The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-01-23

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We TAKE it for grastsd that the people OF
Wheeling have read the speeches and re-
marks of the gentlemen VINO addressed the
Republicans at thsir ratification meeting on
Tuesday evening last. # any have not read
them, we, would advise them to look up the
Wednesday number ofgthe lnielligenesr and
learn for themselves what was said on that
occasion, and by whom said, and see for
themselves the Inalignity of these rulers
and leaders. How honorable or truthful cit
liens can fail to. condemn. such conduct we
cannot conceive. Does madness rule the
times we live in, and have intelligent gem
tlemen and men who atlesst have heretofore
been regarded as having some respect for
truth and honor, become blind from passion!
TIE sum of these observations and speech
e on this occasion, is, that all their oppo-
asnts, and the ,ehok Democratic Party in
Whesliag are disloyal and bad people-mot
vortty to be trusted and scarcely to be tolerat-
Cd. It is sufficient to say that this is a
gross libel upon the Democrats and opposi.
ton party in Wheeling. A more orderly,
psaeeable and law abiding people, is no
where to be found, than those who are thus
liblsd and grossly slandered. Fot the truth
of what we here aaiA, we appeal to the
people of Wheeling and to the honest, and
fair, and just men of all parties and names
and religions. Mr.. Attorney General and
90 of the others, who held forth on this &C
casion, excepting one, would doubtless shrink
from the idea of being slanderers and Wifi
ers, yet they have placed themselves With
out doubt or controversy in that predicament
from it they capnot escape. OF one we
expected no better. He has SO long indulg
ed iu the vile staple of deceit, detraction,
and defamation that it has become part Of
his nature; but we confess we expected
better of the other gentlemen who, figured
in speeches On this ratification occasion
1t is worthy of observation that the At
torney. General is himself candidate for
the City Council, and thus does he appear
before the public, as the villider Of his COM
petitors. Will be say, that the gentlemen
Of the Sd Ward who are nominated for ike
place in the Council with himself are not
his equals in every virtue and talent, aud
In loyalty and obedience to the Laws and
Institutions and Government of the Coun-
try? Heknows they are and so do the other
I sneakers on that memorable occasion of de-
fsmatory and unworthy defamation.
On that occasion, they attempted to stig,
Matte Mr.. Bickle, the Democratic candi-
date for Mayor, as disioyal and rebel
Where, in this, or any other community, i:
there more pure and worthy gentleman,
or more dsvotedly loyal and patriotic man
than Jacob BickIr7
1t gives US no pleasure to speak thus Of
gentlemen, who hold high office and char
acter, but our duty as public journalists
and to the best interests of the people and
to gentlemen who are in every virtue
political, public orprivate, the equal of these
revilers, and in many p articulars,m"r than
thire equals, constrain US. Virtue cannot re-
frain from viudicatipg the injured and the
very interests of honor and self respect We
thinkwll lead the public ofWheeing tofrown
down this spitcful and malicious assault
upon. true men and noble and time honor
ed party, and whose very. name bears upon
i: the great conservative truth, that Gov
ernment is the peoples property and agent
and not that of the Official Fsv.
I Our contemporary of the Press who leads
the great governmental party of Wheeling
will pardon Us We trust, when we remind
him, that it is only few short months
since he informed bis readers that the bay o.
net and force was very useful element IN
order to give proper success to an elec'
ton by the people. None should therefore
be surprised when they see him advising
detraction and deceit on such occasions.
And our Attorney General, will not put
US under the second section, We trust, for
enquir;pg Of him, what authority he bad for
wing "that the men who now hold the
power of the city government have done
nothing to entitle them to their places.
He will pardon US for saying, that he and
every man in Wheeling knows til at is a most
untrue and unfounded imputation upon as
competent, patriotic and true men as Wheel
ing can show. This assertion Mr.. Attorney
General was unworthy you. Look at it,
sir, and if shame does not suffuse your coun
tenance, then you are a more malignant
| man than We s,lnnose You to be. @