The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-09-12

DOunu 10 tAtCuAtV lllth IOAAAAAAANT -
high crime and misdemeanor against
the uatiou.-N. Y. Post Of 9th inst.
SPEECH OF BEN. WADE AT CLEVELAND
ON TUESDAY. .ErEE
Senator Wade began by saying that
in his Judgment no more important
crisis in the history Of our Government
had ever existed than the present.
Though the conflict of arms had ceased,
there must be no relaxation. The pow
ers which opposed the Government
during the war still exist, Their pur-
poses were unchanged, their determi-
nation unaltered. He said when the
special session of Congress closed,
many believed that at least the Presi-
dent of the United States would aban-
don the course which he had so long
pursued, accept the policy of Congr ess.
which was approved by large majori-
ty OF the people, and execute the laws
passed by,that body. 1twasnOt ofthat
number, for had no confidence that
he would administer the laws with
fidelity, when freed from the restraints
which were necessarily y upon him dur-
ing the session of Congress. Surely
enough ne mas lhlloh llIo Nlc
same devious course, and at last
we have it from his special organ
that he is on the war path.
By his proclamation you know that he
still asserts his determination to pur-
sue a policy in opposition to that of
Congress, and we have hints from all
sides that he will carry out that policy;
peacefully, il he can; if not, by force.
doubtless many of you think that an
undertaking so rash that no man in his
senses would attempt 1t. And so, when
Sumter was fired upon, some thouuht
that actual war was not Intended. The
speaker assured the people that as great
peril exists to day as when armed rebels
struck at the life of the Republic, and
ardently appealed to those who saved
the nation by their valor then, to rally
10 its salvation. No one could say he
had been an alarmist. During the war
he had never doubted our ultimate sue
cess; but the machinatiOns of the pres
ent enemies of the Republic do not ar
rest the attention, as did the clamors of
war, and are so much the more danger
GUS for that reason. He referred TO The
fact that the rebel leaders show no signs
of repentance, but are ready to try
again when opportunity offers. he
spoke OF the Congressional Committee
position of the South, and concluded
that the rebellion is as rife as at any
time during the war. He said in ref
erence to that state of feeling: Tine
danger lies in the fact, that standing
back of those who got up and carr led
on the rebellion was a large organized
party at the North, whose sym
pathies were with them, and who
gave them all the aid and COM
fort in their power. will
even say that were 1t not for the SYM
pathy OF the Democratic party, there
/ hall
knew this better than you, who were
at home. For day after day was in
close confinement with JEFF. Davis,
Toonlbs, Benjamin, Hunter, Critten-
den and others of minor note. In that
room there were none to take notes for
publication. All talked iamiliarly to-
gether, and the plans and purposes of
the South were openly avoHed. We
told them that they would bring on
war. But they said no; you cannot CO.
erce State, insisting upon the right OF
States to secede. If war comes, sal
Davis, the blow will fall upon you, and
not upon US. The North, and not the
South, viii be devastated. If itcotnes
totEat, the city OF New York has agreed
to go with US. have no doubt they
had an understanding to that effect
with Wood, Barlow and others, to hurl,
ifpossible, the great Metropolis into The
whirlpool of secession. Davis also said
tAal fennSylNdDlh anu 4uuluuh "Oulu
go with them, and TO support his state
ment held up defiantly the resolutions
adopted on the fifth January, 1851,
by Democratic Conventions in those
States, sending greeting to the leaders
of secession, and pledging two hundred
thousand men to assist them. One of
the resolutions declared that If an at
tempt was made to coerce the South,
the armies of the Government must
march over the dead bodies of the De-
mocracy. These he Haunted in my
face, and told me. that even my own
State would join with them. recol-
| Iect the reply that made to him. The
Democracy of the North, like tho Devil,
will lead You into the scrape, and then
leave you there. [Great laughter.l-
| When It comes to the clash of arms, not
one of them will dare to raise his arm
| in the cause of rebellion. Again, l say
that but for the aid and comfort afford
ed the Southern leaders by the Demo-
cracy of the North, there would have
been no war. charge upon this great
organized party, the responsibility of
three hundred thousand of the flower
of our youth lying in their graves. By
the Democratic party, he meant those
who kept up the party during the war,
and through it, opposed the Govern
ment. Those who, in Ohio, put up a
convicted traitor for Governor, and eX-
erted themselves TO elect him. Where
was Judge Thurman when Vallan
dIgham was n candidate for Governor?
He was acting in concert with the Great
Banished, who was working out his
sentence in foreign land. Mr.. Thur
man could not plead ignorance in this
matter. It was known to all that Mr..
| Yallandigham had been tried by mill
itary tribunal, under the guidance of
| one of the most upright menin the SER
vice, who, II all reports are true, had
he been allowed his own way. would
have disposed of the case in a manner
which would have prevented MIR. Val
landigham from making reasonable
speeches thropghontthec country. 81
DEMOCRATIC PROGRAMME.
We have been furnished the follow
Ing choice extracts from the speeches
and conversation OF q pair of Demo-
cratic "shriekers" in ne!ghboring
State: - z1-a }a'
s"Ths Congress is an Unconstitutional
body-a set of periured yillains."
"The President will have the whole
of them arrested as soon as they reas-
sembIe in Washington."5
"There is no other way to prevent
Impeachment" ? 80 >
1.-THE vote of the ten Southern States
Will not be counted in the next Presi-
| Dental election" hsssf4
"If the Democrats carry the election
in the States which they Claim are free
to yOte-their candidate to be inaugu-
rated per force, though it lead toanother
civil war. 1t shall be done at all haz-
ards.'9
pI had as soon JEFF. Davis would sue
ceed as Thad. Stevens" democratic
candidate for the Ohio Legislature.) q
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