Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-01-27

ohclai 0Ntns' and at every obligation helC
sacred by honorable minds, for some vol
untary adjustment of the questions at ia
sue. such as they may choose TO conced,
win every advantage once more upon theiI
SIDE. Aud 1t the Government and the Low.
al states were ready Indignantly TO spur
eVeTy proposition or hint for an 'tsrmis
lce, even from foreign powers, what mus
oe the measure of that impudence which
Ia tae congress OF the United States, car
again oner to negotiate in favor of Virtua
recognition of the vile Confederacv. in M tbs
manner shown2
Bot let us go over this aud note it's bear.
tngs little more specially. He starts off
by one of those iuSidious threats, current
with the "peace Democracy" everywhere
now, and much relied on at Richmond some
time ago, of probable ruinous division
among the loyal States, intimatiug that in
certain contingencies, and unless the gov
ernment relaxeS it's movements 10 crush the
rebellion, the West will finally separate
from the East
Let all note that in this line of tactics
the apologiSL for treason is but slRyisblv
treading in the footsteps of his chief-Johu
9. Breckinridge-both of whom, all will
remember here as having sought to hunt
in couples" when they strove to give aid
and comfort to the rebellion long ago, from
the balcony of the Eutaw House. Even
then Ar. Breckinridge was on his winding
way to the headquarters of the rebellion,
having staid however, long enough in the
United States Senate to utter the following
lratorOus views, now serving as We have
SAID, for new essay in the interests of
treason on the part of him he left behind.
This was the ex-Vice-Presidents language
on the first day of August, 1861:
flight twelve months longer, and the
already opening differences between New
England and the Northwest will develon
themselves. You have two confederac cies
now. Fight twelve months, aud YOU will
have three; twelve months longer, and YOU
will have tour!"
Well, eighteen months have elapsed, or
thereabout, since the foregoing fell from
this leading traitors lips; and now, here
comes his man Friday-lhe member from
Ohio-to reiterate the same stale threats of
probable divisions, if thereby he may scare
back tho loyal from their noble enterprise
OF endeaVorIng to save the Union; if there
by he may set the reeling and blood.
stained Coufederacy, suffering from deadly
wounds, once more upon its legs, and give
It strength to continue for while Ion nger
Its revolving aud horrible crimes.
Aud when he tells US that 'slavery" was
the "sole cause of the controversy who
can forget the fat contradiction put forth
by Tancey and his fellows abroad; and If il
were true, even, what sort of a plea is that
to put forward ut this stage of a terrible
conflict, by way of pacifying those who
have suffered in SO many ways from the on
sIaught OF tue Cotton States? Can any one
have patience with this political profigate
in.the interest of the rebellion, when be un-
dertakes coOlly to prescribe the terms upon
which blood-stained and guilty olgarchy
will grant the Government a breathing
spell? Bringing upon the loyal States an
1nprovoked war, the slaughter of an hun.
dred thousand of its citizens, the uaim,np
more, and an Indebtedness count.
ed by hundreds of millions, the rebellion,
"leaning upon its blood. stained sword'i-l
as ooasted by Richmond paper-will con-
sent, posNbEy, to come back in the Union
in prospect of a failure of their revolt apv
how, it the long forbearing Government
and the loyal States will hereafter agree to
have their mouths sealed in regard to all
these horrors, aud once more bow down to
that supercillious "aristocracy," which
seeks, and has ever sought, TO domineer
the continent. We may add one more con.
dition-put forward by Fernando Wood.
the co-laborer OF Vallandigham: All here
must consent to come under s.Democra,ic
rule" the rule of that Breckenridge or
Buchanan Democracy, which, in the Yery
crisis OF the nations fate betrayed it to the
horrors which at present beset it,
Let the loyal of the land, as ever. shrink
back with indignation from these threats or
these bids in the interests of treachery. the
most black and revolving. And If it needs
to be made palmer to the most ordinary
apprehension than it already is, we have
only to hear from the chief organ of the re.
beIlion-the Enquirer at Richmond, As
part and parcel of the sane effort, ns ex-
hibiting concert of action unmistakable
lie: the reader scan the following, contained
IN our issue OF few days since, and only
a few days from the rebel capital:
"Let six mouths of truce try its power of
its arguments aud perSuasions:
and if these tail-if, neither BY arms nor
persuasion, by conflict nor argument. by
cannon nor compromise, the Union can be
restored. the folly of longer delaying the
recognition OF Confederate nationality will
be SO great, that permanent peace will re.
suit long before the six months of truce
shall have expired. Il SenDro-
tiou is inevitable. War has failed to nre.
vent it; peace cannot stopit. An armistice
with propositions for reconstruction nv
Constitutional amendments of conventions
of States. would very soon reveal the fact
that separation was6nal; as far as one gen
Grafton can speak for its successors, Il is
eternal.
"Then why not stop the conflict, and set
about, like sensible people, to adjust the
ter Is upon which the two nations can live
upon the same continent in peace and har-
mony2 To this end the contest has got to
come. Enough blood has been shed to
test the valor and approve the manhood of
both nations, as well as to teach each the
blessings Of peace in the future, and make
each chary OF giving otfense."
In other words-although there is no
earthly hope of reconstruction, :" il we can