Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-09-04
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To the voters OF the Second Con.
GresSIOnal Districts
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/ composed of the counties of Preston Mon
Iougalia, Marion, Taylor, Barbour, upshur,
Randolph, Pocahontas, Pendleton, Tncker'
Hardy, Hampshire, Morgan and Berkeley.
On the 9th of August last, at the time tue
Legislature took recess until the second
Iof September, requested large majority
of the members from the Second district
Ito make known to the people of their
respective counties that would be can
didate for Congress. Notwithstanding the
publicity that was given by these means
Ito the fact that would be can
didate, I find many friends making the
Inquiry whether 1 am before the public in
THAT capacity or not. In order to give
general information to my fellow citizens
of the Second District now say to them,
Through the medium of your paper, that l
am in the field for Congress and expect to
run the race through, win or lose. Aud
in order that the voters may judge wheth-
A er / am worthy of their confidence or not,
i 1 wish them to examine my record from
the commencement of this unholy rebel
lion mp to the present time. lfthey find
that have failed to represent their inter-
est, or if they find that have not stood up
to the work as a representative and patriot
should stand in this great struggle, then
they ought not to vote for me. But, on
the contrary, if they find that have been
the great cause of the New State and the
Union, then think l will be entitled to
q full share of their confidence aud their
votes.
The loyal voters of the Second District
will agree with me that it is to those men
who have braved the first storms of the re-
bellion-Who took their lives in their hands
and their own money in their pockets, and
went into the Wheeling Convention of
May, 1861, which Convention laid the cor
ner stone of this young State of WestVir-
ginia, that we owe our present position
1t is 10 that class of men we owe the success
of the new State, and not to class of men
who have become great New State men
since the danger of being hung for treason
against the John fletcher and JEFF. Davis
Government, has passed away. Many there
are now who, for the sake of the Offices,
proclaim themselves original New State
men, when the truth is that they were
originally against it, and against doing or
or saying anything that promised to deliv-'
er US from the power of the rebels. Let
the people of the different counties exam
inc the record of all those who are public
men now, and see who of them stood up
who of them faltered-who of them trem-
bled-who of thcm had no advice to give
who of them shirked responsibility. 1t is
an easy matter, by going back to the
beginning, to see to whom the people
of West Virginia are indebted for
the successive steps which have led US
along through the restored government to
the proud position of a State in the Union.
The early days of this rebellion in West
Virginia are still fresh in the recollection
of the people, and the time has not come
yet when they have forgotten who were
true-who were willing, and who were
foremost in the work of resisting the efforts
of the rebels to overrun and crush out
the Union sentiment of the various coun-
ties. All that ask is that my record from
the outset be examined aud impartially
judged. The way to judge men is not by
what they profess now, or by what they
are willing to endorse now, but by what
they protested at the beginning of our
endorse then with regard to.this rebellion.
have been from the beginning opposed to
everything connected with it have al
ways denied in toto the doctrine of seces-
sion and notification. l have never en-
tertained a doubt as to the right of the
l government to use any means in its power
to put down the rebellion have, for
that matter, always believed that if the
government had it in its power to cause
the waters of the mighty deep to sweep
over the South and d destroy everything
IL WUulu 6lhuu JuHIlu6Q
i exerting that power. have, therefore,
felt it my duty as Union man to sup
port the Administration in everything it
has done. And expect hereafter to sup
port whatever It may find necessary to do.
l am for any and all measures against the
wicked rebellion.
In order that my friends may under.
stand my record in the Legislature and
be able'to judge whether my services there
have been of any value to them, I will
make a brief reference to my connection
with some of the bills that have become
laws. was the author of the resolution
referring the subject of the reduction of
taxes to the Committee on Finance, out of
which reference came bill reducing our
taxes about twenty five per cent. l was
, the author of the bill, which passed both
houses, refunding to the different counties
the capitation tax paid in by them; which
refunding gives to those counties hand
some school fund.-. In the present legisla-
ture have offered q very important reso-
luton, which has already passed the House
of Delegates, and is intended to benefit the
loyal people ofthe State. The resolution
10 in these words; a'
GResoEUed, That the Committee on the
Judiciary be requested to inquire into the
expediency of introducing bill providing
for the confiscation and sale of all property,
both real and personal, of rebels within
the State of West Virginia, and that the
proceeds of the sales of such property be
applied towards the naturalization of
loyal citizens for property actually taken
from them or damaged by Southern SYM
pathizers or by those in rebellion against
the government.
| / refer to the acts of the Legislature, in
order that you, my constituents, may see
that have not been unmindftli of your
interests. And shouldyou think proper to
favor me with your votes aud elect me to
Congress, you can be assured that so far as
lies within my, humble abilities, will see