Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-08-21
THE SORROWS OF wERTRR.

THE SORROWS OF WERTER.
sYilg Atlb Complexion Of Washington. Co. (Pa)
Politics stchiug Of a PaftSsan soho has
6todEtoaoed a Dose that ScOHt .Lligest.
[From tho Washington (Pa.) Examinsr.l
The state of politics in this Congressional dis
trict presents some novel features, which it may
be we'll for men of all parties to consider It
will; doubtless, be remembered that Mr.. Mont
golnery, one of the candidates before the people.
was placed in the position he occupies by ma
jority of those who participated in the demo-
cratic primary elections in June last-Greene
and .kayette counties declaring Gen. Lazear to
be their choice, and our own county, Washing.
ton. expressing a. preference for Montgomery
over. the combined.yote of the other counties in
the district. twas conceded, without investi.
cation TINT this settled the dtlestion.in behalf
OF Mr.. Montgomery, and because of that con-
cession we placed his name at the head of our
columns, where 1t may at present beseen. The
Genius OF Liberty, at Union, and the Messenger,
at Waynesburg, the other democratic papers of
the district, did likewise, and probably for the
same reason
A short time after tho democratic primary
elections, the republican committee of vigilance
OF Fayettc county took it into their heads that
they would interrogate Mr.. Montgomery on the
political issues between the two parties, promis-
ing that their support would be dependent upon
his answers. We have not the means of Know
ing the date Of their intcrrogatories. Neither
do we know in what language they were framed.
w by these things were concealed it isnotfor US
to tell, as we are not in the secrets of the re:
publican party, But, the questions were an
swcred, and that, too, by Mr.. Montgomery, and
within one week after the answer waS:published
In the republican, organ of Fayette county, a
9epub Lieaht delegate convention assembled in that
county and endorsed Mr. Montgomery as their
candidate for Congress.
W. Al. 1..,
republicans of Fayette county, according to the
usages and customs of that party. What pro,
portion OF that party there willtsupport him. OF
what proportion will oppose him, we have not
been informed, furtherthan that, the action lust
referred to was arranged and carried out by the
leaders in the republican ranks, Candy Stewart
at the head of them) but there is general dis
satisfaction among the masses.
On the Saturday previous to the Fayette con-
vention, the republican committee of vigilance
of Greene county met in Waynesburgh, and af-
ter discussing the proFriety Of making q nom.
Inat10n for Congress, resolved to postpone the
further consideration OF the question for one
monte. The majority of the committee are re-
ported to be favorable to Mr. Montgomery.
Now, these things have significant Import.
Do our opponents in Fayette and Greene make
virtue of necessity, and unite in support of
Mr. Montgomery because they do not think it
worth their while to run candidate of their
OWN 1t would really appear so.
But, the republicans of Washington county
have taken different course. They are not
willing to follow in the lead of Fayette and
Greene. Consequently, their confe.ees, APP
pointed in June, met on Saturday last at
Beallsvilc, and formally nominated Jonathan
Knight as the republican candidate for this
district. 1t said that meetings and conven.
tons will be held in both the other counties to
ratily his nomination.. Mr.. Knight was the can.
didate of the opposition in 1854, when he was
elected by more than two thousand majority,
and again in 1856, when he was beaten BY
about eight hundred. IF all the democrats will
vote for Mr.. Montgomery next fall, and one
third or one fourth the opposition go with them,
Mr. Knight will have small party to support
him. Both parties onght to be governed, in
this matter, by national considerations. We
send man to Congress to vote and act for the
gond of the whole nation. As democrats NC
elect a man to support democratic adlninis.
tration, andif we fail in that, we fail in great
duty to our party and our country. OF course,
we could not expect Mr.. Knight honest and
gentlemanly as he is, being of the opposition,
would give his support to Mr.. Buchanan's ad-
ministration, especially on its slavery policy.
And, therefore, we are not apprehensive that
Mr.. Knight will receive the endorsement OF
democratic county conventions OF meetings, by
resolution or otherwise.
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