Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-03-26


Thcsr same fellows couldn't be found at
'hc commencement Of our troubles, and
now, If danger mcnsCed, they wonld sub.
side rs quick as pond Of frogs when 10.
lerruviri by the fall Of stone or missile.
Same OF these exist in my native county,
Taylor, n few that | happen uot to liar.
nonixe" with 10 their hypocriiical aud
purilRuical presensiOiS to being better
Union men than everybody else, and are
busy in their cOwardly attacks upon the
political reputStion Of those they deem in
their path to Office.
"siandcr, with her ten thousand tSnSas.,
As on easlSG Wisp she aIsi.
While VirtuOuG Ac1onI
All forgotten liA.
But Truth, rruBbSS to BaEth, III rise again.
Tho eternal YOAp o. God ere hers;
,.uYhilS error WritbeS 10 pain,
A"snd dies amidst aVr WOrthlPPstI.
Nr. Editor, | nm nov 10 the army OF the
Uuiou lcurious way Of helping JEFF. DaVis,
The Bulteruuts, Secesb, &c.) Rat still
hope God will spare mG TO survive this
hateful rcbelliUu-thut | will Ngain be at
home some day to attend to piOuS brsth'
rem. The rebels began this wRr-the
UniSu men will end II; Hnd when ended,
the ballot, box. the palladium Of our liber.
lies, will Ge the place to make tue settle.
ment with all silk stocking, fair weather
patriots, WLCn honest men will be At home
to rounterast the IRlsehoodS Of the reserve
petIicOSt chiValry. a day Of reckoning
AWaitR them.
Yours tor the Union,
JOHS S. BuRDErT.
S.-Sinpe writing the above, was
much Hstouished Rt what I conceived an
effort on the part Of Col. G. r L.4tham to
gain notoriety by departure from the sa'
cred rules Of social relations, aud most
unceremoniously making II preIeZt Of y
drsuItory conversation to drag my uAmG
into the newspaper you edit, md IRodsstly
assumes TO assign me, most drrOq0nty, u
u position 10 politics, 70 wit: that he sup.
pOse,i had joined what lie styled tho
great conservative party Of the country y
and representing. or lnisreprcseu';ng, q
conversation occurring at my house during
briet visit, some months since, on
leave Of nh+errs Of ten days, to my home.
The CoIOuel called 70 sec me, either for
good or Nu evil purpoSe-the latter, most
likely-indgiug from the inhospitAbIc re-
turn for my kind in.esticus, rs the visit
is made the occasion Of M uuklud attempt
TO abuse confidence and lislort my opin.
ions,
hat nv tuvGt GuI drink ny tea.
And Tgu about town ami talk Hb0ut me-"
Ny own recollection is that no substantial
difference OF opinion existed. or was eyi.
dcnCed in tue conversation, between us, he
cOucurring in nearly AL that was said,
being something like the difference ot
"ircedlt dee, aud tIUeedle duRI, for instance:
Complains that ~ am ;Eor silence on the
negro qurstioHiu feHGfd 10 The New States,''
aud In lhe same paragraph says ~,
he, the aforesaid Latham, preferred that
the Constitution for the New State should
have been silent on the subject Of slavery"
Oh, consistency, &C., what a difference!
The other point 10 that VI am opposed to
the emancipation proclamation Of The Pres.
idcut.' Strange opposition, that Of remain.
Ing q member Of the army Of the Potomac
resisting rebels, The resultant couse.
Oaence ot which tends to the enforcement
Of tho proclamation u which I an frank to
say, | have bad honest doubts Of It's s&pe.
ditucs, not beng tue hest means Of effect.
ing the purpOse for which its author e1.
reGtel. But with all l have never fAlteted
10 my support Of the administration, 10 its
eiIOrts 10 suppress this wicked and wantou
rebellion. Then ignoring all minOr differ
enceS, caring not who is PreHidtHt, or who
are the Generals 10 command, going as |
do for the GOUerHmtnt mot men, they will
have my cooperation till the end (which |
trust is not very distant) Of the rebellion.
Aye, for every lUan, dollar and ceut in the
Governments control gI0rgiHg Ms | 10 IN the
couscrintion aCt, as IN effective means OI
bringing crodkss and 9rWmbirS to face thN
music, TO share the privatious and endur
auce required to suppress rebellion Of
such giant proportions. Mr.. Editor would
have been recreant 10 myself not TO
hive said this much, and It's said more 10
SORROW than 10 anger aul Mr.. ElitOr, not
to dissemble, while seat 10 Congress is
worthy Of any mans ambition, and will
not conceal tue fact. mn, or have not
been without some aspiration in this
way, yet II 1t Is TO be a signal for unncri.
ted nhuse OF those ! had hoped was
both my personal and political friends just
count inc Out Of the ring. am not cRndt'
date for Congress, unless the good people
Nk.nK NhaH mi
likely 10 Ao) when opposed by the "Eo
mrtg dIsintercslcl patriots Of the country"
THINK GOd, think bAve the elements Of
a nun sufficient 10 get along with or with.
out office, hut when entrusted have the
first time 10 he charged with betrAying
constituency.
Yours eveFlaSttngly,
An unqualified Union man,
JonX S. BURDETr.