Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-10-05
The DUTY OF Loyal Men In This Dis

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We take it for granted that every Loyal
man in this district, who has the good Of
the cause and the cause only at heart ae-
oniesces in the nomination made at Mounds
Vile last Wednesday. There was a large
amount of votes, representing q large
thoroughly loyal popular sentiment, cast
against Mr.. Blair in that convention, show
ing that he was not by any means their
FIRST choice for the nomination. Yet its
is always the case, with rare exceptions in
deed, and is no argument at all against
unanimous concentration upon him now
He was chosen by the majority, and that ID
the only way in which a man eau be chosen
rightfully. He is loyal man, has made
good representative, has pledged himself
publicly on the stump to stand fast by the
administration, if reelected, has signitied
over and over again his approval of the lead
ing measures of the last Congress, includ-
ing the Proclamation, and will vote at the
start for the Administration candidate for
Speaker, a most important vote by the
way.
Is this not good platform2 Does not
the programme suit every loyal man in
this district2 Can redo better than this !!
We say most positively that it is an ex-
cellent platform, and we alss say that it
ought to suit every loyal man in the dis
tlict, and further that we can not do better.
These are the issues we make with any one
disposed to factionize or divide the Union
strength.
1t would be q strange thing, indeed, if
in these times of danger, when SO much
depends on our keeping close together and
standing shoulder to.shoulder against the
common foe, any of as shOnld be ensnared
into cooperation with the secret wish
and effort of that foe.t0 -..sstsNl'i1g SUNNI
portion of us against the other portion
There is NO sacrifce of personal preference
that every loyal man in this district ought
: not to make at this time. We claim to be
actuated as strongly by our personal pre-
ferences as any voter, and Mr.. Blair was
not our choice, yet we feel ourselves with
out a hesitation or moments regret will
ling to work to the uttermost for his sue
cess. And why? Not that We care fig
for Mr.. Blair, even though we have great
personal respect for him-not that We take
into consideration anything that is person
al in the slightest degree, but simply and
and only because he represents the cause
and all the sacred interests that are now
staked in the election of loyal men
to Congress from West Virginia.
The present is most critical juno
ture in the nations life. A disloyal
Congress could crush forever all hope Of
saving this Union. They could make the
thing impossible. Hence the extremity Of
our danger. We all know that the con-
test will be close in the next House o.
Representatives aud we also know thai
West Virginia has been counted on by dis
loyal prints as an alder aud abetter ofoop
perheadism to the extent at least two Con
grsssmen.
In saying this We do not express an!
fears for Mr.. Blair's election, for We hAv,
none, not one. he will be elected, we be
lieve, just as certainly as election do!
rolls round. Nothing iuthe future is NOR
assured to us than that event. But Wefee
anxious that We should alIstapd firmly an,
periodically together. In union there I
strength. The district has proud recort
from the commencement of tho war up 9
this time. Can We not stand together eleal
through to the end2 The need is the same
We still have 8 country to save. Success
is still in the future. The time has no
come for dissolying into our original ele
ments. We have the foe as ever stiIl amonl
MS. Our divisions are his strength. Ev
cry acsretiou, even to the extent Of on
vote, that he gets from us makes him tha
much more powerful forevil when the evi
day shall come.
~ Fellow citiEensl Cast aside, We entrea
You, any particle of disappointed feeling
and rally as men aud patriots to the sup
port of Mr. Blair Do not give counter,
ance to1anyl effort. nosodds who makes il
or under what pretehee IL is made, to dis.
tract or divide the Union strength. Res
assured of this solemn truth, that no pat
ronage of such an effort on your part, will
inure to the good of anything else than the
cause of disloyalty. in this district. The
object is not merely to elect Mr.. Blair, nor
yet TO elect him Overwhelmingly, bnt It is
TO preserve ourselves, one and al, as a
grand united loyal organization, thussgiv-
iug weight, tone aud energy to the loyalty
of the whole State aud giving an example
that will tell all along the border nom
Maryland to Missouri. 8 =. s
- Tar Springfield, Mass, uanufaetory /; ~
Is stated. turns out twenty. eve Thousand