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

ej of seeking peace. They have a great va
: rfety Of views about the way Of attainin
o peace, but rather than continue the wa
J. they would let the seeded States go.-
9 How many States are to go, and the wa
d Of their going, they do not lay down j
o their plan. Among these Peace Democrat
y are some State Rights, men, who belieV
4 that any State has q constitutional righ
: to secede, and that consequently it is q vi
J; olation of the Constitution to restrain
j them, Others deny the right Of secession
but hold that il is useless and inexpedien
to attempt to suppress the rebellion, TO
} that the seeded States cannot be conquer
ed and that the attempt is q vain TeXpen,
] diture Of blood and treasure. With thes,
there is a large body of very ignoranl
people, who do not see the great principles
involved in the struggle, and who, fearing
taxes and conscriptiOn, are ready tools Oi
i politicians and Office seekers. Taking the
Peace Democrats as body, they have few
Representatives among the able men ia
THE REPUBLicANs.-These are united to
. man in the determination to- suppress
the rebellion and 10 preserve the Union.
Yet the Republicans can be divided into
two classes, the Radicals and the Conser-
yatives. The Radicals are in favor. of ex-
treme measures. The Emancipation Proc
lamatiOn, the suspension of hGbeGs corpus,
| and such-like measures are not only sus-
tained, but highly applauded. 4'aq ,.ll
The Conservative Republicans are equal.
y determined with the Radicals to supS
press the rebellion, and TO preserve the
Union of the States, but they favor the
adoption of moderate measures. They ad-
NIT that in times of sediti0n and rebellion
extreme measures must sometimes be al
lowed; still, they greatly desire torsee. the
Constitution literally and strictly adhered
to, and personal liberty and freedom of
speech unmolested. They well know that
personal liberty and free speech may run
into license and treason, and hence they
support the Government, (because it is
our sole protection against treason, and
our sole hope OF the Upion,) even when
they would prefer, individually, to sec
milder measures. The Union, these say
the Union, as it was, by gentle means if
possible, but, if necessary, by 3 sterner
policy.
On the other hand Peace Democrats do |
not enlist;they do not encourage enlistment;
as far as they dare, they oppose and revile |
the Administration Of the Government
they are always croaking about our want
of success; they smile and run out to cir
modify Union triumphs; they are Mortified
il ministers preach on the duty of loyalty, |
or the sin of rebellion; they think they
are themselves the most conservative peO-
pie in the world. The whole influence that
they have goes with the abolitiousts aud
Secessionists among us to weaken the gov.
to encourage the rebels, and to
destroy the Union. .ls4,
There are then only two sets of princi-
pies among us. One, Union, (Republican
md Wat De@GqqssrAdd Addd5 lsRai ebeniSa tine
other, peace Democrat, AbolitiOnist and
Secessionist) builds up rebellion and tears
down the Government. BrOugh aHd An.
derson represent the first; Vallandigham
and Pugh the second. Which will you
sustain2
ABoLITIoNIsFs AND SRCEssIoNIsTs.-Be-
sides the two great parties and their sub
divisions, there are two small factions in
the Northern States. These are the AbOl-
itionists and the Secessionists. The AbOl-
itionists have one idea-the abolishment of /
slavery. They care not whether the Union
is preserved or not. Rather than have the
Union restored as it was, they would have
it utterly destroyed. Here they meet ex-
actly the Secessionists among us. The old
adage is verified, "extremes meet" The
open Secessionists among us are few, that |
is those who aVoWedly desire the seeding |
States TO succeed in establishing an inde-
pendent Government. They are generally |
men of Southern connections, and women |
who think it is aristocratic to be on the
South side. 1o
Hon do these parties and factions GetP
The Radical Republicans, the Conserva-
tive Republicans and the War Democrats
all labor to suppress the rebellion, to re-
store the Union, to perpetuate the Repub-
lie.. They enlist; they throw NO Difficult
ties in the way of the Administration in
its efforts to subdue heinous revolt; they
contribute gladly to the comfort Of our
soldiers; they rejoice greatly at every VIC
tory of our national forces; they call things
by their right names, secession they style
rebellion, and secessiOnists they. callrsbels
and traitors. nos aRoass en1 zeszlfo1