The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-08-01
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CoazrssE, kss EE5.ler Letter II s5TJes
70 Tie ConstirEIioEzI Corssntio1 at.
ting ct ASnzpolts. La that Is:tzr bs
y.o.sz.s EzsInE: inserting a pr0Tlssou
ia re- Coas=i;Gtson prohibiting slavery,
and aEEns that IKE Iostit1tlon Is II:
dad II Naryland. ''Tss tbsa Of pro
p@ay 6o4s nos destroy the titIs oE IL
oUf-sr-" BE aaintains that TIE AZ q
Congress sebnitinz an sLnssd-
losrt 70 tie E.stea n. TIE sbo!l-
rioa Of slavery, and tie Esbss-
e1sBt FztfacztEo1 Of Il ~ = SUI
cent DUuabeE q LbE1n, TEs I 1soEps-
tioa, az zez Q. Tyranny, az o1trHEs, and
all rszt M Of ;hioz. Ard, further, Il
aver. that oGs ez1Bs Of the present.
uszkps.z II the Democratic party has
b5ea .beGr tinnId aeqsissosnes IN suen
E.zs.srss. Tss party bssds faithful
les5srs. in NJ. Harris opiai1a.-
while in tSeir hearts i5ess Leaders did
70. uEsE, - ;helE constituents kne~,
IL ssecsss Of ths North IN Lbsir osEsEi-
81. AID unjas.iHEbls war up0n TIE
sgotb, they yet discovered wonderful
policy IN prs,snd!Bg 70 rish IL" This
!zs: remark of Sir. Harris eootzina con
Aidsrs5is more blunt truth than p,oliey.
AID the Democracy viii not b sP; u
thank him for lie frank socass-
HOB. Il seems = LIKE strange thst
IL sncold 10. o,e-1r 70 fbs writer that
the cause Of the present weakness q
tie Dzno-rse:ie parry Is tbs very fact
that fs py!ns oa;-yiE-tkEiE well M
derstood sympathy with the REBELLION,
and not the wan: 0! leaders who were
ready N stand forth as the champions Of
that syclratby. FOR ias, in proportion
a. seTersI II lhsir leaders did esp0ase,
more or lea heartily, the cause Of sbs
EzgBth. in hat proportson dId thsJ b.
ezyase c>iIous and ioto!srsb!s 70 the
Worth, and bring down the indignation
Of the people Of the party itsslL Val
land :b.1n Il pretty good rspgssen-
t=tivs of Tie soEE Of suicide Mr. Harris
vroald have ibs leaders Of the Demo
crzry commit PeDdleton, VOoTbsss,
ts<ynocr and a number Of othsrs, also
illustrate IL pretty we'll. And not only
they but a large number Of Issdsrs who
occupied a nors middle ground.
Wherever !. wa UNDERWOOD iast =
public man had any sympathy with The
rebellion, hts decline AID fsN OSgzn-
look Al Andrew johnson a. asp=5-
men Of this cIzss- Then, too,
t-5oId Uoolit;ls, once = Rspub-
lean. ubo sGPp1rted the war,
b.. Afterwards turned %; sTsse-ionIst-
AID u TIE same clsEs Rad tie hsts OF
CsEsp, u P-tsaEylTsuia. Il i Won
DER that none Of thsss examples norur-
r.s % Ir. Harris wien lie vas ~Eiiing
h.ls l-rter. Psrhsy= be Is Of tie opinion
taattbsy should have more thoroughly
compounded themselves in order TO
have achieved batter sgsess-. II may
NJ that he means thatthe whole Demo
cratic party, leaders and all, hhoaid
have Al the outset gone boldly and bod
IIy over 10 the camp Of the rebels, in-
stead IL bgsb~bsckinZ in dstsebmsnts
&: rh- rear, or hanging OF 70 the hauEs
Of the Uai0n cause as partisan stFsZ-
gI-rs. n this Is 3r. Harris meaning,
We agree with his conclusion. II IL IL
not, he certainly writes himself down
~ & very stupid snd prsPostsfous
rhsorist. The only chance the Detnoc-
T4ey had to come out Of the rebellion
with a future, WAS 70 have Joined It en-
Inas.e and made it success Failing
in this, and having dissipsied their
strength Dy simply tAmPsring and tenn
p9rizing with 1t, they lost their oppor-
runity and will pay the death penalty
OF all organizations thar oppose sue
csssful var.