Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-05-05
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Mt this place. (Moundsviile,) the napers of the
day were placed in my hands, containing what
purported to be the proceedings OF meeting oil
The Opposition Executive Committee OF Ohio
comfy, and some Others in reference to the Sc
lection OF a candidate for the House of Delegates
in room of Col. j. S. Wheat, who had been pr
viouslv nominated by what has been called
County Convention, but who had declined the
nomination.
To nv great surprise, discovered that the
Committee, not conining themselves to the
alecitir,atcs purpose for which the meeting was
advertised and called, took took the liberty OF
roinp into n Congressional nomination, and
without any previous consultation with me up
or. the subject, placed my name before the pnh-
tic as the opposition candidate Tor tAlS dlSFlc|
Now. whilst am duly sensible OF the honor
which was do ubtless intended to be conferred
upon me by the persons composing the meeting,
other thcn small number of uery small WIRE
workers. who arranged and managed the whole
affair, l must be permitted to say that the un
authorized Use OF my name by the latter, "lth
the motive and for the sinister purpose know
it 10 have been, was most unwarTantabe, ana
calculated and intended by them to answer the
double purpose of insduouslv insulting me and
of misleading those who are nottuy advised on
this subject, by Il specious appearance al SIN
reritv In its terms and upon It's face the pro
ceedug seems fair, and is quite plausible, but TO
those acquainted with the real fee Rys, views
!
ness and meanncss are perfectly transparent
Permit me to add i few words hurredly, by way
OF explanation.
Il is known to many ofmy intimate friends,
that for several months past have been appIl-
ed to by many citizens, both OF the city and
county, and urged to permit my name to he
submitted to the voters as a candidate at the
ensuing election, for seat IN the next House OF
Delegates, insisting that they had right to
claim at my hands, the benefit of such expert
ance as had gained, during my former service
in the same capacity, in the effort to relieve
themselves from the insutGerable burthcn OF tax
alton under which both city and county are now
literally "groaning.'
Whilst duly sensible Of their kindness, and
the honor intended me, the same considerations
that impelled Col. Whcate and others to decline
the position, applied with equal, or perhaps,
grcater force to the. For this reason | was in
Iuced for time, reluctantly, but p0yitiUeiy, To
decline the honor intended. Subsequently, in
answer to repeated solicitations OF the same
kind, said TO my friends that, II there seemed
to be anything like general wish that should
become n candidate, and no excitement was
/ likely to ensue out ufit would not object to
the use OF my name aS requested. In the mean
time what its friends have been pleased to call
q County Conrcntion, was gotten up, land how
gotten up-hOw conducted, and OF what nltcri-
al il waS-in part, at leaSt-CompOSGd | need
not saw and their nomination conferred
upon other gentlemen. In this-although felt
very sure that the general public, no more than
myself, however much they Or might regard the
candidates selected as honorable and competent
gentlemen, had no great respect felt disposed
to acquicsce. Since the nominations were made,
however, and especially since the decnation Of
! Col. Wheatc solicitations have come 20 inc from
every hand, 10 enter the canvass as candidate,
independent Of all parties, merely as such, and
Of all cliqucS and factions, by nomination. TO do
1 7 iu.l bv de u III
/ III. proceedings Of the meeting last night
were callei To my notice. when at once deci-
dcl not only to decline this meaningless
nomination for Congress. but to announce my
SELF as now do, candidate for Il scat in the
next House of Delegates Of Virginia.
The subjects referred to above, and others, AS
well as some oF the persons who have been nc
lively engaged in them, shall he fully and fear
lessly discussed before the people prior to the
election.
1t has been stated to me by some of my
friends, that although they perfectly salts
fed upon the subject themselves, that it is due
to the voters, in view Of the many misrepre-
sensations that fiaVe been made in regard 10 II
in certain quarters, 10 define more particularly
my position in reference to the "Pdn HInGtc'
Rail Road. This | tool; occasion to do in n
public address at the Court House few even.
I imes since. The meeting, however, was not
large one, and many persons OF course did
not hear me and may therefore bc supposed 10
DO uniformed upon the subject, I take this
occasion to repeat the substance of what was
said at that meeting and, first, that my only
connection with shat Company. al any time, was
as their Attorney and counsel; second, that con-
ncctiou, Whatever it was, ceased more than
/ three years ago, during which time have not
acted fnr them ~ Attorney or in any other ca
pacity in the Courts or elsewhere; third, the
! r. r. Co, a constituted when vas their AT.
J torncy, has long since been dissolved and the
work, or Whatever may remain Of it, !, now in
I the hands Of parties that do not kn""; fourth,
! I have had no consultation whatever with any
! of the parties interested in thu work during the
time indicated md therefore cannot say what
may be their designs or purp0Srs-hut infer
from the fact that Srookc aud Hancock Counties
! will he entitled to ont one Delegate in the next
Legislature, whilst Ohio County will have
three that no serious effort will he made at that
: time TO accomplish any thing for tiiat work.
But fifth and last, | have ever held the opinion
that a representative is bound by the wishes Of
his constituents whether oppressed or fairly i'm.
gIiCd, and that therefore lac is bound to vote in
al! questions of mere policy, or ola local charac
ter, and involving constitutional principle, in
accordance with their wishes In the event Of
a difference Of opinion upon constitutional
principle it is the imperative duty of the repre-
g