in the past, in NJ! their rights
and interests but if they Will not do this,
then the axe is to be laid to the roo; ut
the Upas tree, that has brought upon our
beloved country all this destruction of life,
property, peace and prosperity. What
right minded loyal man will! dissent from
this policy, or can justly complain OF rash
acss in the executive action?
But then such wise acres as the editor Of
he Press exc!nim with upijf'ed hands and
| 'Ounieannce aghast. it = in violation of ;he
Constitution!
The Constitution WAS made in this regard
for IL state of peace, ana all the guurnm-
tees 1t gives to the owners of slaves for
protection in this species OF property, sup
poses them to be in the attitude OF loyalty
and iiscbarging all their duties aud obIi-
cations under that Constitution. Why Is the
editor So regardless OF rebel in!ractions OF
that sacred instrument, whilst SO Tenacious
thnt they should enjoy ali the rights aud
| ali the protection il can possibly procure 10
them? Equally absurd and senseless is his
continual cry of AboltiOnism. Who brought
on this war? Who was it that would have
nothing but war? Who was it that would
hear TO no propositions of compromise. and
that would not compromise even if they
had chart Blanche given them on which
| 30 wri:c their own terms? The editor OF
the Prcsy may have forgotten, but the
world has not forgotten, and history will
record, that il! was these same Southern
traitors, in regard to whose rights the cdi-
tor experiences such exquisite scusitivcncSs
Having betaken themselves to the sword to
redress their grievances, Is it uufIir, or an
Just 10 say ihat they mas; n content with
whnteve" measure of redress they can oh.
tniu by the sword? Having made this elcc.
u
the aid of the Constitution, if the power
Of the sword should fail them?
= The policy of the Proclamation is Il mill
5 tary necessity, and there is no douht tina
i time will show that it is Il step in 'he RICH
direction The remark or proposition
o: the President, that war for slavery i
Il war against slavery" may be HcccptcG
as IL truism, and it has already become APP
anrant that the friends and udhcrcnts Of 80
.cSs;ua are the greatest practical .lb1iitioH
ISIS in the world. Their policy has already
; liberated more slaves than all the Adolf.
= ZIONIST in the world could have done in
: thousand years, had these people kept
themselves in an attitude to cilm and re
rciYr the protection of the Constitution
and laws OF the c0uEtry. Bat the cpiIhe
[ Aboiitionst has lost. through their efforts
b | all the Odiun that was once attached to it
:. 1t is now understood by ali who desire t.
know the truth that slavery and slavery
: alone is the cause of this war: that al
s the loss of life aud AL the expenditure o
II treasure connected with this war, may fairly
he referred 10 slavery as the cause.
Has the present generation of oar prOpI:
been decimated by this war, aud alnos
V every house and hamlet in the land beer
: shroudea in woe? Have we been compelled
r to entail upon future generations Il debt, tn,
- price of that freedom which we expect tC
g euueath To them? The institution Of sIl-
= very has caused il all.
. 1t is now well understood that tho inllu
e ence of this Institution tends to make mer
= men proud hauChtv, ariStocraltc, bigO;ed
Y overbcaring, indolout, vicious, foud of pow
= or. regardless of the rights, interest and
c welfare of their fellow meu, and hence thai
D its irhnence is unlriendly IN Il democratic
Il form OF government, aud that democratic
:,
; tue spirit, according to its principles. i:
unfriendly TO this institution. The friends
t o! slavery understand this well enough and
/ hence their desire to cut loose from gov
t ernment so well secured by its Constitution
in 81 republican form, trusting in the organ.
izatiOn of a new government, in their pow
s err to compel the acquescense of the PEG.
, pie in an arostOcracy.
2 Who, then, should any longer desire the
: continuance of an institution fraught with
e such di7eful influences? How can any
! sane man contend that it is Divine insti.
: tuition when these are its fruits? Why
should not every true Democrat not only be
an Abolitionist, but glory in the aPpelln
ton? Who could desire the war to close
now that we are relieved from constitution
nal obligations toward it, until this iusti.
: tuition thus frnught with mischief to the
cause of free government and human pro-
2 gress, should have been wiped from exis-
tence! Aud who can now doubt that it il
at least one of the designs of au everything
Providence, in permitting this war to strike
the institution of slavery from existence?
Let the editor of the Press beware, lest
t haply he be found fighting against Cod
And let all loyal men hencetorth beware Of
/ such an editor. E.
THE pressure in faYor Of al immediate
, advance of McClelIan's army grows Sc
strong that it is nearly certain that it will
not torry long in its present position, Ri.