Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-09-25
West virginia as a National Test
QueStion.

One thing that ought to arrest the at
tentiOn and impress the mind of every loyal
man 10 West Virginia, is the fact that the
loyal men, and only those, of the States
on either side of US are our friends. In
every Union procession and demonstration
at all the meetings In Ohio and Pennsyl.
vania and elsewhere, West Virginia is
conspicuously recognized and houored.-
In every Vallandigham or other disloyal
demonstration she is ignored and dishon-
ored. She is stigmAtized as "bOgus" or
"bastard" State by these latter people,
We have yet to hear Of her being recog-
nized at single CopPerhead meeting,-
while on the other hand we have yet TO
hear OF her not being recognised at a single
Union meeting. Such lie the difference
Why is it2 Is it not for the reason that
the one kind of people are true and loyal
to the Government and sustain what
II has done to help not only US but all 10y
al people, aad that the other kind oppose
and dsnounce nearly every such measure
or stepi Is not the opposition to US part
of the general opposition made by the dis.
loyal to the government We can not see
it In any other light. 1t is not very likely
that men who denounce all the prominent
acts OF the present Administration from
the calling out of the first IS 900 men down
to the last call for 100000, would recog-
uize the admission of West Virginia into
the Union. On the vote in Congress the
lines were as plainly drawn as they could
be. Every man who was suspected for dis.
loyalty voted against us, both in the SEN
ate and the House. Powell and Salisbury,
Carlile l. Co., took the lead 10 the one body
and Vallandigham, voorhees, l. Co., in the
other. We hadn't friend among them
Not one of those who are acting with the
so called Democracy" gave rs the slight.
est support.
If 1t should happen that terms OF peace,
involving doubtful compromise, have to
be made with the allies of this Democracy
the rebels-one of the things they would
do would be to restore the integrity Of the
State of Virginia. These democrats"
would not only do this per force, but from
choice. No measure of the present Ad-
ministrAtion was more distasteful to them
than the admission Of West Virginia, and
no measure would they more gladly undo.
Within the last day or two we have seen
letters from different parts of the country
to prominent citizen Of Wheeling speak.
ing of this feeling and intention of the
"democrncy." The writer's say In most
positive terms that II the democracy"
once get the whip hand of the Government
West Virginia will be put in jeopardy. A
very intelligent officer in the army, now in
Eastern Virginia. writes to friend in this
city this wise:
"Here where We are mixing with citizens
Of Eastern Virginia, the status OF West
Virginia frequently comes up, and while
they will all concede that there may be a
restoration OF the Union they contend that
there will also be restoration OF the orig.
inal boundaries Of the State of Virginia.
With reorganization of the Union the
troubles of West Virginia will commence,
for be assured that the old State of Viz.
gipia will demand all her territory as |
part Of any compromise that may be en-
tered into. ! hope your people are alive
to this question"
Another gentleman, writing from East |
tern Pennsylvania, makes this observa-
tion:
81 trust that after having secured the
admission Of West Virginia as one of the |
States of the Uuion, the President and
Congress who waived all doubts as to the |
Of the measure, and ad.
mitted her, will not be made ashamed in
those you send to represent her. Much
anxiety is expressed 10 these parts as to
what will be tho status Of those who will
be sent to Congress from the new State"
These are only specimen expressions of
public sentiment In the loyal States as to
West Virginia. Those who read the news
papers can easily discern the spirit that