Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-02-14
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Some secessionist writes a communica-
ton in yesterdays PrssI, conspicuous for
three things-its mAlSvolence-lts iguo
rance and its falslty. Among other
things it goes on to belittle the vote cast in
this county on Thursday week, as small
and inexpensive and iudecisive ono. The
writer is either WIltully or stupidity igno.
rant of the fact that the vote was one OF
the largest ever cast in the County-if not
the Ss'y largest There are nearly or quite
one thousand volunteers gone to war from
this county. The highest vote ever cast in
the county was that cast for delegates to the
Richmond Convention In Feb. 1861, which
was $500. On Thursday week last 2,9l9
votes were cast. Allowing that only eight
hundred voters are absent from the county
aud the whole vote would be 3,7l9 When
the correspondent of the Prtss. therefore,
states that "eight or ten hundred voters did
not turn out" because 1t twas very in.
element and stormy day" he simply writes
himself down an ass.
II the boot had been on the other leg the
vote would have been entirely expressive
aud decisive to the mind of the secession
tSt referred to. It'wAs only because he and
his disloyAl hopes were badly dashed
that he essays to pick crums OF comfort
by beliItling the extent of the vote
Ofa piece with the foregoing is the state
ment of the writer that "hgh official
since the election had served notice on
ga distinguished gentleman aud public
speaker" (meanlng Sherrard Clemens, J
intimidatinR him from taking the stump
against the new State: We have it from
the lips of the "high official" alluded to
that there is not word of truth in the
statement.
And also OF Il piece with the rest is the
lying statement that in the In,euiytncsr on
on tho 7th inst. it was said that "Demo.
cratic opposition to the new State through
out West Virginia disastrously failed by
the defeat Of Richardson" We never sta
ted such thing, and for the reason that the
opposition TO the new State is not Dem
OGrAtic opposition" but a secession .symps.
thising opposition. The willy secessiouis,
wants badly to appropriate the Democracy
and ensrap them en- mGSSr against the new
State. therefore he goes to work and lying.
~ pnt' tho words 10 this paper.
Aud still of a piece with the whole srti-
Gle . smother lie in it, viz:--"that the
election Was not free or fair; it was on. of
force and fraud" Let the secession writer
produce single man who was kept from
voting his sentiments on that day. Let
him produce ono person.
Another aud very mean lie is the state
ment that the programme for the future is
ITO deter the Democrats 10 the bounds Of
the New State from voting" Tho Demo.
cratic masses Of the New State are enthu-
HIa'sic In its favor, and they can't be mis-
led either, by stealing their name aad cloak
Ing accession designs With It. That Rame
was tried aud played ont by the Wheeling
Union, the predecessor OF the Press. In
the name OF Democracy aud as Democrats.
mSn were appealed to TO vote for the ordi-
nance of SscsOsiOn. And we dare saw that
the present writer 10 the Press was one Of
thaisantlenl fellows that played the game
AaaRhar dsGraut Ito Is the statement
tenoouDcratS fare daily aud hourly stiE.
UDGl1sdas secessionists aad robels,'' ard
that ''tbey have been robbed of their arms,
ARaHuhjSeted to very Injurious and de-
GrH&tqE visits and searches" and that
''nany of them here already entered great
" in their property, aud BY military ar
rests aud by being scot to iaiLs and 70
PFisoHs. and consequently IneusriuE grea.
loassa, PrTatiOus, diseases aud sulIorlno,
and some death itself"
Now what az absurd aud malsvolsnt lie
the foFegsiug statement is. anyhow. Dos