Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-10-25
An Important Document,

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An Important Document. U'
From the time that Alex. b. Stephens
made his celebrated speech against the re-.
bellion in the Georgia Secession oonven;
ton, in January, 1861, down to this time,
the strongest evidences and utterances
against the great fniquity hayeicome from
Southern sources. We SAY nothing of
Clemens. Lane and Humphreys, of Ala
bama, the first an Ex-U. s. Senator, the
second an o. s. Judge; and the third, a
distinguished public man. We say moth,
ing of Pettfgfew of South Carolina, whose
aged and tremulous voice was lifted while
he had life against the causeless conspi-
racy. Neither DOVE dwell upon what
such men as Holden, of North Carolina,
and his brave compatriot who was lately
Speaker. of the House of Delegates in, that
State, have .puton record. Nor yet do wed
lay special stress upon what Browhlow ana
Ewing and Maynard and Johnson, of Ten5
nessee, have said. Nor what has emanzs
ated from such men as General Cant,
OF Arkansas, once in the rebel SER
yioo, ond ouch other men as Carpenter and
Fishback, also Of that State; nor upon tho
ardent protests of Rx.Oongressmen Bou-
ligne, Of Louisiana, and Hamilton, Of Tex
as. All; these names are familiar to our
readers, and many OF Their, demonstrations
of secession and Febellien,l uttered from
time to time ever since the war began, are
still more familiar Northern men, and
men of the border here, have moi
equalled these aud other such Southern
men, in denounctng and disparaging the
rebellion. 1t was only the other day thai
We published q. letter from the. regularly
accredited Oommiseioaer of the State o
Georgia TO Europe, in which he gave hi
views of the pselessnessI not only of thu
rebellion in the first instance, but also th
stir greater uselessness Of continuing Ith
war 10 snstain il. kAndl now We find a
other important Southern document, com
ing from several distinguished souther
peace men, among whom are Robert
Hifliu aud A.aAaMest, cmembefs fsIect {
the Alabama Legislature. Their letter
datedat Rome in Georgia, and was vii
ten on the 4th of this month. It is at
dressed to Governor Yatesi ofIlliuois, an
we presume,is published from under h
hand. The following are the opening pa
agraphs: oss al z.sy = rsgo haisre7 sal,t I
The paralyxed condition of the mar
thousands of Union men within the Soutt
ert States both in aud out OF the reb
army, through the instEnmentnlity of q
absolute and relentless despotism, plact
IL most completely out Of their spoWe
without the aid of the United States arm
to ever regain their liberties. zee .sis1 itss
Within The rebel lines not q yestige
civil liberty exists and tits only uhenltf
fortunes OF war throw us thin the reae
of Federal protection; that we can, wtthoi
the hazard of 6life,5 give expressionto %
desire for a restoration of the Union.
Oompletely diyested of all power or #
huenee over our leading men, and IN
state of absolute gRssRla ge 20 the hFbittRr
ediots OF military usurper, our onl
hope Of release - upon the (
the ambitionBrmen, who haye thus lenslas
ed us. --rx.,,,vr-
derstood as appealing not only to the chi
executive Of the State of Illinois, butsi
the governors of all the Loyal, States, to /
on their guard against the insidious eI
eroaehments Of rebellion at your own doc
and your own fresides. -. -, II
No pains win be spared by our leAdih
rebels to bride, seduce, deeeiRetor oyeeaN
year citizens into deadly conflict and civ
strife, so as thereby 70 render complete Il
downfall OF free government upon Il
American eontnent and We beg you 70 e.
cnse MS in taking the liberty to warn 20
of Q danger which We consider imminen
and 70 urge you TO let no considerations
mere party triumph he permitted 10 shl
out from view, even for one moment, u
great paramount objeet-the suppressic
We regret that our limited space do
not permit psIto publish tss issser spti.
1t is so good, true and forcfble as . .Nhel
that ne can scarcely break the logical co.
aeeticn between its parts aud DO iss arg
ments as well IS its reeita,ions, prop
us.iee. We consider the following stat
ment as very important. Il is one III
has frequently addressed itselt to our :.
asstion since this war bsgens IS Ne a6ul
motif has % many readers:7g g sss Z
4Lsaaing disuhionista Of The sopthltfs
several .yeafs prior 70 the beIlion, exerl
ed tIeir tact and ingenuity p md %
sorne fnsfi6able prete1t to seeede from ID
Unfcn, and set np for themselves. Atm
tine have they ever been satisfied with