Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-01-23


AN APPEAL has been made to the people
Of Wheeling TO vote for what is termed
the CONSERVATIVE" ticket, at the election
next Monday, IN preference TO the Union
ticket. We desire to ask what is under.
stood by the term "Cou5ervatiVe" 10 con.
trAdistinction from the Uoion ticket :?
There may not be much In a name, but
there is nevertheless, at certain times,
good deal disguised underneath a public
designation. Last year, about this time, a
similar sort Of ticket was run throughout
the city, called, as now, the "Coneerva.
tive" ticket In several of the wards it
was successful, and a majority Of members
were returned upon it 10 the City Council
OOe OF the first acts of the members 80 re :.
turned was to turn out from certain city
offices anumber of Union men, aud put 10
their places certain other men who had
voted for the ordinance OF secession. 10
1861. Several people who had not up TO
that time understood the practical aud real
meaning OF the term "COnseryative," as il
q
is employed in these days, then, for the
FIRST time, began dimly to realize its true
Interpretation. We presume that those
who were thus enlightened, and who really
had made aOGnistAke, will not repeat their
error this year. How aug man after that
experience, who is u sincere Union man,
can repeat such a performance is more
than We can understand, The word Con
sentative" as it is employed now is mere
cloak under which war is carried on
against what is known to be out and out
Unionism.
There is not a secessionist in this city VIII
will not vote the so callsdconservaliVe tick
et-uot one, Not one of them will vote for
the ticket headed by the name of Henry
Crangls. And why? Let those who call
themselves conservatives, and yet claim to
be Union men, answer. 1t is not our place
to frame au AnaWer for them. The rebels
know the difference between q conservative
ticket aud Union ticket. They regard
the one as in some sort their ticket-one
at least for which they can readily vote,
while they, on the other hand, regard the
Union ticket as the opposite of everything
With which they sympathiEs. By its fruits
a tree is known, and men are known by
their acts. Union men do not turn outUuiop
men from places cOmpelenuy aud salts
fAotOrily filed by them, and put in men
who voted for secession. And who will
presume to say that the men who did
turn out Union incumbeuts last year and
fill their places with those who had voted
for the ordinance, are not sympaIhisers
with secession?
We call the attention of sincere Union
people to the attempts that are made TO mis-
lead them under false namts. Iu the true
sense of the term conservative" the
Union ticket is all that any Union man
can desire. Nobody ever dreamed OF its
nominees being fanatics of any kind. No
such charge can be made. So far as we
know not one of them even voted for Mr.
Liueolu. Why are they then not consid-
cred conservative" men2 Simply be
cause they are known to the sympathiLers
with secession to be Internationally and
uneOmpromisiugly for the Union against
all things else. Fl
A straight out secession ticket caSnot
be elected in this city. 10 place Of such a
desirable thing. however, the secession lists
are forced to cOalesce with mild type Of
milk aud water Uniooism, and, in return.
tho nominees, II elected, are expected to
appreciate the support given them by put
ting in Office those who once voted straight
ont for secession. We eau not more an.
ProPriately concluds this article Than BY
quoting the remarks OF Gen. MeaEher IA
deuoCga0 made the other day Al III.
banquet given in New York to the Irish
brigade. ln speaking upon this very sub.
ject Ofthe duty OF citizens At elections. and
the strenuous efforts which are constant.
" being made by,thoas who are dislOy.,
to miSlead those who are not, by means of
false names aud falls sues, he said
''There are but two parties in this c,,n
try; one, the federal armies under Airs
ham Lincolni and the other, the rebsI mr..
mics under Jed Davis. Tnsss arc The jonIv
/ NO parties Ia the country today. and nm.
VI the party headed by Davis has heen
utterly routed aud annIbilSledl stand by
Your party. ltis the party OF the country,
OF as history, Of It's iniprSt9; ~
REv. HENRT WAND BEEcuEH's sooistv in