Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-09-15

In the terrible sceaes on the Kansas and
Missouri border, we have faint picture of
what we might expect along frontier of
fifteen hundred miles, if the rebels were
allowed to accomplish their ubiquitous
schemes. The hatred based on an adhe-
sion to antagonistic principles, is increas-
ed by all sorts of local jealousies, neigh
borhood 4uarreIs, and personal grievances
until devastation and murder everywhere
take the place of security and peace. Not
only do we fiud the rebels in Missouri and
the Union men in Kansas c0ntending with
each other, but the frontier is infested
with gang of thieves and cut threats,
who, caring as little for the principles of
one side as the other, are ready to pTey
upon either or both, as opportunity occurs.
Such class of lawless men has always
been found, when frontier war ragged
These plunderings and massacres, this de-
VISITATION of a district of many square
miles in extent, this enforced removal of
thousands of families from their homes,
all these distressing events. which are Civ
ing the Kansas. Missouri border notorie-
ty as conspicuous as the Tweed, show US
on a small scale what we might see along
the whole line from the Chesapeak to Kan
sas in the event of separation between the
north and the south.
While, then, we lament the deplorable
state of affairs in the far west, let us find
in it new argument and fresh incentive
oF ha TI1Sn HnW.
ever we may grieve over the sacrifices
which it costs to maintain it, let us see that |
an attempt to escape the war by "letting |
the south go" must only involve us in a |
warfare which would be of indefinite du-
ration and of the most merciless character.
Let what we have seen of a border war
suffice to warn US against taking a step
which shall consign the very heart of the
country to such fearful kind of conflict.
Democracy that Does not Suit a Sol
der.
The Peace Democracy of Wisconsin
thought 10 make political Roadway by cir |
cuIating report that Gen. John @. Stark
weather, of the Army of the Cumberland
had expressed his approval of the plat
form aud candidates of that party in Wis.
consin. This report brought out the
veteran soldier in letter in which he
says:
'Now, SO far as am concerned, have
made use of no such expression, but on the
contrary, since reading the resolutions and
address adopted when such nominations
were made, and the acceptance thereof by
the nominees as their principles, have
unhesitatiugly stated that although a Dem
ocrat, having voted with and supported the
party to the best and utmost of my ability,
could not indorse the platform, and con-
sequently could not support the ticket in
nomination-that in my judgment the re-
solutions and address were opposed to the
Union and to the Government, and, in fact,
to everything that and others have been
risking our lives to sustain; and that there
fore the ticket was a weak one.
am Democrat, always have been, and
always expect to be, and as such am for
crushing this unholy rebellion first, above
all things, and for using all the means
possible to accomplish such an end-cou.
sequently am opposed to all men and all
parties who are antagonistic to this doc
trine."