Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-02-18

~ hGll Us VIC uut llVW AAEh SNu w w W.
the new State!
That he is playing (Hlse-thst he Is en-
acting The part Of Joab to AnaSA-that
with kiss be i, siabbing the new State, is
seen 10 every day'sissue Of bis paper, both
in bis editorials. and his communications.
Yesterdays number was ouIy specimen.
and here Is the editorial notice Of the Con.
venliOn proceedings that appeared In ii;
We Gull attention to the proceedings Of
the Oonvention.l Not only ARE soldiers to
be brought into the Stats to vote, but those
of SO called Virginia regiments out OIL the
State are TO vote also, consisting, Us they
do, IN u considerable degree, of PennSyl'
vanians, 0hioans, &c, &c. Go on, gentle
men; I'LL up your cup you are only making
yourselves and your cause more and more
the just objects Of pity and distnste to the
public, here and everywhere.
Now We submit to readers of all shades
of opinion, TINT man who, in spite Of all
consisteney-in spite Of the plAineSt truth
In spite Of light and knowledge that be
could not conceal from himself-would
write such paragraph rs the above, Is
unworthy Of recognition at the hands Of
honorable men The editor knew that the
Convention SIsimply affirmed what would
have been good and valid without their
affirmation, via f: that all citizens Of the
new State, whether in the army or athome,
who were entitled to vote, and who had
voted on the Constitution in May last, were
entitled to vote on the amendment. And
he knew, in addition, that he was guilty Of
gross and indecent falsehOod when he
intImAtei that Ohio aud Pennsylvania
soldiers were privileged to vote by the
Convention. Yet, knowing that be was
Outragiug all truth, he did not hesitate to
pen the above paragraph-just as, few
days ago, he did not hesitate to say that
he was going to support the new State,
when such design was utterly foreign TO
his intentions. lie means to kill the new
State, If possible. with just such articles.
He is at work daily and industriously, aud
certain well known character around
town is helping him in the way Of commu.
nications, which the editor cOmmends.
We call public attention to this diSbOn.
orablC deceit 1t is to be expected from a
man who has been dishouOrabIy dismissed
from the service of the country.
Letter from Hon. w. g. Brown-why
He Voted for the "StevsnS Bill."
Editors Infsllysneer:
l received a note this morning from a
friend asking the to explain vote gave
ou the passage OF bill rhieh he called
Stevens BILL" Surprising that other oil
my constituents might desire the same
thing, ask that the following may Gud a
place ia your paper:
In July last Congress passed bill Ru.
Llorizing the President 10 raise for the
public service troOpS OF African descent,
and to use them for aIl purposes aud SER
vices for which they could be used, either
10 tue land or naval service Of the United
States. This bill | opposed in every
stage, but Il became the law Of the land,
and The President had raised and equipped
several regiments under It's provisions
Ny opposition to this bill was, first, that
did not tbiuk soldiers of that character
would be Of much account; and secondly
1t was extremely Objectionable Oh the
ground that the principal places where
such PERSONS could be recruited were with.
in the border slave States. 1t is true thai
the Secretary Of War did not open recruit
ing stations in the border States, but lie
had the right to do so.
The only cOlored troops raised under thl
provisions Of this bill were u few compA
mics iu the Northern States and a regimen
or two 10 South Carolina and Louisiana
Another grave objection to this bill was
that 1t made no provision against black Of
fcers commanding white men, or ranking
white officers where their commission
we're Oldest. This was the law when Mr.
HiCkmRn'S bill came up for action beior,
tue House. Mr. Tlickman's proposition
bad all the objections Of the existing law
and many more. Mr.. Stevens offered AZ
amendment to the proposition Of Mt. Kick
man, which amendment was precisely It
substance what the law then was, excep
that It provided that black officers should
not command white men, nor 10 any cast
out rank white officers.
After several days debating aud somt
"phiiki6usitrin9" and PreSideut.mAking out
OF the new subject of the "niggr, the
House had ordered the previous question
and was about voting on the propositions
then pending. Mr.. Stevens, anxious pre-
sumo, to have his milder proposition car.
ried, agreed With Mr.. Casey. If Kentucky
that IL some of the border men would
vote to help carry his amendment over Mr.
Hickmau's and stand by the mllder propo.
sition, ihe, Stevens, would accept an
amendment of Mr. Casey'S providing that
no recruiting stations should DO opened in
any Of the States Of Delaware, Maryland,
West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, or
Missouri, aud that the slaves OF loyal men
should not be recruited. Mr.. Casey, myself,
Mr. Fisher, Of Delaware. aud Mr.. NoolI
Of Missouri, were understood to favor
the proposition. Mr.. Stevens 10
good faith did accept the amendment Of
Mr.. Casey, and voted for the proposition
as amended. here desire to mention the
fact, that after the previous question had
been ordered, 40 amendment could be Of.