Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-02-28

",eventy thousand devoted patriots may
no, all relurn-it Is equally probable that
the one hundred and odd devoted thous-
ands from Illinois may not nil come to the
great roll. call at home when the war is
ended but let TRAITORS take heed and re.
member that enough war.WOrn and deter.
mined veterans will come back TO call &C.
cursed traitors aud demSgogueS 10 the
needed reckOnlngi that although they
"sbOye BY justice" at pteSeut, punish
ment and lasting disgrace nre only post
pOncd.
We have qpace but for one more resOlu.
tion-oae more fresh demonstration Of ILL.
uois soldiers ut the seut of war-Oue of
tbeI series Of resolutions equally determined
10 the expression of devotion to the Unisu
cause aud delestatiou of traitors. 1t is
this:
RHOlpsd, That we hereby proclaim to
the world our undyiug love Of the Union
Of States, and, at the same time, our eter'
nal and everlasting abhOsauce for traitors,
whether found 10 armed rebellion nI the
South, or in dis!oyal Conventions and Leg
islatures North"
Reminding the loyal of the land now
that traitors have 10 the late elections, Ia
ken advantage Of the hundreds OF thOus.
Auds of loyal men in the field to manufAc-
ture lreasOnabIs sentiments, and to give
support to enemies of the Government, let
us consider that 10 these gallant men-,he
soldiers iu the ield-lhere isA substantial,
formidable reserve force, destined some
day to make treason in all its forms cover
from public Indignation, from deserved
disgrace. Let the loyal, then, band more
closely together against the common enc
my, now being fast uncovered to the gaze
OF betrayed and outraged people. En-.
ccuraged by the forbearanee Of the Gov.
erumcnt, dislOyalty is now iudulgiug 10
those displays calculated, ere long, to bring
is career 10 u summary and bumiliatiug
conclusion, and let every man do what he
can to increase the force Of that indignant
public sentiment such as will compel the
Government to put down traitors too long
tolerated in their efforts to prOlOng strife
aud bloqdsbed.
Finally, for the State Of Maryland We
need have no fears. The occasions have
already been marked to convince traitors
that active demonstrations are entirely out
Of place here, and, recognizing the fact
they dare not attempt reasonable displays,
such Us have called forth the indignant
protests we have given,
And even in Illinois the "COppsrhead'''
have been compelled to chronicle failure
in the preliminRries to touch elbows with
the traitors at Richmond through the mel.
Ium of "ConventiOn" at Louisville. Well
for them, we venture to say, that 1t is so.
They might have found Populations max.
ing their appearance there from other
places than the Cotton States to reckon
With Ihem for their base Intentions for
their crimes and folIies; to reach them,
perhaps, that fOrbearing as has been the
loyal sentiment Of a great people, there
may be limit even to such fOrbearauce +,
a point when lesson should be given,
wholesome and needful to the last degree.
1t is the duty of the Government, we re.
peat, to watch against aud guard against
dangers OF this kind that threaten the Re.
public let it not be left to the long. abused,
popular and patriotic sentiment of the land
to fud remedy for its shortcomings 10
regard to case SO vital to the peace oil
the nation-to its future integrity.