Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-03-20

the respective States-2 This.Var Ia IN fact
a warIof thGJR6sl4, &epAkS5q iii hSa{
against slayary. .iiFheaYaukeeinnaniz .ii EIays
been pp54iYeiy or d negatiVeIyg aided BypaII
leading nations sgaihst the ipsttt OF o.
suppose. We ia1es EedRced TO exhanation 81
the last extremity i'd its defence! Suppose
We areiredhced to the alternative of fleeing
the slafes, or becoming lstGfesIgu selves I?
may NOT the Qanted degste GoYerpRept agree
cy treGtg 20 flee them lin OrdArit6at6 Ne may
os treehnH tndepend dent without the consent
of the fespsctiYe STATES Save BY siraS aSCo6f
teoerate Executive and Senate, IN whom
the sole Stfeaty milking power Is vestt d 2
A9spFedly there can be no limitRtiona of the
ftreAtS- making power In SahS foftn.6t gov.
ernme4t Whatever. . That G66w6f Of Ltteatv,
Is not the power of'RSf or lbF1te toece.;; 81
Is the high and holYpeYeroE pes saesfesd si;sd
to preserve the highest rinIits1rft Il stItbei
expeuse ofttt6ts oftt6ts IibTRsst.E
We gee, then, that mRsterg and 6Wners
@ay transfer slayes 10 theif SOY e 10 far
aationAl defence Wtt6 d aH Cd stfa
tus OF slaves. That the dsfencs Of the
MASTERY and diatata Of the master by slaves
is the Highest OF theiF duties and uses and
Fonhga4ons. That lthaT Ooptederate Cow
emmett may of itself ,pnrGbsse,, procure
or obtain them, and employ them for. the
z E4SAShOO1 GN6u lEG6
tfeaty for the pqblis Liberty Why, Ith4f9,
clamation Agsipst enplo oyinR them as s0I-a a
diers as if it were antsbuse Inconsistent
with ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the powers of
he bill passed aSdd BY. us Congress! 0s ana
islaturs, iS fSlSftI5 9I1hinti s .estap s1ensy
Of the slegisfstuFe, and NIT At all bffehsivsl
TO the institution ofsSlaE6ryTI = II 81
= The TEtlg haS the following appeal, to
the people Of YiFgiPies in / view i Of # the COM
ing elections 70 return men who are sound.
Pr in;tha faith-=-men of more ner7e--thapil
the pre- esent Legislators from the old Domin-ll
ion in the Legislature and In Congress-: bi5a
satdn,the elections which are shortly to take
place in this sState, one controlling aud OK
elusive purpose9 6onld oScupysthe mind of
the voter, neDely to isecnre for the pn6lic
service only men Of the most iniomitabIe
resolution and the most confident and san.
g1ine spirits. Any and everything else-l
ability, experience, learning, pnrify--may
be dispensed With; but thisis indispe eusable
Ours may not be, and is not, revolutions:
iburtit requires men Of the Revolutionary
mould. In ordinary times, none would del
mand for lsgi slAtots, more strenuousIy than
we; the, qualities which we now hold to. be
not only unueeded but pernicious. Mode:
ration, can ton CONSERVATISM, an over
sCrupploua regard for private rights and
too rigid adherence to the limitations of
laBs and constitutions do not make the
pahipsWe have use for. > 10 their
stead we want holdnessi itenacity faith, bribd
faith eysd,j . ,AIdGee. encore Gu1Gce toujoIFs.
audGeS isithe beginning, middle aud end ot |
the hPoaitioal scieocesuited to our emeereen.
cy. The man Who has no such word as %tail'1
in vocabulary, whatever may be his |
detci eneiesreot otherwise & Wppld ~be,s worth |
more to thecanse. In 5pnblic sta ~ "a than AZ
second Bacon, it he Thought our snccess
uncertain. - We know, q and may have to
name gentlemen in our legisIat1rek aud ot
ur'delegation in Congress, to whose eIe-.I
vstiol we have contributed, aud who in |
ordinary times wonld grace their positions,
but whoj for. the lack ofsthe one essential
quality Of dbsolute' faith, are not only of |
mo- dysntags to the cause, but are, doing |
they should be; for the time being; laid |
aside aCopstancy aud endurance, viii win |
this fight without the least, t,possibilityIofI
failure. But, men who permit tttmselves1
,toi contemplate the chance of failure Srel
not the, men to endure,Tor cause Others to
endure, ,.all that may be needed for success.
We are not indulgipg 10 censuEe; our per
sonal feelings are KIDD towards the gentle
men v Te have. Id tpurIeyfIppaeE otherl ciE$
cumstauces we, would Il give them hesrFy;I
support; bnt for s'tha5pnFposes oflthis4War,
of the people and pillars of the
cause, they. are. by their moral constilu7
tion, incapable of good, and ere uucon
sciopaly doing immepad mischtsFs Let US
hide them away, with all tenderness and
respect in. the iobscurest retirement, otilI
these rough times are'oterpast.e Let us fill
their places with men Of, lessor no sensi +
'biIityland ehsnsivenRssI-snd,sif if there
be real danger of failure, better to take
'theG Who, have not mind enough to; ;seeis
Nearly all that legisla.io1 can do has been
done. All the men and means Of the c6uu.
try have been placed at the disposal of the
Oon6ederatsA Executive! Confidence alone
iS need hed--eopf denpe that will never fatter,
come what may-for that will produce
ooust A5ty, and constancy will produce
Pgqqcebs, asa certainlysGs spriog follows
SIMMER yi-ss's = ,=bntd ns 10 ,sE7uTs DsIi
Eistsi I'd
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