Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-30

E4ts S4s - W.
recently addressed his constituents, aud
after alludiue to the bOmbArdmeut of Ka'
gosima, which be severely reprehended, be
said
He would invite attention TO the topic of
America, which was the greatest of all
upon which he purpOsed to touch. He
considered the war not 50 much one OF
great aud decisive battles as of siege and
blockade; aud, granting the determination
OF the North 10 prosecute it vigorously, he
could see but one solution, aud that was
the complete ptOstratiou and ultimate sub.
mission OF the South. CIIear, hear. The
Northern arms had been successful TO
degree beyond the auticipHtiOns Of those
who bad Ventured to predict. The whole
line Of the Mississippi had been gained, and
the South being shorn of half ils strength,
the rebellion was coopei up in one corner.
But the Federal operations had not merely
CLEFT the Confederation in half, but had
pierced II to the heart. [IIear, heat. The
position which the Federals had taken up
at ChattanoOga-and it was manifest no
efforts Of the Confederation could dislOdge
them-Would enable them To prey at their
leisure upon the very viIAls Of the rebel
liou. Desperate, Indeed, was the plight to
which that ruined cause WIS reduced
Thanks TO the hrmIess OF the BRUSH Gov
eminent, all hopes Of European aid with
drawn; the steam rams safely secured,
which were 10 have raised the blockade
(applause;) muttuy and treason in the
camp Of the Contederates; (heAF, heAr;)
Alabama and Georgia full Of dtsatfeGtiOn;
North Carolina almost in open revolt
Kentucky gOnei Texas, Louisiana, Arkau-
sas goingi half Tennessee gOuei buff Viz
GINA gone; Maryland gone; New Orleans,
the greatest city in the COnlederHcy, in the
hands Of the enemies; Richmond in dan
ger; starvation everywhere; (hear, heAr;l
gold and credit nowhere; (chGers;) the
paper dollar wOr b just as many pence as
it purported to he worth shillings the
remaining sustenance of the people in the
hands of gamblers and sharpers, immense
hostile armies advancing on every side,
aud occupying one after the other those
military positions which must eventually
command the whole county; (hear, htar;)
the Republican cause triumphant, and thar
by vast majorities all over the North
[cheers; that last among the many false
hopes OF secession thus ttfectuHlly taken
away the courage and determination OF
the North rising from day to day in pro-
portion as they saw the struggles of their
victim growing feehler aud feebler-where
was there in all that i single ray OF hope
for the South, or u siugle drop OF consOla-
ton for her supporters 10 this COuntry2-
("Hear," add applAuse.) Blind indeed
must be the man who had watched care.
fully The progress of events during
the past year, and, whatever might
have been bis desires or his predilrc
tons, had not been forced TO the conviction
OF the great eud that was coming. THear,
hear. Manfully struggled against, again
and again retarded, al times apparently
almost arrested, but still coming like the
sure march Of destiuy, aud he rejoieed that
it was coming. AppIause He rej0iced
in The probable termination Of this crue,
conflict, and the utter overthrow Of the
conspiracy that caused il. Applause.
de rtJoteed ia the approaching emauciPR.
ton OF 900, 900 of his fellow men, Tgreat
cheering,l 10 the triumph Of right and or.
der, aud the thorough VindiCatiou of the
will and p0wer0 free government 10 bold
Its own. [Cheers Had this rebellion
prospsred, nad America sueoumbed, had
she shruuk from her terrible rOspOnsibil-
tiles, bad she permitted her flag and her
laws TO be trampled in tbs inire, advAU-
tAge would have been taken of her feeble.
ness, her pusillanimity aud her failure, TO
roll back the tide of liberty all over the
world. Applause. The principle ofself-
government would have been BUNDLED BY
that In tue presence of arbitrary power.
[Hear, hear. Privilege and prerogatiye
would have grown strong, the chains OF
despotism would have been strengthened
and frightened throughout Europe. and
there was not single usurpor, nor a single
despot, Who would not have felt his throne
frmer under him. Hear. We should have
been told that the State which submitted
to its own Acknowledgement. which con.
uived at its own dissolution; that the
form OF Government which parlcyed
with rebellion was unworthy Of place in
the great comfy of nations and that that
form Of Government hal forfeited the re.
spect and confidence OF US all. Why. the
rebellion was scarcely Matched when the
exultation Of those whose cause was not
that of the people, jumping to tue couclu.
sion that 1t could not prosper. knew no
bounds. Hear, hear. We were told that
the American bubble had burst; that the
Republic was rope OF sand; that the great
experiment bad failed. We were told all
this, aud we were told also TO lift our ewes
aud witness the wrath of Heaven descend.
ing upon people who had dared TO flourish
without peerage, priesthood or prince.
Laughter aud applause. And the infer.
ence which was drawn from all that was,
that in country in which democracy-in
the American sense - had no better chance
than pOligamy, any measure which should
have the effec; Of raising any portion Of the
uneufranchised population out of the polit-
zeal degradation under which they laborei
would be stride 10 the direction Of Amer.
lean democracy, and therefore Of American
ruin. That was the inference that was
drawn. lHear lie did not say whether
II was a just one or not, but now that the
prophecy of those who had uttered il had
proved islse-[bear, hear1-pow that the
rope had shown itself TO be 10 rope Of sand
I-[hearl-no~ that the great experiment
had triumpheI, VIC had right to turn round
upon their own ground. and say, you
argued against all liberal measures against