Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-03-10
VaIIandIgham-a Career too long
Tolerated..

Tolerated.
Tho Baltimore american, in referring
to the late abortive attempt to bring Val.
laudigham before Baltimore audience,
thus scpthingly deals with that traitor
and his sympathisers. Our readers win
remember that the Pittsburg Post lately
announced, that its faction had sent an
invitation to Vallandigham to address a
democratic" meeting in Pittsburg:
However the Government NAV have
erred in theexcrcise of undue severity in
certain cases of arrest, there can DO no
doubt but that one mouther of treason
has had full scope, from the beginning of
the conflict, and that ono is the noted COP.
ppcrhead from Ohio, Vallandigham.-
Laws catch fiies,and let hornets 20 free, y
IS an old adage, too well based, we fear, in
times like these especially. Vallnndie-
ham, thus far, has seemed to court a prop
er admonition-he has gloried in his in
famous course. Patted on the bRck nv
the leading traitors Mt the South, and re-
lied upon by the blpOdstainod gang OMEN
ly and avowedly to sow discussion and
treason in the loyal States, he has gone
along on his acoursed mission with almost
perfect impunity, absolutely unmolested,
we believe, except ON two occasions: one
WHOM he visited the camps over the Poto-
mac, and the Indignant soldiers of his
own State, brought him to reckoning
the other, when in the company of his.
congcners-Brokenridge and Henry Nav
tho was brought to dead halt in his
reasonable demonstrations in the balcony
of the Eutaw House, in this city.
Whether the Government has acted With
q wise and just discrimination in suffering
this avOwed and impudent traitor to run nj
large as the instigator of treason, whilst
men a thousand-fold less capable of mis-
chief have been stopped short in their ca
recr, 1t is not for us to decide for it. But
one thing We feel constrained to declare,
aud that is, if his recent speech at Newark.
New Jersey, ia correctly reported it must
be the pleasure of the Government in this
case to see hres lighted in the land merely
10 occupy the loyaiin putting them out.
Here is an extract:
ut has been proclaimed that it never
was their THE re6els) intention to invade
the Northern States. 1t is very true that
1t this war is kept up, battles fought, no
rclenttng spirit, no prospect of peace NO
sound OF concord TO reach their ears tbrv
ought to be Induced to make that inya.
sion" 'H'"'
Can there be, in view of all these facts, a
more atroctous sentiment uttered. NOR
andacious, daring defiance of all patriotic
sentiment, more especially when We know
that himself and traitors like him have
been doing their best all along to in6ncs
the aecorsed cOnspirators at Richmond IN
put forth every edort2 Is that envtbing
more than the echo of their own sentiment9
and must loyal men be iasulted IN his
manner "They ought to DO induced TO
make that invasion - ,-N'sN "
Let us remember that these traitors 6r..
drew the sword, pointed the frat cannon
the tirstunWarrantable and toni
murders, aud that to-day aud alWays tbsS
ho'rl forth fendish defiance aFsin:, Gov.
srnment and people, that they might bSvs
'peaee al auy time by laying down theip
arms; aud yet here comes one 20 reverse
the judgement of all just men; if possible IN |
shitt the guilt to whore it does not belonS.
and, finally, TO denounce aud invoke neG |
horrors on communities he insults WITH HE |
presence and whose forbearanco he abuses
surely there must be some limit to all this
with both Government aud people.