The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-07
war, and war means more years Of car
nrge and devastation.

Our appeal is to patriotic men to re-
buke the revolutionary tendencies Of the
Democratic party. Mr.. Tilden contends
that revolution was left organized" in
this government when It's foundations
were laid, and that ii exists by the suffer.
ance OF the disattected few instead Of the
well.AtIected many. How eau the gov
ernment possibly endure II this ia the
case? II the simple issue Of the Tariff
could in 1882 disafect South Carolina TO
the point OF nullifcation, how can we
hope 10 reach another Centennial without
30 me State becoming similarly diSafiect-
ed? And il there is no power to coerce
disatiection in State then the govern.
Inent iaa rope Of sand and utterly incspa-
bic Of perpetuation.
How different from this dark and for
bidding theory OF the Government, is the
grand doctrine Of the Republican party,
that this ia Nation, and not League
or, as Mr.. Eyar,s we'll expressed II in his
great speech 10 New York last week,
"That the offspring OF our revolution
OF 1876 was not litter OF feeble States
having no tie but that which was severed
when they parted from the mother coun.
try. | believe that there was then born
4 mighty and puisant nation, the United
States OF America, by the grace Of God,
free and Independent OF all the world, in
Guiding South Carolina"
There is something in doctrine like
this to look forward to in the future,
instead OF looking into an abyss Of
hopeless revolutionary chaos.
Why should any patriotic citizen hesi-
tate, in view OF the possibility OF a great
crisis being again precipi.ated upon the
country BY the Democratic party. TO ad-
minister crushing rebuke to that party
to-day? Why should any man who has
stake in society, home to protect and
property to be effected, be willing to see
all the material interests OF the country
again jeOpArdized by this party Of revo.
luton? There can he no enduring peace
or prosperity for this country il every
Presidential election il to bring
with it II great terror 10 the
minds Of the people because Of
possible revolution on the part Of the de.
teated minority. We shall simply have
republic like Mexico, and become land
periodically rent with civil discori. The
great Webster, in hia memorable speech
in reply to the States Rights nulIifers, on
the 26lh day OF January, 1880, in the
United States Senate, called upon the
people to rebuke all symptoms Of that
heresy in this government. He then and
there proclaimed the grand doctrine Of
the Republican party, that, "Ihe very
"chief end, the main design, for which
'the whole Constitution WAS formed and
adopted, was to establish i government
that should not b obliged to ae' through
"S:ats ageacy or depend upon SAFE opinion
"aad STATE diteetiOH."
Fellow citizens. We appeal 10 you to
lay these words Of Daniel Webster to !
heart to-day, and record yonr approval
Of them by rebukiug at the polls the
same spirit Of nullificatiOn that he SO
memorably rebuked in the Senate OF the
United States in the great debate OF 1880.
Lay that hsresy low by your votes to-day
and there will be reason to hope that
We shall see il no more forever.