Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-11-17


in kindness, in hope of peace and
Quiet forever; we say to them, 70 him
who scouts the proffered love and kind
ness, let as meet him with sharp, quick,
decisive war, that shall bring the war to
an end, to the extinguishment of sucn men
wherever they may be: But how IS that to
be done2 Blood and treasure have been
poured ont, spent without measure, until
taking advantage of supposed depletion OF
treasure bad men have banded together by
specializing in that which ought to be the
circulating medium, and raised upon the
poor men the price of the Goals upon his
hearth, and the bread upon his table. Let
some measure be taken to stop that, or
perhaps a better measure than any other
is to let it be understood that hereafter we
pay no more bounties from the taxes OF
the North, but taking counsel from the Ro-
man method of carrying on war, we say to
the young men, look to the fair fields OF
the sunny South, and unless they take our
amnesty, let us go down there and you
shall have whatever you get by a fair d.
vision; we will open newland offices where
ever our armies march, distributing lands
among the soldiers, to be theirs and their
heirs forever. A harsh measure, every
body says; but is it not quite 40 just as it
is that We should tax ourselves and raise
the prices of the necessaries of life for the
purpose of giving bounties and support to
the soldier in fighting these men whom we
have three times over solemnly called to
come and be our friends; in 1862, to come
in June, in 1868, to come in September; and
in 1864 to come by the 9th of January 1865,
And when the clock strikes the last knell
of that parting day, then all hope of return
| for those who have not made progress to.
ward that return shallbe lost forever. No
longer can they live in the land of Amer
lea. Mexico, the West India Islands, or
some place that care not to name, be-
cause l know no land hard enough to be
cursed with their presence, shall be their
dwelling place. They shall never come
here again. 1 look with some consider
able interest upon what believe to be the
present results of this election. l believe
first, we have settled the question of the
war by settling the question that the peo-
pie are determined to carry on that war.
think 1t has always been claimed that
we should be strong enough, after great
victory, to offer new terms of peace to the
rebels. never expect to see in arms or
in council a greater victory than the one
we have achieved. l think We are now
strong enough to make that offer, and
then, take it, that the most squeamish
of our friends will agree with US when
they find that We have exhausted every
resource of Craftsmanship in the attempt to
carry out peRce-that it is time then to
make war, yea, war from the hilt. Such
war will be decisive war, and, therefore,
without trespassing too long upon the
festivities Of this occasion, and keeping
the lvdies in waiting far too long, in
answer to what you were kind enough
70 suggest look upon this victory as ono
which has decided the War-decided it not
in a military point of view, but in that
overpowering civil point of view which
decides the fate of nations everywher e.
To this it may be answered, aud to that
answer desire for moment to call your
attention, so that every man may work out
in his own mind much more clearly than
aGy suggestion of mine could do, tho prob.
lem that il we go on with the strength and
stringency that have suggested, how shall
we live in the same land with the men
when we thus fight? Again, let us go to
the teachings of history, and we will draw
from the history of that nation which we
are proud to call our mother land. Every
considerable estate in Englandu Crom i.
we'll, passed through the courts, or COM
missions Of confscation. Every consider.
able household fought against every other
considerable household; the people fought
against the mobiles and the mobiles against the
people and yet, when the king oame to his
own again after time, the nation came
together, cemented in friendship, never to
be divided thereafter. Is there any diff
Guilty then, looking at the teachings OF
history, in the Anglo Saxon race knowing
how to live in equity and peace, amity and
friendship, with those with whom they
have had a fight2 Is it not q we'll known
rule that those with whom we have
fought bitterly, after the fight is over, are
the ones who become the more endeared to
us, and we are the more ready to take
them by the hand2 Therefore, see no
difficulty in every good man of the North
and every good man of the South coming
together, and letting bygones be bygones
As have said, desire to extinguish all
the bad men so far as this country is con-
cerned. Allow me, without trespassiug
farther, to say that am glad to tender to
the citizens of New York who have SO
kindly come here this evening to do honor
to the government which l represent, my
most sincere and heartfelt thanks, and to
say to those now collected who have done
me the honor to say that the presence of
United States troops here tended to pre-
vent all disorder, TO say that far more did
the influence Of every good man, all tend
ing in one direction, tend to prevent dis
order; and still further, the solemnity OF
the occasion, which even the bad men
seemed to feel, far more did these causes,
and the certainty that no bad men could
find countenance or support from any
good man of any party, maintain the peace
and quiet of the city.
again return my thanks, and am happy
to bid you God-speed on the morrow,
when leave for the armies now in ope.
ration in the field. Loud applause.
THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.