The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-12-21
From the West Virginia Plaindsaler.

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In the Wheeling Iateligencer of Nov.
18th an article appears in reference to our
self, which is very characteristic Of the
editor of that paper. A sort of wouldbe
self constituted dictator, he sometimes
thinks himself called upon to abuse, Justly
or unjnstly, no matter how, everybody
who does not do just as he directs; and be-
cause we do not look to him for direction,
we come in for large share of what he
thinks a severe castigation. He cannot
notice any article which appears in the
Plaindsaler that he does not like without
setting forth that the Plaindealer is pub
hshed by "Mr. Boyets Secretary of the
Commonly eath," &e., just as though that
had ANYTHING to do with The question:
However, that is nothing as it is a matter Of
no moment which end he comes at Us with.
1t is scarcely necessary to tell our readers
who the editor Of that paper Is as Very
great men are generally known by ell the
little folks around Lest some may have
forgotten something of him, We inform
them that the editor of IntelligeHcer is Mr..
Campbell, Post Master at Wheeling, the
Capital of the State, State Printer, and
kind OF dictator generally
Now, keeping bis majesty in view, We
will notice the article referred to and ask
our readers to note its manliness and truth
fulness, that they may attain unto more
perfect knowledge of the character of its
author, the editor, Mr.. Campbell, Post
Master &C., as aforesaid In our article
headed, "The Late Conventions" we show
ed that conventions and the course pursued
by the movers of the late Congressional
Conventions had not been approved by the
people--we attempted nothing more. Mr..
Campbell says, that we said, that we sin
ply opposed them (the late Conventions
in the hte campaign in this district because
we knew the object was to defeat Mr.. Bialr." D"
No one knew better than Mr.. Campbell,
that what he here asserts is untrue, and yet
low manly Here is what We said, word
WORD, d,-"the late Congressional Conventions
We did oppose, not so much from the fact
that we are in principle opposed to Con
gressional Conventions, as from the fact that
we we'll knew the getters up of these Con-
ventions, and their object" Why could be
not as we'll state the fact as the untruth he
puts forth?-snd yet how manly!
He tries to make the impression that We
opposed the nomination of Mr.. Blair, but
now that be was elected, We would come
out as his champion This, too, is wholly
untrue as he well knows. Not line can
oe found in the Plaindealer that We ever Op,
posed Mr.. B lair, but on the contrary, ever
since he came out on the side Of the Union
and for the new State we have been his
friend; and as long as be continues to pur-
sue that course We will support him,-no
farther. Besides, since he has so come out,
we can show that we have said much more
for him in the PlaindeaIer, than Mr.. Camp
bell can show that be has said in the Intel
iqeacer; and we voted for him, and that is
more than some Of the members of the
Moundsville Convention can say. To day,
We respect Mr.. Blair, as We do any other
gentleman Congressman, and no further
Yet We do not deny that had a reputable
unconditional Union man opposed him, We
would have voted against him as the nomi-
nee of that Convention. We still maintain
that the Convention movers were thwarted
in their plans in the second and third dis
trictS, and they we're just as sorely defeat
ed in the first. 1t was not their intention
to nominate Mr.. Blair The time has pass
ed for the people to be gulled by the Con-
vention movers, their eyes are open and
henceforth they will act for themselves