The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-05-23

ment. According as We I'LL them Alright
are they a source OF profit or loss to US.
We cannot serve our interests in re-
gard TO then. unless We control the So
lection of their incumbenss. Inevita-
bly, they win pass into unworthy and
irresponsible hands unless We come up
to the discharge of our duties. We,
therefore, appeal to the people to re-
member and set upon the importance
ofturujng out a, the polls to-day and
depOaiting ballot for capable and re-
liable candidates.
Ixone view of the case it Is not
strange that the rebels of the South
should be FESTIVE under the presence Of
men from the North among them adj
dressing large audiences Of negroes,
telling them Of their relations and du-
ties personal, social and political, and
appealing to them not 10 be deceived as
TO who are and were their friends atthe
North. The Southern whites have NOT
yet become accustomed TO contemplate
the Idea Of free speech, and, more than
that, they tolerate only in name and ur-
der strong pressure, the prospect Of their
Late slaves becoming participants with
them in the exercise Of the elective
franchise. The old regime is s. i'll their
bean ideal; neg pes are still hereditary
and natural bondsmen in their esti-
nation; the night 70 eouiroi them. 10
subordinate and ignore them, is still a
fresh remembrance in their minds, and
when they hear Senator Wilson Or Con-
gresham Kelley addressing the de-
sptsed class and preaching tbs new
evaugeI OF freedom and political equali-
" TO them, all their ancient resentments
anddespotie feelings are aroused, and
Its with dif8cuIty that even the pres
snee of the military can restrain their
disposition TO re-assert their latent pro-
Psnsities.
This is, briefly stated, the condition of
mind now prevalent in the South, and
speakers from the North are called to
confront it wherever they go. But for
the supremacy which Congress gained
over the President during the Last year,
no Republican could have gone from
Virginia to New Orleans on tour Of
stumP-sPeakiDg to the negroes. The
outbreak 1t Mobile would have been the
experience on every hastings. Indeed
It il doubtful whether men Of the ante
cedents Of Msssrs. Wilson and Kelly
WouId have dared to venture beyond
the Potomac, any more than they would
have dared 70 penetrate the jungIes Of
India. The fact that thus far they have
escaped Is only proof OF the efficiency
ofour military control Of the soutb,
and not an evidence Of better mind
or a change o. opinion. We do no.
overlook or depreciate the occasional
and significant appearances of such
men A. Governor Brown and General
LongstreetO on thestand with the speak
ers. We are reIoIced to see that among
the leaders there Is perception Of the
ueceasity on their part for good exam
pies to the people. They understand
the power OF Congress, and the
hoPelessness Of all efforts at violence or
intimidation. They have been ava
kened to a recognition of the inevi-
tableneas OF the political situation, and
full we'll they now know that until men
from the North can come and 90
throughout the South, aud speak their
sentiments freely, all efforts at restoFa-
ton and representation will be una
yailing Hence their extraordinary eff.
forts TO create a good impression, and
to thwart what they fully understand
70 be the opposing undertOne Of Popu-
lar sentiment In the South. We hope
and believe that they will succeed ere
long In Impressing their own examples
upon their people. Certain It isthat
they must succeed as q condition pre-.
cedsut to congressional recognition.
The sentiment OF the North Is that now
Is the opportunity for thoroughly Sc
curing and Matchmaking the results Of
the war, and II will not be let clip un-
til the fact Is demonstrated that the
country from one end to the other is
free beyond the question Of doubt.
The Executive Committee Of the Ma
tional Union Committee have recently
issued an address to the people OF the
United States, in which they embodv
this determination of the loyal millions
Of the land. They declare that sit is
most essential that we should now es-
tabIishr in the South "free thought,
free speech. and a free press" and that
''svery part of this Republic must be
open to the discussion Of principles and
measures" This demand, they further
declare, must be conceded, "must be
sustained, as a cardinal point in our
creed, at any and every hazard" And
further, they emphasize the fact that
"ehorts to intImidate the humble and
Ignorant voter on the part OF the South
ern planter, must be met with the spirit
OF freemen, and the determination
which Just cause sanctions"
These expressions on the part of the
Executive Committee will be sustained
by the people OF the North. Nothing
less than their complete yindication
will make the South habitable locall-
ty for Union men. 1t will only be
when there is a well organized Rep1bli.
can party in that section, as there soon
will be, that reliable quiet will ''reign
in Warsaw" and that all men Will be
safe in the enjoyment OF their political
rights. Once the negroes are informed
of thsIr privileges and instructed in the
exercise Of them by free discussion,
then, after that, We need have NO fears
The party Of the war, the party o.
emancipation, the party Of the Union,