Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-10-07
WHEELING. w. va. FRIDAY MORNING. OCTOBER Z 1864

national government. Jefferson Davis i'm
bibed not only Oalhoun's poison, but his
iuordinate love or power and ambitious as
pirations.- Calhoun's sun set while giants
yet stood on our country's WatchtoWersr
and without consummating the great
shceme of his liEe-the breaking up of the
government and establishment Of q monar-
chy on its ruins. He took care to bequeath
the contamination of his scheme with the
avengement of his personal griefs with NIL
mute Instructions to his disoiples-the most
trusted of whom and principal executor Of
the trust was Jefferson DGvis. What has
occurred since Oalhoun's death in 1850 is
too painfully familiar to all TO justify re-
peating. It may be safely said that the
disciple has far exeelled his master in
boldness of execution, II nothing more.
Amid all the the changes and terrible
threAteningB that have taken place during
the present war, aud as late as his inter.
view with Ool. Jacques and Mr.. Gilmore,
Davis has declared his purpose TO be sab
solute independence for the Southern Con-
IsusFaey. and that It was useless for the
government or any one else TO approach
him with any other purpose" he still
holds in his hands the shattered remnant
of an immense army, he has worked In.
cessantly ever since his masters death to
organize, discipline and make ready. 30
stands our armed enemy to-day and the
man whose will and power governs and
controls It.
Now how is this enemy to be gotten rid
of This Is the question. The Chicago
Convention informs us that the only way
il can be done is for the Government 10
declare at once 'tcessAtion Of hostilities," /"
which necessarily implies q withdrawal;
our armies from the territory he claims
Gall in our navy, raise the blockade, and
then propose to JEFF. Davis that q conyea.
ton Of delegates, to be chosen in all the
States, to whom the settlement Of the
matters shall be referred. Now, knowing
what we do of JEFF. Davis and his coh-
stautly AvoWed determination, can any
man In his senses believe he would accept
the offer at all, or If SO, with any other
view bat to accomplish by diplomacy and
fraud what he despairs Of obtaining by
arms, if the Government continues vigor.
ousIy to prosecute the war2 And suppose
he should accept the offer with the view
mentioned, and It would certainly be with
no other, It would place the Government
completely in his power. To elect the
delegates and get them together from Or
egon, California and other distant parts
would require Eve or six months ct least.
And after the Convention should assem-
BILE, the Southern delegates would have II
in their power TO prolong the session
twelve months more, making eighteen
months, and then break up In row. This
would give to Davis time to repair his
losses. His army would not he disbanded,
but go to work on all fours, strengthening
and repairing, still preserving their or
gauization, so as to be placed in line OF
battle at any time at the mere tap of the
drum or sound Of the bugle. The block
ads being raised and commerce restored,
with the Government Of the Southern
ConEedefacy In full operation all the while
with the implied consent at least OF the
old GoveInment-can any one doubt that
in such a case England and France would
acknowledge their independence, form an
alliance, offensive and defensive, and ifuot
openly so, the rebels friends aud confed-
crates abroad would supply them with eV-
erythiug needed, including men. So they
would, at the end of twelve or eighteen
months, be as strong as at the commence.
ment Of the war.
Now how would it be with the old Gov.
ernmsnt? Our armies would have to be
Withdrawn from the Southern soil, all ter
ritory that we have acquired during the
war relinquished, most OF our soldiers
times would have expired, and until then
the whole to be allowed their pay and ra-
tions, at the expense of million or two a
day, and all such as remained would be-
come hopelessly demoralized.
This Is the exact state of things that
must occur if the plan proposed by the
Chicago Convention and endorsed by Nc
Clellan and Pendleton, should be carried
into practice, aud 1 challenge any rebel or
copperhead to show that the plan they
propose can be carried into practice with
any different results. The Convention
proposes this plan, because the war so far
has been in violation of the Constitution
"in every part" and an administrative
usurpation of extraordinary and danger
powers not granted by the Constitution"
in all which Mcclellan Volu1feeTed 70 par
ticipate for over two years as Commander
in Chief, or as Corps Commander, until
shelyed contrary to his wish and still re-
tains his commission and accepts his pay;
and in lis letter of acceptance he avoWs
that he believes his views agree with the
views of the Convention in every particu'
larI Taken as q whole, l am brought to
the painful conclusion that It 10 no more
nor less than q branch of JEFF Davis great
scheme of fraud, violence aud treason, and
that all connected With 1t are as guilty as
Davis himself with ell the meanest passions
OF our nature superadded.
Would JEFF Davis, think you, consent
to lay down his arms on such surrender
on our side and go into convention with
men he rates worse than "hyenas" Tor
the purpose of arranging terms on which
he Is passively to surrender up the great
work Of his life and sole object OF his am
bition2 Did Calhoun, his great prototype
and master, act In that manner DO You
think Gen. Jackson could bave been eoHe't,
lated ont of his opposition to the United
States Bank, or to John O. Calhoun ana
bis nulli6cationP Or do you think CAL
hnnn ,znnld have knocked under II be bad