Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-07-03

to expose the secret power which has cOn-
trolled both these Wheeling Conventions,
and we shall proceed to the task. We
thank our fortune that wewere not mem
ber of this Convention. If we had been
we presume we should have succumbed to
the majority, being ignorant of tie power
behind the throne. But having been in
the city of New York with our eyes and
ears open for nearly month, we at last
discovered the monster, and will be there
By enabled to do some service to the peo-
pie of Western Virginia. There are per-
haps tigenty millions Of dollars of Virginia
bonds otrned IN New York. These bond
holders kaosc thai this trar is going to des-
troy Eastern Yirginid, and that the burden
| Of The 6Sbt lCiti hare 10 come of the HeSt.-
| Hence they are opposed 10 a division of
the State, aud. in secret concoct plan to
! prevent it. They persuade some Of the
members of the Cabinet that it would
be in consistent for the Administration
to acknowledge Western Virginia, aud
they not knowing nor caring special
| ~ for our Interests, fall into the snare
Soon the newspapers of New York,
influenced through the same chapnel. take
up the cudgel; then all thseouatry papers
follow suit, and public opinion IS satisfied
that it would be inconsistentfort the admin
istration to acknowledge the Independence
of Western Virginia, as it would be ac-
kuowledging the right of secession. The
Wheeling Lnteiiigei,cer and the Wellsburg
Herald, and other papers in this section,
yield to the force of opinion. These bond
holders have theiragents Mt Wheeling aud
had them at the last Convention. The
most influential members take up the cry.
Carlile, who was the champion of New
Virginia, raises the war-whoop for the old
hulk. The mountain delegates fight for
the New State, but eventually yield
They are told that the administration
wants Us to claim to be the whole State,
and if weinsult the administration its for
ces will be withdrawn from this section
and secessionists will edt US up. In
this manner their fears are worked upon
and eventually the Convention is almost
unanimous in claiming to be Old Virgin
ia. tegsas A.,
The first effect of this is, to assume
the State debt which is S0o,0o0,Ooo. You
cannot claim to be the whole State to-day,
and repudiate it Tomorrow when they
want yon to pay the debt of the State
The New York Times, under the apprehen-
sion that this Convention had adopted q
provisional government for New Virginia,
said that if We had pursued the other nlan
of claiming to lie the State, we should have
been bound for the whole debt, or repudi-
alton. In one case we would have been
bankrupt, in the other disgraced and with
out credit.
Another effect is to excite the real State
govcrnment-John Lctcher & Co-against
us. If we had set up for ourselves. and
took the position that we were only going
to defend our own soil, we should have
had no trouble except with the few seccs-
sionists in our midst. But to assume to
be the State, you invite n tremendous force
in our midst to eXterminate us. five had
taken the position of "Let us alone, " the
Confeds would not have troubled us at
all.
But we have not time nor spaceto dis
cuss this question in all its bearing: but do
say in all sincerity and candor 70 the peo-
pie of Western Yirginiu. tint the scheme
is ONE to defraud them of their rights, and
that if it is carried fully into effect, they
will never get their separate State at all
but on the other hand, will be oppressed
more than ever. We do not believe that
any of your delegates are guilty OF any
wrong intent in this mntter, but believe
they have been wheedled into it. We
would not say 4 word against any member
Of the Wheeling Convention. We respect
those with whom we are acquainted but
we must say that they hnve evinced to the
world that they are anything but SMtes-
men.
And now you say-what shall we do?
We say callGnolher Convention Immediate
", and send delegates to it who will carry
out your wishesi or else call meetings and
instruct your present delegates to carry out
your views, Be prompt, or you, are sold
forever. Yon have been shouting for New
Virginin; let us have it. The legal obtec-
tons urged against it are all fudge, as we
have been informed by lawyers of ability
aud experience. t.,5s.4
Let New Virginia once mOre,h he.the rally
ing cry
Savings Bank of Wheeling.