The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-10-07
MIR. wILLEY's SPEECH.

We regret that it is not in our power to
present verbatim report Of, at least, some
portions of the speech delivered BY Senator
WILEY at the Court House on Wednesday
evening. We would like to publish the
speech in order to show what short memo
yies these politicians have. However, even
the meagre synopsis of the speech which is
published in the local column of yesterday
mornings Latsltigencer contains some asser-
tons which demands attention at our hands.
According to that report, Mr.. WILEY
said. '..' r.
An effort has been organized in secret
conclave to wipe out West Virginia from
our glorious banner, and We stand IN this
contest to combat that effort. Not del
epate from this State was admitted into
the Chicago Convention. They were sent
back with their tails between their legs.
Notwithstanding they were thus spurnsd
they have come back and gone to work to
assist in destroying our separate State or.
ganizstion, and sending us back to our old
oppressors The success of the Chicago
nominees would not only destroy the Union
but would result in the destruction Of West
Virginia aud the overthrow OF all our eff
forts. nov So.
Now, we happen to know that there were
no delegates from We Virginia sent to the
Chicago Convention; there was no applica
lion made there for the admission ofdelegates
from this State, and consequently they
were not spurned," as the honorable Sem
ator would have his hearers believe. We
defy either WILEY, or the editor of the
Iatsuiosncer, who made similar assertion
few DAYS ago, to produce particle OF
proof that West Virginia was so much as
named in the Chicago Convention, or that
any question as to the political status Of
this State came before that Convention at
all. Some two or three months previous to
the assembling of the Democratic Nation
al Convention, letters were written by par
tiessin this city to number of the most
Influential Democrats in the North cons
corning the expediency of sending dele>
CATION to represent the Democracy of West
Virginia at Chicago. The answers re-
ceivsd were, with one exception, strongly
IN favor of the movement; urged, by va
rous arguments, the sending of delegates !;
and expressed no doubt of their admission.
T. hn
candidate for Vice President, urged the
matter in very explicit and forcible Ian
West Virginia had de .tacto existence,
and he doubted not that in very few
years, If not already, its existence de jure
would be confirmed. We have not the LETT
ter before us, but our recollection of it Git
was shown to us) is as We have given
above. Senator RICHARDSON, Of Illinois,
Governor SEYMOUR, of New York, MANToN
MARBLE, editor of the World, and other
distinguished members of the Democratic
party wrote letters to the same effect
Still, owing to. various causes, not nee
essaryi to be enumerated here, no dele
gates toere sent.
We have been thus explicit in replying
to Mr.. WLLEY's assertion, because, lack
ing denial, its admission might be inferred
liz is true that many of the friends of Gen
eral MCCLELLAN in this State have been
opposed to the manner and time of it's or
ganizstion, but it is no less true that a
large number of those who will vote the
MCCLELLAN electoral ticket this fall, are,
and were from the first, warm and active
supporters Of the new State. The separate
existence Of the State of West Virginia is
got involved in this contest at all. That
question has passed out of the control Of
the people, and the Supreme Court of the
United States is the only tribunal whose
province 1t is to pass upon the validity of
tbe-act As that court decides, 30 will the
question be -ettled, il matters not who
may at that time occupy the Presidential
chair, and all loyal men will abide by its
decision. The disposition which has been
manifested BY the opponents of General
MCCLELLAN to lug the "new State ques.
ton" into the arena this fall, serves only to
show the desperate condition Of their cause
Desparlng Of success if the questions really
involved in the present campaign are kept
before the people, they are endeavoring to
raise false issue, and rally their democrat
lied column BY crying tba, the New State
is in danger. The device is altogether too
transfarentt to deceive any one and should be
abandoned, $40
Bot returning TO WnLEY's speech; the
Intetiigsneer further says
he spoke Of the Nice iellan electoral ,icke,
10 tins State. He said he would be the most
mistaken man 1T some Of them do not repu-
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