Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-15
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- ~ - "a ne Dsmoeratio Party.
A storm is not pleasSiaI, bu, il does
great deal OF Wholesome WORT, in addition
to clearing the trees OF their dtcay9T
branches aud purifying, the .Gtmospb.rs
Theliltle tempest that has been taeipe TO
adsy OrtW6 iur0ohgress has SocoHi oIisbe,
several very Important things; liz hG.
! swept away Fartisan fogs andFso clafitis,
the moral atmosphere that the line b.
tween loyalty aud treason is again sharpIi
asf9slb and We see where msudsss OEhosI
Y petition was before aomOWhat dopsttal
aF: Harris ot-Haryland might ha 10 passed
for very respectable aud cohssfyatiy,
patriot ifhs shadIhel bssF provoked into z
passion that be could not eouIreL and &C
6lnrtsd Oqi t6sisteni a s1aoa I6ai 81 ID
him. Rage oseteame bis ptddeaes. And
he dselats kim - :,
cling in secession aus reeeg6ixthk lhs lin.
ldepepdSpes OF The Coniedsrsey. There
can be nothing in words more aa re trraso uRbTe
than this, and there is nothing. more
that Nj. Rhrttss eAnsi;d6 Tor de- re.
6slliou unless he joins tho rebel army.
Aud there be would count but one, and be
Of less pse,to sthr enemy than in his pro.
sent position. The democrats 10 The House
voted in body against the expulsion of
thettattor, Had so were able to keep bin
In bis ssati and only eleven OF them voted
to censure him for his reasonable words,
while eighteen voted against SO moderate
tebuke for go grave al otfsnss. This Is
not an agreeable development as TO the
spirit of the opposition 10 Congress. But
it is.Well to know the exact truth about
IT. and the country will lay these facts to
heart and pronounce its judgment upon
them. 1t is thought the democratic, con.
gFessmeO viii think il polite to vote for
the eensure of Mr.. Long, of Ohio, il, order
to save themselves before the people
But this viii not help their case much
Mr. Longs treason Of speech was very
mild compared with that of Mr., Harris
The gist of Mr.. Longs speech was that be
preferred to recognize the confederaOy
rather than to see the South snbjagated
according to the policy of the administra-
don. Being peace democrat he is of
course against the maintenance of the
Union by war, and so stanGs substantially
with Harris. but he did not say it, and is
no more subject to, ,ceosure thau the Woods
and a dozen other peace democrats in
Congress. J.
10 speaking of this whole matter an ex.
change observes as follows:
Politically his reVelation of the real pur.
pose of the peace Denoerats, which is to
secure the Independence OF the .S6ptherd
COhfederaOy, will be most salutary, The
fact eau no longer be denied or concealed.
As the rebel party among the Northern
Democracy fR not N contemplate faction
Il has streogtb in numbers aud infaeuce,
and will not consent to be showed aside
and ignored from any prudential reasons.
All through this Congress the Democratic
members have been caucusing, week by
week, over an address TO the people in re
terence to the Presidency, and the peace
members have prevented an agreement
They would ueither consent to war plat.
form, nor to one evading the living issues
before the country. The other wing, see
ing how decided and Irresistible Il the
current of popular OPiuiou, dared not com.
NIT themselves 10 peace policy, uof even
to any distinct declarations for the saliva
tiou Of slavery. Aud thus the party has
"hnng by the gills" in Coogress NIL tais
bold Demonstration Ot, the peace men has
StartledIt out Gifts ptoprietS. There can
be no further hope of co1ciliatiou and
union betWeeu the peace and--WRr Demo-
orats, II can make little difference now.
who Is nominated by. the opposition for
Presidenl,J II heiia q loyal man the peace
Democrats will be against him; il he is one
of themselves all loyal Democrats will be
agatnst him. Aud II so absurd thing is
attempted as 10 run a man acceptable 10
both, neither. will trust him and he will
fall to the ground between them;
/, Every honest and loyal democratic yo-
ter ought now to declare. himself If he
1 is against the party leaders who propose
to surrender to the enemy-now, of all
times, when they are about to make their
last attempt ut resistance and are Iikelv
to be hoDelessly overwhelmed by the
Uniun armies,-he should say SO openly.
by word and deed.I This is mo- time for
I parleying or bhalf-way loyalty. He who
is not-Wholiy, for ills rSonntry now is
wholly against it, and no man can be hon
estlY for the country who will even toll
peace democrats in Congress. The only
salvation of the democratic party. lies in
its purging itself of all such riffraff, and
if it has nut vitality enough to do this it
Is not worth saving. Nov is It's last
chance. lift kicksroutTits, traitors Il
may not succeed now, but e viii have
some basis.leftlt6 build upon Hereafter;
if it tolerateS them it will die disgrace.
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