Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-02-07
Ths Election OF Thuradny.

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The Election OF ThurGday.
The election III this county on Thursday
last was to have been made the key note of
- grand opening against the ueW State
throughout West Virginia. 1t was to have
been used as a wedge 10 favor OF general
diversion. But it failed-failed disastroas.
ly and irrsparsbly-snd the opponents of
the new State are nov completely broken.
1t WAS conceded that 10 Ohio county, oW-
ing to peculiar influences, such as do not
obtain 10 any of the other counties, the OPP
ponentS of a new State had What might be
called the ghost of chance to get an sd
verse expression
But despite all their advantages, in
Guiding that of thorough Organization.
they were met on Thursday and complete
Iy defeated. They polled tn cir utmost
strength and more. They arc not really
as strong on the naked merits Of the ques-
ton, by three hundred votes, as they ap-
pear 90 the poll books. Personal and e1-
traneous influences combined to give them
peculiar advantages on Thursday, and
these advantages have ceased now, in the
main, aud will never operate any further.
1t is "a very moderate claim, indeed, TO
say that out Of tho vote cast on Thursday
for Mr.. Richardson, in the whole county,
not two-thirds or more of it will be cast
against the ratification Of the new State.
That portion of the vote which will not
repeat itself will be cast either directly for
the ratification or else will not be cast at
all. We but speak the intelligent senti-
ment Of those well capable Of judging,
when We say that we believe we shall car
ry Ohio county by full Eve hundred muju-
rity for the amended Constitution as II
shall come from the hands of the Con.
vention.
A prominent opponent of the new State
in Marshall county, said to uS the other
evening, in answer to an inquiry as to
what in his judgment would be the anti.
new State vote of that county, that it all
depended on circumstances whether or NO
there would really be any show at all OF
notof opposition. Without pressing him
to the point OF disclosure as to what these
circumstances were, We knew very well
that they were all cOmprchended in the re.
sultof the election in this county. If our
election here should go against the new
State candidate the kindred opposition il
Marshall aud elsewhere would, show it.
head more or less prominently, while 9th
erWise it would not.
Aud the programmsin Marshall was In,
programme in all the counties, so far a.
there bud been any understanding perfect.
ed. The opening was to DO here. II g
breach could be effected it might DO widen
ed, aud a considerable show Of fight might
be made. In no other county was there &
chance for an opening. II breach could
not be made here it was taciuy conceded
that the game of opposition was hopeless
In this view of tho case most certainly
the friends OF the new State throughout all
the counties can congratulate themselves on
the auspicious result of our election. And
now 1t becomes them to appropriate it ey-
eFywhsre to their advantage. Almost a
UNANIMOUS vote can be secured for the new
State, IL the live earnest men OF each coup.
~ only take hold and go to work. With a
very imperfect organization of only few
days duration see what glorious work was
done in this county on Thursday. A week
longer would have doubled the msjori,y.-
The gain was constant from the time or.
gAui1Ation commenced. Work will alvavs
win. The workers are men who achieve
results in everything. Where no work is
done any cause will decline and droOp.-
Therefore We urge upon our friends in all
the counties to go Immediately into sys-
TEN Of Organization. Lay of the work BY
method have certain men to see that Ger.
tain portions of 1t are done and done thor
oughly, This accomplished and from this
to election day We shall hear but little
about opposition.
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