Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-03-02
Movements tn the West--The sp,-,+
OF the People RousLnE Once NInce

M oyements tn the VVest--The Spirit
OF the People ROusIng Once More.
The Cincinnati papers of last Friday
contain full synopses of the speeches aud
proceedings at the great Union meeting
at Indianapolis on Thursday. 1t estimated
by their reporters that from forty to fftv
thousand people were on the ground. It
was an immense meeting. Governor Andy
Johnson, of Tennessee, was the principal
speaker, and, of course, the lion of the &C.
casion. He made a great speech. We
publish quite lengthy extract from it on
our first page to-day. Aud also the stir
ring and patriotic resolutions which were
passed. Governor Johnson's speech occp.
pied como three hours. He scored the
"Butternuts" and "Coppcrheads" as only a
man who has risked and suffered aud per.
formed what he has for the Union, could
score them. He said to tho people of Tn.
diana, "yOur sympathisers must want 10
see me hung" There was world of mean.
ing and suggestion and reflection in that
expression. Surely it must have gone
home to all who heard it, Aside from the
speech it was grand sight to see glorious
Andy johnson back from Teppessee once
more, the first time for many long danger
GUS and toilsome months, addressing the
people of loyal State, adjuring them bv
all that was holy and immortal in this
great Government to rally close around the
old banner of "beauty and glory" and
shield it from the red.handed clutch of the
miserable traitors among them who were
seeking to trail its folds in the dust.
The immense cOncourse moved and
swayed with enthusiasm under Johnson.
great appeal. Their voices went up for
war and vigorous prosecution of tt
They cried out that the noble couptrvmo,
OF Johnson-the East Teunesseeaus, ..tbe
most loyal people of the United States u
as he declarcd-shOuld not wait in desnoir
forever, bat that their day of deliyerapce
from JeH. Davis accursed rule should be
fastened by redOubled effort. "FiNv
thousand" men of Indiana, they cried, will
volunteer to open up way to East Tennes.
see aud free the noble patriots Of that nm
happy region.
This great meeting at Indiapopolis FIJI.
lowing the great demon stration in Ctnc;r
natl makes the skies look brighter. The
people seem to be rallyiug again as in the
days succeeding the fall of Sumter. The
OLD enthusiasm is kidding. All hopes of
peace except by subjugation have now an
Paseutly been dissipated, aud those vbo
doubted aud hesisated aud faltsred in .ho
vain hope that peace without cououering
1t was possible, have castaway their doubts
and ceased to hesitate and have rallied a,oiD
and with determination never to r.,aI
until peace that will endure forever shall,
have been fought out With the sword and
won at the point of the bayonet These
grand rallies at Cincinnati aud at Tn5i.n
opolts will communicate themselves - ar
eF cities aud other States. Alreasv tbo.
are saltying in the great State of New York
iona Van Buren,, who but the other dav
before the election of Seymour, was in favor
OF laying aside conflict for a season ga
SS0aou ana /
Trying diplomacy and negotiation With +bo
rebels, has come out and declared bimssIs
satisfied that all compromise is impossib1.
and that all ideas of peace, save tbrnn,.s
re-invigorated, re-emboldenea ana
yielding war, are fatal decisions. D.n;.l
5 Dickinson, too, has made auother of ;s
noble speeches, and the people in re.non.o
to it aud other such appeal. ara 800
moving into line. 'n
From all these signs of the times. :.
we'll as from consciousness of The &C.,,
our armies are not idle-tba. great rs.n L
are impsnding-that want and bard.h;a
and exhaustion are doing rapid and tataI
aHd irremediGble work for us IN ~. g.. 80.
-l0s our people of West Virginia lssrs
essen and take fresh heart, aud be os.I.ts
hat Just as certainly as God lives, and tbS.