Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-02-02

"Uuton Tor the Sake OF the UnIon."
Taa working men of the City Of Wheel
ing, In mass meeting assembled, have pre-
scented a Union ticket for the support Of
the people. They have designated the
Hon. Sherrard Clemens and Chester D.
Hubbard as the two men oftheir choice in
this great emergency. They are both men
of experience, men who have heeu in pH6.
lie life, and men sound TO the core on the
Union question. Neither one of them WIN
ever, in any event, either vote for or sign
ordinance OF secession. They will re-
aist such reasonable movement TO the
last and bitter extremity, and will then
shake Cd the dust of their feet against the
traitors, when all their efforts shall have
proved unavAiIing, and come home to their
commitments with their hands washed clear
Ofauy part or lot In the unholy work
They wilItnke care that Ohio county shall
never be held responsible by postcrity for
any participation in tho wicked scheme
e{e II not this tlen the kind of q ticket-are
not these the sort OF candidates for which
and for whom every real, genuine, earnest
Union man desires to voter The working
men, sure, in designating them did
not wish TO imply that there were not other
citizens sound on the Union and well
qualified to represent them. They simply
designated these two as the most availa-
BILE men in their opinion. It was not only
matter of the first Importance to select
iound men, but it was equally as import
ant to select available men. The working
Pr men had NO other interest to tuBscrve than
that Of the great cause of the Union
Their jealous desire was beat down and
beat back the treason that threatens us ALL
and to do 1t, il possible, eGectunlIy and
Overwhelmingly. Had they selected Col
Wheat and Mr.. A. B. CALDWELL or Prot
Ross and Dr.. Logan, or any other Union men
who either would have pledged them
selves to resist disunion aud secession In
every shape and under every Pretext, we
would have cordially and earnestly urged
concentration upon them. We favored
originally the announcements of the two
last named gentlemen, because they were
known to us as Incorporating Union
men-men who would never have any
thing 10 do with secession, come when
how II would, and men who were person.
ally popular with all parties, We think
have shown desire to do away with
anything like party. All the gentlemen
named are opposed to shade of poi-
tics, and we know them only in one rela-
tion, and that is in the common party Of
the Union. These things, then, being so,
Viye and act upon that glorious motto,
'tUnion for the sake ofthe Unionn2 five
divide we beaten, and who then Is
Prodted bat enemies, the disunionistsP
We cannot elect more than TWO OF our
Union friends and the question Is which
do We love most, our particular friends, or
our coAntry7 Ought any man at time
like this, to make the compliment of a
vote paramount to the availability of that
voter For ourselves, We can say most
ferVently aud truly that IL the dearest
friend or relative earth stood between
aud the person who could concentrate
the most strength on the side of our
country, no should be utterly ignored by
u.s. Yea, more; we would, in time like
this, vote for the bitterest enemy far above
aud beyond the wArmest friend did public
opinion present him rs its choice on the
side Of tho Union. This is our position
aud this is the reason why we to-day make
bold to implOre the aid Of every Union
man in the work of electing the candidates
selected by the working men. Iftheycan-
not be elected certainly none can, for no
other two hope to receive anything
like the support they will get. It will be
tzi barren eOmplimentind eed, and one preg-
naut with many moment of regret, for
Aderoted Union man to vote for his friend
when his vote will be effective only TO de-
feat the cause Of the Union. This is a
ttme when should know no man amer
- the bent Of our personal partiAlities.-
There is too much At stake. The risk of
vote is too great, We cannot afford to
stand upon preferences. Therefore, Union
men, We entrCat you that you will use your
utmost influence to-day in behalf of the
working mems ticket. If you will only
unite cordially and work earnestly, each
one o. you in the sphere OF his influence,
We can elect Mesus. Clemens and Hubbard
on Monday next, Willyou do this, or will
you let the disunIOnistS triumph through
yOur divisions.