Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-04-24

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IS. ..sa lEEI1l.Al X; ;l4EIllf sIsfTl
ingehions TO discover and ek Eers "a on
IIeasons for deserting4 his coantry nlftsera
atremestlneed and yet, Pefhsps ,sGed cd
may be more entitled 70 pity than 10 cou
|demuatton. 1T may beainR RoluntarJz weak
ness and not designed HEong " hf5eh In
doids them from the zealops ser Fics1of
1heit pntrys; and in that raSe{ I'VE NAV
reasonably hope to iind them heartily Z with
qsII for Gqi9n. and the .capseS as isooS as
decided victory shall crown entanannsrs id
the South which, with the blessing of
SGD may hnpeit ssk 5P fealized.
There is great logic in victory. The
Worte We ,b mas fa NO test OF merit but
success, and u gelerally SLOW To- recognize
idity, and a6ituslly beat = We hive, lss.
then, but one thing TO dog-onlys vanunish
the enemy, and We shall have noSiatki of
friends az home aud abroad, r. =
Most spectfullys your s8eaieaE SER
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gaT2Ts Gggs;4 AIBAN1, April ID, 1865
dfessrs. olsn D0Ees1 Tt5lIda h. Rielt aid
,sr g. Bruce, GonVaIttes; DC. 4 siIiis
8 GRarLEMENeaI hays Just returned. to this
city from few days absence, apd find your
Invitation kof heTtb inst, requesting me
to address the Loyal U1Ion League OF BAT
ttm9te on The 2Olh. =. =. b -
The exceedingly complimentary, kind
aud cordial terms Of your note dematid
az ana shall FsceiYe my most thankful ac-
knoWledgements. = sI;s6a
Such generous and partial appreciation
Of my humble services in the eausa of
Union, Constitution aud Government repay
all my labors tenfold, and turn, Isl 4e ada
strike down the poisoned arrows which are
sped by theiyotaries ofstreasOu. 5.sgfe
regret most siucerelS that.I shall MOI
.6s @ able 70 comply with your request,-i
mere is no place .WhsregI would rather
speak than, in the Monumental City, for "a
feel that there I should be inspired Bye
double portion of the spirit of liberty
The Leg gtsielpre of this State, with. which
az present AN officially connected, will
close its. session at or about the time of
your meeting, but probably not before, and
ljcann0t be absent. 49,. ~ =,
~ am Fejoiced that you have inaugurated
asmoyement so sublime and lc0mtnahdinS.
It's Influence will be felt throughout our
extended country. b .sa-..,. 1glst4 lt.a n3flg
Il will cheer the spirit of loyalty eyeryt
where, and will cause. the gorged aud
bloody genius of this murdarous rebellion
10 reel and quake.
am proud to,acknowledge to, as brethren
al who are for the unconditional crushing
ot this rebellion and the maintaihance Of
The Union, and all who unite 10 crushing
as traitors those who by thought, word or
deed would embarFass the Go GoVer1ment and
encourage treason. '''''' - ~ :
The question at issue is betweensfree
government and the tyrannies aud aristo.
cracfes of earth, aud the swretched leaders
who sdarkly conspire for the destruetiou OF
opfS Union aud the submission ofour Cor.
stitntionI andiwho forced rebellion upon
their people, are the mere pimps and tools
and butchers Of monarchy in disguise.
1t will be a mighty struggle, b1t the
Constitution will prevail; hecatombs of
victims may beloffered, utnotlin vain, for
conspiracy, treason, murder, and all the
LESSER Yillsnies will finally come to judg-
ment. Cotton, which was to have been
croWped King by European mPlicesiin
honor of the Iscariots-who betrayed their
country to cructtfxion, will b6 degraded 10 1
the position Of mere subject an. and slavery,
the mere .pretence for the war, win make
its exodus from, political Egypt, through a
Red sea of-bl6od. twill give gibhets and
jails and halters and Piilories and exile to
its leader here and freedom and eqn6lity
and life and Yigor to the massessoffi the
Southern people! Our ncountry, when 1T
has finished this work, as it viii, viii leap
forward a century at asfngle bonnd The
yotaries of kiugcraft abroad will for their
reward, find themselves q century sneRfet'
ihetr disgracefuI doom than they would