Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-01-30
A Noble Speech from a Noble Man


A Noble Speech from a Noble Man
The Lofty ana Earnest patrIotIsm n,
Vu6h VINO has been Democrat ali
AIS Life-E1iE last Appeal TO trmr
democrats R1l over Tho Land a.
stand by the Flag OF their Fathers.
Extract from the remarks Of Hon Joseph Wright. o
i lnuian"' IN tho United States Senate last week
Mr.. President, the gentleman asked me
what meentby the life OF the nation. Sir
can tell him what is its death I can tell
him what is the opposite of its Iifos IT Is
SECESSION! IT is SECESSION And repeat.
today, that whenever this Government
shail recognize secession in the slightest
degree; whenever, by means of an armis.
tlce or truce-aud such terms and measures
as are now winked at by certain men call
! ing themselves Democrats-you recoruize
the doctrine Of secession in the slightest
degree, the life of the nation is gone, and
gone forever. Tho life of tile nation ia IN
sustain the Constitution and the laws, and
the action oftbOse in authority and thsy,
having declared this war. it ia the duty of
! loyal men TO stand by it; to give the means
for its support and to stand BY those in au-
thor!ty. We cnnuot-we should not-at
this time, draw any distinction between tue
Government and those who are called by
! 'AA~ 'OISC Va AuC peOplC 10 ulEeCL 1t. We
\ must hold up their hands. We must give
them means to carry on the war, and in
doing SO we sustain the teachings and prae-
tiec OF DemocrNcy-of Jefferson, OF Jack
SOU, of Polk.
The Senator from Kentucky has made
some remarks in relation to Mr. Douglas
That distinguished man talked palmer than
can talk. cannot use language as strong
as he used when he said that the only is.
sue in this country is, ''eVery man must be
for the United States or against it there
can be no neutrality in this war-only pa.
trtots or traitors That WAS tho language
OF the lameuted Douglas. Certainly, he
said he was opposed to serVile insurrection
in the South; and let me ask here, who is
in favor OF i! To-day? Do You know any
man who is in favor of servile insurrsc
tion in the South What has your Presi-
dent done? he has offered the olive branch
of Peacei he has given the rebels months
TO lay down their arms and now he has at.
tempted, under the war power, to do that
which you must shy you are for, if you are
for the country because, if you are for the
country, you will say that the country
must be sustained at any and every sac.
rifce, whether of life, money, or institu-
tions. -, =.
ask, then, what does the gentleman
mean2 The idea of certain persons seems
to be this: tive can find fault; NC can say
you had no right to call out an army; we
can say this war is not conducted in n
right way; but We will take pains every
six months to get up with YOU war
mem our first object is to get into pow
er upon the msfOrtunes Of the army, and
the misfOrtunes of the country" Never in
all his eyentful aud useful life, did Senator
Douglas utter nObler sentiment than when
he said, "Do not attempt to make political
capital out ofihe miscries of your country. -
How many men have been clothed but re-
Gently with power, in violation of the teach
inRs OF this noble patriot and salesman
II there was u sight that would rather
have witnessed than any other in the life
of that man, mnch as admired him, it was
the crowning act OF his life, when he went
into that large place in whieh his compet-
itor was nominated for President mean
the WlgWnm in Chicago-aud told twenty
thousand Of his fellow. .Countrymcn with
his last warning voice to forget their party
creedS. He did not tell You to come here
and let fourteen out of sixty members oil
the Democratic party undertake to revive
, party organizations at time like this, but
he said, forget your party crccds while hos
tile armies are invading yomr country and
your capital; stand by your Government
And he,wrapped his mantle around him
and went home to die, leaving that noble
advice ms legacy TO his countrymen. To-
day, however, we are told, simply because
he made a remark which be had made a
hundred times before, that be was opposed
TO servie insurrectiOn, he would there
fore take sides against the Government. Sir,
who wants seryile insurrecLion in this
country? know OF none; but will tell
- r.
ment. We desire the Administration 10
whom is entrusted the care OF the Govern
ment, to weaken the enemy wherever they
CAM and if you agree with me that the res
toration of this country, its peace aud hnr-
mouy, is paramount to all other questions,
do not stop by the wayside to find fault
with what is DONE Keep onward with the
great object in view. Do not tell me that
this thing is wrong, or that thing is wrong;
but strengthen the arms of your generals
and your President, and aim at the great
object in view, aud that is the salvation OF
the liberties of the country.
shall not stop now to go over the ground
in relation TO the position of Mr.. Jefferson.
leave the published extracts from his
works to go to the country as they are. II
the men whom General Wilkinson arrested
could be brought two thousand miles; if
Mr.. Jefferson could say to the officer, it Is
not your duty now in times OF great com
motion to weigh too nicely what is the law;
if he could sny to him, public opinion will
sustain you in dragging these men this dis
tauce; il he could say to him, public con-
sideratious require you to exercise this
power, will not triAe with the intelligence
of the Senate BY endeavoring to argue that
i in time like this such an exercise Of power
is sanctioned by the authority of Mr. Jetfer-
son. Itghas been said, with great force,
that the execution Of this power is not up