The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-12-01
The JeGerson County seeederr,


The Jefferson County seeedera.
a meeting was held on the 18th ult,
at Charleston, Jefferson county, to aid
in the restoration OF that county TO the
old State. Committees were appoint
ed to canvass the county for signers to
petition praying the Legislature OF
Virginia to repeal the act coLsentingto
the annexation of jefferson TO this
State, and to a memorial addressed to
Congress, setting forth the grievances
of the peIitioners.
Andrew Hunter tof J ohm Brown mem.
ory) and W. II. Travers, were appoint.
ed TO carry the petitions to the Legisla-
ture and Congress.
The meeting authorized the commit
tees in canvRssing for signers "to re-
ceive such contributions in money rs
the citizens of Jefferson may be willing
TO make towards defraying the expenses
of defending themselves against an
nexation to West Virginia.
The memorial of the seceders contains
no new points-none that have not al
ready been discussed in these columns.
Organization of Congress.
A dispatch to the New York Times
says that no delay in the organization OF
the House is anticipated. Instead OF
uextraordinarya and turbulent time, as
predicted, the present indications are in
the opposite direction. 1t is considered
that there is nothing in the political
aspect which cannot be reconciIei, both
10 the satisfaction of the President and
of Congress. The prospect. therefore,
is, that the House will organize on Mon
day, and the Presidents message and
the accompanying reports of the heads
of the departments be communicated to
Congress ON Tuesday. Mr.. Colfax, for
Speaker, and Mr.. Mcpherson, for Clerk,
seem to have the entire field to them
seyes. thus far, for reelection. No one
here, so far us can be ascertained, be-
lieves that any of the members-eIect
from the late insurrectionary States,
with the exception, perhaps, of those
from Tennessee and Arkansas, will be
permitted to take part in the organiza-
ton of the House.
Per contra. as it respects Mr.. McPher-
son, a telegram to the Herald, which
appears this morning, says Mr.. McPher-
son is to have strong opposition from
the New York delegation, which will
bring forward Mr.. Richard A. Sherman,
yeas and nays Clerk OF the last House.
Nevertheless, we believe Mr.. McPher-
son will be elected without serious
competition. -,-
The Election In Jefferson and Morgan.
In referring yesterday to the elections
in these counties we spoke of the
irregularities" in general terms. We
find the facts in the case ofJef'erson set
forth clearly and in detail, in the an
swer of Jas. a. Chaplin, Esq, Senator
elect, to notice of contest given him
by O. ID. Downey, Esq:
''Tn answer to the fourth reason, ]
deny that IA majority of the votes of JEFF.
fcrson county were east for you. fur
thcr state that received II large mniori.
~ Of the legal votes of Jefferson county
for Senator. / further answer that Il
the vote of ChnrleStOwn Township was
thrown out by the Board of Supervisor
of Jefferson county, West Va, it was
because the parties who held said cleo
ton were not appointed, elected oil
qualified according TO law. That bal.
lots to the number of 100 were printed
ON colorcd paper and deposited in the
ballot box at said Township, and after.
wards the snid colored ballots were ali
taken out except 20 and white ballots
placed in their stead. further stntt
TINT voters of jefferson county CyhC
We're present mt the time the polls
were opened in Chnrlestown township
- 10 H.. T.. a. l. = .
ton, that they intended challenging the
votes OF all loyal persons who attempt
ed TO vote were informed by said parties,
holding said election, that no challenges
wonld be recognized or allowed, mas
much as the law of 1865. passed by the
Legislature of West Virginia, requiring
all persons who were challenged 70
take the oath prescribed by the 18th
chapter of said acts, was unconstitu.
Iionnl and void. Further, the citizens
of Virginia, Maryland and Mnssachu.
sets were permitted TO vote in Charles
town township. Further, that a mum,
Der of those who deposited ballots in
said townships were not residents OF
citizens of said township, but voted al
the Chnrlestown polls after their votes
were refused mt the polls held in the
townships where they resided. Further
that nearly every person who de.
posted ballots ut the Charlestown
county
of jefferson as being part oi
West Virginia. Further, / DENY
that 100 votes were rejected by the
Inspectors of ChHpline and Shepherd
Townships; l deny that they asked to
have their names placed upon the re.
jCcted list. l further say thnt If nny
votes We're refused, that said parties
would not have voted for YOU. l fur
ther state that u number of ballots were
refused by the Inspectors of election in
said TOWNSHIPS because they were not
printed or written on white paper. ]
further state that no one W no could take
the voters test oath WITS deferred from
voting on account ofothers being refused
their vote because they were unwilling
TO comply with the requirements Of the
law. l am informed that the Sc persons
whose ballots were placed on the re-
ieCted list were duly challenged and
were not willing to comply with the re-
Quiremcuts ofthe law. further state
that a number of the persons named in
your notice OF contest, from Chapline
and Shepherd Townships, voted with
out being challenged. 1 further states
that IA number of those whose names are
mentioned in your notice of contest,
from the last named Townships; would
have voted for mo IL their. ballots had
been accepted
No wonder the supervisors of JefIer-
son refused to recognize the Charlcstown
farce rs an election. 1t would have been
very strange had they done otherwise.
In regard to Morgan, we conversed
yesterday with citizen of that county,
who informed us that the supervisors
rejected the returns from two precincts,