Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-06-25
( From the Bait. American.)

II.
The Home Traitors OF the Loyal
States.
There has hardly ever occurred in the
whole history of human affairs any more
revolving and humiliating public exhibit
tions than have just been imposed upon
the friends of free government, the loyal
people of this country, in the recent con-
vocations and proceedings of the three
o.calIed-"Democratic Conventions" of
Ohio, Pennsylvania and Illinois. Not
commended to reflection and forbeareuce
by the alarm and distress on all sides
eau sed by traitors in arms against their
country, they have seized upon the crisis
iu National affairs to add what they can
to the heavy burdens thrown upon the
GoVernmen and people; and they may have
the consolation of knowing that, by their
late action seeking to paraIyze the arm of
the Government in its conflict with those
who strike at its existence, the infamy they
have SO we'll earned will cling to their names
forever, and descend TO their children, after
them, in more peaceful times as a legitimate
inheritance. Furious after the spoils of
Office of which they were rightfully depriV-
ed by the verdict of the people, perfectly
yenomous in their angry disappointment,
they have-as usual-blended hypocricy
ami deceit, with their old effrontery, in as
summing the garb of patriotism to cheat the
people and betray the country anew. The
actions of this vile set in getting together
in the capitals of Ohio and Illinois was bad
enough; but in congregatiug at Harrisburg
the case was abundantly worse. Scared
away at first by their coward fears, on
their way thither, they yet mustered cour-
age, finally, to meet il guilty conclave; and
there, within view of men laboring on, for
tidcatiOns to protect the very place they
yet had the privilege OF assembling, they
passed the "steryotyped, cut and dried"
resolutions, the cold-bloOded coucoct1ons,
denunciatory of the Government, which
they had prepared in safer locality.
1t is hardly worth while, perhaps, to no.
tice particularly the "resolutions" so passed.
They may be supposed to have common
origin, since they all bear tho same stamp
of the most deadly hostility to the Gov
ernment, aud of tolerance or favor towards
the traitors in arms. Opposed to the pros
ecutien of the war, and furious over the
woes of convicted traitors, they are like a
burning disgrace to the cowardly faction
whose sentiments they represent, and can
only be regarded with utter loathing by
every true patriot in the land. Not willing
to dwell longer on proceedings so revolving
to every sentiment of right, let us turn
from these productions of traitorous CON
claves to the views of the soldiers IN the
field from one of these States-from Ohio.
Here is preamble aud some resolutions
passed of late by the 45th Ohio, ain their
capacity of citizens of the State of Ohio
and soldiers of the Great Republic;' and
they are addressed ''to the incorporating
"Union men of their native State"
"Whereds, We have this day learned,
with deep regret and profound disgust, Of
the nomination of the notorious C. L. Val.
laudigham for Governor by the Peace par
ty' of Ohio, and have been forced 10 admit
Of the existence in our native State of 81
party which, in the hour of trial and dan.
ger, calls for peace with rebellion, and
would have the republic cringe like cow
ards at the feet of traitors, and disgrace
US as nation in the eyes of the whole civ
ilized world. Therefore,
"ResoEUed, That, although we have here
tofore kept aloof from political subjects,
have passed no resolutions of praise or
CeuEure on public men or measures, and
have simply aimed TO discharge our duty
as soldiers fighting for our country, yet we
are convinced that the time has arrived
when it becomes our imperative duty bold
lyto express our sentiments as citizens of
the great State of Ohio.
',ReyolUed, That we condemn the nom
iuation of VRllandigham and all other
projects of the peace party as inimical to
every interest of our government; as an
outrageous insult TO the army and a Disgrace
to the State; and that we earnestly call upon
our friends and brethren at home to Join
heartily and firmly with us in resenti1g this
insult, and in wipiug out this foul stain
upon the proud escutcheon of our State
by repudistiug the traitorous Vallandig-
ham and all sympathizers with him by an
overwhelming defeat at the next election.
"ResoEpeI, That we seorn all hoRieG res
OlutioHs of respect TO the army, all the fat
tering compliments as to its courage and
gallantry, coming from those who delib-
erately place obstacles in the way of a
speedy suppression OF this wicked rebel
lion, and who, under the hypocritical
guise of peace and the Union as it was,'
give all aid and comfort IN their Potoer to the
enemy IN front, ScAo are our deadly, though
more honorable foes. We respect the rebel
IN arms fghtings for what he deems his
rights but we utterly loathe that aetesta6ie
Ehing-A HONE TRAITOR"
Scanning the foregoing resolutions, now,
who supposes that from thearmy, general
y, the fighting men, the truly patriotic of /
the nation, these accused traitors aud
dsmagogues are in the future to get any