Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-10-21
DNEsDAY MORNING. OCTOBER d 1868 NUMBER AZ !.

When that is accomplished the time viii
have come for the declaration Of An affirm
ative policy, but not tlll then. The oppo-
sition must all unite against the common
leuemy, and then settle its own differences
afterwards" s9 Ae
In other words: ave who were the as
sociates, the aids and abettOFs Of the cold
public funOtfOnary' in betraying the loyal
States into the hands of the rebel leaders
who plundered the Treasury, aud did ali
else that could prove us the sworn broth
ers Of the FiOyds, Beniamins, and Thomp-
sons, in attempting 10 overthrow the Gov
ernment; we, with all these sins upon our
heads, only make the modest request to be
put back again into our old places, that We
may complete the ruin that we then begun,
whilst reEelliug once more in that abund-
ance of which the verdict Of an indignant
and outraged people has deprived as. For
this favor We propose TO give NO pledges,
TO do nothing to commit ourselves to the
/ interests of patriotism, but let us gather
every hostile element to pull down the
i men who are struggling 20 save our eOun-
try from destruction, and then yon shall
see what you shall see ~
That is the, meaning OF this modest ap-
peal to trust the Copperhead faction, the
discarded and corrupt democracy Of the
Fernando Wood school,, once more aud
after hearing It, weighing it, the people
have come to the conclusion that they
would as soon trust the armed rebels Of
South Carolina or Georgia as these sneak
ing. traitOrOus demagOgues, whose utter
want of honest principle has contributed
so largely TO the woes which weigh upon
an afflicted country.
But do not the people see by what is
occurring every day that this, the meanest
faction that ever disgraced the annals Of
this country since its first settlement, is
rapidly fading its level When every
spasmodic attempt the CopperheAd leaders
make to grasp power Ouly results more
cOncIusiveIy in removing IL further from
them-when every day witnesses more eer-
tainIy the thinning of their ranks-wbat
can be the character, the intensity of that
iufatuation which causes them to psrseVere
in their losing game2 The path of patriot
ism 10 straightforward aud plain in its
character; and the merest dictates OF com
mon sense should have taught them-even
If their quest was power-t0 walk IN 1t;
because, after this conflict is determined
in favor of the integrity Of the Government,
the people will never forgive those who
took the Geld as its assailants. Whatever
fate may have followed the tories Of the
Revolution after that great struggle was
ended, their fate may be considered as en-
Viable, compared to the fate Of those who
have shown themselves the allies Of the
traitors of the South.
Moreover, all that ever was needed to
convince even the most stupid or obstinate
believers in the rebel cause that il could
never succeed was that the loyal States
were united IN their determination to stand
6y the Government. All knew, at a single
glance, that they had the numerical
strength, the courage, the perseverance,;
that they had other great advantages, such
as superior facilities for manufacturing
implements of war, for providing ships and
all else considered essential In carrying on
the conflict; and when we think that any
division of sentiment could have occur
red amongst them, no wonder that the
world abroad was, to a considerable extent,
deceived, and that such mistake or error
should lead to deplorable results in en-.
couraging prolonged resistance to the
Government. In such q view Of the case
it is not too much to declare that the mach
nations and reasonable proceedings of
the copperhead leaders have been as good
to the rebels as great reinfOrcements in the
field; have helped the rebel loan abroad
and more, and worst of all, have encour-
aged invasion of the loyal States, resulting
in terrible battles and the drenehing of the
earth with blood.
In all this 1t may be considered excusa-
BILE by these domestic traitors that they
have been merely playing q game which
should restore them to their lost power
But theirs is in this regard no trifling Of
tense. The blood Of tens of thousands,
loyal and disloyal, is on their skirts, whilst,
perChance, they have thOughtle4sly deemed
themselves innocent in the premises; and
from such fearful responsibility there can
be no escape. Nor ought there 70 be; for
when we consider the minor evils which
have resulted from the factiOus and dislOyal
speeches of such meu as Vallandigham-I
the execution of deserters, made such by
the reckless denunciations Of the Govern
ment aud assumed contempt of its power
who does not feel that these slippery and
viIlaiuOus densgogues should have taken
their places also before the deadly muskets.
which visited upon the deiuded the result
of their teachingf --..-
But let US see whether We have attached
undue Importance to the deleteriOus tntiu-
euee exercised by the COpperhead leaders,
especially abroad. Last July, on the ru-
NOR that reached England that Lee had
invaded Maryland and Pennsylvania, the
London Quarterly ReVleW thus held forth
"POlitiCal agitation is partially sup6nded
amid the din Of arms. Il would be dlJW-
dieiOuS 10 summon peace meetings. 10 New
York while hostile forces are encamped on
the soil of fPennnsylvania. The Democrats
will, perhaps, hereafter profit by the prac-
tieal experience which the North will have
acquired Of the Inconvenience of actual
warfare. Even under the present circum-
stances, Mr.. Fernando Wood has yentuTed
to declare, in q letter 20 the Democratic
Convention of Ohio, that the Federal Gov
eTnmenE had no Tight to eoeres State. The
proposition deserves little discussion, as