Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-08-23

From cnneofluceo, ltl pIopaDlQ thAt me pfel'
ont Governor OF Virginia Nllll De lnlt Of The
caucus AZ. Noahweiep YlSihia he'd bssn
ling oveI hed n lhs ditllihdlod Of oilOeo eudev
"a dibpon.s,lon oflhs old constitution, and Gov.
emo. Johrson VS. nominated % behalf Of that
ponolooi ahd ptosnsIousegloa re hos, we BE.
leted. enjoyed ITO salaly very fdlionillyihe has
attended entertainments, made visits abroad topo-
ltcal festivals, adysHlsed escaped eonviols APP
pointed membeu Of his own ppllg 10 every Office,
political, fiscal, OF literary Within hs gif, and ex-
cen, that be on bna occasion excIoissllhe pardon.
improve indlsoPsliy gll descend 10 poaletilg
Is q peaceful poteulaie, whosa account balances
on lheDook Of ths rtsashty, Beyond this, we
mogi6e poil5ytg viii be only Interested in him o.
a eoU 81 Fallela ibe lsH DodgeofCh caucus.
weiafsg lhig result from ne obvious dsseu4
slons q tie pominanl Party 81 giisinia and the
numstous candidates ioi Tie oaioe Of Governor
whiohaS warmly pressed BY lhsfseysral friends.
AiE Wise haabeeniho most prominent and per.
haps deserving nosttho suaetingr of bic party. He
manifested, ia TIE State conyeail5h,k llbetaliy
OF that time SeTy uncommon Ia lts sltiesnen o.
Rislfi1 Virginia. He advocated iaa nosi nlats-
ed amendments ia ihs election Of officers BY the
people, The extension ofsulrnse ana the adjust
menl OF that ohmea--the baais Of Representation.
He has also been worm adyoonle Of Internal I'm
psoyemeli. But he has come under the ispleass
ur6 SONS Of the Democia6y because or some
opinion IN regard to tho Nebmskobill5 weshould
suppose ME. VIE would be stronger before the
people tLpn IN caucus wbe;e he may be bow
strung BY tbs mules who GENERALLY execute the ,e.
hesls orpaTly, andsimplily The question Of success
siOn w reducing Tue number Of claimhnls,
Ills Of gteol consequences 10 Vrgnia thal heE
Governor should be manof energy anl ability.
Properly execpled, the dulles Of that officer will
comprehend 40 extended held OF usefulness.
The Governor Of State should be occupied
during tie long Intervals oflegslAlion in studying
tho relations between bis own State aud others.
Ia examining is social and Industrial systeml and
in suggesting such Improvements ns may occur to
bis obs rgatoNS he should consider the State en-.
rusisd to his care as part Of sisat confsdsIacy
whose citizens ore rnpidly assimilAled BY inter-
migration and reciprocal interests! tie shohd re-
member lha. under these States are assuming the
social relation oGcountea Of this great oOnfedsa-
y. Thpsths people len free to choose iher own
location vail halulplly preres thslwhich oaes the
highest inducements. We Should. therefore, no
more expect immigration to 30 into Slate dsteO.
liyen education, employment, free institutions, OF
laeilliea Of Transportation, than We would expect
people coming 70 live IN city to choose quarter
where thsfe was neilhefliRhb water, payemehls,
Of police. Ilshould be The duty ola Governor tn
devote bimselrlo The great system Of Improvement
10 which we have adyeIled. lnthis way he may
be useful, But as the honon Of caucus commis.
sion ate "gained without merit and last without
crlms''1=a5theS imply neither excellence nor oh.
legation, but generally constitute receipt in full
fYrall boiola within tie gin o. aRTy, the Cub.
ernOiptlaI nominee Of. a caucus hss no motive 10
do moe than Governor Johnson has DONE
Stick loths creed Of The eaueus-honof the filth.
I'll who hhte hOnored hm--b eslow Office accord
ihg to The standard Of opinion and capacity which
hos been ordained in his own nomination, and at
The close Of us Term, todescend smo1gst lhv hu,
dience, grateful that God has shortened ths term
Ofhh salary; aud satisfied that in the dsPsas ton
5fbuman honos he has bean blessed MOTTO the
nun measures Of his lesefls, but ofhis pmbtoa,--
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