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

Congress, or of occupying other high and
honorable positions.
Ever longing for the pomp and splendor
Of monarchies, andfor the entailment OF
exclusive hereditary emoluments ana
privileges, they have had no patience with
the majority rule under our form OF Gov
erument, which has given 10 the people
noIitical equality. They have always
considered themselves asclass of superior
men-making no part Of the peoples hut
entitled 70 iellthSi exemptions and immus
mites of 9 privileged clAssas And in har-
arguing what they conceive to hottie Eul-
gar herd they address them as meniaIs,
calling than s'myipeople,R as iftthey thoit
the people belonged 70 them. ic So ACCUSE
toned are they TO- speak 7of their slaves;
calling them tiny negroes2s or tiny ser-
wants that in addressing ithebTcommon
hard working, citizens they calbthem, Hmy
people and should they succeed In settIng
up, 8 monarchy upon the ruinsl of the cold
Government then the laboring and indus.
trial class of people will itbe Realied tsmy
spbJeets.sd &C -e6ezIs ssu 4ish7E sseaW
Descendents of those Who were disap-
pointed IN tbeg overthrow of British lsu+
premaeyi over the, American colonies, they
have inheritedlt 1.-THE same love Of monarchy
which actuated the Tories of 276S and
hence they have been nntiring in concoet'
ing schemes, OF seeking pretexts, torlthe
overthrow Of American Democracy. .e9
In 1882, the high tariff. then inrexistencef
was seized upon. as justihable excuse
by the aristocracy of South Carolina for
aets Of ratification and secession. Bnt
failing, on that occasion, 20 carry ont their
purposes, and smarting under
the rebuke administered by Andrew Jack-
son in his memorable proclamation there
has not been day or an hour since, when
they wopId not have not dissolved the
Uniou, could they have had q pretext af-i
fordinR any shadow of justification. .
Ever growing, ever diseontented, they
could see posevidenee of goodlg oHernmentiI
in the general prosperity land happiness
BIZ the people, nor could they eeneeivelo of
any national responsibility excePtaunder |
n0nRrchy.sIsu si1ay u11tfUoG oicd@ 56- II
The tariff ASIA pretext, in 1892 failing |
Ehem,i their next resort was TO the slavery.
question, which then bad some promineucel
EiVen to it by the efforts of Henry Clay |
ind other adVocates Of uniyerssl emanci- |
,ation, and by others of perhaps less wis
lom and elessqpatiencess who Werenurging |
Immediate abolition. efR snigL ~ 10 s5Gsbl
Thus circumstancedf the slavery queAtioni
presented the best proposed prospect fora,
ruitfnl source of discord, and consequential
,ointed nullifers and Tdisunionisti of 1882, ID
g q means of sectionaliEing the country.
nd engenderipg hatred between the North
md South ~ Z. 94iins DO gHc5 -gs1saI
Nothing could be truer than whatiis-
.bove stated! We should like to see the
nan who has even q losel reputation in
my eommunityafor intelligence and who
las a character to be influenced by what
ls may say, who win deny that the truth
8 not traly told in the above. .sts ,egiI
The following passages conclude the
Iattersi!gs - j9tseo4Es icy ~ q: 3!
In conclusion; Ewe'repeat that the people
Of the South are nowiuhdef Q reigning des.
potism, which, for cruelty and relentless
barbaritSy has nosparalleiin the history of
mankind, Dsnd that they have been 1ured
into this bondage by deceitful promises
frst rand coercion afterwardIl through q
mereiless sconscriptioni They can date
their downfall Of liberty from the farcical'
electionsof conventions lin L the Southern
States, 20 decide upon the remedy or means
pfredress against the great crime of Lin
coin in permitting himselfto be elected ae.
eoiding TO the forms of the Constitution
Said Convention claimed plenary power to
AetFwith no privilege ever given to the
people ITO ratify or reject their proceedings
Acts OF secession were passed, % PROVISIONAL
government was established at Montgomery
hndowas iinaugurated by firing oupon Fort
Sumter, without ever permitting us to dez
eideas1 toithei ptoprietyq of stheseirevolu.
iouaty proceedings norihaFe weieVer, for
Rsmoment, had the power to 6ounteract the
revolutionary purposes Of our leaders. o
Their paramount object has been from
the beginning the dissolution of the Union
and theioverthrow Of civil liberty; and 60
tenacious are they indpursuis Of this etu9
| pendous crime that no: offers of compto-
mise and no 'entreaties eau ever dissuade
them from It! They have committed them
i selves again and again, 2inlthe strongest
terms known TO the English language, 70
never, under any circumstances, submit 70
hreeonstruction Of the Unionj and There, TO
our. sorrow, Nejean assure you ithRtS until
this proud spirit of rebellion is subj1gated
by tbs coetctve powerfofsWar, we willneV'
Il er have either peace or reunion. p1A ,VsaI-
i sThemasses Of the people South if7 re.
leased nom their present abondagef would
not hesitate 10 accept of.any just and hon.
ofahIe proposftlousifof reunion but until
thSfrtyrannical leaders-aES whipped they
ciuIneVer exercise that privileges oq1
Il bTh6 struggle for che Presidency of the
i United States at this trying hour, fills us
j With fearful apprshensionsJ and we cannot
close thissPaPer without urging you, 70
guard sthespeppIe against suffering the pre-.
JUDGES of party spirit 70 blind them 70 the
Igreat paramount object Of gouquering ouI
rebel lead6rS and restoring the; Unions Let
who will he ,electedssit isahisi dhty.to pre-.
I serve the gUnioneat all hazarlsS and 70 take
care that the duty Of every, eitizeniof every
State, so far as it tsinihfs power, TO sustain
Il the President, even in the exercise Of ex.
Il traoIdinAEy power IL neeeBsafyy 10 suppress
i the desolatiug seourge ofiRebellionsF e
EHE RHREIs CAILIse on Eas NEssoEs Eop
4 HEIPs-MAj. Gen. oanbY has issuede az
order assuring negroes whob escape into
his lines that rthssyP vim not be SSns6ffptsd
but Wit bs freed Aud treated az, refugees ii sa,