Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-03-11

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was Henry A. Wise Thisses1-tbe bol,
brigadter who distinguished himself q
greatly at Nag's Head Tlaughter1 while nj
brigade was fighting and his son diving
Applause.
Now let US see whether the democracy
iof our day was alarmed at this union o
the purse and the sword, and, in the frs
place, let US see-how the political oppo
nents of the administration treated It.
Governor Seward was then Governor n
the State of New York, having been elected
ia 1888. and political opponent of Ii.
President. On the 7th of March he com.
municated this act to the legislature. with
Almost praiseworthy message, coucludino
thus: "Irespectfully call your attention tc
this subject, with the expectation that an
expression on our part of concurrence il
the policy of the general government will
contribute to aRert3he calamities of wal
and canse q .spsedy Spd honorable adjust.
mept Of the 9iffcdltiss between this coun-
l'try and Great Britain"
Mr.. Isaac L. Yarfan was then chairman
of the Democratic General Committee, and
Mr. Elijah F. Purday was one of the Sec
retaries. They called a meeting of the
democrats of this cityE;and over that meet.
ing AIR. Holmes presided, and for Vice
Presidents were men whose names, when
fread to any democrat, will briag back as
sociations of great interest, and perhaps of
some sadness, unless he supposes that the
ptominent democrats in the city now are
more respectable than those whose names
will read. The Vice Presidents were
Henry Yates, Walter Bovine, Samuel Tap
pan, Myndert Van Schaick, Gideon Tucker.
Abraham Van Nest Il and they resolved.
not that there was danger in the union Of
the purse and the sword-not that it was a
iusurPation-but that it was prompt aud
patriotic measure on the part of tho House
OF Representatives. Loud cheers
Let US see how it was received by the
electors. 1t was on the I'd and Sd days of
March, as 1 have stated to you. The elec-
tlon in new Hampshire came on then, as it
will now in few days, after the adjourn
ment of Congress; aud New Hampshire,
which had been equally divided, gave sew
eu thousand majority for the democratic
ticket. l shall be pleased If nv demo-
cratic friends finds it gives large majority
now. Cheers and laughter The city of
New York, by detection of the conserya-
tive portion of the democracy, aud have
throwninto the hands of what was then
called the wings. The city election almost
Immediately followed, and the city was re.
covered. Isaac L. Varian was elected May
or by thousand majority, the twelve out
Joriues, Immediately after this extraordi-
nary Isurpation.
General Scott, who was to have presi-
ded here this evening, fortunately for the
country, was then prominent in the COM
mand of the armies of the United States.
On the 7th of March be ewent to Maine,and
hn rRnainn6 f6.4Ra t,4k 1k Al. a0Te.
when he concluded aa- Arrangement with
Lieut.. Governor Harvey, by which the
British troops retired from their position
In the State of Maine: the Maine troops
also retired, and civil officers were left in
protection of the public property, and by
his wisdom and his foresight, by the oath
of March he was abe to report to the Gov.
ernment of the United States that the
whole difficulty had passed over. Zap
iplause.1
Not dollar was expended, not volun-
-teers was called out, not a man from the
militia was brought into the field under
this act, and would be glad to know why
ut may not happen that this extraordinary
demonstration on the part of the Congress
of the United States, of the power and re-
sources of the loyal portionof this confed-
eracy will not again be followed up BY q
Similar suspicious result. The successful
way to prosecute the war is to make an
overwhelming demonstration of strength
to satisfy. those who arc prepared to resist
the rightful authority.of the Government.
that the resistance is useless, and that this
must be crushed out. (Cheers J Now.
gentlemen, there is nothing, in nv humble
Judgment, therefore, in the law passed put.
ting this enormous power in the possession
Of the President of the United States, to
deter me from assisting in vigorous pros
ecutiou of the war. (Cheers. Tcqa Uery
nell understand 6ot0, IF 4 synpathize Nth
the re6ettioH-if I desired this l0ar should
tdIk-L could spend hours and columns in
Pfcktng tlarUs in this act. But If I believe
that Substantial gus ice requires the oyeqt
ends Of prosecuting the t6ar dsmand-thGt the
t0hote POsOer of the Government shall be
placed By the Congress of the United States
IN the President Of The United States, I ,oiII
6ol0 N silence to the act, t1hether approve IL
ornot. prolonged cheers.) If the Presi-
dent OF tho United States had usurped
these powers, there might he degree Of
proPrlety IN denouncing it; bnt when the
representatives of the people, legally elect
ed, after due deliberntion, assume the res.
possibility of lodging these trusts in him.
in my humble judgment, and certainly in
view OF the precedent to which have re-
ferred, no wise man will ever complain of
the act. (Applause.)
He continued
~ ! have been cautioned by great mauy
people about attending this meeting to.
night was told that it was an insidious
attempt to disintegrate the democratic
party, aad newspaper which joined as
last tall, daughter, and many representa-.
tiyes in Congress who never Joined us at
all, has grea tfear that will do something
TO disintegrate the democratic party. Now,
If the whole party should differ With those
to whom bave adverted, We should be.uo
more disintegrated than we were before
Ny representative have 9 yery high opiu-
sesent The whole of our state, and very
considerable part of New Jersey, fIauph. !