The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-04-29
LET HAVE PEACE.

LET US HAVE PEACE.
|. has been near ten years since the
whole country enjoyed season of
such profound quie; as the present. III
1860, the excitement of Presidential
contest was followed by the gruver per-
turbations OF the impending war, which
IL lew months more ushered in. That
Presidential contest WAS the beginning
of IL decade unparalleled alike in the
intensity OF its nnxietiEs and in lis 70
suits. From that long struggle VIC are
just now finally emerged. We should
have reached this haven of rest two or
three years earlier had we not been
afflicted with Andrew Johnson. But
it happened that before the excitemenls
OF the war had subsidized and the South
had become composed, Johnson had
the country i'll turmoil and he kept It SO
10 the end of his official term. Six
months ago successor was chosen.
Thu Spring has witnessed trans
fer OF the executive powers OF the Gov
eminent into his hands. The unprece-
dented struggle for Office is past Con-
gress has gone home; the Capital of
the nation is quiet, and the Govern
Inent in all its departments moves on
i'll the regular grooves. 1t is definitely
known that the foreign complications
that lately seemed 10 threaten our
peaceful relations with Spain are harm
less, while the issues between us and
England are in state of suspension,
and likely long to remain so. We are
at peace with all the world. AT home,
in every part of the Republic, North,
East, West, South alike, people are
quietly and assiduously giving their
lnbors to the arts and Industries that
bring prosperity and comfort. The
violence that pervaded the South
throughout MIR. Johnson's term has
almost wholly disappeared and no
where is II more general and vigorous
effort TO repair waste and make up lost
time going on than in the South.
Everywhere people are ut work-not
all whose WORK is needed, but more
than have been ut work for many years.
There Is II growing feeling of content
aud confidence. In this latitude the
season opens graciously. Crops every
whore are unusually promising; and
the Indications point unerringly to an
era of greater abundance and cheaper
bread than we have known for many
years. From such an era great results are
sure to spring. The country in all her
interests Is about to take q new growth;
nor will it be material growth alone.
When people are prosperous and COM
Portable they naturally seek new modes
of intellectual enterprise. Peace, quiet
and prosperity therefore mean new
impulse for the arts and sciences, the
which in this age among the Anglo.
SAxons so surely follow material sue
cess.
After such a prolonged season of ex-
elements comes II natural reaction, and
by an inevitable law the drift of
thought and interest is in other direc
tons. The country now seeks material
rccupe18;ion naturally rs Is man does
rest and sleep after prolonged vigil or
labor. II our rulers arc wise they will
not do violence to this inclination. The
grand object should now be to let
things alone-let prices and values find
u level as they surely will if permitted;
let business fluid its channels. old and
nsw. All vital questions affecting
the Government, its supremacy, its
perpetuity, and the equal rights of all
it's citizens, being settled, let us
have no more harassins political
ex citenents for a! least Il sea
son. Great aud beueticaut chnuoas
are being now rapidly though silently
wrought by intercommunicatiOn be
tween North and South. Only let this
go on II few years and the problem
whether the North and South can
again dwell together in harmony will
be solved, for the people of the two sec
tiOus will have become so interrningled
and united by ties of marriage, business
interest and friendship, that no one can
say where the North ends and the
South begins. The political problems
of this country are to be solved by
thorough inter communication and the
consequent homoHeneity of our people.
Whatever promotes tranquility and en-
courages agricultural, commercial or
manufacturing enterprise helps on the
work. The Southern railroads to-day
are thronged with Northern men. who
have gone down there to view the prom
Use of the land; and they all testify that
they are met with q more than friendly
welcome. These are among the most
encouraging indications OF to-day, and
the end to which they point is one OF
great promise.
Favored as we now are on every hand,
two things are supremacy needed TO
hasten the good time coming to which
we may reasonably aspire. One is
greater integrity and economy in the
of public affairs; the
other is more industry and production
everywhere. If the conduct of the Gov