The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-05-05

area
and the flag of our country which
waved over all. [Great cheering.l The
result showed that he was master ofthe
situation; but ut that time the heart Of
the country was anxious for his fate.
Phil. Sheridan, with another body of
brave men was organizing "a campaign
whichfwas. to make our arms triumph
ant in the great valley OF virginia.
[Renewed cheering 1t was at that
time, when we we're preparing for the
last struggle, when we had enforced the
conscript law, and had resorted to every
ayailableI means of strengthening the
army and navy for their work. u was
at that time that the Der mocrattc Party,
as they called themselves, met in Con-
yention at Chicago, and resolved that
the war was a failure, demanded a ces-
sation-of hostilities and peace on any
terms. and there on the shore of Lake
Michigan raised the White flag and en-
couraged the enemy who were firing
their deadly bullets into the breasts of
our kindred. -''-'--' .ts.f
THE. GREAT DANINABLE CRIME OF THE
so-OALLRD DEMOCRATIC PARTY!
NY friends, SO help me God, If the
Democratic Party had no, other sin
than this to answer for-this damna BILE
crime against our nationality, say
that the American people ought to put
its seal of lasting reprobAtion upon
every man claiming 10 belong to that
party. [Applause.1 All, now that the
war. Is ended, they try to get over this,
but there is that piece OF history writ
ten sin characters of glaring light,
which will not be blOtted out. They
may turn their backs uponit for little
while, but, likethe ghost OF Banquo, it
will rise again before them wherever
they. go, and will not s"dOwn ut their
bidding" [Applause.l Suppose, for
things, that those men had succeeded, q,
suppose the people had listened to their
voices and followed them, what would
have become of our country? Where
would be now our glorious United
States, extending from Maine to Texas,
from one great ocean to the other,
where in short would be our country :?
Broken, discovered, sneezed at by Eng
land, smiled at by the French Emperor.
scotfed at by Dukes and Earls, and
mobiles ofiall grades, as the great1re-
publican failure, despised and scorned
by all the nations of the world. Our
position would be no better than
OF Mexico, fit subjects for the
rule of some petty European prince.
1t was an inspiration that taught the
| American people to turn away from
the soft speeches and dark pleadings of
that and abject party. Surely it
is not too much TO say that from that
time the denlocratic party should be
dead in the eyes of the American peo-
ple-dead and deep buried out of sight.
And, with this history before US, 1wish
to ask candid democrats u have no
doubt there are some such here how
they can rely upon the promises of a
party. which betrayed them in opposing
| their country by declaring that we
never could put down!t this rebellion -
when, within twelve months from the
date of that prophecy, every armed
rebel had surrendered at discretion,
and was begging such terms of our
t-goVernment, as'a' conquerer may prop
| erly grant to the vanquiShed. When,
| by our brave soldiers, and, our brave
people, every one of thelproplIecies so
confidently made by that party during
1 tlie.war have been falsitied, with what
Y face can this party call uponAnow indie
pendent American citizens to again en-
trust them with olitical power They
have no right to make such demand;
and If any one OF their victims, in the
light of the seyents / have spoken of,
/ again enlisfs under the banner Of that
party and follows lts leaders, he Is
worse than a fool, for he=is a fool worse
deceived.
TILE UNION PARTY-ITs RECoRD-BE-
l. WARE OF so-CAbLED UNION MEN WHO
| " = ARE NOMINATED BY THBi DEMOCRACY.
L .Ihave depicted the history and char
acter H.,
now dlyiHe us
tne ~. tts
3t9aes o Sonneotiont ,a ~
brave soldier as followed our flag
Through the war. cab ~ say our DEM
ocratfc friends. :. but we, too, have aman
Mno, TTli uuatnS lan @ on" ar t,yice. be voted to
tInSSn,p -, tba niStrict Cf Cd
apotI77t K - ,SFt,1 ~ tI,oS ON
u.alI!!a, luiI!ia, 1n ~ a,esS,t ~ var,, ,SCo5
SIft 20 n,,,ch. ohi;ged tn
mi. m tS Ell. hot Mt if ,on symnaI
II,,i,; lii1 1o,,
,y;t5
noE Jo1hSv VIA, Wa pJiS gnn n sSbara to that
ny NY S9.s 1,s,,.s, Of
reDei gaiI orgaIizasit, St, ~, tEnss i'm
whicn NoLeu aSu VIZ ttsasot,stoa 10
Portan! that!eS ere! ,,,,6 ~, S;,I1 vo,sf1
.. :, = IA q ,,, = y,bo ha
[iSnSS S.aS 0aS9 as.J ootaJ right'. i all fha way
sIue.,,.t' 1i,a ,vsr Tift1IiS,Ls Won shreVSi
". ~, 20 ~ ,,6t heSit,,te long which to
| oI;G6sa All ayents. SJyfiateyer
I! fs' Gs,- IIeI,ihFits
may Ss,..,tts aa,,Ji5ata n Co.
'.!.i':st tt,s 4, yiIlfTsi oniSfons of anv
,.S nec.iSaS' ~ go ,;ttIa arconnt in this
man are M ss,; sj MI = iIIas
c3nsest; 70 xybet !, u III cII1tr1i and
Ut N co,,trol yonT action IA w
80; Now what claim hos the great
ITI1io,, mn rtv mon the peoplef Let us
eran,ine its record. what promise has
| litiever Tnade to the American people
i that has not been fulfilled2 None
~ vt,stayer 1T iundertook to- put down
i the rebellion. and it has carried your
Il aS1,Is f,Sy an Faivf hrOr9Ifi the ftrea test war
t5.Sf s,.seisnt N. Sn,ndarn times.r You old
4 man and youne men NAV .read ali his