Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-02-19

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lincoln Was elected and NO have bloody
timcs; Lincoln vas elected and we have
plenty OF work such az wading in blood
to the knees, digging graves for our young
men and taking care Of the maimed,- -wonn'
dcd, widows and orphans. Lincoln was
elected aud tho expense of Government is
one hundred times greater, Lincoln Is
elected and we have paper and rags for a
currency and billions Of debt, Lincoln is
elected and instead Of economy andreform
We have had stealing and wholesale plum
der unbeard Of in any age Oi the world
Lincoln is elected aud instead Of coming to
tauy policy of our fathers, we arc coming to
taxation, national bankruptcy and uumis-
taxable ruin.-Erehangs.
We ask the attention of our readers to
this extract. ltisa fair statement of the
condition of our country, and at the same
time contemptibly mean aud dishonest
tiDsiuuatioa as TO the cause Of our suffering
and misery. !. insiuuates by the very
strongest kind of implication, that the
President and the party that elected him
are responsible for all the death, suffering,
devastation and misery caused by wick
ed, uujustiGablC aud iuexcuSablo Slavehol-
ders rebellion. A Democrat making q
charge Of this kind presents a spectacle at
once as silly, amusing, absurd aud wicked,
as would an autediIuViau, who bad contrib.
uted BY his wicked acIs to provoke the Al.
mighty to drown a world, by charging Noah
with being tho cause of the deIuRe, BY 60
ing into the Ark. What caused this war?
BY whom was 1t commencedi and by whom
is it wGgsd? We call attention to AiEew
facts that even Democratic. Editor &arst,
not deny. u y. ...'l.i;:i s NJ
A confederation was formed duriug a
Democratic administration by a number of
States which have always cast Democratic
najOritics, which had for It's object n two
fold purpose. First, to give position, i'm
pOrtsuce, and power to set Of men who
have been for the last twenty years the soul
and spirit of tue Democratic party; and
secondly, tor tue purpose of extending aud
perpetuatiug system founded on oppres-
sion and injussice-a system opposed to
the very plainest principles Of humanity
and Christianity, and one which has been
discarded and abolished wherever true civ
ilization aud religion arc known. The
Government Of this Coufederacy was com.
posed of Democratic politicians, who were.
while scheming for their positions, draw
ing their ray as officers Of the United
States to which positions they bad been
elected by Democratic votes. The States
composing the new Confcderncy bad Gov.
ernors md Legislatures elected by the or
ganizntions known as the Democratic par
", aud their election was thsme for re
joiciug and political Thanksgiving by III
very Paper from uhieh Me abore ettract i
copied. This Coutgderacy proceeded to or.
gnuize an army composed Of Demo
erals, from Major General down to th'
! lowest man in tho eighth corporal
stat. The money necessary to defrnI
the expenses Of this entire undertaking wa
,tole" from The custom houses aud mintS be
longing TO the United States, BY Democrats
who were afforded an excellent chance To-
operations OF this kind by the criminal i'm
becility orcoOnivance ofH Democratic Ad
mtuistration. The arms and munitions 0
war necessary for their army were stolen
By Democrats, from forts navy yards Ap'
) apeuals, belonging to the Government
! where they had been accumulated 10 vas
quantities for :hls very emstgeucy By tT'
Democratic Secretaries OF War, who Wer'
among the iuSIigntOrs of the conspiracy,
one Of whom is now tue head Of 'he con
fcderAcy, the other M"jor General 10 IT.
service. As soon rs their plans were per
lected, these traitors not only declared wa