Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-02-16

laid down their lives in our service; oil
Nichols, who, wounded and disabled, re-
agued mis- commission, which the President
refused to receive, and placed him in what
some call bomb-proof in the conseriptiou
bureau of Louisiana; of Harry Hayes, who
was repeatedly wounded in the service ;
aud OF Yorks, who was in North Carolina
endesyoriug to raise recruits among the
Irish Catholics. Louisiana has done much,
but you cannot make a step forward that
she will not follow You.
n Nj. Benjamin asked what do cur enemies proDoss
70 do, and read from the New York Tri6tsRe OF tha
9th tnstanti reTteW Of Buffers speech, which A..
gued that was the duty Of the government 70 rem
der justice 70 the negro, TO educate hfm to give
him iaiT share OF the lands his fatherS Hro1shf
uPOnj 20 leave him tu the State where he was rear
ed. and 70 furniGh him with means to begin in i6s
Atsr that hs WHs 70 be let severely alone; that e.
to take his place with other eIsizsnE Nov aid M
BeEj amin, II there be hell upon earth Il vouIj ~
an universal emancipation OF the negroes and ne
H1ulEessi @ rule over rs Can you imagine your
your former shaver In military orRanfz Stiou ol
vhiCh the oacers were negroes, with the malice Of
on usl That 4 to be our fate fail in ths con-
test, and yet men oEiect to making fuse OF the
means within our reaeh, because, forSO0th It might
fall. 1t locks to be very much like . man rushing
forth from his burning house and begging his eigh.
bors for heavens sake not to throw water on his
blazing roof because 1t might spoil his furniture
the Gev York ErsaiRg Post, Published in 1852 to
show the deVliBh maHguity Of our enemie8 The ar
tcle showed that under the institution OF slavery
the number OF negroes had increased from seven
hundred thousand 70 four Millions He would plead
guilty to that Indictment and thank cd God that the
Institution of slavery had increased nom seven hun.
dred thousand to four millions he would pIea5
guilty to that indictments and thanked God that the
Institution OF slayery has thus preserved that uu-
fortunate r1se- The southern system was the true
system for the improvement Of the blacks and the
freedom Of the whites, Bat II We were in con-
clifton when We could no longer protect saves, We
would say TO them We yield what We belieAe to be
the best system on earth under protest, and take
the next best system which could be obtained. He
painted the scene in the Yankee Congress when the
constitutional amendment" was passed, and held up
their mock phAnthrcpytin glAring eolorS. There 4
one other thing wanted Amer you have given rs all
should be hanged. TGood They should be put in the
trenches, and the soldiers Eh0uld iuet capital pun
tAhment upon them. Put them In the trenches and
let the soldiers come to town and take their places
That IL the sort Of capital punIshment would ae-
cord to them TGEEe croAkers say thIs that gen.
eral Is whipped" "dold Is sixty and calico ninety y
They have no right 20 talk In this manner. A man
recently came 70 my house and commenced croak-
ing when took up my hat and left, saying that
who have not spent one night out Of their comforts
bic beds Einee the beginning OF the uttering
their dismal complaints, while soldiers passing
resolutions that II they do not cease they VIII hght
them and the Yankees too. He then read the reSo-
lutious OF the RftySeTenth, Fourteenth and Thirty
hrst Virginia regiments, and Davis Mississippi
brigade showing the spirit and determination OF our
soldiers. That, he said was the way to talk These
were model soldier resolutiona-soorn for the croak
er confidence in their rulers and contempt for the
Wesk-kneed. Also resolutions Of similar character
from LouistAuA regiment showing that they would
mako every saerthce for the defense Of Virginia
upon whose soil 90 many Of their number had laid
down their live; that they en- ertained fond memo
ries Of home, but were fred with the stern resolve
not to return until this hght was fought to an eno
LouistAna stood at this hour firm and erect in
1881, when the first ahot rsd at sumter. There
was no proposition for peace there. The war could
not ceaae long the foot Of the foe pressed their
nniI Mr.. RsniRmin said he saw No pTospeck of OOs-
sAton OF this struggle during the present year. Let
every man stand mp aud nerve his heart for the
eonteaC The enemy GaS utterly unable to cOntinue
this beyond the present campaign. Let us stand
up firmly and We shall be free. In conclusion, he
drew beautiful picture Of peace and Its consequent
blelaings, and said all that aud more awaited MS
II we nerVed ourselves a. We ought to for the Last
struggle.