Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-07-20

people and the Legislature tue formation,
or rather the ,PEepeFat work for the for,
mAIiop of q new Sttts as soon as possible
and practicable. Iabelteved then, and
believe now, that ii action is postponed
until another session OF the Legislature
that we will then fnd so many in that bo-
dy opposed to = separate State Of Western
Virginia that the consent of tue Legisla-
tnre never will be obtained to that separS-
tion. Rest assured that The irhoie Legisla-
ture of Virginia never will consent 10 the
separation. Eastern Virginia aud the Vail
ley of Virginia will desire to hold us with
them to help them pay debts not contract.
for our benefit, or to be disgraced aud
dishonored by repudiatiou.
Old Virginia, or Virginia intact will be
a long time recovering from the devasta-
ting effects Of this war. New Yirginin,
youthful and vigorous, will soon shake of
its III effects, can pay her proportion of
the State debt previous to the war, and,
viii soon stand forth as one Of the most
prosperous and enterprisiug States of the
uniops- =,
Mr. Editor, Sou are correct in saying
that ] do noriwish TO be considered as tn
king one step backward. am for the
new State, first, last aud all the time
desire TO see this War prosecuted TO
speedy termination, in order that the busy
hum of industry may once more be heard in
our land Neither do wish to be consul
cred US intipating that any corrupt intlu-
ence was brought to bear upon Mr.. Car
lille or any other member OF. the Conven-
tion. tried to disclaim this in the arti-
Gle alluded to; but If not successful in us
ing language to that effect, now distinct
~ disclaim any intention to cast asper-
sions on the motives of any member of the
Convention. Many of them knew well
and fnvorably, and it was most pain
lul duty, and probably very presumptuous
in me to ceusure their judgments. have
cOnversrd with many af them. since and
! am well satisfied that they were actuRted
by the best of motives in adopting what,
they believed to be the policy of the adj
ministrHtion and tue only legal mode by
which a new State ercouid be secured. j
now hope to see that plan carried out.
LetuS huvo no more changes ofprogramme.
The people have been assured by their
delegates that was necessary TO restore
the government in order to get II Legisla-
ture, before we could legally form sepa-
rate State; that so soon as the State Gov
ernment was restored, the Legislature con-
vened, United States Senators elected, and
those Senators admitted to scat in Con-
gress, then our Legislature would be the
acknowledged Legislature of Virginia, and
we could comply with the constitution by
getting its consent to divide the State.
All this has been done, except getting the
consent of the Legislature. What objec-
tion is there to granting that consent nOw2
Messrs. Editors. believing, rs did then,
as ! do now, and Us all acknowledge. that
the policy of Yirginiu was fixed by persons
and associations outside of Virginia, whose
every interest is against a division of the
State, believing that powers which could
control the action of Convention of the
people directly interested III aud pledged
TO secure this division. could and Wuutl
contr6lRny subsequent proceedings 10 that
effect after the excitement had passed away
and tue ardor OF the people cooled down,
is it surprising that should feel interest
ed and excited on the subject2 You say
that my suspicious were gronndless. They
may be, Time will prove. And ii does
prove that was iu error can assure you
that it was only an error of the head,
caused by IL Jealous anxiety for a separate.
State. had "no axes to grind" want
cd no office under the restored govern
pathiser with secession. was no disap-
pointed, grumbling. Office seeking pOliti-
cian; only an humble advocate of what |
believed TO be tho inalieuable rights Hnd
interests of a people amongst
whom have been born aud raised, and to
whom am devotedly attached.
m,y, if 1 deem it prudent and neces-
sary for the public good, at some future
day lay my views (which are necessarily
crampcd in newspaper article) ut large
on these subjects before the people.
Aud now, Messrs. Editors, Hs to your
second Indictment against me, in your pa
per of the 18th inst have this to say.
/ have been in the city of Wheeling
ever since wrote the editorial article al
luded to, and therefore have no personal
over my paper. / have never
written 81 word 10 any person, either for
publication or private inspection, on the
subject of this government, either pro or
con, nor have procured any other person
to write such articles. think it is n
small matter who this government appoints
to Office, provided they appoint men who
are sensible and discreetand will not bring
il into disrepute. So far-as the Democrat
ic party is concerned, / think itwould have
been very fortunate for it that the Com
vention had proceeded as it commenced,
and appointed none of than to Office. AS
to the correspondence in my pRper,II do
not approve il and my present impression
is that should not have published it had
been at home, though am still in favor
Of free. speech snd the Freedom of the
nresS. kHeY,that Messrs. Peirpoint and
Hagans were Ball and Eyeretts, have
been informed that the members of the
Executive Council are very respectable
and discreet gentlemen-two of them L,
know TO be such. knew, too, that there
was. q general disposition to ignore Re-
pubIicAns in this matter by the Convention,
Tor l had been informed that Mr.. Paxton
twho learn is Republican and. an old
resilient and stakeholder, and probably as
sensible and discreet as any member of
the Couneil,) only received the caucus
by minority of two. Indeed
! did not sympathise With this ostracismi
OF Republicans. never considered the