Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-09-04
A "Neutral. Editor Turned "Con-
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We notice that Mr.. VIM. CLARK, formerly
of Maryland, but OF late years editor of the
Wellsville, Ohio, Patriot, has in the last
issue of his paper developed himself into
a full blown vallandighammer. Hereto
fore he has been editing what he was
pleased to term ''neutral paper"-that is
to say, a paper neutral between the Gov
eminent and the rebellion. All along, in
Mr.. CIark's case, as in every other such
hollow profession, it has been very appar-
eut that his paper was not even "neutral, !"
intensely mean as such position would
naturally be, at the best, as between a
mans country and the destroyers Of it,
but that it was secretly in sympathy with
"My Maryland" as understood and sung by
the friends of Marshal Kane in the land
where Mr.. Clark came from.
So we'll understood have been the secret
aims and hopes of the editor, that the loyal
people of Wellsville and vicinity, becOm-
ing thoroughly dfsgusted with such rebel
neutrality, have dispensed with the services
of Mr.. Clark, and instead of his neutral"
paper have dubbed together and started
live loyal paper called the WelLsvilie
Union, and are now giving in their sup
port and patronage instead of bestowing
it unworthily on one who was only willing
to confess himself, even in sentiment,
"neutral" is this war, while in reality and
in fact he was intensely disloyal.
The starting of loyal paper as COM
petitor to Mr.. Clark's 'sneutral'' sheet by
the citizens of WelIsville, has had the eff
feet of causing Mr.. Clark to show his hand,
and to let the people see another illustra-
ton of the fact that all of your so-called
"neatrals" in this war are, at heart, sim
ply traitors. AS an example of how COM
pletely false all pretensions of "neutrality"
are, we have only to cite Mr.. Clark's own
words from the issue before us:
Heretofore we have endeavored to print,
in common parlance, "neutral paper,"-
but the days of neutrality are over. When
but two questions present themselves to
the American people, Tyranfs rule,
severed Union and devastated country /;
or q restored Government with all its safe
guards for personal liberty secured,-n
man, unless he has lost all sense of man
hood and independence, and is willing to
tyrants throne, can hesitate which side
to espouse. Our Union must be preserved
and our Constitution must be maintained,
despite the Vaccinations of wicked and COR
rnpt men and we can sec no way by which
those noble structures, reared by our faith
ers,are to be perpetuated, unless the people
in their majesty hurl from power the domin-
ant party, who, for two long years, have
cursed the nation and ground the people
to powder. We then, as an American cit.
zen, and publisher of an independent aud
untrammeled journal, without consulting
any master, or being forced to obey any
set of men from mere "bread and butter
considerations, this day hoist the name o
that pure patriot and iucorruptibl BILE states
man, Hon. CLEMENT L. VALLANDIG
HAM, at the very mention of whose name
domestic tyrants fairly tremble, the nomi
nee of the democracy of Ohio for Govern
or, and the rest of the democratic Stat
ticket.
The above are the sentiments of maj
who all along, up to this time, has tbeel
calling himself "neutrap man. He hal
boosted himself conservative" and pro
fessed to speak for the "great conservative,
masses" in times past. Now we see whal
he meant all the while. And thus it is IL
every instance, where you can succeed il
boiling down one of these "neutrals."-
You will fud the sediment to be simpl!
and only a rebel sympathizer. If they wert
beyond the lines they would not be neu
trail. 1t is only because they are here ant
have public sentiment TO regard and al
existence to provide for, that they take u
the cloak of "neutrality" and call them
selves Conservatives"
The very first article that follows tn,
above "come our' of Mr.. Clark is an edi
torial on the "oonstitutionality of Slave
ry." See how naturally rebel and Val
landighammer goes into constitutional de-
Tense of slavery-the great rebel staple and
foundation. We have not space for spsci-
men bricks from all of Mr.. Clark's editori.
ais in this his first issue since he ceased te
be neutral" editor. One of them how
ever, so well illustrates what are the sym.
pathies of all persons of his late preteu.
sions and professions, that We subjoin ar
extract from it;
sewell may the New York Express say that
the CONSUMPTION is horrorS-as horrible
to Republicans, drafted, as TO Democrats
or others.-the horror of horrors, to all,
torn of from home, household, father,
mother, wife, childen,-and such horro:
as no human language can we'll paint. Il
is slavery, accursed slavery, in its most
frightfnl form. Hence who ever is con-
seriptsd, is necessarily penned up, as cattle
are pebned up, barricaded, guaraed,-su
rounded by armed men, swords ready TO be
drawn, bayonets pointed, muskets loaded.
sBnllocks," as the President calls COM
~. -.
ry,-bnt bnllooks are insensible to the
sinaarr uhila the snnI of 4 nlRnsis NOT