Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-02-17
THE RECORD.


temporary editor of the Pres, is making
strenuous efforts to gAIvAuilo his patron
into something like life and possible fu-
ture. We are not surprised at this, for
such Is his mission here. Mr.. Garlic
brought him out here from Washington
oilylor that purpose. But we are deter.
mined that in order to compass the ends Of
bis master the agent shall not abuse and
pervert the truth Of history. We intend to
hold him 10 the record aud make him dis
card all speculation and all extraneOus and
unrecorded ayermeuls. It was true say
ing Of tiny Lord Coke" that zone man can
aver ono thing, and another man can aver
another thing, but the verify is always the
record" And upon the eternal aud iudis-
putable record we rest our whole issue with
Carlile, bis agent aud his clique. That
record, as We have SO frequently said, Is
the famous Carlile Gill-a bill which was
couceiyed-draWn up, and put into re.
port from It's arst letter to its last one by
John s. Carlile, aud that, too, Of his own
free will aud accord, without coupulsion
from others, his intent being to stealthily
and treacberousIy kill off and forever de.
stroy the whole new State movement.
For the first time yet we succeeded on
Friday last in getting notice of this bill
from the Press 1t Is The first occasion
during all the time that has elNpsed since
our irst expose of the BILL that single
OarlileIte has dared to face It. For months
attention has been challenged to it, Day
BY day, weeks ago, we endcavored to get
a notice Of 1t from the Pru. But all in
vain. AT last, after our fresh exposition
of last Thursday, Il has felt itself literally
compelled for very decCucy's sake, either
to notice the bill 10 some way or else quit
and give up It's whole issue with the vii.
ley amendment. Therefore, on Friday, it
made bold to say, aud on Saturday to re-
peat it, that The so.called Oarlile bill was
never bill "for which Mr.. CarliIe had any
regard" 10 other words, that the Terri.
torial Committee of the U. s. Senate, Of
which Mr.. CArllle iS member, made him
commit the monStrosity ::Of framing that
BILL a more reckless and shameless false.
hood was never put on paper.
John $. Garlic alone is reSpou.
sibls for that bill. Unnidea, uusugSested
aud nnhiudered be got ii up. The writer
Of this article aud three of tho new State
Commissioners were ut Washington
before the SeuAte Territorial Committee
while thu admission of the new State was
under ndvisemeLt by that com mttec fOs
report TO tho Senate. Not suggestion
thAt Is contained In Mr. Carlile's bill was
ever touched upon by any member of that
committee, save the single Que providing for
gradual emancipation, and Mr., Wade, the
chairman, stated distinctly that he was
quite willing to leave the whole subject
where the Convention bill Ieftit-viz: with
the people Of West Virginia, and after two
discussions and the frceSt interchange Of
opinion between the commissioners and
the committee, the former left washing.
ton and came home With no doubts in their
minds that the committee would report the
Convention bill. No other bill was dis.
cuSSed or suggested. No member Of
the committee proposed any substi
tn.e for that bill Mr. CArliIe did nOl.-
There was perfect good feeling and sub.
ItantiAI agreement upon the Convention
bill,
The sequel Is known to our readers
The bill fingered week after week 10 the
hands Of the cOmmittee-no one knew why
or how. AT last it aPPearcd-uOt 10 the
JhGpsiutwhloh It wsutto The Committee.
but 10 the shape of the monstrOus and 10.
famous CarIiIs substitute, 10 hiS hands
the Convention bill had fingered. And the
secret was las Il turned out) that he had
been killing Il. Hshad pnrpo'ely kept It
back until almost the close of the session,
expecting and desiring shat the time would
be so far spent that no other bill could DO
brought forward, and that thus tho whole
thing would fall to tho ground.
When the new State men here Saw tho
report of the Senate Committee-in other
words, the garlllc bIll-they were perfect.
" amazed at It. The Commissioners were
especially astonlshed att, It was utterly
foreign 10 their expectations. It was ut.
terIy destructive and aunihIlatory not only
to the Convention bill, but of tho whole
new State prospects. tthc suggestion Of
Senator Wiley and Others they repaired
again 70 Washington. Ga their arrival
there they at once conferred with Senators
Wiley aud Wade and others as to what
was meant BY such report,
Mr.. Wiley communicated his SuS.
ploIOnI at once. Mr. Wade acquainted
them with the fact that tho whole
thing was CaFlIls'O: that to him bad been
committed pIsnury powers 10 trnmc bill
In accordance with the COnynnIion hill, and