Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-08-20

tory of the repabhc.i This has been don
by means of the9Vety nsufpstiohs of pow.
er of which the Democrats complain 81
Imuch.y There being no money In the Trea
ksury and no authority to raise q loan, th
government assumed the authority ant
made the loans atits own risk, trusting t
the patriotlIm OF the people to stand by
it. 1t called out immense numbers o
troops without authority; contracted fol
! stupendous supplies without authority
thought, built and seized vessels enough
to make a formidable navy, and consolidat.
ed the strength of the nation by silencinR
traitors until the republic could once more
be got into reliable condition u
The government was not mistaken in the
patriotism OF the people. All its unauth-
orized measures were sanctioned by an
unmistakabEs public opinion. Thus the
we'll conceived plot to force a negotiation
which mightIead to the restoration Of the
Democrats ID power failed, and the great
republic bouhded % It's feet from its pros
tratiou, endafG VI th fehewed vig0f, and
stronger and more formidable than ever Il
had been al any former period of its his
tory. STU the Democrats were opposed 70
all this. Their governors of Missouri,
Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina and
Virginia insolently refused to obey the
national GILL for troops, and made common
cause witbthe rebels. Democratic officers
Of the army and navy resigned, went south
and Joined the rebel forces, and two lead-
ing Democratic officeho ders in the muni-
cipal goWrnment of New York city did
likewise.
The national government has done all
in its power to propitate the northern
Democrats It remoyedits own Republican
War Minister, Cameron; and substituted a |
leading member of Mr.. Buchanan's last cab
met, Mr.. Santon, for him. 1t removed the |
old Whig General in. Chief who wore the
honorable scars of many heroic action,
and substitlted Democratic general, Me-
Clellan. lremoyed the Republican favor
ite, Fremort, from the Western Department.,
and put in lie place another Democrat, Hal
leck, whom, at the removal of Mcclellan,
it made Geleral-in- Chief. The two great
est expeditions to the southern coast, those
to North Orolina and New Orleans, were
both gfveIto Democratic generals, Burn
side and htler. A large proportion of all II
the contrets have been given to Demo-
Gratis, whohave grown rich upon them.
Indeed, he Democratic party at the
north had % completely fallen into public
contempt ad opprobrium after the break
ing out of the war, that it hardly had a
sxistence until this government
tai patronage and favor once more gave it
Under the shadow Of the
public services of the Democratic generals I
whom the Government had raised from 1
0bscurity, his mischievous party once
more becap q formidable oTganization.-I
Having thu, leen again raised from the {
nire, they now turn their backs upon the
Democratic generals, of whose wrongs
hey have hadso much to say, and oppose
he war. The0emocratic State Committee
4 PsnnsylvaPa t9la M SO a56 l9stI Il
n New YORK and the other Seymour in {
Ex.President Pierce has
AIKEN up the ry in New Hampshire, and
n Maine. Biol Bradbury, the Democratic
andidate fortGoVernor, says that II he
hould be eleted he will order the Maine
roops toacom, home from the army when
,ver Seymour orders home the New YORK
foops.
Now weasl the attention of all intelli-
,ent and indebendent men to this record.
Here is the possession of power, and for
hat is willing to sacrifice the interests OF
he country, to reyolutiOnize the govern
nent, to submit to the most ultra exac-
ions of southern fanaticism. The Adj
which it denounces saved
he national government from destruction
when Democratic schemes had rendered
he whole framework ruin. Our pre-
ient prosperity and wealth, our national |
strength andglory, we owe to Republi-
ian "usurpations.'' The Constitution
las been reinstated and the liberties of
The republic preserved intact by means of
he very "encroachments" SO much COM
planned of.
five have gained success, glory, grand
sur, strength, we owe them to the unlin-
ted confidence and faith in the future
cherished by the republican government
and party from the very first
moment of the contest. Yet this is the
government, these are the statesmen and
this is the party which the Democrats de-
sire to have removed to give place to them:
The contest is not closed. The war still
RACES. The enemy in the field is not yet |
crushed and in the very midst of the con-
aict here is party with its cupidity SO
that it knows no republic, no
flag, no principles, no glory, no aim, but
the restoration Of the Democracy to pow
or. 4,-s4,.t
A Few Plain Words ON the Position