Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-02-13

OIANhSHCHNi VIZ TcO' ~ IoV''
kjitors I,silvcnccr,
About one o'clock to-day the
court house hell announced to the citizen:
OF this town that something was going 10
happen. Guess what? Vance and Davis,
Of Legislative fame, were going TO make
speeches explaining aud justifying the
contsC they pursued during the last session.
They really wished to spenk to defeat the
new state of West Virginia, The time
place aud purpose Of the meeting had been
extensively advertised among the butter
nuts and rebels Of the comfy, but the Uni
on men in the town were 10 know nothing
of il. They succeeded in part
| Without waiting for an organization 6i
the meeting, Vance arose and said that he
came before them, the people, Of Harrison
county, for the purpose OF giving public
account Of himself while a member
of the Legislature lie intended 10
do so now. Little good hNd boCn done
hy said body, but little good could he ex.
| pcctrd from set Of men, Of such limited
,Ipcrisnec wonder where his immense stock
came from md so bigotcd who were will
ling to obey the orders ofGov. rcirpont in
everything; who woulh make laws agrCca'
bic TO his wishes, no matter how odous
they were TO II free people, 1t was Tor these
reasons, that he considered il his duty to
resign his seat 1T the close Of the session
Twhy did he not resign Il month previous
and thus save his honor and dignity? Sim
ply, because ii dill not pay. Gov. rcir.
point wus then handled in An ungcntle.
mnnly manner for asking the Legislature
for power to arrest suspicious men lie
did not 6nylwhy he asked it, but remarked
that the bill passed and now the Governor
had the power to arrest everybody whom
be saspiciOntd rs G,ioyal lie (HanCe)
knew no such crime MS being dislOyHl.-
lie forgot to tell his hearers, that the rebels
drag loynI citizens away from their homes
in Western Virginia and throw them into
their Richmond dungeons for no other
cause than their love of tue Union.
lie then wished to say few words con.
cerning the war. At the breaking out OF
the rebellion he had stumpcd the county
against secession; he had told them that
the war wRs only to he carried on for the
restoration of the Union as ii was and the
! Constitution us It is. abraham Lincoln
proclaimed 80. Ii was he who, after get.
ting 100000 men in the field, changed the
programme and isnow carrying it on for the
obli,cratiOu Of all the State lines and for II
central Government; that he was just as
h5ioyHi as J.G. Ddrs, for both had violnt'
ed the Constitution. lie thus continued
to abuse the President, Congress, the Gov.
rrnor and other officials in the sevCrest and
most trcNsOnAble terms until he finally
arrived Mt the new State question. lie
pretended to have been ,Ht Que time
a friend Of the new Stale, but believed
this was not the time for 1t. lie had
heard that some citizens had been Informed
that, if they had taken the organized StHte
oath. they could not vote against the new
State. lie wished it understood that such
was not the case All right Tor once Hnd
hoped TINT everybody would go to the
polls and vote his sentiments. lie had also
heard that the Hnti.nCw State men would
be prevented from voting. Il such was tue
case, he wished to know il 50 they co"id
prOrnie Mtm'tireS HccordiHgN. The time
had come, when men should come "nd
sneak their sentiments, md he iulcndcd Ia
do ii, though il cost him everything, even
his life. Pretending sickness he really
looked sickly and certainly out Of place
and under the plea Ol wishing to give Ihr
floor to his colleague, who was better pre-
; pared TO address tho audience, he sat down
with tho evident satisfaction, that he had
humbuggcd the people OF Harrison county
Mr. Davis mGj,Shcoiiy arose, sdying that
he would make no excuse for speaking,
but was not prepared, havin. had only
short time TO prepare himself, and that
the people might expect II disconnected ram
bling sort Of speech, lie then verified
the above by snying, that several .ir'rH1'
in the country Ind asked him To make n
speech, Ns II ,hi, could br done in few
minutes. The course OF tho Legislature
was reviewed next, The repeal Of tho bill
compcnsN,ing masters for their slaves, pr.
vidcd the latter were executed for criminal
offences, WAS particularly obnoxious TO him.
lie said the first convention promised IL
let slavery alone but this was the Niger
era, aud the legislature had the "uiggCr on
the brain lie thought the original hill
u wiac one, AS it prohibited mnstrrs from
screening their slaves, il they committed
any offence, lie forgot to mention, that It Is
often good way to yet pad for Il wOrihie1'
negro. The several bills passed by thu
legislature were reviewed in manner
smilnr to that Of bis colleague, only more
severe. IIc called the President n H,Wrpcr
because he exercised powers not Vested in
him Lv thu cOnliiluLiDu, lDUkD uVuinHL thu