Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-03-20

TINT matter for I0u,' says Dow. BCfOr
rcnchug tue meeting house he picked u
It large stone weighing pound aud a hall
After he had concluded bis sermon, in hi
wny, looking over the audience, turnin
the stone over ir his hand, he snid F"
haVr been Informed by one Of your neigh
burs that he hndHn nxs stolen last night
and Intend With this stone to knock Ib
man down who did it," POisiug the StOn
in hi, hands rs Ii about 10 throw 1t, ther,
was one man who Immediately dObged be
hind his seat, aud Duw pointed him out II
the audience as the thief. And so sny, i
you want to find out traitors, just loOl
rouud and shake tue writ Of hdJsGI eOrpu
ut LLpm-[ Laughter and applause Ian,
you will see them dodge, shrink and com
plain,
The only objection b4Ve to President
Lincoln and bis Cabinet is thnt they have
not arrested half enough. To sun It all
up, and not to 70 into detail, suppose it
we're true that President Lincoln aud his
Cabinet officers had violated the cOnstitU.
ton; which is the most toletNble, and
which ought the people to oppOsv-A viU.
latOn Of the Constitution which is for the
preservation of the Union, or Que which is
intended TO break up aud destroy II? Do
you remember what General jackson said
in 1882? You know that most Of us Tcuuss-
see people think when we die We will go
to General Jackson. Laughter and
cheers. | woIld to God that the old man
were living anl stood side by side O.dAy
with your Scot:s. WOOl., aud the long list
Of patriots TINT could GnumerHte. II he
had hcen living now, be would have crush-
ell out the rebelIon at the beginning, rs
he did that OF 1882. How prophetic his
lNnguage was-the language hG uttered at
that linu-when be Said TINT the next pre-.
text for rebellion would be the negro or
slavery question. Has not the negro CUES.
tion been made tho pretext? have moth
ing to disguise ThRve been Democrat
from my entrance into public life until now,
and expect to die Democrat, ncknowl.
edciOg the great principles as incorporated
into Tue Constitution OF the United States,
which is nothing more or less than the or
gnnizaliOu aud formation Of rep; eSentalive
democracy,
When the life Of my Government Is in
pcril care not who strikes the blow, my
arm is against him, and to him who stands
around the altar Of my country, whether
he be Wing, Democrat, Republican or
American, extend my right hand Of feI.
lOwship, Applause bat II you had
given US the CriIteuden Compromise the
Union would have heea saved, ia the cry
That has been raised." They say that by
refusing the Criltrndeu compromise the
couuiry has beeu Involved in rebellion.
Bu; how does tue fact stand? Six South
eru Senators, when the vO:e stood twenty
three 10 twenty-five, refused 10 vote, viola.
ting the rules OF uhv Senate, aud allowing
Clurks amendment 10 be adopted, thus
defeating tSSs0rtttEeslcn FesOluJi1uB, and
thsu they teleRrnphed to the South that
all was lost. You see TINT the South itself
rejected the Critteuden compromise The
object of the party was to divide the Gov
Cr0mcnt They refused to accept the
CritIenden compromise resolutions, At first,
and they would refuse itnow. Who nided
in this2 Bobby BROOKS, Fernando
Wood, vHIlnndlgham,"l 1t is known now
who aided iu this rebellion here at the
North, aud iJ It not time for the Govern.
mcnt to make arrests? Cheers Arrests
were not the only thing now requisite
some healthy hNnging wNs nccess"Ty.-
Loud applause.
We're they still for compromise? Hon.
Thomas Corwin proposed 10 amend the
Constitution 30 that it could not be
changed in unylhing in reference to the in.
stilution o. slavery. Nothing could be
stronger thHn this. The resolution passed
by lwU third vote, mud it was referred TO
the States. Why WAS II not adoPtedT
When did the compromises come forward
aui secure the Institutions OF the South ?
They did not do il, but they formed a pHr.
" t0 get plnco and power NJ the sacrifice
Of the country. A great deal wAs said
nbuut Southern rights in the Territories,
and ihr public niud was distracted upon
the sut jec:. Three Territories were then
formed, aud The sixth section Of each bill
for those provides that the territorial legis.
lalurC shall have power to legislale to i'm.
pair private property, which in this sense
ncnnt slnve property. What better CON.
PROMISE than ihis7 Tho conclusion is that
his cry for compromi.c was nll preIext.
There was no justification for the nrfnriOuS
rebellion. Compromise was the halfway
house to the trnitOr's residence As to
cumprOmiSe-uevGr compromise with trNi,
tors-neVer. II you compromise you nc.
knowledge the justnCss Of tho rebellion
nut the weakness Of your Government.
Are you for stopping the war: Yes. 1t
can DO settled in iorIy.eight hours. Lives
preserved. How? BY simply conforming
to tho Constitution And the laws. That Is
my cOmprOmisO-thU Constitution, sealed
with uur fathers blood. acknowledged and
obeyed. Under Il We have attained uuOx.
ampIed prosperity.
TIE rebellion was in contemplation for
forty years, mud Sir Lincoln's election was
seized upon ns favorable opportunity
Was the country to be broken up at every
election! M. The struggle was now be-
tween freedom and a mOuryed arisIOcrHcy
ii struggle Tor Tree government. AL.
though hn was opposed to Mr.. Lincoln, md
voted against him, the moment he WAS COn.
iiiuliOnnlIy elected he was Determined to
support him. Georgia WIS opposed 10 Mr..
Lincoln because he rose from the people
The conclusion was that they desired M
hristOcratic gOvGTuncut-so did he, but n"
aristOcracy VI merit aud Of worth, Of labor