Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-07-23
TuE wnRElINe PnEss.
Letter from Auditor Crane TO the
EdItors-A Severe hat 9Ierlted Re-
WHEELINo. ", July q. lS6s
AuDIToRls OPTIcE

AuDIToRs OFRIcEs
WHEELISo, Va, July 81, 1852.
Bdtoys Of Ne Rkesling Rress:
GESTLK1EN:-Tn your leader Of this
morning yOu say this number closes the
first volume Of the PfeS5 YOn will
please drop my name, as one of your
subscribers, sitter this date.
1t Is due. alike 10 YOU and myself that
/ should state the reasons that have I'M
PEELED me to this aeE
RirSt. 1 an Ia favor nov and always hsve
been Of putting down the rebellion BY evey
means within the reach of the General Gov
erumsat The Pssss, / thought, when 1 be-
came subscriber. Was Of the same way OF
thinking, but from constant and carefOi
reading of the Pres from its commence
ment 10 The present time. have failed TO
discover this distinguishing feature exhib-
tied. No leader has appeared At any time,
advocating this policy. On the contrary
the Pres has wasted It's energies and time
IN lighting what Il calls the AbohtiOuists,
and exhibiting wonderful fears that ihe
ConstitnIi0u of tbe Emitted States in some
way might be disturbed BY these men, and
that, too, when scarcely one word could be
found in the Prsss of condemnation Of the
rebels who were seeking the overthrow of
the Consultations OF the United States and
the annihIlation of the Government itself
/ cannot endorse the course of the Press.
When house IL on IRE aud it bseomesns
cessAry 10 stop the spreading flames, no
ous doubts the propTiety or the right of
the citizens 20 blow mp other houses con-
dsuous thereto, and that too, -ithout COM
peasation from the persons that did the
EcEk, self-preseFTaLion being = sufficient
apology for the act. This is no time, when
The nation is attacked By armed rebels. TO
talk about violations of the Constitution
If il becomes necessary to carry the SrOr2
aud the terr1 throughout the length aud
breadth Of the rebeIlious States, sweeping
property and slaves from The face OF the
rebellion l am no abolitionist. but I.eare
/ not that slavery become extinct II is
stands in the way of suppressing the re-
bellion.
Secondly, lam new State man oil oVsE.
The Pness not only opposed the new State
/ in the beginning. but It has of late become
the apOlOgist and defender OF its worst en-
eunies In the Prest of the 18th inst there
/ Is an article defending the course pursued
I BY the Hon. John S. Carlile IN his oppose
ton Ia the Senate of the United States 20
this bill, aud you add As the opinion OF the
Pres that Mr.. CAtlile might wen have had
some APpTehenSi0nS or DOUBT OF tue pro-
prieIy Of the proposition made by Congress
1 to the BILL If he had it WAS not his basi-
uess TO have attempted 10 defeat the bill
/ by speaking against time. The people could
As well have settled that question when ii
came back TO them as the Hon. Senator,
| Il Was known TO the Hon John s CArlile
that the friends of the new State, BIZ 4
large delegation, were there agreeing TO all
the amendments proposed by the Senate,
l except the amendment proposed by the
Hoa. John S. Garlic himself, who proPo-
sed the eatire abrogaIionofi the Constitution
of the new State, and the calling Of new
i convention. compelling the new State ts
| shift its boundaries from the Allegheny
/ Mountains to the Blue Ridge. In an att
Gle of the same date IN reply 70 cores
pondent In the Wheeling IafelltgGzesr. over
| the signature of l'ciyis, yon are pleased to
1 cali him, Jno- S. CarliIe, soar. worthy SEN
ator.' aud add thar you have seen bat liz
tie In his (Jno. S. Carlile'sl course either
10 attack or defend. This IS clear adj
mission, ON your part, that yen do not con
denim his course on the New State queS-
tion, no, not even his vote against it
/ Under these circumstances, l cannot lend
my money or aid IN the support Of the en-
emies of our new State
| shall take It as favor If yon win pub
/ fish tins note IN the Pres with any COM
ments you may see proper 70 make.
Respectfully yours,
/ SAMUEL CRANE.