Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-02-13

Having uccp lnlCreStln tue lutuTc EIOE,
and welfare Of our country, and believing
that We occupy u position in which We cHI
see the effects Of the political struggles Il
home, upon the hopes and fears Of the reh
els, VIZ deem it to be our duty, 10 speak tt
yon openly and plainly in regard to th'
same.
Tho rebels Of tho South are leaning OF
the Northern Democracy tor support, ant
tits unqnCsliOnnbIy true, that unjusiiiiabIt
opposition to the Administration, is "giv,
ing aid and comfort to the enemy" Wbilt
! It is the duty Of patriots 10 oppose the
usurpatiOn UC power, it is alike their duty
to avoid CapliOus criticisms, that mi gbt ere.
alc the very evils which they attempt It
avoid.
The nnmO Of Democrat, associated with
all thnl is bright aud glorious in the histO.
ry Of the past, is hclng sUlIicd nnd diEgrN'
crd by dcmaSogucS, who arc appealing to
the lowest prriudiccs aud passions Of Out
people. We have nothing to expect from
The South, and nothing to hope, without
their conquest. They are now using their
money freely, to subsdihe the press and
| politicians Of the North, and with what
effect, the tone Of some uf our Journals,
aud the speeches Of sUmc Of our lenders,
too plainly and Wtinfully testify.
We see with deep sulicitnlc nni regret
that there is IN uHicrcurrcnt in lniiNnA
, tcndln. toward coalition Of the North.
west with the South, against th, Eastern
Sl.ies. 10 not deceived. Pause, tor the
lore you brnr to your country, anil rcilcr'.
| This movement is only u rebel scheme IN
disguise, that would involve you, Althc
with themselves, in the crime Of rebellion,
and bring to your own hCarthStoncs the
dcsolalion Of "A French revolution. Scpar'
alton on either side, with peace in the fu.
ture, is impossible aud we are compelled
by srlr.intcrCst, by every principle Of hOr-
or, and every impulse OF mhuhuOl, TO bring
this uuhVly contest 10 II successful tCrm,n-
alton.
What? Admit that We are whippri?--
That twenty. three miIlious OF Northern
men are uucqunI To nine millions Of the
South? Shame on the State that would
entertain 80 disgrNcetul proposition =
Shame upon the Democrat who would SUBJ
init 10 il, aud rnsc his CowNrdly voice uud
claim that he was an IndinnHnI lie, aud
such dAstardJ, with their offspring, are fit
"mud.sils," upon which should he built
the loGdly structure Of their Southern ar
istOcracy! And with whom would this
unho!y alliance be formed? With men
who have forgotten their iGtIcrs-thrir
Onths, their country and their Gol-w.th
gucrriIlNs-cottOn burncrs--with those
who force every male inhNbitAnt o! the
South, capable Of bearing arms, into the
field, though starving wives and babes are
lett behind! Men who PCrsCcute and hang,
or drive from their lines, every man, wO-
man mud child who will not fall dOwn and
worship their Southern God. Aud yc,
free. born men OF our State will sympHthi6"
with such tyrants, aud dare even to dream
OI coalition! lndiNnH'S proud and !oya! lc.
giou3 number at least seventy thousand
effective men in the field, aud as with one
great heart, We know they would repudi,
nle all unhOy combinations tending to he
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of our Government.
In this dark hour Of our cOuRtry's trial,
there is but one road to success and peace,
and that ij, To be as ErmH miird for our
Gorernmcnt, ds lie r1icis are against IT,
Small differences of opinion amount to
nothing in this gmnh struggle Tor nn'
tiOn's existence. Do not even place one
straw in tho way, and remember, that
every word you speak 10 encourage the
South, nerves the arm and strikes the blow
which is aimed at the hearts blood Ui our
brOlhcrS aud kindred.
ALvlS =. IloyEY, Brig. Gent.
WILLIAM Y. SrIcELY, Col. S4th Ind.
WILLIAM Il. MCLEAS, Col. AID Ind.
GEO. +. MCGINSIS, Col. lltl Ind
JAMES 4. SLACK, Col 4Tlh lud.
Helena, Ark, February ., lSG3.