Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-05-16

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A :'Conservstiver voIcsEon thesIn-
4 sanity OF the DemaEogue and
Traitor Cry OF Peace When There
Is nosPeace.
.Egs Prom the Cincinnati Commercial.
lu the gloomy hour when the news Of
Hooker's retreat fell upon the country,
there was, in some quarters. a feeling
amounting almost to despair. The first
presumption, in the absence of details,
was that the Army of the Potomac was
Thoroughly whipped and perhape destroyed.
The New York journal of Commerce, one of
the most bitter and able of the anti. Adj
ministratiOn sheets, chose this time to re.
buke a whisper which was heard about
making disupion1 peace.s, 1t used the
following language:
We protesthgaiRs all such suggestions.
We call upon conservative men in all parts
of the land to raise their voices now against
+, every proposal for peace and disunion. 1t
|
the greatest sacrifices; when the American
| heart mustsbe reused to the noblest ac-
tions. We know that the future is dark
with the leadership which we have, and
must have; but we know that the true and
only principle OF action now, is firm, an
waVering support OF the Constitution and
! the constitutional sauthorities; aud if the
people speak out in their might to. .day,
their voice. will be heard, and the war viii
iyet be made to result in the overthrow of
rebellion, while the peaceful contents of
the bailot-box will result in the everlast-
ing demolition ofthe r9dicalism.Which las
plunged US into this new abyss of sorrow.
/ Every energy must now be strengthened
and e&erted. What will you do If you
think of disuniou2 Do you know what
will become of Missouri-of brave, noble,
faithful old Kentucky-of Maryland-of
| Washington itself2 If you could do moth.
| ing more than stand on the defensive, and
hold your lines from the Atlantic TO the Pa
cihc against the hosts of our enemies for
two years, until we can place stronger
Administration in power, you must do that.
Bat you can do more than that 1t is not
a party war, it is not n radical war, it is
not an abolition war-strong as the efforts
have been of the radical party to make it
such. II is your country's war, and the
pence to be won must be a Union peace
That, and that alone, must be the aim, the
desirei the VOW of every true man.,i :a.l.
The truth is a great deal of the party
bitterness that has been manifested in the
North has been the result of thoughtless-
ness. The people have. been, too. much in
the habit oflooking upon the overthrow OF
the. rebellion as II certainty, and -dema-
gogues have sought to make political cap.
itsI1 for investment after the restoration
of the Union. The anti.wsr men have
looked to future pRrty Associations with
the rebels in arms, aud have been prepa.
ring for it. Nine-tepths of the people
know that there is no hope whatever of
restoring the Union save by force of arms,
and to nineteen. .twentieths OF the people
the idea of giving up the Union is-abso-
lutely iutolerable! Present to esDemo.
Icratic party, the naked issue of a disunion
peace or the prosecution of the war with
redoubled energy, aud the voice of an
Overwhelming m ejjority of the Democracy
Twill be fot war---can not be otherwise.
Disasters that should bringus face to face
with propositions for a disuuion peace,
and cause realization. Of the real aspect
of affairs, would only quicken. the public
sense of public duty. 10 employing every
iLresonrce l.;,,s, Z. = "a
- -'seSeat9 ~
sss ! q =. onlon' tne
II YlnalcaIlon OF our nationality, the triumph
of the principles that the majority. mnsl
ruie-thes q preseryation of onr Rsrnb1icst =
80, .G!s5 sStiI
tSln 9.s0fsFutnen' =. ~ All l'sslntegrity p ano an
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The NeR York Times, copying the pass
age given above, from the Jousaak of Com.
p,e,ce. remarks. .. u is.s sstai
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