Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-02-02
= FEBRUARY 2, 1864 @ NUMBER H.

able homes, and seek shelter under. the
lsGegiai of the British lion,n They are now
insOanada, exposed to all the rigors of a
northern climate, and what is still worse,
To- ths-taunts sud jeers- of--ihe Canadian
Aboliuouists. They are exiles from their
native land. narefugeesa-gonea banished
Your memofiaiistsi would dflrtterirepresent
that they have good reason for believing
thas the sttuaii of most of those exiles
10 not only very nupleasant ihnt most in
toterabtei many of them being compelled
TO c5ofA eordeto6a 10 competition with the
negro at 81 tot50 cts. per day, and no
board. Some are compelled, from the
force OF circumstances, to work for the
negro. And what makes itdoubly humil.
iating, these are the same negroes who
ran away from their masters in the South.
contrary to the Constitution and the Fn-
gitiVe Slave Law. Evil disposed persons
say this is negro equality practically,
demonstrated, and some Of the more
unseruPpl9gs ones say tour friends have
made Themselves BY this act, iute-
r1or to; the AtFicans This charge, your
memorialists would represent, is false and
slanderous They are our fellow citizens
OF the Democratic party, Whowere always
opposed to negro equality and in favor of.
"the Constitution as 1t is" aud "the Union
as It was" Their present relation to the
negro is not one of choice, but of neces-
sity. They left their homes and their
country to avoid greater calamity, as
they thought than negro equality. This
they have tonstitntionalrigh to do, and
no Democrat can question that right for
believing, as they did, that the Govern
ment had no power 70 coeree a State, and
that the war forths Union was uuoonsti-
tutional, they had conscientious scruples,
as every honestman should have, against
entering the service of the United States
pursuant to a draft Thus, contrary to
their own free win, and for their country's
good, they left precipitstelyt for Canada,
where they are atIpresent, exposed to ali
the severity aud hardship incident to a
most severe Northern campaign. .r-,.f
1our memorialiats would further rep.
resent that these CanadIan refugees are
good Union men, self. sacrificing patriots,
who believe the South should have its
rights, for which otlY it is coutending and.
are in favor of an armistiee and compro-I
mise with their S0uthern brethren. In
fact, Q. L. Vallandigham himself could
scarcely be more sound il. q political
point of view. - Ayea ts4 j -,1 X
And, whereas, these, our friends, have
only left thei5 eountry for a temporary pur.
pose, your ,nmemorialistsi would most re.
spectfnlly petition your honorable body to
extend to them the privilege Of the elec-
tive. franchise, Etojbe exercised uuderf the
"@gls of the British Liop;H and that suit 4
able proVisionsisb be made by law for the
families of such as are without adeouate
support. This We claim: a. Is matter of
jnstiSe@ The Legislature. Of last winter
passed ap act nuthoriziag the soldiers to
vote out Of the StateAaud in fact out of
the United States, for many of them were
in the Confederacy-aud knowing at the
same time, that these soldiers we're ali
Abolitionists, and would vote the Union
ticket. ~ --r,sslSasa-a -,
Now, We ask thatf friends be permit.
ted to vote OUT of the Uuited States, in
Canada, under the leadership of our fast
friend, C. l.. Vallsndigham, although it |
may Ue readily inferred that they will vote |
the straight Democratic ticket, and that |
ample provisioDssbe made forStheir suffer-
ing families at home. This will make nall
things even,n for the Democrats have long
been compelled to pay taxes for the benefit !
OF Soldiers families, with whom they had
little or no sympathy, the latter being
nearly all Abolitionists. "a g. Il
Your memorialisls express the hope that
this subject may receive the prompt atten, /
tion aud favorable considetatiou of your
honorable body, and for you and yours Ue |
will ever pray, ProUided, however, that You |
are not Abolitionists; aud provided, :. fur
ther, that 1t may not be contrary to the |
rules and articles of faith, of our new Dem. |
ocratic Church, which is being Organised |
under the immediate direction and pa from |
age of BishOps Owls, Medary, Vallandig.
ham. Coz and which may prohibit !
prayers being offered for anti -slat very men, |
especially if they ever belonged to the
Democratic party t'.4 i..'i - 5qn ..J
Very respectfully, go, l.a IS /
W. P. CharlesHorth, B. P: lHsaton, IA
A.58. MonFoe,s2 l9H. R. Chambers, s5
b d; Mdassie, 1..r B. F, Patterson, 4
gno. Calhoun Wsger, p. A. g. Work. 81
VIM. CarrickT (Irish) Alex. j. Ross, -i.4 n
a. r. Dunahow, Stephen Nofsinger,
4. d: Melnot, his mix ThOs. "A. Patton,
y. .. ,Lawers, n. R. sGoliids, so
.. y UnPstead, H. s. Myers, his mark,
John J. Morgan, John u, Detord,
G. A. Clark, - Alex. IL. Howevgg 5.,I
o. A! Irwin, his mark A. O. Ault, his mark,
N. J. w. Glover, "a J. s. Isenwauger.
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