Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-04-21

Virginia. and some other Matters.
OS Thursday morning we reproduced
from the New York Post an article about
the movements of the past year in West
ern Virginia, in restoration of the State
government and towards the erection of
new State, and their bearing on our future
history. In F. days paper we had some
remarks in exposition of the falIacious as
sumptions aud apparent ignorance of the
writer in the Post. Oar city cotempOrary
in the same issue had leader in review of
the Posts article setting forth its erroue-
Gus positions, aud arguing that the Post
was trying TO patch up 4 theory by which
slavery could be abolished throughout vir-
ginil. This is all very well. We not be-
ing SO well practised in nosing out aboli-
ton in everything We meet with, supposed
that the theory of the Post was the product
of its Misrepresentation of Western vir-
ginia movements. We don't object to the
charge made against the Post. for that is
none of our business, but we 90 object to
the spirit of uufairness towards ourselves
displayed in the following paragraph from
the Pe>sS' editorial alluded TO:
On reading the Intsltgeneer of yesterday,
our attention WAS directed to an extract
from the New York Post, under the head of
"Virgiuia RegeuerAted, and published
without comment, thus gieiay At a quasi ca
dorsemsnt.
The Italics are our own
tits true that the article was published
Thursday morniug '.without comment for
the reason, as We have already stated, that
the crowded state of our columns prevent
ed it; but we have yet to learn that news
papers are Supposed to endorse everything
they,puolish without comment; and if we
had never commented at all, it could no;
have been considered a ''quasi endorse
ment" or any other kind of an endorse.
ment. a brief comment did appear, how
ever, mex; morning, and we believe it will
not be regarded by any one who read it as
an endorsement OF the Posts theory.
Cur contemporary meanwhile taking ad-
vantage of the absence of immediate com
ment by us, hnsteued to charge US with
endorsing the Posts views, supposing there
might be some capital made out of it aud
thus it happened that our disclaimer and
their accusation appeared the same NOR
ming. We expected that as matter of
fairness some withdrawal of the charge
would appear in their next issue but it did
not; aud We have but to set this down MS
one more instance of that studied unfair
ness with which our neighbors have sought
from the beginning to build Up prejudice
to our disadvantage in the minds of their
readers. Will they copy our article which
appeared simultaneously with their own,
in justice to ourselves and their own read
ers! Oar former experience affords US no
reason to expect anything of the sort,
though it would be simply an act of fair
ness toward US. orwill they copy this into
their columns?
In fdrtherauce of the line of remark in
dulged by US on Friday, in commenting on
the article from the Post, we propose to add
few words for the benefit of those of our
contemporaries abroad who appear to be
somewhat befogged in regard to the atti-
tude of civil affairs in Western Virginia,
making our remarks as explicit as limited
time and space will permit.
On the 18th of last May, after the pas
sage of the ordinance of secession by the
Richmond Convention, mass convention,
composed of Delegates from nearly all the
counties Of Northwestern Virginia, met in
this city 70 take steps for the safety of this
part of The State. That Convention (gen-
orally known as the 'saay Conventiou"l
created Committees of Safety in the diff
fereut counties, and Central Committee,
having its headquarters in this city. To
this Central Committee was confided the
duty OF organizing for. a representative
Convention; and accordingly, under the
auspices OF the Central and County Com
mittees, an election was held in all the
counties of Northwestern Virginia that
could be reached, on the 4th of June last.
Delegates were elected, and met in this
city on the llth of the same mouth. This
was WHAT'S styled the "June Conventions
This Convention declared all government
in the State abdiCated, aud proceeded to
reorganize the. State Government By the
passage of numerous ordinances and the
election of State officers. This Conveu-
ton, after recognizing the STATE Gov
eminent il ali IFS branches, adjourned
on the 25th of June, to meet on the 9Th
of the ensuing August.
On the fourth of July succeeding the
the members of the House
of Delegates and Senate from the loyal
counties Of Western Virginia met in this
,isy; ds the Legislature Of Virginia, under
he auspices of the restored Government,
o complete the work Of reorganization.