Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-03-12

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February 10, 1868.
Editors Intelligsacer:
l have lately read articles in Nortberr
papers that claim to be friendly to the Un.
ION, but yet show such bitter animosity tc
the Administrations; and who are so lahori
ously endeayortng to corrupt the minds Of
tne people as to the objects of this war
ana VINO appear so eager to criticise, aud
point ont the faults, whether real or inap.
mary, not only of the Administration and
Cabinet, but ofthe noble patriots who bay.
lettfriends, home, and everything nearand
dear to them, for the purpose of serving in
the hour of her great peril that Govern.
ment which to them is dearer than life it.
sell. When read such articles as are IN
oe found IN the Cincinnati Enquirer and ma
ny other leading Democratic Tor which pro
Tess to be Democratic) papers published in
the North, articles advising peace with the
rebels upon any terms; articles demandino
the dlscontinuance of the war, and the dis.
oandment OF our troops; articles calling for
/ a peace conference of all the States except
the New England States, for the procure.
ment of peace; articles in which the nrpn-
ment is, that the North can never couoIler
the South by force of arms, and that event.
ually we must acknowledge their iude-
pennence II we persist in trying to subdue
taemi articles advising n division of the
Union by letting the New England States
form ono, the middle and Western States n
second, the Souther States third. and the
States and Territories West of the Rocky
Mountains fourth separate Govern
ment; and yet they profess to be for
the Uneon. In the same papers find ar
ticles denying the right of the Gov
ernment to draft men for the purpose of
carrying on the war; articles which if not
IN plain language yet to all zinGeuts advise
Fesistapee TO the draft. Articies,f In which t0
me, Is plainly to be seen that the Intentions
OF the authors are to cause dissatisfaction
amongst the Union troops, encouraging de.
sertlun, and trying to instfl into their
minds the belief that the Administration 10
Incompetent for the task of restoring the
Union; that their Generals are inferior
In military skill to those of the South:
that the whole thing is great swindle,
and that j: is an abolition war, and was so
from the beginning; and the object of the
President is, and always was, to free the
negro and equal him with the white man
Such articles can be seen daily in some of
the Northern political papers, aud vet the
writers claim to be true Union men. When
read such articles as have.Imeutioned
am filled with indignation at the hypocrisy
of many of our would. make. behave
friends, at the poor pitiable political trick
sters, who seek after party favor no matter
what the price may be, even if is be our
couutry's life. II such men be true to the
Union, then ! am not. am astonished Mt
the many dupes into whose minds they have
but too well succeeded in. iustiIIing their
heliish principles. Sir, as you know have
always been democrat, voted their ticket.
supported their principles, but if such men
as have described are democrats then 1
am none But there is another class of
men of the same stamp spread all over the
north, whose influence is not so wide spread
MS those OF the editor and politician, vet
who perhaps exert even a greater influence
ttaken Collectively over the minds of the
people. Now how is this accomplish
ed2 1t is easy to be seen there are none
who have not more or less friends flor
where is the man that has no friends p
Who could exist with the Knowledge 7that
he was alone, ftieudless, an outcast in the
worldly And where is the man that has 4
friend that has not more or less influence
over thHt friend, morally, politically or
otherWise2 The principles of these men
have been eugrafted in the minds OF their
friends, perhaps as a father iustiIs his own
principles into the hearts of his children
slowly but surely.
But you may ask what object have they
in preJudieing and embitterfng the minds
OF the people against the government
bought ut the price of the blood of their
ioretathers2 Not knowing their hearts
cannot answer the question. only know
i that The fact L.; -
as they claim to be true Uuion men? Oris
1t because they are traitors at heart? Up.
on which sideido they stand The tree is
Judged by the fruit it bears. Do they
bring forth fruit calculated 10 restore the
Uuiont Let us examine them and their
works and see where they stand What is
the duty of every true Uuion maa? Isit
not by every t00rd by every thoWgAt, by ey-
cry act, to show both friends and foe, that
he is true and loyal to their govern.
mont! Do they doithis2 Can the trai.
tors of the South look upon them as foes 2
Can We look upon them as friends? Can
We hope to have the aid and assistance of
the villains, who would advise resistance
TO draftH OF those who advise divis.
ion of the Union OF those who would
| try to depreciate the currency with which
the soldier is paid? Or of those who to
screen their own cOwardly or traitorious
hearts stick up the everlasting negro be-
tween them and their gOvernmeat7 Can.
we look upon as true Union men aud ex-
peet the aid of those, who with all the
powers of their mind are endeayoriug to
prejudice the minds of the soldiers nov
in the field in the belief that This il moth.
ing but an abolitiou.War, and that the pur-
pose OF the Administration was from the
beginning the freedom of the negro, and
who are trying TO ALLEVIATE his heart from
that Government which he so loves that
he Willing to lay down his life to save
But these same Williams, IN order to hide
their Tillainly and accomplish their ends,
cloak their deeds by saying-This is Lin
oOln's Governments. This IS not the Gov.