The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-08-25
WANT TO DE LET ALONE.

! say to tho Northern people, lot II,
alone md the Christian sentiment OF our
people will give to the negro, broVch. hero
by your fathers for a price, moro roal lib.
crty, protection, comfort and peace tllnn il
now enjoyed by any OF the millions OF Ia
BOXERS in the world beyond tho seas, and
cert.inly more thap Great Britain allows to
tho millions OF Hindoos and Egyptjaps Nm,
der her dominion, or to the abused Irish,
For these reasons | ahell vote for Mr..
Blaine, notcompromising nor intending to
compromise single principle taught by
the fathers Of the Republic, but ready and
willing to maintain them on MI proper oc.
casions, rs you and l have done. None
Of tllcso principles arc now in controversy,
not one, nor likely to be in our dry, You
and may say without boosting, hpJpnk
Rrmpttblicam adolwcel,s, non deserum ssier,"
Mr.. Blaine, Us believe, IA ready now to do
what in his power is for the good Of tho
people, to maintain and defend policy
which must bring wealth and grcat pros-
perlty 10 the South and to the whole Cavn,
try, and ready, too, 10 aid nll good men In
burying tho bloody memories Of a great
people, to tho end TINT We may 10 on TO
accomplish by example the liberty Of tho
enslaved millions Of ptlas lands, will
further say that tho man who will read Mr.
Blaine'S history OF the war and his letter
OF acceptance, must conclude that no is n
statesman Of liberal and enlightened Ohus.
acter who will know mo North, no South.
no East 10 West" who will use Tho whole
moral influence o. q President, and it is
great, to heal tho wounds oil It. sectional
stvIfonnd bring about harmony among the,
greatest Of ~ people, whether they TO Of
this or that State, still the same III felip-
ion, in race, in social aspiration, 90 essen
.inl 10 tho cnMm0D good, ! shall now
make sonle-cSlracts from Ny, MaineR his,
tory OF the war, to show tho character Of
the mans mind and thoughts.
Speaking OF tho Southern statesmen be-
fore the war, i'.rhey gave deep study to tho
science Of government. They were i'd
nirably trained as debptcre, and they, he
came admirably Skilled In tho ,uannee.
ment OF parliamentary: bodies, Asa rGlo
they were literally educated. 80 - :, !.
Their secluded mode Of lilo on tho plants
tlons gayc them leisure for reading and ro-
Election. a They took pride In their libra
ries, pursued the law SO iar rs it increased
their equipment for a public career, and
devoted themselves to political affairs with
ny absorbing ambition. Their damestic
relations impaired manners that wcIe aolno-
times naughty and offensive. They were
quick to take atEront, and they not unfrc-
9uently brought needless personal dispu-
tation into the discussion ot public QGcs.
tons; but they were almost withoutexcep.
ton men Of high integrity, and they were
especially and lcaln.!sly careful Of tie hub
lie money. Too often 'ruinously layish in
their personal expenses, they believed in
an economical government, and through
the long period OF their domination they
guarded the treasury with rigid and UNI.
ccasing vigilance against every attempt at
extravaganza and every form OF corrNn:
ton. 895y II!
~ And elsewhere In his history Nj, Blaine
accords to the patriotism and wisdom al
these same Southern statesmen hose great
measures 81 state which gave to Us tho en-.
tire trans-MIississlppi as we'll as florida, a.
4 well us that foresight md wisdom whicl,
saved the country from tho foreign war
TINT might have come out OF thom. 4,
TIE DIVISION or VIRGINIA, Il
IN speaking ot Virginia, her division
and dlslolntment, he aays Is
s:.t'To Tie old State OF Virginia the ;hlovp
was ySI! 9 heavy one IN the iyeaFa i9llowin;