Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-06-29

Gen. jackson Of ParksF0burBo--His
position rs q Union Man In the eyes
of = Stranger.
In the Grafton correspondence of the
Cincinnati Commercial, We find the follow
ing paragraph concerning Gen. John J.
Jackson:
When at Parkersburg was curious to
see Gen. Jackson, the most conspicuous
and one of the most influential citizens OF
that region. He is the object of general
curiosity and suspicion. The common Peo-
pie have no faith in him. but he processes
Union sentiments, and was extremely at
tentive to Gems. Mcclellan and Rosencrans
and their stats, and to all the principal
field officers who were in Parkersburg.-
he is keen, sharP-featuredi determined
looking man, positive in department, ana
impatient of conStraint. He may be ear
nest in his professions of fidelity, but ne
neither acts or speaks like man sincerely
devoted to the Union. He expressed tOnd
wish that this expedition might be yictor'-
Gus, but our impression was that ne was
merely INDUCING in cheap hp-seFvlSe: al
this time he is anxious about the fate OF
James N. Jackson, one of his sons, who, a
few DAYS ago, was arrested at Clnrksburg
ON suspicion of treason, together with ten
or dozen influential citizens of that place.
His eldest son, a strong Union man, Is here,
endeavoring to secure the release OF his
brother.
In our opinion the Commercials CORE
spOndeut has hit the nail square on the
head, and has sketched Gen. Jackson's
Unionism to the life. Whatever the Cen
erals friends may claim to the contrary,
the Union men should repose no unneces-
sary confidence in his professionalism be
prepared for what the correspondent indi-
Gates as the state of the case. Gen. Jack
son when in the Convention Of the 18th of
May here, did not act or speakllike true
man ought to--and his subsequent visit in
a private capacity, during the session of
the late Convention, did not in the least
add to public confidence in him. 1t may
be that his course is simply a crotchety
way that is said to be peculiar TO him
but if so his crotchets are not to be in
duIged at the expense of the public inter
ests, and are to be guarded against just as
much as more serious faults. He was very
fast in the Richmond Convention to pro-
claim what Western Virginia was going to
do in case of secession, and now that West
ern Virginia is doing just that thing, GEN.
jackson is not in the position, to say the
least, that his words placed him. BE, like
Judge Summers, is so entirely ofish as
to be to all intents and purposes hostile.
We are sorry to feel it our duty to write
these things. But we must do so. To be
silent these perilous times is dangerous
experiment. We choose rather to ran the
risk of error on the side of the public
welfare, than to timidIy consult the liabili-
ty of mistake. We therefore say to the
Wood county people, beware of lending a
too credulous ear to the counsels of John
]. Jackson. 1t he is not with you in the
movement inaugurated by the late Con-
vention. he is wholly unworthy of your
confidence. No man who refuses to stand
up fair and square and hearty to the broad
and national and patriotic and constitu.
tionaI programme of that Convention, is 8
reliable man. That body did all tina,
mortal men could do, to put down seces-
sion, and he who now, in Western Virgin
ia, is opposed to their action, is, whatever
he may profess, simply covert foe. Be.
ware of all such !