Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-05-05

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have left US altogether.
think that we will move shortly; hope
so More anon, N. II.
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The Late Convention at tB1arksburg,
!oLARksnuRa. VA, May /, 1882.
Editors Wheeling Intelligencer:
In response to a call made short time
ago, delegates met in our Court house on
yesterday for the purpose of nominating
candidates for the State Offices to be voted
for on the fourth Thursday in this month.
The meeting was not large, still several
counties were represented, and if the OBJ
ject of the getters up of the Convention
was us reported viz: to nominate n candi-
date IN opposition to our present worthy
Governor, it proved a most signal failure.
The result reminded nc of transaction
which took place good many years ago
between a certain man named Balak and
the prophet Bulaam. BHlak wanted the
prophet to curse the Israelites, but when
Bnlaum made the attempt nothing but
blessings flowed from his mouth, too with
our Convention not one word of censure
was uttered against our Governor, but on
the contrary every mouth was tull: of his
praise. And how could it DO otherwise,
an opposite course would have been a most
striking exemplifcatiOp of the truth of the
proVerb, that republics reungratcfal.''-
The Governor accepted the position at a
time the office went begging; Mt a time
when some who would gladly accept il
now, were totteriug with indecisiou and
asking the Federal authorities to s'let them
alone" and not disturb their quiet repOse
by sending troops among them, as they
1aaHnH nn NhaiR
ease aud comfort rather than ioinin q heart
and hand in tue work Of rcscuing the be-
loved country from the, vortex OF ruin
which threatened to engulf it. But the
Governor has claims upon the considera-
ton of the loyal people of the State which
have their origin long anterior to any Off
ctal acts of his. When our country was
shrouded in gloom, when sadness lnantled
the tnce of every true patriot, when fear
seized upon the heart strings of the brain,
and trembling caused the knees of the
strong man to smite together, when the
desting of our beloved Virginia alternnted
MS it were between hope and fear, between
doubt and firm resoIve-where stood
Francis II. PeirpOint? He stood where
the sage of Ashland stood when he con-
templated the possibility of just such re-
beliiOn as has Overtaken US; ION the side
of his country" his voice not weak, strong
and loud was heard throughout our land,
Strengthening the weak, encouraging, wa
vering aud warning traitors of their doom.
BE accepted the office, say, at time
when dangers thick .beset his path with the
full knowledge that his lifes tenure de-
pended on the success of the move. Still
he faltered not, relying on the rectitude OF
the undertaking. He pressed steadily for-
cd HE IN, hainrR
give me DEATH" The ship of State has
weathered the fury of the storm and repo-
ses in the haven of comparative security.
How sublime and imposing the structure,
the work of ten short months and that in
"troHblous times," the machinery of the
whole State reorganized and put in COM
plete motion is truly n great work under
the circumstances. 1t is a monument to
the patriotism of the people Of Northwest.
ern VirginiG which will stand while civil
and religions liberty endures. With what
a degree of pride will our posterity look
back and contemplate the part their pro-
geuitors bore in rescuiug our institutions
from the ruin which environed them, in
which good our candidate has borne con.
spicuous part: HARRISON.
P. s. The new Quartermas;er, (Captpiu
HuntingtOn,) at this post, is giving general
satisfaction by simply attending to the
business of his department, which he does
and unlike his ''illnEttfuus predecessor
does not give himself much trouble to as
certain what the people say about him.
understand that Government stores at this
post are being transferred to New Creel
Station on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road, consequently this post is likely to bt
of less Importance than heretofore.
An interesting, Statement about
II i- - Yorktown.
FrOm letter by Henry j. Raymond III the N. Y
| 80 HmesO ,a f1taT spg
1 have spent now two days in explor
ling the entire front of our position.
have no disposition to report what hay
seen, forlit could not be done withuu
tance to the enemy, though do not be
llieYe it would tend to increase their con
fidence in their ability towithstand anad
vance Two things I,think l can pre-
dict with perfect safety-frst, that Ger
Mcclellan will not commence the attac
until he is completely ready; and second
that within twelve hours from the time h
does commence it, he will have take
Yorktown with all its guns, and made n
its garrison prisoners. And ventur
further to say that this will have bee
done with smaller llss of life than hn
ever attended q similar battle of equ,
Importance in this country. There ar
some persons, 1 know, who will sneer Z
this result, and say that saving life is nj
the chief end Of war. Other things b
4 ing equal, think it is I am quite ce
tain that the million Of people scattere
throughout the North, who have relativ,
and friends in the field, will not consid,