Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-08-29
Democracy as we Now Know 1t.


ing up the record of Charles Rhoads, edi-
tor, at present, of the Marietta. Ohio, Re
publican, and formerly editor of the Park
ersbure Ne.os, in this State. We publish
ed his record at the time Secession began on
this side of theriver, showing, by certif-
cate from the Clerks Office in the county
of Wood, that Mr.. Rhoads had voted for
athe ordinance of Secession. We contrast
ed his editorship of the Ne0s, on this side
of the river, with his editorship of the
Marietta Republican, on the other side of
the river, showing that his former tenets
were simply SO many conditions precedent,
SO to speak, of his latter views. AtPres-
ent he denounces the war and advocates
Vallaudigham, and talks speciously and,
at times, even piously, of the horrors of
war, and especially of the horrors that the
federal arms are visiting upon "our South
ern brethren" In addition to publishing
Mr.. Rhoads' record, We published reso-
luton, from his own paper, passed by q
county meeting of the Democracy of Ma
rietta and vicinity, in which they stated
that his paper was their .'county organ
the exponent of their prin ciples," and that
it should and would "be maintained by the
people, of that county. In our COM
ments upon this endorsement we endeav-
ored to point moral by showing how
complete and connected was the bond be-
tween a secessionist, an open, ayowed
rebel, and a copperhead. The current
events of our every day experience, local
and national, prove this to be the CASE
Not long since what is called a ''democrat-
ic" meeting was held up in Claysyille, in
our neighboring county of Washington,
Pa, at which several prominent secession
lists from this city were present. If we re-
member Alright they made officers of
tine meeting. One of them We know
was made President of that meet-
ing, aud in the reporta of tn meeting in
tue Washington (Pa.l Ezamaasr, the aor-
gam oFsnch democracy, our Wheeling sez
cessionists were alluded to In terms of high
compliment, and endorsed as good, sound
and true Democrats from this side of the
line. We refer to this circumstance in
connection with the Rhoads record, and
the endorsement of it by the Marietta
democracy" to show what is the nature of
the compound that makesup what is known
now as latter day democracy" To be a
secessionist does not disqualify man from
full fellowship in it, that is certain, as is
shown in the fact that secessionists were
made officers of the Claysville meeting, and
as further shown in the fact that Rhoads,
a secessiouist from this side of the river,
was endorsed by so.called Democrats on
tho other side, as their "organ" and sex
ponent." Another illustration of the same
character is shown in the st. Cairsville
meeting yesterday. How many secession
lists went from this city to that meeting it
would be difficult for us to say, but there
were many of them. When they got there
there was no mark of distinction between
them and those who had not voted for Sc
cession. They and their brethren on the
other side of the river, were blended to-
gether in one common Yallandigham meet
ing, and were simply all Copperheads to-
gether. Their feelings and sympathies
were one and identical. They knew each
stinot was sympathy with rebellion. 1t
was no discredit for those who went from
here to be known as having voted for se-
cessiOn, it was rather distinguishing
mark of merit-for no one can doubt that
had the "brethren" from Ohio been voters
here on the 2sth day of May 1861, they too,
with one accord, would have voted for the
ordinance. We are not permitted to doubt
this. Every evidence works in favor Of
such a belief. And we ask our readers to
lay the fact to their minds. Rest assured
that there is no difference between a seces-
sionist and copperhead. The latter is
is favor of secession and would have voted
for it under favOring opportunity, while
the former is now q copperhead or !'peace
democrat" simply because it is the only
way in which he can show sympathy with
the rebellion which he voted to inaugurate
No seceesionist could go to Union meet
ing and be made an officer of it or taken
even into unofficial fellowship. That
would be impossible. But such one
can 90 to democratic" meeting and
be made its head and front. Can there
be doubt, then, what so called
democracy" means2 Not any. If there
were any doubt, the leadership of the man
they went yesterday to bepraise at st.
Clairsville would dlspsl it instantly: for
is he not the man who in Congress declar-
ed that he never would vote a dollar to the
war, and who never has voted a dollar -
Is he not the man whom the Chattanooga
Rssst characterized as sour (thsir) kind of