Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-02-25
Whv IA \ 49, anD61i.

Why dc these gs6tlemSa pursue t6iss
eourse2 Why do they not see that theitii
true policy Is the pdblle spudfatfoh of all
sueht fell6wship2 They know that the
fself Imposed mission oil Mr.. Fefhanao
Wood is The dsstructiod Of The party with
hich de ptufes sses TO oct and tfa msiho
he akes ts the Pfopositieh o mss sur'ests
hich be knows win ;dIse list Tie Country.
lSb. long as he is perm ittedl Is use the party
name, SO long The parry name shares the
sodiuni OF hi9 measnre And tof the snpport
Iiot bis etf6p, Upon bis ground the res
,torAt tf6n of1he mpossi6le.. 10 his
E,handS the ittan4Y OF the Dem ocfalfc name
~ sure The only hope ofs tts HbHoFa6te
sal atiop rs in the e1tdia 70 operation Of
those Who value it with she ptedomipaht
sentiment Of the eonntrY in the hsarty.t
open, support OF the stnancfpaiiou noIiSyf
aid of the President W6o ha5 adopted II.
Tie 4Pfssfdeh Is tEe feptt seht tatiye 6t ali
1.-THE cotRtty who s6efieve that the ones
ion5 is simply Slavery or No SlRVery; the
desttpctton OF the Govern isht or its SAL
tatf6h nasi9ie5}f slsi5s ~ 80 "a.
The 1tUnion. as 1ttyVas.6 ana the /.
la ta6 tHOnAon rs tttatbeto Be. 'tta
There ts ch9clamor for the az MON az
itWash Do It's advocates reflectiS hat thev
demaud2 sIsat 81 slsiiiie,a 10 5fi.snEi
"The Union as it was, was hybrid
unton-half free, half slave politically
balanced, and yet itoked like a couple Of
discordant tastes and ifreconcilAble inter.
ests.' Is such Union the Udion they ad.
Vocate oriWould restofe2 es'ii 70 di6t;
"The Union as itawasgi was the nursery
OF sectional jealouby and d6gmas Of i"State
Rights;9 sstting loyalty to the State before
loyalty ito q common country; breeding
jealousy aud envy of nne section towards
another, and pampering the lust of power.
as s.Welllas corrupling by intrigue aud bri-3I
berry to 4secureiit. Is such Union desired
by the lovers of peace aud concord, and.
the true trtendsiof the great Republic of
Freedom7 ai2hdo iaa = il
Again, the "Union astit;was' consigned
four millions Of hapless human beings to
bondage, kept thus by thspower Of a great
nation iott'treemen."'7iI OF Il made, by the pre-.
rogatiVeit it gave to 800, 900 siaSeho1ders, an
'oligarchy which governed not oaly the
millions of the South, hut, by machinatiop
and plot, controlled to its selfish ends The
gigantic interests of a mighty and growing
nationality It-dtsplayed before the world
a Protessed Republics based on liberty,
equality and the iinalienable3ri rights of h1.
man freedom apd progressive humanity, ia
denying to one race tie God-giYen rights
of all races. 'U6der The esis 81. a Copstis
tuition framed to protect life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness to alliits subjects,
IT sought to. build up the selfish agkran.
dtzsment of few, to the sacrifice, even at
the cost of war aud blood and. men, of the |
common rights aud best good of all, Ia |
such-the real "Union aslitI wasp-.what
true, loyal Americans are now seeking and |
laboring and pleading to brt backf
The Union as it was" is one thing. the
t'Constitution es it was" is another: not,
indeed, the Constitution as perverted by |
political dogmatists, orsssl6sh ambition, Or |
sectional policy, or narrow Estate RiqhtsSfI
theories, bat tue con5liSntiGn in ITS I'M. I
plicity its gennineuess, its grsud stifma- /
ttons of human rights, and its. guarantees
of universal justice, freedom, protection |
and peace. Such is the true Constitution |
of the American Republic, which Is not
sullied by even the name of I.saVe;" and |
which, when slavery is once abolished i
will forever remain the acknowledged
proud and sufficient charter of a nation Of
freemen. 7. 4 h 'i''N 49, i
The .union that is to be-. cau never re-.
store the Union as twas" Il Euouet is il |
that, with the restorationlot UNIVERSAL fres-
dom, we shall need, as we shall have, Tut
one political faith, oqe Union, one glorious
destiny .EChieggO Journal
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