Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-12
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Btrongs sillpstration St sIayeholding arfo-
gence sahd dmpudenee thsn the reekIess
Jolly, Of Southern leaders In alternating be.
You'd feeaHsao many Of Eheit Northern
friends Not only were the Republicans
most Of whom entertained . sacred respect
Tor Southern constitutional rights-rspell-
cd and driven Oh by oontunoly aud I'M.
founded abuse, butthe better lass of Dem.
ooratss strong and determined advocates Of
eSetys SouIheFnselAImsWhichAhad,th0 sem..
olance OF justice, were treatad with q dis.
regard approaching closely to CONTEMPT
Tue predetermined traitors broke mp the
Democratic Convention at Charleston, and
IN that aetof naughty deaauce threw down
the gage OF battle to an united North. At
least they took AthS awful risk or Suoh an
issue. hoping; doubtless, they might es.
cape iron serious harm through Northern
coWardtce or aTarice, but istill ineurrinR
the unknown peril with an ignorant auda.
city. charAeteristic Of harbarians.
And as II this. insult to the, Northern
Democracy were not sufficiently pointed,
these demepted slave oligarchs ,nnst needs
repeat and enforce IL BY mAay similar In.
dt8nittes .hesped upon their old allies
How often have those Richmond editors
Whp, speak Tor the Confederate usurpation
With scoratal and bitter words assured our
Democrats that any attempts 81 reunion
were futile, a. well as absurd, and that on
no imaginable terms would the South 70.
turn % its allegiance Not eyea II blank
paper were offered whereon to dictate
termS Of such > restoration would the reb.
els eondescend 70 renew their broken GlIe.
glance. They had severed with ons blow
the mighty republic, and they regarded the
feat IS fnally accomplished, They scarce
! " thought the Government would strike
blow In self defense; but If it did, Ihere
iUas. the inyinei6le chiValry, ready to fight
or die for Southern rights. II, -,
We could not but be reminded OF this
fool -hardiness when, few evenings ago,
at the meeting TO recStTe Ar. Thompsou,
the. abelitionist, We listened 10 the indig.
nant tones Of those alienated Democrats
who are now aiding the national cause.
well might their cheeks ansh with iudig.
nation as they recalled their endeavors 10
PFoptttate the tuaatiable slAyeholders, aud
the unmeasuEed invsctive with which their
EFFORTS were greeted. Men not utterly given
over to an insane delusion, not thorou ghIy
devoid of common prudence or urbanity,
would have thought aAd spoken With re-.
sPect OF those kindly Offices Of former
friends. Scarcely q tri be of sayages in
North America would have rejected the
band OF friendship so abruptly and con.
temptuousIy. The fact Of this peryersion
of the usual kindly relations which exist
among men towards friends or benslacsors
addG7nothet proof to many precedent ones
OF the demoraliEing tendencies Of slavery
even as IL respects the master himself.
de grove morbid aud Irrational under tho
vicious system, reckoning IS his enemies
those who would persuade him TO reform
t, and even repslling the Political party
which sseayed to atand iu the breach, with
a hope of reeoucilSmeut.
l. 1t is not wonderful that every patriotia
eand honest Democrat now stands side by
side with the Republican party, postponine
minor differences until the :epublIo iIssif
lis saved from dissolution. When that es !.
sen!iAl duty shall be fully accomplished,
We may supPose there will again arise
those separate organizations which natur.
ally pertain TO all free governments. But
There will certainly be such a brand on ali
Fthe leaders OF the disloysl section of the
democratic party as TO exclude them hence.
forth from every position OF trust or infiu.
Iencs- These men have made the same
fatal, mistake which brought to grief and
ruin the Tories of our Revolution. Both
classes diSlrusted the spirit aud power Of
the people, and imagined that the despotic
or Aristoesatie cause would prevail in any
UASGSASASa SsANsS9NFr . 40 viz 4UTJ OF lIT6
saw in the military array Of Britain an
irresistible force-the pro slavery Demo.
crat Of 1851 was 40 misled by southern
boasts that he underyalued bis own friends
and neighhoEs, deeming them covardly
and dead 70 every. impulse Of freedom or
patriotlsm., He, confidently Anticipated
that the legious Of Lee would pierce the
Northern States, ravAging and domineer.
ling aS they came. loYying Contributions
limpoVerishing and iruinous, and establish.
ling on An indesIguctible baSiB the horrible
tslaTe empire ss.,z. 10.
In the meeting to which We have alluded
there were other significant signs, observe
BILE 70 every eye. There stood and snake
the patriot Democrats who loved their
eountry better than their party. They de-.
nounced 10 fitting terms IhS foul conspiracy
against human freedom which ID nov
making Its last desPairiuR effort. Bu.
beyond all this, these Democrats, who once
were very buttresses Of slavery In syery
plausible demand, were now amongst ia
bitterest foes and most determined extir.
pators: Their voices, too, we're fully In
accord with those Of that vast audience
Cheer after cheer burst forth, IS fierce An.
athemasteus upon the grim idol slavery,
oncessp feared and worshinped. What
power shall oppose this Irresistible eur.
rent! Deeper and wider than ever before.
Increasing with every municipal and STATE
election, can the most sanRuins slaVemon.
ger ever hope TO see It's refluencs?
L Bat there was still another remarkable
feature in the sentiments of that great mul.
titude. Jealous - they were for national
unity aud human freedom, they had like
Wise keen HPereeption aS to the aRepcv
most likely to assure these ends, Who
among that audience could fail 70 note The
faiqt and hssitaIipg applause which greet.
ed the name of Fremont, eontrasted with
the laundering shouts which hailed the
name OF Abraham Lincoln q Not once or
tWiee, hut again and iu,-WheneTer that.
honored name WAS repeated, there !, Was
exhibited a.boundless and irrepressiLIe
enthpsiAsm, lugh % Es,,haye never before