The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-01-12

may overthrow elLneEs sOry DoLur ny -
ferent or the same overt act, by, which
we subject ourselves to the pains and
penalties of treason, and forfeit tne
rights of feitizenship-ay, the right to
life ttself-under either or both, but the
rights and powers of the Government
are in no way affected by our treason,
Except SO far as they may be paralyzed
life: and the doctrine that the States have
committed Jet6 de Sc, or self-murdeT rs
not only monstrousi within itself, but
subversivs of the vital prime pies OF our
Government, and fraught with many
dangers. We must preserve the an,
cient landm arksi for own security ana
protection, for We know moi now soon
we may need to use them in our own
defense. We know not in what FORM
or in what direction. the next attack
may come, H,eome it eyer shall, which
Heaven forbid. ButliI warm yon that
this doctrine is too near of kin to seces,,
sion for us to take it to our boson1s; and
that seif-interest and PERSONAL aggran-
dizement are more potent influences
with ambitious and innprincipled men
THAN climate, soil, or 1atitu de-. - 80.
As before stated, the authority of the
rebellion was extended wherever ITS
power could paFryiti and here protest
against the use. OF the expression, SO
common, that States were in repell1on.
Ascertain disaffected portion OF the peo-
eple of.the United States, extending over
trlarpe section of its territory goLinto
a rebellion, under the auspices and pow,
er of which they ipaugnrate govern
ment in lieu of that of the! United states,
and subvert the State governments
within the extent of their usurped juris7
diction, and make thep11subservient to
| their purposes. The States Gas such) of
| Virginia, Tennessee, and Arkansas,
were no more in rebellion, when over
run by rebel hords, thaniwere those OF
Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri, and OF
PENNSYLVANIA, under similar circum1
stances; and If the const ttonal and
legal rights of loyal citizens of the Uni-
| ted States in the States and districts in
which q majority. Of the resident popu-
III alton Joined the REBEL lion, differ In any
wise from those, where all were loyal,
| (if such could be found,) but oyerrun
I for a time, I confess the distinction Is
| too refined and metaphysical for my
loomprehension. The governments OF
MARYLAND and Pennsyl ylvania were new
err absolutely under rebel control, but
the people of certain districts within
those States know what it is to obey
rebel ordefs; their local municipal reg
| for n time oYerthrown, ,but timme diately
upon regaining' the power they were
"restored," )" and who questioned the au-
thority of the loyal people to restore
themf The governments of Kentucky
and Missouri were overthrown,Fwer IN
| the possession and under the control of
| those engaged in the rebellion-at least
I they had, for a time, possession of the
capitals Of Whose States, and among
them those whom they recognized as
i the Governors of these States with their
I tIIetislatures-and they never had any
tgovernment anywhere recognized by
4 Sny power on earth, except them
i IF nnE mistaken.
these States were, lat some time, by
/ some;one, and in some way, annexed
| to the confederacy. At least 1 well re-
member, that when campaigning down
SOUTH the rebel ladies, in singing the
f" Bonnie Blue Flag, did most emphat-
| crown from one to thirteen stars and
| Tint to make these they counted KEN
ktuoIeV and Missouri; and my imp fession
fs tlIid always WAS thai - iles onil ilte Btff
Flag asserted ilby such thorttys was
and Is as binding upon tne cltlzena 1.ss,ss. sel
tffie so-called .ordinanees OF seceEsion
upon those of Virginia, South Carolina;
| or Texas: and that, they all deserve to
| be subjected to equal bilIttes. And
then, you know, they raised q terrible
wall for /" Maryland, i, my Maryland"
correctly, General Lee did annex it, by
proclamation, during one of his raids.
| fSaye nd inforthation as to whether John
| Morgan and the st. Adams raiders an
nexed Indiana, Ohio and Vermont to
| the confederacy or not but If they, did
| not they were certainty very fofgetful
/ OF their duty as conquerors; but wheth-
er they. did or not, I concetyej does
nneither good nor harm.n
4 eBnt who questioned the right of the
! IIoyalipeople of these States to re-estab-
! lish theirgoVernmentsi ini their t'respec-
d,tiye capitals; whenHt they .rescoyered sne stS
'power to do SOP And where is the diff
Terence in,the principle involved in the
| conditioned these States and of those
| vet unrepresented upon this Hoor
/ Those yet unrepresented, were awhile
wholly instead of partially oyerrunl
and were longer under rene! control
| I'but are the rights of loyal citizens des'
4 troyedby "!the laws delay, !" or by the
4 Inability of the government to which
/ thew bear allegiance, to extend to them,
for time, its protection and support
4 In what, then, consists the difference IN
principle, except it be in the single fact
i that in the one class ordinances of Sc
4 cession ESQ calledl were adopted, and IN
the other were not - yI,u-is.ts1 ~. :.
A Sir, those who accord to those ordi;
II nanceS an Importance 50 yesSentlall ano
vital as this, areI in my humble opin-
lion. not one whit less disunionists IN
iIitheofJy. and principle than those who
j told upontthe floor Of this House, by
sEthose claiminglt to he par ercette1ee the
i friends of the Union, that these States
are out OF the pnipnl LOOK; strs and
4 count the stars and stripes upon that
1 flag. Does this House endorse Haunt
] ifralie in. its presence every day, hour
Il and minute Of its sitting7 Why floats
in the breeze that banner uniform from
the top of this Hall, attracting the gaZe
u of adnnifing mu1titudeS for miles
around, If eleven of the States repre-
4 sented thereon have ceased to be States
! and are no longer members OF this
/ Union? Is It to, deceiye foreign nations
j lithrourh their representatives at your
Il Government? Go. sir, and ask the hon
lest tar in your navy yard, or upon the
Il wide ocean, or in "a foreign port, If the
! flag floating from his masthead danntf
I la siie-is a deceptionand q .cheatlls ASK
slithe returning veteran, scared AND
,Iifnaimed, who risked his life and shed
his blood to Isaye and sperpetuats tht
III Union. ffislthe war has been a.failure,
land III the flag he bears so proudly
4 -Ilhomeward Is all that is saved from tht
4, wreck ofshis dismeInbered countryt-
Sir; leave the reply 70 your. tmagina' 2
4 ton; and i would not envy the gentle,
j man who champions this doctrine tht
) slSpleasure of n tour over this country
4 Shhrged with the duty of cutting th'
!, repfesentatfyes of eleven States tron
sl that flag which has become householc
| god in every loyal family throughou
, The land..if ~ lni31 - ~ n5f' t'.si
10 restore these State governments
: then, is, in my opinion, 70 relnstat'
them as they existed when overthrow
y i.by the rebellion, subject only TO sucl
} lchanges as are necessary TO conform
: them to the present dttts. of the natlon
i lial Government During the suspen
I sion iof, the proper practical relations
j between the people Of these States an ant