Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-08-28

: property and sacrifice ollie, before which
al dtsPtnSatlons OF Justice In the war thus
Iar will Ihlluk into InSigniacAncs.
But the worst misery that will befAll
south Carolina will be heF humiliation OF
spirit Never was there community OF
the lace Of the earth that made such pre-
tensions to inViucibillty never one 50 hA.
otually arrogant and dOmIneeriuR. Her
children have been brought up to tho no.
ton Ofiheir superiority Of blood and con.
ditiOu, and have learned to cherish no
other feeling than that Of sovereign con.
tempt for the "mudSillSn and greasy mt.
ehAnIcs" Of the North. They called them.
selves the chiVAlry, and for whole gene,
ration have been PAetiCIng the airs and
the tones OF the tragic tyEant that stalks
bis brief hour on the stage. Such yApOr
ilg and braVadO, such insult and cOutume.
~ such SuperclliousneIS aud scornfulusSs
as have been put forth BY these palmetto
'PFig1, have nsler been exceeded among
any people, either eiyillHei or barbaroui
Thetels one Northern State for which
they have affected peculiar disdain, and
which they have taken peculiar pains 10
vituperate and AggtieVe-the glorious old
bay State-whoSe resplendent worth they
are no more capable Of appreciatiDR than
ice dogs that bay the moon. Thitty.tUo
years ago they attempted to deal out their
unmeaSured scOrn Of MAssaCh Chusetts through
the lips Of their Senator, Haync, who wa,
tue selected Instrument to emit that long
prepared exterminAting dlatribe, which.
when Il came, drew forth from the SenNtor
Of Massachusetts, the response whose echoes
nave not yet done ringing 10 the ears OIL
men' seventeen years ago they expelled
from their limits with the grOsSest indip.
nifty, Judge Hoar, whose errGull in the name
o. Massachusetts,, was to secure the rights
OF citizens OF Massachusetts. BY q legiti.
mate appeal TO the Federal Court. EIpb,
years ago, not satisfied with what abusive
language against the State at large had ar.
complished, OF the abusive treatment Of her
deputy sent for most just purpose, they,
through two Of their representatives ia
congress, made murderoas assault upon
q senator Of Massachusetts,, 10 his seat ON
the floor OF the Sena,e-an act the audsc
ny OF which astOnished the civilized world
and then gloried in the outrage. NnS.
sachusetts indeed bad good cause to Law IN
heart the treatment she in former iays
has received from the foremost rebel Staie.
and there Is dramatic justice in the fact
that MasSaehusetts men were the foremos,
70 land upon her traitOrOus shores with
cleaning arms 10 force her into humble
submission TO the flag she bad BETRAYED
aud defed.
Never since history begun did arrogance
receive more humiliation than is in store
Tor South Carolina, or treason more condi0n
punishment. Her fate will do more 10
ptopitiate the North toward the remaining :
rebel States, aud induce a sptritof fall for.
slTeness, than any possible extent Of
penalty elsewhere. It will be felt that the !
great end has been gained when the prime ,
mover of this rebellion has received h
ust due. We believe that It would IA 2
more than all else to prepare not only The
North for reconciliation, but even tbe
9oush ITSELF. Even her aecomplices have
40 .C real sympathy with her. Georgia dis. Il
iEes, Virginia bates, North Carolina de-.
'ests her There iS no danger that any
severity dealt out to South ORroIjnN viii
,xasperAte the other States. twill rather
'lAeHte them. She has been the author ofl
III their woes, and, II there were no other
'ronptingS, their human nature would
make them wish to see her suffer for this
.lone. There will be no way OF bringing
south Carolina to her duty uuder the Con.
'tituttou except by the sternest treatment
'ut we need not lament this, for the more n
IternIy shs is treated, the quicker will
,ther States be brought to their oblipa.
ions. From this time on true policy die.
ates that every quick and hard blow dealt
lpon South Carolina will save ten blows
elsewhere.