Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-10-21

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Notises iSr Political MsStins, to be eharsedin an
cases at full rates
Of sermonS. so eents eaeh. nonyl1-'69
THERE is no room to doubt what the
people OF the loyal States think of the
doctrine of the Peace Democracy. Their
verdict has been rendered SO clearly In
State after State this fall that nobody can
misunderstood it, Eyen the oopperheads
themselves do not deny its Significance
They simply mourn that "the conservative
way Of obtaining peacs"is closed, 1t will
be observed that just where the issue was
made up most squarely and fairly between
the Peace Democrats and the supporters
of the Government, there the defeat of the
former has been most signal and over
whelming. In Maine, for instance, the
Democratic candidate for Governor was
reported by some of his friends in the
Convention to be in favor of stopping the
war. This was said in order to secure the
votes of the Peace Democrats. Then it
was as stoutly claimed by other Demo-
Gratis that he was in favor of prosecuting
the war. It was therefore hoped by them
that he might secure the votes of War
Democrats, and Of course he did secure the
support of some such. 10 Pennsylvania
some of the leading advocates of Wood
ward were known to be Peace Democrats,
and expressions from his lips were quoted,
which certainly seemed TO indicate that
his views were in harmony with theirs.-
Yet other Democratic speakers and editors
maintained that he was net opposed to
the prosecution of the war. The weight
of Gen. McClelIan's testimony was brought
in support OF this view. No doubt there
fore many Thousands sdir Democrats, who
are in favor of supprssstng the rebellion
by force of arms, voted for Woodward,
and believed that in so doing they were
giving expression at the polls to their
views. The majOrittes against Bradbury
and Woodward are hence much smaller
than they would have been if these candi-
dates had stood unequtvOcally on the peace
platform.
In Ohio the lines were more sharply
drawn. Vallandigham's opposition to the
of the war was SO we'll known
that no sophistry of stump speakers could
disguise it. And Notwithstanding the
great exertions of his friends, he has met
with defeat unprecedented in the politi-
cal history of Ohio. Had Woodward pro-
fessed openly the same principles which
defended, the majority against
him would have been increased by many
And everywhere except in
Ohio the Democrats have had the cunning
to put up candidates, whose language or
action would admit of double interpre-
tatiou, and who could therefore hope to
receive the support of all the Peace DEM
ocrats and that portion of the War Demo-
Gratis, who would not break away from the
old party, SO long as they could find any de.
cent apology for rremaining with it. And now
we hnd some of their journals, which have
supported Vallandigham vigorously. which
even approved of the nomination of him
and predicted his success, with singular
iugratitude turning upon him and giving
him a kick and cursiug for tho day he was
nominated. This shows, however, that
they are convinced of the truth that the
people of the north are disgusted with the
principles OF. the Peace Democracy. Let
there be contest in any State on the naked
question whether those principles shall be
or condemned, and the copper
heads win be be beaten tout of sight"
They approach success only as they con.
ceal their principles aud fight iu disguise.
The north, the south, the world may re-
gard it as settled that the war is to go on
until the power of the rebellion is broken.