Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-06-20

you can DQrY te out or slRhE1 1niEaHtOrinR
the state leave out thar disturbing and
dangerous element, aud use only those
parts OF the machinery which will move In
harmony" .5asfy i.i;s I Ia1
WHY HI RfLIEVEs'iN E4ASorPATIoN.
''Now, in regard to emancipation, Iyant
to say to the blacks, that liberty means
liberty to work and enjoy the fruits of your
labor. 1dleness is not freedom. desire
thatall men shall have affair start and an
equal chance in the race of life, and let
him succeed. who has most merit The, i
think, is principle of heaven. u am for
emancipation for two reasons: first, be.
cause it is right in Itself, and second, be.
cause in the emancipation of the slaves we
break down an odious and dangerous aris
tocraoy. think that We are freeing more
whites than blacks in Tennessee. Il want
to see slavery broken up, aud when its
barriers are thrown down i want to see
industrious, thrifty lemigrants pouring in
from all parte of the country. Come onl
We need your labor, your skill, your capi.
tai. We want your enterprise and inyen.
ton. so that hereafter Tennessee may rank
with New England in the arts and meohan-
les, and that when we visit the Patent of.
ice at Washington, where the ingenious
mechanics Of the free states have placed
their models, we need not blush that Ten
nessee eau show nothing but a nnousetrsp,
or something of aboutas much Importance.
Oome onI We greet you with q hearty well
come to the soil of Tennessee. Here is soil
the most fertile in every agricultural pro-
duct, delightful and healthy climate, for.
ests, water power, and mines Of inexhaust-
lole richness: come and help us redeem
iennessee and make her powerful and
hourishiDg state. s4
THE QUESTION OF RRcoAsTRUoT1oN. l
"But in calling convention to restore
the state, who shall restore and re. estab-
llsh 1t Z Shall the man who gave his In.
huence and his means to destroy the gov
ernmeut Is he to participate 10 the great
work of e.organization2 Shall he who
brought this misery upon the state be Der
mitted to control its destinies2 Iffthis be
so, then, all this precious blood of our
brave soldiers and officers so freely poured
out will have been wantonly spilled. All
the glorious victories won by our noble
armies will go for naught, and all the bat
tIeheIds which have been soWn with dead
heroes during this rebellion will have been
made memorable in vain. Why all this
carnage and devastation2 Il was that
treason might be put down and traitors
pqnished. Therefore l say that traitors
should take a back seat in the work of res-
toration, II there be but FIVE thousand
men ia Tennessee, loyal to the constitution,
loyal to freedom, loyal to justice, these true
and faithful men should control the work
of reorganization, and reformation abso.
llutely. Loud and prolonged spplause.1 |
say that the traitor has ceased to be a cit
izen, and in joining the rebellion has be-
come a public enemy, He forfeited his
right to vote with loyal men when he re-
.nounced his citizenship, and sought to de-
stroy our government. :.
"W say to the most honest and indus
trious foreigner who comes from England
or Germany, to dwell among us, and to
add to the wealth of tho country, Before
you can be q citizen you must stay here
for five years. If we are so cautio1s
about foreigners who voluntarily renouuce
their homesto live with us, what should
We say to the traitor, who, although born
and feared among us, has raisedsa parri.
cidsl hand against the government which
always protected himI My Judgment is
that be should be subjected to a severe or
deal before he is restored to citizenship.
A fellow who takes the oath merely to
save his property and deuiessthe validity
OF the oathS is 3. perjured man, and not to
be trusted. Before these repenting rebels
can be trusted, let them bring forth the
fruits of repentance. he who helped to
make all these widows and orphans who
drape the streets of Nashville in mourn
ing, should suffer for his great crime.
THn REBEL LEADERS.
"The work is in our hands. We can
destroy this rebellion. With Grant thun.
derlng on the Potomac before Richmond,
and Sherman and Thomas on their march
toward Atlanta, the day will ere lone be
ours. Will any madly persist in rebeIlioni
Suppose thatan equal number be slain in
every hattlet it is plain that the result
must be the utter determination of the
rebels. rAh, these rebel leaders have a
strong personal reason for holding out to
save their necks from the halter, And
these leaders must feel the power of the
government Treason must be made obi.
Gus, and traitors must be punished and,
Impoverished, >. Their great. plantations
must behiseiEed and divided Into. small
farms, and sold to honest, industrious men.
...-s.zE.. .l.s ABUSES. .ig Hi,sra II
"Fhe day for protecting the lands and
negroes of these authors of rebellion is
past, II ts high time it was. have been
most deeply PANIED at some things which
have come under my observation, We get
men In command who, under the ia nhnetlce-
" He1.eAyI LSWn'uB 'Auu cateeSlnB grant
proteolioneto the rich traitor while the
poor Onion man stands out IN the cold,
often unable TO get a receipt or voucher for
his losses. Cries of "That's so!p from all
parts of the crowd The traitor can get
lucrative contracts, while the loyal man is
pushed aside, unable to obtain a.recogui.
tion of his just claims. l am telling the
truth. l care nothing for stripes aud
shoulder straps. want them all tn hear
what say. l have been on a grid IRON
for two years at the sight OF these abuses.
blame not the Government for these
wrongs, which are the work of weak OF
taithiess subordinstes. WropRs will be
commistsd qpder every form Of govsrnment
and every administration. For myself, l
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