The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-03-03
tbe tripmnb over the rebellion, by pre-

the triumph over the rebellion, by pre-
venting party disaster. Should ms,
however, fail, the next appeal IS 70 me
people themseIyes. Elections are too
freduent in this eountrY-the servants
of the people are called upon at TOO
short intervals to give an account OF.
their, stewarClship-for very serious IN
Jury to be done before correction can
be effected. The government cannot be
changed by single Congress and upon
l5issuesS .ilpoIl which, the people have new
er passed judgement. Should the uni
| on party now be SO imprudent as TO
comnel an impeachment at the bar of
I the people before the fruits OF our tF1-
umph are secured, no imagination can
picture the evils that wo:1ld follow. L
will not attempt to enumerate them
there have been frequent efforts OF late
TO count them over, but s'the half has
not been told. p For single example,
suppose the next Congress should De
l'"Democratic,n and all the rebels eject
ed from the Southern States-with their
fingers yet dripping with me pl COO %, o.
our murdered friends, and their hearts
unwashed of the barbarities of Ander-
sonville-shonld be admitted 70 seats,
| las they undoubtedly would Del that
! the national debt should be repudia-
| ted, and that at the next PRESIDENTIAL
election, q s'spmpathiser" having re-
| ceiyed the united support of the South,
! should be elected-1chdt aCoIiEd be the dc-
tiOSt of Lts "Loydt North" The case Is
not only aupposable, but even probable,
provided the Union party during the
present session of Congress does mol
meet the reasonable expectations OF the
1 country. How shall they answer the
i soldiers of the country next fall,
4 when told by them 1--WE fought the rebel
4 lion through, captured its armies
and destroyed its physical forces.
Il why have you not reconstructed tne
4 Government2n Can they answer, lack
II of loyaI clement to build upon? What
lof tennessee? The Reconstruction
, Committee, the "tomb of the capulets,
lthe Iscess pool" into which the ofal OF
1.-The Rebellion Is to be shoveled TO await
1.-THE pleasure of those charged Win tne ne
duty of buryingit "out OF a s ~ VIII
be troubled to convince the people
Though by the fall campaign they may
! be able to get out startling report
as an electfoneering document) that
q they were created for the purposes to
(which they have devoted themselves.
It is we'll for us, Mr.. Editor, 10
calculate ahead, and prepare ourselves
for the legitimate consequences OF our
: actions. And once apprectatng those
iconsequences-and then reasoning
from effect to cause-we may be able TO
walk in the light of developing events
i cordingly. We should not expect
to hurry the world out of its sense
OF propriety; but rather by instructing
: that asense of propriety,n induce the
: world to adopt our notions as IL
!, own. We have the satisfaction then OF
knowing that our point is gained
Though the world may not give us thu
4 Ecredtt 1T; whereas, by reaching toe
: far in advance, we got into the dark
:, tsput our foot in it'-and, instead o
, 1 progressing, find ourselves "sota long
Z way back" Even Eternal Wisdom
d compiled with Eternal Power permits
not only imperfect good but eterna
= evil in the world, but u Is an admirable
> example of progress; and doubt if we
(even the great Union party as reform
Il ers, can improve upon the, plans o
Eternal wisdom. Respectfully, DC.
s5.,ssEa5r9s9 r. =. PORTER