Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-09-26

bspeech, 1t gives no right to slander. and
EibaI? Does mot every man know that
though the9O OOustitntioh guarantees the
| freedom of speech, Il guRrantees above that
the safety OF the country n Does not every.
body know that the country is engaged Ia
a war Of self.preservAtion, and that the
highest duty of the President is that ofthe
Roman Consul, to seeJt 70 the safety, Of the
Republic7 L ,tg n s5tHt -
The term Conservatives" is much abns-
ed in this country. il twas borro wed from
the English Tories, and comes with O. had
odorj at best Still Il was q respectable
term, and but for its abuse would be a
very good name for a. party of old fashion
ed people, who think itA crime to believe
that fashions change50f the world turns
round. But what does 2'e6nserVatiVe"
mean? Does it mean conservative of good
or of eVil2 Il disclaim all conservation of
evil, I o disclaimJ any tdefepse of Slavery;
any technicaiities of the Constitution In
favor of traitors, any Preference. OF shad-
oWs for distance. The Constitution was
made for the general We are, and it's spe.
cife provisions weEe q de for that end
and he must be- a mere pettifogg Who
undertakes to set mp ono of its,guAFantees
against another, and to destroy the whole
for apart. True conseFVatism is to cOn
d.
both God and man; to conserve the great
law Of Love to Him aud Love to Ma0i TO
conserve the Constitution in its true intent
aud meaning, as an! instrument, made to
Hform a more PERFECT UNION, sRsfARLlsH
JUSTICE, insure sDoMEBFI6a TRANQUILITY,
provide for the COMMON DRFBHsR, promote
the GENERAL WELFARE and secure the BLESS.
IRGS or LIRERTYn Nov, is the conduct Of the
Democratic party 00nf0rmahle to these prtn.
ciples2 Did the nomination OF BIon Brad
bury 10 Maine aid the President inlpr0yid-
ing for the common detense2 Did the
nomination of Clement sVallandighAm in
Ohio-IWiCe a convict for sympnthiEing
with traitors-sid the Governments in per-
petuRting the Union and iuauriug domestic
tranquility? Did the New York OonVen.
tion, in denounoing the President, aid in
securing the. blessings of liberty2 Is the
general tone Of the present Democratic Or
ganization anything but factiods and pro.
slavery? What then Is the position and
prospects of the present Democratic party7
Its whole conduct is insane and fatuitous.
This is a direct fnlfillment OF what wrote
the Times nearly three years ago-that the
BreGkinridge wing OF the pAtty. had the
real leaders in it, aud that ultimately tie
Democratic Organization teOt,Ld fall info their
hands. In has done so, and they are just
as reckless, az fatuitous and unpatriotic
AS was Breckinridge himself. In New
York, You have sort OF mixed breed,
piebald aud speckled, which may be called
iSeymourites. But yoti will not have them
long. The times admit of no quibbling.-
There can be bhttwo sides in the country
and no public man or party can live before
the tribunal of the people who undertakes
to set up Constitutional quibbles and tech
nicalities against the fulfillment OF his
duty to the Natioual Government. Nor is
any party TO live in opposition to the Pres
tdent's Proclamation of Freedom. The
men who acquire their freedom under the
Proclamation will hold it, aud the Nattor
tcHt support them IN q. While yOu are
talking about RtodeS OF DEMONSTRATION"
Tennessee will be free, Missouri will be
free, Maryland will be free, and other
States will soon follow, till the banner of
freedom floats uustained upon every wall
of the great Republic. Esto PeTPetEG-
events shape the future. The mind of the
Nation rises up to meet them, md forms
its policy upon the necessity. lf AH1
Aud what are the prospects OF the Dem.
ocratic party In its present hands Q 1t had
a majority of two TO one In California, and
the party has been almost swept from eX
istence by the breath of the people. Maine
was once the stronghold of Democracy.
Lost by itsiPro. Slavery pTOcliVtty, reVl'
val was attempted on the Anti. War policy;
and where ia the Democratic party2 Over
Whelmed in its own ruinst II Is now fight
ingin Ohio under the banner ofthe convict
Vallsudigham. Where it will be you will
soon hear. What it will be in New York
you can tell better than /, but this know,
tthat-if New York supports Q the present
Democratic party, she will be the "lone
star" the spared monument of what was
once the great Democracy. I9l s1a Rss
There is . great lesson IN the events
which are so rapidly passing by US. but
that lesson is chiefly for the youRg and the
aspiring. Let them read it we'll. The
country has been thrown into convulsions
and nearly destroyed by the political DEM
agogues Of the South. What do they get
ras their reward2 Death, ruin, iufamy
forever! Il is sought to be conVulsed
again by demagogu u6s of the North! What
will they have for their reward Political
ruin, defeat, disgrace, and thS scorn OF
posterity. Let young men readlabd profit
by this great lesson, vouchsafed for their
Instruction sa A YEFBRAH oBsBRyBR.
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