The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-12-30

We wuz to state two simple undeniable
saots, farthaaonaidsrstion Of hsintelligent
FIX. fh.sMasMosss of the Republican par
ty at tho recent elections is fact which no
one can escspefon.l LItis. @,obvious as a
church by daylight. In all the loyal States
except New Jersey, they have q majority;
whether sdi OF .rsiaeial il ii notlnecssssry
to enquire. In New England, especially,
they have everything their own way, like
bull in china shop or donkey in a chick
sn-yard. With few exceptions they have
the press, the pulpit, the men Of letters,
and the lecturers on their side. The weight
of social influence and Of feminine fascina-
ton is with them. In short, they have the
control of the machinery that manufactures
public opinion, and they have turned out a
public opinion as searching and tyrannical
As an Arctic frost: Not to be Republican
in New England is as uncomfortable as it
was not to be q Fedsrslist in the war of
1872 49,. ~ ~
This is one fact: we state it simply as a
fact. s#sl 80 ~
And now for the other fact: 1t cannot be
denied that side by side with this trium-
plant success of the Republican party at
the polls, there has been a proportionate
falling off in the willingness of the people
to volunteer in defence of the Union and
the Constitution. In spite of the tempta-
ton of bounties and pay of enormous and
unprecedented amount-of an amount so
great that if the war should continue long,
and at the same rate of expense, it must,
with other claims upon the Treasury, bring
the country to bankruptcy-men are moi
forthcoming.
Now we dc not say that this ominous de-
cay in volunteering zeal is wholly caused
by the success of the Republican party
We admit that there may be other elements
which have conspirsd to produce the result.
But had the boot been on the other leg
had the Democratic party made great gains
at the polls--thers is not Republican pa
per in the country that would not have
charged this falling off in volunteering spirit
directly and exclusively to Democratic sue
cess, and would not have made it the theme
of unmeasured vituperation and abuse.
But the two unquestion able facts still
stare US in the face-frst, that the Repub-
lican party, ''the war party" as its mem
bers fondly call it, has been successful in
every State except New Jersey; and, sec
ond, that there is a most portentous fat
ness of feeling in regard to volunteering
Here are these two facts i: the Republicans
may explain them as they please, and make
much or make little of them, but there they
are, and they cannot get over them or round
them. We regard the general indifference
or reluctance of the able-bodied white men
of the country to enter the army as u very
serious fact; We hardly dare say how Sc
rious Bntthe responsibility is with the
Republicans They have told the people of
this country, over and over again, that if
they would only put down the traitors, to
wit, the Democrats, at home, the task of
putting down the traitors at the South
would be comparatively easy. The people
have done as they desired. Never in any
free country was an opposition party more
completely silenced and subdued than it is
now with US, at least, for the time. At this
moment, there is not in the loyal States a
single Democrat, or anti-Republican, that
has the least influence in the Government of
the country we believe this to be alitcral
truth, and not mere rhetorical flourish
But responsibility is in exact proportion to
power. We call upon the Republicans to
redeem their, pledges and make good their
professions. The people have given them
everything they asked for, and now we ask
them to be as good as their word, and put
down this rebellion in their own way. We
will not quarrel with the bridge that gets
US over the river.
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