The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-10-31

Something Further about Governor
PelFpOIncs DIalcuIty with Hon.
Freeman Clarke.
from Washington Telegram TO The Nelp York
MeTcuFB.)
The New York Herald and Tribune
publishes a villainous dispatch relative
to one Freeman Clarke, Comptroller of
point, of Virginia, out of his office,
after accusing him of being disloyal.
The dispatch was false. Clarke is one of
the narrOw-minded bigots who has the
negrophobia, and is one of the party
that Is endelvoring to clog the wheels
of the Presidents policy, and the SOON
or he Is removed the better 1t will be for
the country. The truth OF the matter,
in relation to the cannrds COTTON up for
purpose by these two Journals, is this:
Governor Peirpoint called upon Mr.
Clarke for the purpose of talking about
the chartertng of National Banks in
Virginia, as the Governor is DESTROYS
OF getting the citizens of his State to in
vest in Government securities, etc., so
as to mako them pecuniarily attach
ed to the Government, II nothing
moro. The Governor remarked to Mr.
Clarke that the banking facilities of
Virginia were small, and that all the old
State banks We're gone in, and that they
had but little over n million dollars in
vested in National Banks, and in the
State there was mt least one million of
inhabitants. Mr.. Clarke seemed to
think that he had done all he could do
under the law. The Governor informed
him that Massachusetts had mt least
eco, OO0, 600 invested in National Banks,
and with a less population than Virgins
In, and further informed him that he was
dissatisfied with the (Clarke's) policy,
adopted towards Virginia, by with
holding from them nearly all banking
privileges, and yet requiring them to
discharge all the duties OF truly lOyal'
citizens, and that II this policy was
pursued, 1t Will be refreshing to witness
the spirit of reputation which YOU,
Clarke, will kindle up. The Governor
furthermore stated that his policy had
been to get all the National Banks in
Ntrgtnin that he could, in order to give
the people of Virginia an interest in the
national debt. To this Clarke again
replied have done all I could do
under the law" The Governor said :.
You have not, as there have been two
applications made to you which YOU re-
1used-one from Norfolk, that you re-
fused on the grounds that the petition
ers were disloyal, when know that n
large number OF them were the loyal
business men of Norfolk who stood bv
the Federal Government from tho be-
ginning to the end of the rebellion; and
when you refused il, YOU stated Won
believed In the dislOyalty of Governor
Fetrpoint, and had no confidence IN
President Andrea JoRnsOR'S loVaItvi
Now, sir, intend to attend to you, and
viii not allow you or any other man,
occupying your position, to brand me
with dislOyaltyl" There was not one
word said about leaving the Office, or
showing the Governor the door, and it
would not have done for Mr.. Freeman
Clarke to have attempted such an out
rage. Clarke is from Rochester. New
York, and has long been mixed up
with the peculiar isms that have emu
mated from that very peculiar spiritual
city. He Will be removed, undoubted-
~, as he is evidently Cisloyal man.
and It Is not safe to have him remain IN |
his present important position.