The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-09-24
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Quite a number of our Wheeling |
.'Boys in Blue'' expect to go to Pitts
burgh to-day to take part in the great
soldiers gathering that convenes there
tomorrow.
From all appearances the demonstra-
tionup at our sister city VIII be tire.
mendous affair 1t will be no Cleveland
''bread and r''eoncern, composed of
kid glove gentlemen who are seeking
promotion, and who expect toaearn it
by bending their knees to Andrew
Johuson's policy. eea %
The country sees now how fiat a
failure that Cleveland Convention was.
Not a few of tho names to the. call
for it were forged, as, for instance,
that of General Fremont's, Several
other names are mentioned as in the
same category. It was largely made
up of men who are bent ON obtaining,
each one over the other, q place in the
new army of our peace establishment.
The Pittsburgh Convention OF, Sol
diers and Sailors will be no such mer-
cenary concern. 1t will be made up of
those who are now, as they were dur
ing the war, "Boys in Blue" from prin-
ciple; of those who have not aud do
not expect TO make war trade ;yof
those who laid down their swords and
muskets and took up their hoes
and hammers of those who
have not merged their patriot
ism into mere cold blooded,
calculating, regular army soldfership.
OF those who are in high and true
sense citizen-soldfers; of those who
know the duties and the mission of a
lover of his country in peace as we'll as
in war. 5sii.ii .5sis
Ofsuch Will the Pittsburgh Conyen-
ton of Soldiers and Sailors be icompos-
posed. So far as we understand the
sentiment that is to-day calling these
men together from all parts of the land
it is this: They recognize thatthe work
which they supposed they had comp1et-
ed on the field of battle isnot yet fnish-
ed. Owing to treachery where they
looked for fidelity, thar work is yet
incomplete. They come together there
fore, as Of yore, to do battle, but not in
arms, for the rescue of the country.
They come together to reahirm their
uhdyiug devotion to those principles
and to that love of their native land
and its institutions that led them
through the sufferings and dangers of
the war. The soldiers and sailors have
no other interest thar. patriotism in the
great political campaign now in pro-
gress. They are not seeking anything
personal. The patronage OF the Gov
ernment is all arrayed against them
Never were motives higher; and purer
than those which actuate the men who
VIII assemble at Pittsburgh to morrow.
Therefore their meeting will present a
very different aspect from the Cleveland
Convention. This country viii be thor
oughIy aroused with interest in their
proceedings. The Convention will be
the representative of the great masses
at home; of those who areso surely pres
pairing 20 thunder forth an oyerlghel-
ming victory in all the Northern States,
in support OF the principles held ia.
honor by the Boys in Blue.." We an.
tieipate great good from this grund as
sembIage of the heroes OF the war.
A great concentration of loyal senti-
ment will be, effseted; thoroughly
loyal brotherhoodg will be blished !;
a unity OF inteiIisent action VIII beaac-
complished! The loyal element III eve
~ State representsd in Tho. Convention
/ viii be strengthened by the meeting to-
gether oftie Boysin in Blue.
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that Rufus King CutleFof New Orleans,
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I patches and remarks, sent alEiehd to
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the GpIf to inquire II ts.Ss Seat mill
tary olags would sS,;s4lsl q chal-
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s gutler Or any of his lflenSea lled on
: him = % any SUCH pnrpOs9 he would
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