Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-07-21
Ar lsas, three Of the leading New York

Ar least three Of the leading New York
papers, the Hmt,, TnbuAe, EVsaiHg PoIt,
and the New York correspondent Of tue
Boston DAILY AirTiiI'r, are Of the opin.
lon that the riot IN New York WAS aS truly
a rsbellious movement, made In sympathy
with Lee and JED Davis, as vas the iHVA.
sion Of Pennsylvania. They believe that
. plan was long Sgo deliberately formed
By the New Workers who symPathits Wi'b
secession, and BY soulherners and rebel
emiIBArieS, who are always in the city, to
make what 10 military pArlAnes is called "a
dSVTii, q" 10 New YOrE,in aid Of the rebels
and 10 hostility to our Government Fee.
naudo Woods scheme 10 seeede New York
city from the State, and make a free port
Of Il, was one Of the earliest indications
Of the existence Of the scheme. Since
that day the mischief makers have imPrOv.
ed every opportunity TO embArrasS The
Government. They have looked forward
With hope to TIE opportunity which the
exercise Of the couseiption bill would az.
ford them. They have been stirring the
hearts Of the mob they meant to use, by
arIful ApPsSli through the press aud 9th.
srWiSs. The absence Of the militia from
the city WaI 4 god.send TO them. All
last Sunday week they were matur
ing their plot, AOd on Monday
mob, organized and ably led, having dis.
uucS plans and purposes, took possession
Of New York. dealing ont violence to every
officer aud known supporter Of the Govern
meat they could Cad, bowling with az mad
rage as the rebel army against abolition
i,t'," aud hSmmsring Or.PUundiug to death
every negro they could 6nd. Prominent
among their leaders was a rAseally Virgin
iAn, known to be as rank = secessionist aud
traitor as marches under Lees Gag to-day.
OF course the arch eouspirators kept 10 the
back ground. They were not to be seen
But with as genuine satisfaction as will be
felt 10 RichmOhd when the news Of the riot
reaches there, they saw the diAbolicAl
work 60 90. Such is the opinion Of the
journals to which we have referred. The
New York TGnss for instance, says:
ave do not believe that this outbreak
has beet spontaneous or accidental. We
believe it has been planned for months, and
has only been awaiting favorable Oppor.
tuni,y for its explosion. We regard 1t IS
part aud parcel Of the Southern rebellion
as intended by the men who plauGcd it to
aid the rebel cause. It was the attempt 10
execute what has, from the very beginning,
been the fAvorite purpose Of the rebel lead.
ers-the inauguration Of civil war 10 the
Caited States Before the attack upon
Sumter, it was openly asserted in SaTan.
nab that they bad promises Of aid from
New York city, Aud it WAS predicted, from
week 10 week, for months, that the labor.
log classes would rise in instruction not
only there bat throughout the North. No
effort has been spared BY the rebels and
their allies to bring about this result The
lowest passions Of the community have
been steadily stimulated. Attempts have
been made from time TO time 10 organize
iorcibls opposition to the measures Of the
Government, and periodical predictions
have been made in Southern psPsrs that
we we're just 90 the eve Of eouyulSion and
disruption 10 the principal cities Of the
northern States. The draft has been a fAv.
orite weapon Of the designing demagognes
for misleading the judgments and ArOusing
the passions Of the mob aBd the victory
which il was confidently predicted by The
BseeIsiOnists Lee was about 10 win 10 Penn
SylVAniA, was uuquesiionably 6Eed upon IS
the signal for general and bloody demon.
ItrAtiou 10 aid Of the rebel cause. We be-.
lievs il can be proved, 10 n moral certainty
At least, that large sums Of money have
been distributed AmoUg the rioters, that
they have bad u regular Organization with
Leaflets, Signals aud programmes oil open
uou, aud that, from the very beginning, il
has been = concerted aud systematic move
ment, Instead Of = spontaneous outbreak Of
popular passion and diseoUteur.
A citizen Of New York, who says be has
not 'ympAthiued with the political doc
trinsI Of the New York Tribune, writes to
that journal that be repeatedly heard the
riOt'rI shouting for jed. Davis. We know
Of many gentlemen, familiar with New
York affairs, who have for many months
believed that ia wing Of Lees army" was
10 New York, only waiting for an oppor
tunity 10 secure some advantage for these
Iou.hsru Alliss and masters. The weight
Of opinion 10 favor Of this unpleasant eI.
planaliou Of the riot 10 certainly very con
siderable. There eGR be no doubt that
many Of The prominent copperbeAd poll.
iieiGnG 10 New York Sre rtjoictd at the
Temporary embarrassment which the mob
causes the government, and would gladly
avail themselves Of this occasion TO bring
the authorities upon their knees before
them and force them to the adoption Of
the eoPPerhsAd policy.
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