Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-10-28
Wa printed yesterday a letter from Hon

Wa printed yesterday letter from HOn
W. W. Boycs of South Carolina, one Of the
earliest and bitterest secessionists. He
advocates warmly the encouragement of
the Chicago party as the only hope of the.
South. We have before usa letter of Her.
schel v. johnson, who was the candidate
for Vice President on the Douglas ticket In
1860. He also writes in strong common
dalton of the Chicago movement. The
platform is not quite SO strong as he would
have wished, but he likes It in the main
He says: 80
HAIthough the Chicago platform falls
below the great occasion, and the nominees
still lower, yet the triumph of the Demo-
cratic party Of the north will certainly
secure q temporary suspension of HOSTILE
ties and an effort to make peace by an APP
peal to reason. They confess that four
years Of bloody war, as a.means of Festor-'
ing the Union, has proven failure. They
declare that the true principles Of American
government have been disregarded aud
trampled under foot, by the present Exec
utive of the United States. Their success
win bring n change of administration. aud
with that, change of policy. Il will do
more, and what Is of infinitely greater inn
portance, twill bring the two lcontending
parties face TO face, 10 the arena of reason
and consultation. Then and there can be
discussed the history of our difficulties, the
principles involved in the bloody issue, and
the respective interests of both govern
ments. Such is my conviction of the om-
impotence of truth and right, that l feel an
abiding confidence that an honorable peace
would ultimately spring from such deli6:
erations."
he goes on to set forth his State rights
principles, those principles to which Mr..
Boyce and Mr.. Pendleton are SO devoted.
he thinks that there is no permanent peace
or liberty except through the recognition
Of those doctrines. Yet he tells us he is
confident that an honorable peace will
spring from the deliberations of the rebels
aud the democratic What can he mean .
What but this, that the Democrats will re-
cogni1e the independence of the South, or
will favor reconstruction under constitn-
ton, in which the doctrine of State sover-
eighty will be Incorporated Can his words
be explained intelligibly in any other way.7
The Richmond Rhig stOutiy denies that
either Stephens, BOyce or johnson desires
reconstruction. 1t says: ..5,...,..,,..
1.-THE question discussed is whether 1t is
possible for the South to do anything that
will assist in bringing the war 70 close,
All agree that nothing can be done with
the Lincoln administration, and all seem
Al - nj n
party were to come into power In the uni
ted States, the prospect would be most
encouraging. OF course, then, whether
they say so or not, they all concur in think
ing 1t highly expedient that we should do
what we can for the expulsion of Mr.. Lin
coin and his party, and in the promotion
to power of Mcclellan and his party" 10
The RAig is confident that though the
letter writers are thinking only Of South.
ern independence, still they did wish "to
assist 10 the expulsion Of Lincoln and hia
party, and in the promotion to power of
Mcclellan and his, party" That is, in
plain English, the quickest way for the
rebels to obtain peace and independence is
70 heip elect Mcclellan. That iS'the tho.
CRY Of rne Rienmoud Wig.
One thing, - certain, Either indepen,.
IPendencs q Dissatisfaction Cd he bssIs d
state sOysrelgnty q ,hsriR of, STEPHENS,
Boyce, johnson and Gov. Brown. Aud
they all believe that theirehais f6Sbs pro-
NOTED by strengthening as far as possible,
the Mcclellan party in the North. They
say SO. They are emphatic in their state
ments'On this point Can any one believe
that their faith is not founded ON some as
surance of the Mcclellan leaders. Did not
the friends Of the rebels make the Chicago
platforuR Did they not make it to, suit
these men, who now express their salts.
faction with III Has not Mt. ;Pendleten
Away advocated precisely their views OF
State sovereignty, which the Southern let
ter writer's and all the leading rebels so
tondly cherish2 The evidence accumu.
lates day by day, TO show, that the archi.
tects of the Chicago platform and the
Southern leaders are undoubtedly Of one
mind, and that if the destinies of the ma.
ton are entrusted to them, theyWi either
permanently sunder it or will place It I'M
der a constitution IN which shall be incOr-
porated the pestilent political heresy of
State sovereignty aud secession.
The following points, illustrative OF the
eheAteries aud contradictions Of the cop