Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-05-14

tFrom the Wheeling In,elligencer NTondayl
In a few days Governor Peirpoint and
Secretary Hagans will leave us for Eastern
Virginia, to take charge Of matters in what
then will be the State of Virginia as con
tradistinguished from the new State of Yves,
Virginia. These two gentlemen positively
refused to allow their names to go before
the recent Parkersburg Convention for
nomination to any place of honor or profit
in the new State. There is no doubt that
had either of them said the word they
could have secured places on that ticket
But they both persistently refused to allow
their names to be used in that Convention.
Gov. Peirpoint has laudable ambition to
go and faithfully fill the duties OF the place
to which he was elected, viz: Governor of
the Commonwealth Of Virginia He thinks
he can best serve the Union cause, for the
present, in that position. What Andy
johnson has done and is doing for Tennes.
see no thinks he can do for Virginia. AT
all events he intends to try. He has recently
been in Norfolk, Alexandria, Portsmouth
aud other places Of the old State setting his
house in order for future occupancy and ad.
ministration. He sees many difficulties be-
fore him--a repetition to some extent, only
more so, OF the labors and difficulties he has
encountered during the stormy time he has
presided in this part Of the ancient Com
monwealth.
We have learned that It is the wish of all
the loyal people of the East that Governor
Peirpoint should come among them. The
leading meu have SO expressed themselves,
and they believe that with his experience
and the confidence of the National Govern.
ment in him, he can be of more service to
them than any one else. We think 80, too
Some such man as the Governor is needed
in Eastern Virginia. The Unionism of that
section has not been the kind that ha.
passed at par out here. 1t Is kind of
Slavery Unionism that processes to be true
to the Government, buHtakes up good deal
of its time denouncing the administration.
1t will be the aim of the Governor to try
and find more useful employment for it, and
see if he can't give, it better tone and
better direction.
In this expected work, Gov. Peirpoint
can have no more useful assistant than
Secretary Hagans-a man whom we deeply
regret to lose from this, his native section.
His fine address, and intelligence and ca
pacity have been of inestimable value in
the reorganization of our affairs. He is q
man Of thorough system and business detail
and his high moral character have lent
dignity, and respect and confidence to the
State administration. 1t is the genera
sentiment that no better man could have
been found for the position he occupies.
The Governor and Secretary will go to
Eastern Virginia about the twentieth o.
next month, as that is the time when oul
new State will go Tito operation. In the
meantime they will be busily occupied il
settling up affairs here. The new Stat,
will be left in far different condition from
that Of two years ago, at the time these of
fcers entered upon their duties; when al
was threatened chaos and anarchy She will
have handsome patrimony, o full treasur,
"a good character and standing before thu
world, to commence life upon.