The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-10-01

VI Oui idtncEs. Az one ume We uaVo u1Q
solemn propositions for annihilating whole
Sites, whole systems Of States, and blot>
ting out their stars from The national BAN
ner. At another, we have heard open decl
laration from the high places of the land,
that We never again were to be permitted 70
have 'the Constitution as it. is and the
Union as il wast Good heavens, what else
are we fighting for? What other Union are
we striving to estahRsh2 What other Con
stitution are we struggling to vindicate?
What other Constitution are our rulerssnd
legislators solemnly sworn to asuppoft2
We might expect such declarations as
these from rebels in arms against the Gov
eminent, but who can listen to them from
loyal lips without recalling the warning
words of great English statesman and or
ator, when he bade us i1ook with horror on
those children Of their country who are
prompt raslhy to hack their aged parent to
pieces, aud put him into the Kettle Of ma
gicians in hope that, by their poisonous
weeds and Wild incantations, they may re.
generate the paternsl constitution and re-
novate their fathers life9" Heaven save
Us from any such regeneration and removal
tion as that [Great applause.l
Fellow citizens, we all know that il was
the success of the Republican party, with
its alleged sectional organization and sec.
tional objects, which furnished the original
occasion, four years ago, for that-atrocious
and ungodly assault upon our government
which initiated this gigantic civil war.
['cThats SOL We all know that the Sc
cession leaders os the South, who had so
long been meditating the movement IN vain,
exulted in the election OF Abraham Lincolu
at that day-aa ! fully believe they will
exult again if be is re chosen In November
because it supplied the very fuel which
was needed for kindling this awful confa-
grafton. That assault upon the Govern
ment can never be characterized in terms
of too severe condemnation; and, il railing
at the rebellion or its authors would do anv
good this eyening-ir it would be any thing
better than baylpg Gt yonder moon--l
would Join with you in denouncing IT until
the vocabulary of condemnation was ex-
hausted. But we all know that the whole
North rose nobly mp, as, one man, without
distinction of party, to repel that assault;
and that they have sustained the Govern
ment-Democrats, Republicans, and Con
servatives alike-with all their hearts and
hands, pouring out their blood and money
like water from that day TO this. ! And the
LOYAL States will continue to sustain the
powers that be" in all their Constitutional
action until the end Of their term, whichever
may be the result Of the pending election
not all of them, by any means, as APPROX
ing the policy Of the Administration, but
all of them as recognizing its rightful pos>
session Of the authority Of the. Government.
But no considerations Of loyaltyo or of pat
and cheers. N 3 !. g eonsi a dsre iionT Il jbysisy
call upon us 10 pfolopg the tupfalpiS Of
party whose art and part it has 80 efriihent-
ly been TO extipguish almost every spark OF
Union. sentiment in the Southern breast,
aud to implant there in itsstead desperate
and defiant determination never TO be re-
conciled, never to submit or Yield, never
again to come under rulers whom, reason,
ably or unreasonably, they have leariied to
to hate. No considerations OF patriotism
call upon US to renew the official term of
an Administration whose peculiar. policy,
by inspiring this spirit Of desperation aud
hatred, has rendered the victories Of our
armies hundred fold harder to achieve
and has robbed them Of so many OF their
legitimate results after they have been
achieved. For never, my friends, DO vic
tories cost SO much, aad come to so little,
as when they are wrung from foe who has
been goadeG and maddened to despair
This sort of goading and maddening process
may answer we'll enough for increasing the
sport at a bull fight, but IL has Certainly
involved us in at least one Bull Run.
GOOD" laughter and cnecrs And fear
the day is still distant when II will secure
Us that sort Of victory which we can reas-
onably hope TO see followed by urion ard
peace.
Nothing could be further from my pur
pose in these remarks, than TO cast the
slightest imputation upon the patriotism ol
President Lincoln or any body else No
: one can doubt that he wishes 10 wife biz
name on the roll of history as the restorer
Of the American Union, It's q title which
might satisfy the most exalted ambition.
He may be excused for bis esgerness TO re-
main in Office until he has accomplished the
work. He may almost be pardoned for
welding the enormous patronage and power
which belongs to the Executive in wa
, like this for securing his own nominate
and his own election, if he really believes b.
, can accomplish it. And those who are o
opinion that be is just about 10 succeed-
VIII ether within sixty days or ninety days -
: before Christmas or afler--are right 10 give
I,im their support. We wonid ALT support
! him ii we were Of their opinion, for we wsat
the, country saved, DO matter who IS to bav'
the gDory But President Lincoln is evi-
= IDENTIFY looking forward 20 another title II
: the history ffhe future. Hs desires to b'
enrolled at the great Bberator Of the AfrI
i can race-a glorious title, alyo, II il couId b
o legitimatey obtained. But I greatly fea
D. that in aiming at tbe second he has lost tn
II fr.t. No man, think, can belppercegin
i that he ia so embarrassed aud eniangIed b,
e his proclaDatiohs, and commitments, an
q pledges in regard to slavery, as to be slmo-
il incapacitated for bringing this terribl
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