The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-04-18
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. For years. the so-e2lle6 onuss-Sa tIvs 3
Democrats lthe same SPEEDS Who s1yie
thsmselves sC0nszvzf1Ee Union mem 4
IN this Ssztsl have been earnestly en-
de7voring % remove the civil disaOili-
ties imposed upon their rebel friends
ed, and expected, aS = reward for such
maguznimous e0ndues, TO Be elee1ed By
the Tots Of their rebel friends 70 The
vaE5ons o6cs B1- great i thzir dis
appointment and moT1inez1ioD, 10 find
thai the gebeI por1ion Of tie conssETa-
live party Wholly ignore their Claims
but bsinZ in the majority, they recez-
support OF fks rebellion. Their candi-
dasez for Of61e and delegates eoeouTEn-
tons are Al selected frOn fhose who
have bsen IN the rebel army, gneTrilizs,
or those who have been in prison. for
disloyalTE. They seem nof 70 6lsEln-
guish the difference betweeu the rzd3-
Gals and the quz1E5 Union men- neither
/ Of them aj6ed them IN thelr patriotic
/ Effort 20 destroy 1Els Government ana
carr zhe SIZE Of Esnf1zkT INTO tn
/ embraes Of the C08fsd=rzey, And they
are wholly disins3Tnsd 10 allow sziaeT
class Of Union usu 70 bare any Of lbs
o55o@ o. any thin toszy IN fsis Coz
eminent Of the STATE
me foolish dilemma EhIeh thz ken
fuekS conservatives have rieo7a tnslla-
selves IN. demands 10 sympathy from
the Union nsn OF This StAIz, Eho are
determined 70 pursue = different COURSE
kyu1 II : pssiz5fe 10 sec tbose simple
men. Eb5 ought, 6uEnS n nEe years
devastating var Hnds= the 1ezdsEShlp
81 <ueh rst,zIS zs BrecEiuFIdze, BsaEE.
Morgan. and Kirby smith, 70 have
lezraed something q the helESh spirit
Ehtea prompted and a Sill PronFl
thoss double dFe1 IEzi:o-s-11W EuEn-
rarLy OF kenTueky, 10 save HEN ron
heir rsbel friends
TANK God. their eyes are cpsa
81 las, and they nOE Sc Tie EEGS posi-
ton Of affairs Val tos Union men OF
Ws1 Virgins, soma Of whom haze
been blinded bS the 5GS which me
rsbzi sTmpaihTLSrS Of the STATE are just
uoE irving 10 kick up, about radical
: Esua.- Unconstitutional Laws and IN
eompeseut o5cers,7 learn wisdom from
this exGmP1eEe
nc n5. The Unfon men Of this STATE
know fill well thai the moment The
civil disabilities OF the returned rebels
are removed, in counties where they
have the asosndsncy ever loyal man
XII BE- hurled from power. and sy<
tenn OF persecution b 5nauguEatsd
: which viii compel them 70 e1nigrsts:
IfIhis Is not 50, why Is il that loyal men
! are streaming North continually, X &C
: say aba; the feeling Is 50 blttsr aSslnS'
ihsn. thai they cznnoz remain IN safety
IN those neighboEhooEis where the ree-
els have The asceDdeney2 And why i
: It, that in the disloyal counties back u
rs. the rebel citizens yet defy the laws
> and pursue such course As TO prevent
4 Organization under the laws OF this
State.
But some men never will learn any
thing from the past. They may be OPP
pressed, imprisoned, kicked and cuffed
| by the traitors when they were IN
power, and compelled 10 lay ont in
The caves Of the mountains, ard finally
sacrifice their property and the price
less blood OF their best friends TO pre-
vent the destruction OF the Govern
menf, and then Be willing before those
traitors have manifested any contri-
ton, and while they are.elaiming praise
Esr what they have done, again truSi
them with power 20 destroy q wonld
Be no matter for them If thy were al
lowed again 10 taste rebel rule