Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-03-12

ernment established by our fatbera. n
are hot bound to support an A bolition Gov
ernment. What a sillyfshallow arkumen,
Can these men be for the Union?
II the Administration md Cabinet-anC
the host of uoble patriots in the field tha
are now battling with traitors-do not-re
present the Government of our fathers
then let them tell US where are its reprSi
sentatives. Is it represented by JEFF. Dayi,
and the Southern Confederacy2 If the1
answer yes, why do they claim to be theh
enemies and Unionists at the same tinei
Can they consistently do this2 Does JEFF
Davis or the Southern fends wish for the
restoration of tne~ Union as it was under
our fathers? Certainly not. Then t6e
matter is settled that they are not 9ae
Union party.
Whereithen is it to be found! Has
Administration and Cabinet ever show1iby
word or deed that their object was not the
restoration of the Union2 If they have.
wherein2 If not, then surely theya mnst
acknowledge that we are the only Union
party; or will they pretend to say that the
Administration North and the Confederacy
south are both disunionists, and that they
represent the only true Union party2 Oan
they claim to be n Union party, and at the
same time favor division of the Union.
IN order that peace may be procured?. Is
this Union2 If it be, then do not under
stand the meaning of the word. But it is
unnecessary to continue the argumentfur-
ther, us there is no argument in it.
AS have said, and now repeat, the,tree
is known by its fruit. Their conduit is
open TO the judgment of all intelligent men.
Aud what must their sentence be2 That
they are traitors in heart. Is it not so. AS
for myself am determined to act we'll my
part IN the great and awfully grand drama
which America is now exhibiting to the
world Notwithstanding all the trickery and
ylilaIny which is being practised at tshome.
Sir, there is no difficulty in deciding on
which side is the light, and on which is
the darkness. tits not a war of to-Gqv
merely. 1t has already borne fruits which
for good or ill, will never die Sir, the
Judgment of the whole civilized world
when the great question comes to be fully
understood, never can be, never will be.
aught else than it is, war of the aristo
cratic, against the democratic principles;
war based upon the idea that slavery is
divine institution.
have no more doubt about slavery be.
ing the cause of this war, than have that
the war exists. Many seem to thitk that
the negro proclamation will only tend to
the lmbitterment of the South and to in
crease the hopelessness of restoring tie
Union. have never had any other hone
since Sumter fell, that this Union would
be preserved otherwise than bysths resist
less agencyot powder, ball and bayonet.--I
Do men still hug the delusiou thRfwe are
to be greeted by the sweet smiles of5peace.
except by the crushing out of this damna-
bic rebellion. fbelieye it has been 4 de-
liberate purpose of the Southern leaders to
relentlessly destroy this Unipn and sup
pia4t ins that fair Southern cline Con-
tederacy Of Slave holding States.-l
" then, slavery was the prime cause |
of this war; if slavery feeds and
clothes tue armies of the South. If the |
Southern heart has beeu fred against the |
North on account of Slavery. If the in |
stitunous of our country and the hopes of |
coming generations are to be destroyed, |
for the elevation of Slavery (about which |
there is no dUubt) then our nation Is bound |
to destroy Slavery ,Ohcrever 1t is found in
armed rebellion. The self-preservation of
our country demands that Slavery, the
right arm of their power be wrested from
them, and now for any one to stop to de-
bate the question, whether the negro shall
be placed on an equal footing with us, or
what shall become of him when freed, is to
put that problem in the scale of our coun-
try's life, whether they intend it or not
What then is the plain duty of every mani
Is 1T not by every act, by every word, by
every thought, by every purpose granted |
him, to bold up the hands of tho President
against the enemies of our country? It ap-
pears to me as plain as the sun in the
heavens that if we mean to save the old
snlP, we must strike down the niger, for
he IS the bone and sinetO of the South
There are many at home who condemn the
seemingly vacillating course of the Pres
ldent and keep saying he is doing nothing. |
But look at the antagonistic forces that are
At work throughout the North to perplex
and counteract all the efforts to restore the
old dag The South is unit in the work.
Could all those traitors in the North be
hung up all would be we'll. Look at the
proceedings of some of the legislatures in
the North, and tell me if these hellish pol
iticlans are working for or against our
couutry2 Sir, it is their determined pur-
pose 10 prolong this contest, till our gov
ernment is we'll nigh spent, and then make
n shameful peace with these human iends.
And to further their wicked designs and
sooner accomplish their work, they are
trying to deceive our soldiers by saying |
that the negro is to be made equal with |
them. Down with such humbuggery. How |
can man make equal what God has made
so unequal How can the negro, whom
God has made so inferior! to the white,
morally, intellectually aud physically, ever
De made his equal. Ny wish is that we |
taiter not in the trying 6out. Let NJ never |
feae to g forward. The starof hope leads
Then let our march and cry be
onward.
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