Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-09-11

| The light wind plays along the waving fields,
And the tall grasses bend to meet it there;
| And am hRppyl far.gone all my care
Ny soul to heaven its grateful homage yields.
GovERNoR BRAMLETTE, of Kentucky, has
been "a stumbling block and trouble to
the copperheads of the north, ever since
he was nominated. When Gen. Burnside
took decisive measures to secure pure
election, the sympathizers with the rebels,
who had intended to oyerrun the State
and elect Bramlette's opponent, felt safe
in taking up the cudgels against Bramlette.
But no sooner was he elected than they
began to claim that there was not much
difference between him and his competitor,
and that his success was triumph for
them. They proclaimed loudly that he
was not Republican and that he was
opposed to the emancipation policy of the
administration, which was true, but they
also leaped from these premises to the
upon embarrassing the administration,
which was an entirely false conclusion
II any other evidence of this were needed
than that which has already been furnish
ed, we have it in the Governors inaugural
address. 1t would be cause of national
rejoicing, if the copperheads of the north
occupied SO good ground as that taken by
the Governor. II
He states with great frankness that he
and the State for which he speaks are not
in favor of some of the measures of the
administration. But hear this language,
which he employs:
awe will make no factious opposition,
which can in any manner check or retard
those charged with the admfnistration of
the Government, in any legitimate effort
to suppress the rebellion and restore the
national authority over the revOlted
Stntes.
Kentucky will not affiliate with those at
home, or in other States, whose manifest
object is, under pretence of opposition to
war measures, to recover their real pur-
pose of crippling our Government, paraly-
zing its arm Of just defense and forwarding
the aims of the rebellion"
How admirably In stating what Kentuc-
ky will not do does the Governor describe
what the cOpperheads are everywhere do
ing. rFr5.Sgl frTtf 49,
What an advance it would be to hear
the copperheads use such language as
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Il "But when measures are adopted to crush
1.-THE Tebellion,i which we deem unwise or
Luuiust, we will not approve, but win exer-
Ecise our right to oppose and correct in a
\ Legitimate way! Because we furnish the
meansS we do not commit ourselves in fa-
+, yor of the modes of applying them. 1t is
our duty to supply the means; the duty
of others to apply them. Those Charg-
ed, With the application are responsi-
BILE for any misdirection or abuse of the
meaIs. We will not sanction acts viola
tive Of constitutional right, but we will
not therefore neglect the use of every me-
cessarys means to protect and defend the
IConstitRtion against rebel efforts TO de-
stroy it, merely because somebody does
not understand or regard its provisions as
we do" aaa 4EiF
Yallapdigham and his comrades on the
CONTRARY refuse to vote supplies for the
war. Aa5 a 49, - d984
The Governor takes the ground that the
one thing to be done first is to crush the
military power of the rebellion, to look to
the preservation of the life of the Govern
Imeut; .'that being saved" he says, 'the
Constitution will soon heal all minor inju-
ries by virtue of its own inherent vtgor."
Gould dethere be any stronger contrast
than exists between the sentiments of the
copperheads and the following:
ave cannot TOO strongly condemn the fac.
fous opposition Of those Who assail, not
4 to correct, but for the purpose Of weaken
4 ling the loyalty of the citizens, and fetter-
\ ing the movements of the government
We condemn, ,astreasonable, as the efforts Of
those who attempt 70 organize, under pre-.
ttence OF opposition 70 Obnoxious war meas
ures, q party whose real purpose is not TO
correct the evils complained of, bat use
Ithem as 0 pretence for Withholding the
necessary supplies and aid for our defence,
1 and thus aid and assist the rebellion.
Much of this form Of treasonable oppo-
sitiou is attempted under a clamor for free
8 Jspeeeh and free pressl Liberty Of speech
and of the press, as well as of action, must
Irsmain unabridged So long as our govern
Iment exists in its present form. But free
dom and license are very different and re-
flpnEnant. Free speech fs not licensed
ktongue. "A Hceatious is mott q free press.
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