Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-05-14
WE mentioned two or three days ago, that


the Washington County, Pa, Aht-Tax Con
vention. We have not had leisure up to this
writing, TO examine into their details. WenOw
find that they open out quite rich. There we're
present il the Court House two sets Of Dele
gates from the Washington boronGh-ihe orc
anti, tue otlrer pro tax. Major Ewing headed
the pro-tax delegation, and the first thing the
Major did was 10 rise and state that,
Prior to the selection of the above committee,
as there were two sets "i--de'egates from
she borough of Washington, it wonid be better
to settle the contested seats previous to transact
ing any other business.
Mr.: Gibson replied that the Major might rest
assured that he not delegate
The Major reioined that he would prefer the
decision OF the convention upon the subject to
the opiaion of Mr.. Gibson He thought that
there should be others, beside The chairman, to
take part in the Informal organization. de
yanted the committee on contested seats tn he
selected with some degree of lmpartiality.
Col Magiil remarked 1hat he was under the
impression that the major had misapPrenendcd
the language of the cali. Ii was an invitation
10 those Opposed 10 the payment Of the tax 10
meet in convention, and did not embrace those
who favored the payment of the same.
Mr. Gibson moved that the delegation of
which Major Ewing was member be good
huinoreAi;- excluded.
Major Ewing undertook to exp'an MS posi-.
III. IL ,r: ,r tGf1orr,, him
an, :, Nc Ne was f,rse5 to 81, down.
The motion Of Ny Gibson was then adopted;
whereuPon the mover expressed great satlSlac-
ton, and INDUCED in remarks anything bat
complimentary to the expelled gentlemen, which
drew from David 5. Wilson, o Washington, the
inquiry, whether Gibson or Magiil was pTeSi-
dent OF the convention.
Indiscr;bahlv confusion followed, at tae close
of which hajor Ewing submitted the credentials
nnaer Eh'cri ne oel'an1en Il Sea'. .,,o
- I.ia,ii,,, co,,,nn,,5 s,'T Se-y.-
IiDus in = calm. identified manner, when he was
interrupted by Mr.. Gibson crying ont, Give
that man Il drunk; IN" s'''"S vent 70 Il '.o'$S
S',Ii ,ri III. , Mr. I'D, and
Induced MN 10 riec cxnre>sion Ia som. pretty
hard words, such as TIM anti tax movement hav-
ing originated in den OF imt"my and corrup-
ton, anu others OF si'fi'ar, Character
ms occa>lo"cd Il Tremendous nPToar' the Tx"
OF which We never beior" wltueSSci. There
were al E'l4S OF Ee1S' am hn2reSn''.',,S "'I",
0or,in,'.d f., s,rat- hnt yylosa words co,.,i
Tot ho he, ID an, jst,,,r ,.hcr, I,. s,ol
although he Uttered them l" very 'o''u man
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Oh MS convention oe'''' ''T, ',-a' 'le 'i'"' ''
business "'1''e" "i'o anu D' mus DC S''iN'''S'
Jor N.x1oa publishes = card in Yesterdays
1T,.usb,,r., Es,,,I5 cxnI.notorv Of the Ground
which he took AGAINST Porter in the Cove
Convention
loo s,ys tba reason that he introduced the
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Administration and the Locompton policy, was
thathc knew that some 20 influential democrats
in Brooke took Forney'S PAPER, and may
more The Riahmoad Ea2uiTeT, and tia: these
papers had been stopped by the SAIL takers
because they were hostile to u. b" and Lee
compton, lie, Joe, had
-fur;bermore heard at various times the
most influential men IN the party declare that
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Il viii DO Tor Joe. 10 talk sneh business to
the marines but not to people who have been