Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-02-10
From the Philadelphia North American.

From the Philadelphia North Americana
There is II certain degree OF success at
tending tho efforts constantly made by n
faction OF the Democratic party TO divide
the people Of the loyal States erthe prac.
teal questions raised by the war, and there
tore necessity to counteract these efforts,
II possible. ltis apparent this faction will
do great mischief; that it has done great
mischief, aud that the purpose auimAting
its leaders is one Of simple hostility to those
on whom the cause Of the UniOu rests
They DO their utmost 10 degrade aud dis.
parnge the administrators Ol the national
authority, well aware TINT, il they fall, the
national authority falls. II an attempt is
made to punish them they appeal to u pNr-
ty for support; they make their cause that
OF a party, and insult the Government by
electiug to high place my man who has
brought himself within its direct CCnsures,
This is pariisanShip in its worst aud most
dangerous nspCCt and though We have con-
fidence in the ultimate nscGndaucy Of the
right through all these trials, it is urgently
demanded OF every nun to 10 something
to avert cNlamitisS and to prevent unneceS-
sary discorhs.
Those who profess TO represent the Dem.
ocralic party pretend that the policy forced
on us by lhcwar is pnrIy policy simply
the policy Of extremists and RbOlitinnists,
and not n representation Of moderate men
of any class. The truth, however, is quite
the reverse. The present policy OF the
Executive has the warm support Of thou
sands OF the most eminent OF tho Demo.
cratic party rs it WAS before the war, and
Of thousands more Of moderate men be.
longing formerly to neither party 1t re.
presents necessity, not radicaIsm or indis-
Greet zea. There may be those who QueS-
t:On 1t rs a matter Of Judgment but the
minority Of its supporters also support 1t
as II matter of deliberate Judgment. But
Ter, Bancroft, Dickinson, Truman, Tod Of
Ohio, Holt, IlaIlCCk, Stanton, Owen, Walk
or, and hundred others scarcely less Cmi-
nenl, work faithfully and constantly for
the Union cause, and assist to lOrm the
policy oil the government 1T the same time
that they sustain it.. What abSurdity to
charge that the patriotic judgment Of these
men iB an uItrNism that is leading the
country to ruin rendering il necessary for
Hughes, Vnllandigham aud Eernnndo Wood
to go frantic over pretended dangers to
tue Constitution ut their hands. 40 greater
farce was ever pGrprtrAlcd thnu this hue
and cry over the rNdiCalisn Of the Admin
isIratiOn, on prCtcnrC Of wrong to the opn.
ions OF the great Democratic party. Who
are the rightlul expOnets OF those opinions
II the thousands Of Statesmen aud soldiers
VIC. might name ArG not! Is it only in the
hands Of II few iutrigucrs Tor party prefer.
mcnt, left at home while the patriotic arc
serving their country 10 the field or in 9th.
or lAbOrS, that tho opinions and interests
Of the party Nre left ?
In what manner the prCICnt prEtilCnt
influence Of the unpHtriotiC Of tho Demo.
cratic parly eau be nculrAliEel II is din.
cult to say. Perhaps II can only he done
through tho natural reaction aEainst their
own ,CGCeSscs. Possibly the fever must bu
allowed to rage until It has burned aud dis.
gustcd tic majority sufficiently to produce
u revolt within their own ranks. II Is not
true thnt there is any ascendant faction oil
radicals controlling the government. II Ia
not true that revolutionary experiments nrC
being tried which CmhangCr the public
safety. IT'S not true, even, that the RupuG.
liC0n party rules tho country, to tho GEclu.
siOn Of loyal Democrats from participation
; In its honors ns well NJ It's dangers. Tht
truth is, TINT what Ia now dOnC, mud Il
proposed to do, IL forced upon the admin.
istralOrS OI the government by OYcrruing
( aud inevitable necessity, In these troubled