Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-04-29

guardian or Of al Infant thfodkh its parent
, But when the master became false to hii
sllegianceJ tha BlaHst stood facet to face will
his country aud his allegiance, which mai
before have been aquAlifiedr one, becsmI
direct and immediate. His chRina fell of
and he stood AT once 10 the presence of the
nationi bonnd like the rest Of Us 70 its. .pub,
lie defense. Mr.. Lincoln's proclamation
did buttake notice of the already existing
right Of the ,bondmsn to freedom The trea.
son iOf thes, master made it q public
Obedience; the treason Of 5 state eel
free the collective -bondmeh.G ofEtbSl
State. This doctrine is suppoFted by the
analogy OF, precedents.y La tie times oi
lfeudalism the treason of the lord
tof' The manor deprived a I'm of .his
ssrfsi the spurious feudslism that existed
among us differs in many respects from the
ifehdalismrof tho middle ages; but 90 far
Eha' 'precsd ntruns parallel With the pres
ent case; for treason the master then, for
treason the0maslery now, ,loses his slaves.
In the middle ages the sovereign appointed
another lord oyer the. serfs and the land
which they cultivated; in. our day, the SOW
5eteign makes them masters of their own
persons lords over themselves. It has
been said that We are ct war, and that
emancipation Is not,a belligereut right.
The objection disappears before analysis.
Enia war between independent powers the
invading foreigner invites to his standard
all who will give him aid, whether bond or
free, and he' rewards them according to
bis ability and pleasure with gifts office
domS when at peace he WithdfaWs from the
invaded country he must take bis siders
and comforters With him; or if he leaves
them behind, where he has no court to en-
force his DEGREES, he esn give them nd SCI
curitysunless it. be by the stipulations of q
treaty. In a civil war, it is altogether diff.
feesnt. There, when rebellion 10 crushed
the old Government is, restored, - aud its
Courts resume their Jurisdiction. So It is
with us; the United States, have Courts of
their own, that must punish the guilt of
treason and vindicste the freedom of per-
sons whom the fact of rebellion has set
free. Nor maysit be said that, because !sla.
very existed in most of the States when
the Union, WAS formed, it cannot right
fully be interfered with now. A
change has taken place, such as Madison
toresaw, and for which he pointed out the
remedy. The Constt tuition Of Stateghad been
transformed before the plotters Of treason
carried them away into Rebellion, When
the Federal Constitution was formed, gem
.
and everywhere the respectiVe Legislatures
had authority, in thb e1erciseef their drdi-
nary functions, to do away with slavery
since that time the attempt has been made
in what are called slave States Eotmake the
condition Of slavery perpetual; and events
have proVedJylth the clesrness of demon.
stratiOn, that constitution which seeks to
continue caste of hereditary bopdmen
through endless generations Is inconsistent
with the existence Of rep Publican Institutions.
So, then, the new President and the people
of the United States must insist that the
proclamation of freedom shall, stand as "a
reality. Aud, moreover the people must
never cease to insist that the Constitution
shall be so amended as utterly to prohibit
slavery on any part of our soil for ever
more. Alas that a State in our vicinity
should withhold it's assent to this last ben
eficial measure its refusal was an encour.
agement to our. enemies equal to the gain
of pitched battle; and delays the only
hopeful method of pseifoation. The 70.
moval of the cause of the rebellion 10 not
only demanded by justice it is the policy
Of mercy, making room for wider clemen-
cy 1t is the part of order against a chaos
Of controversy; its SUCCESS brings with it
true reconCilement. q lasting peace, a con-
tinuous growth of confidence through an
assimilation of the social condition. Here
is the fitting expression of the mourning
of to- day. And let no lover of his coun-
try say that this warning is uncalled
for. The cry is delusive that slavery
is dead Even uowqit is nerving ,itslf for
a fresh struggle for continuance The last
winds from the South wait TO us the sad
intelligence that mau, who had surround
ed2himself with the gloFyiof the most brill
NNnva Nka
who but week ago was uamed.With affec-
tionate pride among the greatest benefac-
tors of his country aud the ablest generals
of all time, has usnrped more than the
whole power Of the Executive, and under
the name Of peace has revived Slavery and
given security and political peWerlto trail
tors from the Chesapeake to the Rio Gran
de. Why could he not remember the dy-
ing advice of Washington, never to draw
the sword but for self defense or the rights
of his country, and when drawn, meyer to
sheath 1t till its work should be accom-
plished2 Aud yet from this bad act, which
the people with one united voice condemn,
no great evil will follow save the shadow
on his, own fame.y The individual, even in
the greatness, of military glory, sinks into
insignifcauce before the restless move
ments in the history Of man. No one can
| OE stay bu0 VI
No sentiment of despair may mix with our
sorrow. We,owe 1t to the memory. of the
dead, We owe it to- the cause of popular
liberty throughout the world, that the sud
den; crime which has taken, the life of the
President of the United States shall moi
produce the least impediment inthe smooth
course Of public affairs. This great city
in the lmidst of unexampled emblems
of deeply. seated grief, has sustained itseli
with composure and mRgnsntmity. 1t has
nobly' doneits part in guarding against
the arrangement of business or the slight
est shock to public credit. The enemies
;of the Republic put 1t, to- the ssVerest trial
but the voice of faction has not been heard
doubt and despondency have been unknown
In serene majssty the country rises in the
beauty and strength and hope of youth
\ proves to. the world the quiet energy ant
the durability of Institutions growing on
Of the reason aud Affections of the people.
Hesyen has Wllled 1t, that the United State
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