Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-08-21

will never change back to the Union as
twas" All the crying of the stases-rights
: democracy to Baal won't restore the an
cient regime. Their Mocanna has been
z unveiled by this war and the infatuation as
to divinity is gone. Men have found that
States-rights democracy was but an other
name for slavery despotism, and that its
natural chrysalis was this rebellion, into
which it entered, when cast ont of power,
lust as naturally as the demons of old, en-
tered the swine when they had come out of
men. May the whole herd of them,
now in rebellion or sympathizing with it,
rush violently down much sleeper place
than their prototypes did, and even more
iguobly perish, is our prayer.
Origin OF OonscrIption In this Coun-
The partisaus who now seek to make
political capital, by decrying the conscrip-
ton law, are forgetful if not ignorant of
the fact that the first plan for national
militia by CONSUMPTION was suggested by
Washington, and having been elaborated
under his instruction by Gen. Knox, was
modified by Washington, and published by
order of the House of Representatives. In
Gen. Knox's report of January IS, 1890, he
submits the plan to Gen. Washington,
Notwithstanding to the alterations you
(Gen. W. were pleased to suggest" Ac-
cording to this plan all men were to be
liable to service in the Irrational militia
from the age of eighteen to that of sixty
years. The first class or advanced corps
included all under twenty and were to
serve for one year whenever called to do so,
at any place within the United States
If the whole class were not needed,
volunteers were to be accepted if offered,
or Gan indiscriminate draft" made for
SO many as required. The second class or
main corps, was to consist of men between
twenty one and forty five; to be subject to
call after the first class. The third class
or reserved corps, was to be made up of
men trem forty-five to sixty years of age.
1t will be seen that this plan required SER
vice from men two years younger ard from
those fifteen years older than are enrolled
under the law to W hich partisans now make
objection.
Gen. Washington's plan. contemplated ''a
national militia" and was submitted by him
to Congress. 1t therefore involved the
same features which are now denounced
as subversiye of State rights. In the midst
of partisan clamor, let it be remembered
that the first Plan for ia national militia"
in this country proceeded from Washing
ton; that he. is the father of the couscrip-
ton in America; and that he esteemed it
to the strength of the Republic.
The copperheads and the Soldiers.
Whenever the soldiers get clip at the
Copperheads, the latter are sure to hear
sentiments they do not like. We have
printed columns of resolutions the soldiers
of various regiments have passed in con-
demnation of the copperheads, and "still
they come" The so-called Democracy of
in Peoria county, ILL.,, short
time since passed series of resolutions of
the copperhead order. The seth Illinois
which was raised at Peoria,
having received the resolutions, held a
meeting at Nashville, and sent home the
following as the expression of their unani-
nous opinion:
Resolved, That for men of such senti-
ments to style themselves the democracy"
of any part of Coos earth, or to claim to
be loyal to their government, manifests
stupid Inconsistency little short of imbe-
cility, and degree of impudence that
should shame the devil.
ResoEued That as soldiers of the Repub-
lie, without reference to party predileG-
tions, we utterly loathe and contemn q set
of men whose base cowardice, or still baser
lack of patriotism, has caused them to
assume such reasonable attitude toward
their government.
ResoEUed, That we are in favor of the
vigorous prosecution of the war by the
government with all the PosOer and all tie
resources that the Almighty has placed
within its grasp, until the rebellion has
been utterly caushed-until to every trail
tor, north or south, shall be melted out the
punishment due to his crimes, and until
the flag of our UnienSshall triumphantly
wave over every portion of an undivided
country.
We observe that some of the Democratic
papers are expressing fears that the SOL
diers will vote for "Loganism,", that is, the
patriotic sentiment expressed by General
Logan.
AUGUST BELMONT and "four colleagues"
in New York, have issued a call for the
assembling of the democratic National
Executive Committee" at the st. Nicholas
in that city, on the Tth of September.
The N. Y. Tribune prints the names of