Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-09
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silent town, the bsggsred population
Especially does be dwell upon the ghastl,
statistics which enumerate the deaths auI
wounds, among the actual combatauts. II,
arrays the fgutEs of >1ortality aud dliseas
attendant on the war, aud says in hi
6razeu Wsy,, "Behold the fruits OF fraIer
nal strife l, :tie peace Democrat, WuuIt
have avoided this swful ilict, and snaT,
4 ed this misery and DEATH Even now. n
the people would but only trust me.
would stopjIhe blcodsbed aud deslruction
and repair this lamentable breach bv Syist
Cancellation "
i Apd yes,ths coPperheAd. kuows I'd well
asasy HneNthat he.en dseeh ashe ,brbtIahl
on thts sahgnihesy strife, and Id The NJ IA,
OF Heaven and OF men.is justly rhatse Isl 4
with all its eOnseQuenU, He 1t was Ia
assured these suu;hern siaVehoiders that
all their rights aad interests were. Invaded
by the'notther" people. and especially in
this, thai slavery was to be kept ia certain
limits. Yet all tue great origiuators of ioaF
! government mad sgrerd in this rcstriotion,
including nearly every shff4hern man Who
signed the Act OF Independence. For mani
cogenf reAsousIt was requisite that this
moderate limiSaIion should be enkorce6 =
II was no actual grievance, but simply an
| imaRtuary one, eugendered la the Iifsiem.
pered brain of men who had been bettet,
over much, aud could not bring then selves
to calm and rational reflection. We should
rather say, plrhaps, the more violent or
lmpassioned only were SO mad aud reck-
lees; the Ui6e and moderate, in6ladihR the
man Who'is now their nominal Vice Presi.
dent, saw through the sad deluaion, and
tried most urgently TO stem the fatal cur
rent Which was bearing them Of 10 rebel-
| lion and ruin. ss
Even in that crisis of their fate, whilst.
yet the friends of peace aud udton were.
not everpowered, the pestile1t northern
copperhead encouraged them 70 pass the
Ru6icon aud begin the deadly combat.-
That supple tool of every southern scheme
for domination. ex President franklin
Pierce, wrote to Jefferson Dayis, ana gave
assurances, of northern piss Blood, ds
said, would flow in all cur 10 VnaJ If the
Republicans should dare Hl6a check rebel
lion. Judge Woodward sfAsisted that
Peunsylvaoia should iOrsake her sister
States among the free, aud cast her lot
with slavery aud treason. The copper
ht ads Of all degrees chimed in with these
insane opinions, and onIy lacked the on
portuniiy to deal a deadly blow at free
dom.
Thus did our copperheads encourage
treason, and bring, on tne war. But for
their aecuEsed c0unseIs, the snnthern lead.
,ers mtshhneSer have entsFed o. theif des-
iperate enterprise. Quiet .tenpered, ifnsei-
bic, and inprudent ~ FiIley7 ana i'm iiana6Iy
aFps thess are fetmapy i1die4t tiaas ID their |
previous conduct 70 Snow t6dt of them
selves they would moi have taken tho aw-
full plunge. they could not, indeed, have
measured the depth of the abyss, for it has
been deeper and blacker than tbeyirnaRin.
ed; but there we're doubt. and- tremors 10
keep them back, had not the traitors here
deceived thtm. To the latter belongs the
bloOd.gulltiuess which they would tix on
loyal men. The southern1Faitors scarcely
could have effected their purpose, bu. by
protesting to their dnpes that The divided
north would offer no. resistance.
The copperheAd politicians were, there.
fore, the tOmentorss of this civil war, con-
Jointly With the men who rebeIIed and
took up arms. The guilt of both was IA
grant and inexcneRble, whilst a deeper
scOrn must TALL on tliosesWho stay securely
here, amid nor;hetn peace and comfort,
instead of crossing ID the enemy, and aid.
iug him in actual battle. Only few have
taken this more honest and manly step,
whilst the great majority remain, affecting
loyalty, but ipstdieqslY helping the rebel
lion.
Having thus brought on the war, they
have ever since prolonged it, by frnslra-
ting or impeding every measure which
promised to supptess it. They kept our
srmies weak at moments when more
strength was needed They dissuadsd the
people under their influence from enlist
ing, and then, when draft was ordered,
opposed thar me sure also-all the while
villifyiog the EnHerHmeut for its tardy
progFessyin depressing the revolt. In ev-
cry way they dispataged our northern sol.
dierss diminishiug their substantial tri-
umphs which wrestsd whole States from
the usurpation, and ex0ggeratiDg some
accidental and partial victories which
awaited The traitors nothing, Thus were
the latter ebeSGFoEed silt to resist the
laws, still to exact the last dollar from tn
peOpleiWho gtoaned under military rule,
and 6nGllyt q adopt the oppressive and
unpeFhlle eousoription which completes
the ruin Of all southern Industry. For
this desperate measure, which entails so
much woe and bereavement throughout all
re eltlou, !, And nseeBsitales on fOur part,
atb6, 80 many additionaly leyiss, the cop.
perheadisl ansRerable equally with bis
southern .eoadiutor who mlsled or coerced
the people there, ri For all the torrents OF
blood which have crims0ned so many bat
tie fields, aud every other saughinary
stFeaps Ehlch may dos. from the eOntiRu-
4lSe this wat, Tho rebel Rndltha cbpper.
head are chargeabIe. We need not stop to
graduate the precise degree of guilt at
taehahse 10 each; bat it Is quite unlikely
that the future historian who sketches this
period of our national career will perceive
any essential difference between them.
1i therefore, the copperhea1 deter.
mihed to dwell only on the fepulsive and
sorrowfnl features of this war. he should
never forget bis own completely in begin.
nipg it, and, admitting that. be econtriIe ns
we'll as silent. He should likewise see the
pnerility OF all his talk as to peaceful ia.
sue whilst three hundred thousnud.iusur;
eFnts are yet in arms Only.whsn these
DE subdqed, and not till then, can there
be lasting peace. To whine over the IN