The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-09-21
Anew Plnin Quc.tIons.

- ESW E-lt4Ah SAlAeSlAouAs
THE Democratic Convention that met
nj Triadelphia and nominated the pres-
ent Democratic county ticket for tho
House of Delegates, viz ;-NIess1s.
Richardson, PAUL and Garrison, adopt
ed the following preface to theiI resolu-
lions or platform, viz:
Eve, the delegated representatives of
the Democratic md conservative voters
of Ohio county, in convention assem-
bled, believing that the history Of the
past fec years demonstrates The necessity
% the reorganization aud perpetUatiOn OF
the Democratic party, hereby resolve
&C."
The italicized words in the above pre-
face are thus emphasized by us with
view of bringing them out in the bold
est possible relief before the eyes of
our readers. In the light of the history
of the Democratic party for the '''past
few years." we consider the above aftir-
nation us little else than presumptu-
Gus attempt upon popular credulity.-
Apparently the Convention was willing
to take it for granted that the people of
Ohio county We're totally obliviOus of
the history of parties for the past few
years. We should like to ask the fra
mers and endorsers OF the above pre-
face u few questions.
First-Was not the Democratic party
in power when the rebellion began in
the South? s..t-..Es
Seeond-was not James Buchanan
President, and We're not Floyd, Cobb,
Thompson and TOucey members of his
Cabinet? sH
Third-Didnot James Buchanan send
in message to Congress, after General
Scott had urged him to strengthen the
Southern forts, disclaiming any power
to interfere with the secession and re-
( bellion then in progress
Fourth-was not Floyd then steal
ing the arms of the United States and
Z sending them South, and Toucey scat
tering our ships of war TO far distant
seas? And were not the bonds of the
United States, under Cobb, twelve per
cent below parT 5i.s4# s.-..
Fifth-Was not jefferson Davis, him
self, Democrat? Was he not voted for
I fifly-seven times in the Charleston Con-
vention? And was not Breckinridge,
afterwards nominated, also Demo-
Graf? -......
SiXth-Was not every Governor of
every seeding State Democrat, and
did they not each and all go into rebel
lion, and do all in their power TO make
the rebellion a success? iaa,
Seventh-Did not every democratic
( daily paper in Virginia, including the
one then existing i'll this city, advocate
and uphold, aid and abet the rebelliong
i We're not the votes cast here in favor OF
secession cast by persons who had been
( voting the democratict ticket? Was there
n single other vote for SECESSION
Eighth-Were there not persons in
the Triadelphia nvention-members
of it, who voted for the ordinance Of
secession-and who then, before and
since, and now, called, and call them,
selves democrats? And was not every
person who left this vicinity and weni
of into the rebellion to aid and assis
in overthrowing the government of tht
the United States, Il protested democrat
And have not the democracy of thi.
city, on several occasions, nominated
and elected to office persons who voted
for the ordinance of secession?
Ninth-Did not the democracy op
pose the formation of West Virginia as
State? Did they not call convention
Mt Parkersburg, and there pronounce
it an unconstitutional act; and did they
notadvise the people to stay away from
the poles and have no part or lot in iti
And did not one of the authors of tn,
address issued 10 the democracy on tn,
subject, go of south soon afterwards
and join the rebellion? a
These things being so, and many NOR
that We could enumerate, in what res
poet do they tend to convince peopI
''that the history of the nation and o
our State, during the past few years
demonstrates the necessity of the reor
gnnization and perpetuation of the
Democratic party?" Do not the fact
we have addueed make it plainly evi
dent that the reorganization of such ,
party, is the great danger that til,
country has now to fear and struggl,
against7