Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-11-28
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are at peace, and likely to continue so, with
| foreign nations. Nations are yet but beasts
of prey. Humanity and justice are not yet
strong enough to control nations. Hhey
| follow their selfish interests whenever they
can do it safely. Whether We are any bet
ter than European nations, is yet to appear.
But force ia yet indispensable to the WORLDS
peace. nation that cannot defend itself,
| let loose among these nations, ID like a
sheep atrayed among wolves, who quarrel
and rage among themselves, not to defend,
but to determine which shall seizeit. There
cannot be doubt that we owe our immu-
nifty from attack to the salutary fears of
nations, who are friendly to those who can
make war dangerous. We have been four
years in the lions den. God has shut the
lions' mouths. 1t would not be generous,
in looking for the instruments by which
Providence has worked, to'tail to recognize
the ability of our ministers at st. James aud
the TuiIeries. Mr.. Beecner here paid a
high tribute of praise to Mr.. Adams and
Mr.. Dayton, for the labor they have per-
formed on behalf of our county, in the
midst Of difficulties and trials of the most
delicate nature, and then proceeded to say:
Third. You will expect me to suggest some
proper themes of thanksgiving, in view of
the importance and peaceful termination of
the most critical election which ever took
place in America. Now that the heat of
canvass is over, and one looks back upon
1t, does not, as is often the case, look less,
but more, than we thought it. When, last
year, had sailed that wonderful poem-like
Lucerne, and taken carriage to travel
through the home scenes of the immortal
William Tell, then rose up on our left the
bald and bold mountain Mire CALI. For
hours we Coasted it's near neighborhood,
cd ,ko ola Sfo akiHfo
broadly did it stand. AT every opening to
its summit we looked up with admiration,
yet ever the same rugged grandeur in
desolate solitude. And for half day, as
we Travelled from it, it still opened upon
US looking back, aud ever grew with each
pause, and not till we were far away had
we reached point of view that disclosed
how vast it was. Not in our day will his
tory gain space sufficient from which TO
view the vast proportion of the move
ments of which this election is so impor-
tant a part. First, the time and place of
it are worthy of remark. 1t was in the
midst of a terrific war. We stood knee
deep at home in conspiracy, contending
with enemies not at distance. A public
divided as to policy, men and principles,
the election was absolutely free, after
most searching discussion, and it trans
pired as calmly as leaves grow. II was
| the very antithesis aud bright contrast OF
revolution. The nation pronounced sem
tence with judicial dignity and the ad
vocates that but just before had filled
the oonrt with fiery impleadings, bowed to
the decision, accepted the awards, and
laid aside from that moment feud and
feeling. Consider the meaning of such
| such sublime Rcquiescense-the decision
of majority 1t is the root of stable
government. Without that free institu-
tons would rain revolutions. So long as
men have free speech, the most Unlimited
right of canvass and unrestrained exercise
of influence, there can be no harm, it.
upon the decision of the vote, all meu
scrupulously and religiously acquiesce
And am proud of this feature
of those men and citizens whom
have opposed and resisted before the
people. Their conduct has been wise, pa
triotic aud worthy Of the institutions IN
der which they live. Right or wrong, be-
fore the election, they are all right since.
Second, consider the elements that we're
involved in that election. 1t was in it's in
most nature the right of mankind to self
government. To be sure it took an out.
ward form of local interests. 1t involved
the transient elements. But when we strip
off all that was purely local, transient and
incidental, that which remains was the
whole question of liberty, regulated by law,
and administered by instruments aud ma.
chimes of nice political institutions, with
out which popular liberty is but lamp in
a stormy night-soon blown out. Even
our burden came with mercies, and our
debt and taxation are not without aspects
of good, and should excite thanksgiving.
1, A debt heaped up by such foolish for
| eign wars as Great Britain waged during
the period in which her enormous debt was
created, would indeed be MISFORTUNE
During the whole period of the NapoIeonic |
wars, Great Britain, under the pretence |
OF resisting despot and usurper, was in |
| fact pouring enormous subsidies into the |
| treasures of the old despotic and worn. |
out dynasties of Europe, in Spain, in Italy,
in Austria, in Prussia, and draining her
population for soldiers to resist the man
whose coming regenerated Europe, and in
favor OF men who represented the moral
condltlon of the worst state of society since
the Roman empire. Our national debt &C.
cumulates in struggle for the mainte-
nance of our territorial integrity, for the
supremacy of our Government over it's own |.
people and IN Its later stages for the infusion
into our Government and national policy
otthose political truths which We had al IL
ways declared fundamental. The debt in.
Cured is only the price we pay for our
lite. Honor torbids us to consider anv |,
sum dear that is Indispensable to national Il
existence. 2. But debt is relative
thing. 1t is oppressive, not by its abso-
lutte quantity, but by its relation to the
property aud the productive power of the.
State. Mr.. Bsecher here presented some {
estimates to show that, should our debt be
three Thousand millions at the close Of t
the war, it could be paid in the year 1900.
suPPostqg the rate of increase in property /
to be as IN the past by tax OF Eve per
Hs showed, too, that, Notwithstanding r1e
Tears OF many, We had no good reason to
apPrehend financial ruin after the war. "a
tnstancing our own history after the Rev.
CLINTON and the War of 1912, when, by the
imposition OF high, Prohibitive tariff. we D