The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-10-31

,.,., an article from the editor, JOHN
FORSYTH. What he states of the posi-
t;on and conduct of Gen. BUTLER 10 true
and what he states of his own position
is equally true. The Southern state
convention of 1850 had been packed Dy
secessionists, and they had sent 10
Charleston men of the violent stripe
men engaged in the conspirscy-to des-
troy the Union. They had all minorities
Of Union men, but they had provided
chat their States should vote as major
itv of the delegation determined.
II was forseen by FoRsYTH, SouLE and
other Union men from the South, that
sectional contest was resolved on, ana
that the design was secession. The OBJ
iect of these conspirators was obvious.
The wedge thus used to split the conven'
ton and set up sectional candidate,
was the resolution that it was the duty
of Congress and the Federal Government
to protect slavery in any Territory
again he wishes of the people. Every
man of sense knew that no party North
would accept such a doctrine. The
North had agreed Ne ~ use the power
of Congress to pr, it slavery. The
majority North would have, in good
faith, let the whole subject alone. 1t
was fair ground of compromise. and
the compromise had been made. This
new issue, with all the iniquities OF
Lecompton thrown in, it was simply
idle to think of sustaining in any State
North, and these conspirators knew
il. So did General Hunter, Caleb Cush-
ing and others of the same stripe. Those
conspirators knew, too. that they could
not elect President on such an Issue -
So. lift National Convention had &C
septed it, the party would have been
purely sectional and defeated Here For
syth, Soule and many other Southern
men worked hard to stop the torrent
Bntler, Cushing. Bright, Dickinson and
others from the North went over to the
Secessionists, knowing well enough the
design. They could not have been his
taken. They, with James Buchana all at
their head, and Stanton and Holt in COM
pany, ought to be compelled not only to
take the oath, but to do penance for the
rest of their lives. They inspired the
disunionists with fresh courage These
men, they naturally supposed, approx
ing their position, would stand by them
to the last in asserting it. Butler, how
ever, whipt round, deserted his friends
whom he had encouraged to do what
they did, and even arrested Soule as
rebel-Soule who had done all he could
against secession, and nothing for it,
when Butler was aiding it.
The following is the article ofMr For
Myth:
We have always believed that Gene
raj Butler was deeply implicated in the
responsibility of those political blunders
whichimmediately preceded and brought
on the late war, as any other one man,
with the exception, perhaps. of the late
Mr.. Yancey. Every sagacious man in
the nation saw in the years 1850 and
1860 that the Democratic party had be-
come the solitary barrier to sectional
outbreak and violent disruption of the
nation. It's bearing and integrity was.
therefore. vital question Of considera-
ton and solicitude to every man who
loved his country and its peace.
1t is curious fact that while the wri-
ter of these lines, who has been under
the ban OF this government as "rebel,"
was wasting his strength and energy to
preserve the Democratic party, and
through it the integrity Of the Govern
ment, General Butler who has gained
so much eclat for his loyalty" was TAX
ing the very steps that were sure to lead
to the destruction of both. We were
both members of the National Demo-
cratic Convention which met at Balti-
more, over which General Caleb Cushing
presided, and we shall never forget Gen.
eral Buffers farewell speech to that
body when he announced that he was
about to "secede" from it and pass to the
Breckenridge standard, then flying over
convention of the precipitation party
in the same city. He said, in effect, that
the convention which he was about to
depart from was not sound on the uues.
ton of Southern rights, then at issue,
and that the territorial sovereicnties
were offensive to his constitutional OIL
factories.
He shook the dust from his feet and
went, and, shortly afterwards, Caleb
Cushing followed him into the camp of
the immediate "before-breakfast" seces.
sionists. This step from two distinguish.
Cd and leading Massachusetts, Democrats
did more to give backbone to the move
ment to divide the Democratic party aud
put an out-and-out sectional candidate
before the people than anything that
could have happened. 1t gave an odor
Of nationality to a movement before
that clearly cliquish and sectional. II
was the last feather that broke the cam.
els back. 1t was the sealing of the cleo
ton of Mr. Lincoln, and the prelude to
dissolution and sectional war. Great
CONSERVATION and surprise of those South
who witnessed and who knew of General
Buffers course in that memorable politi.
cal struggle to find him booted and spur
red and sword in hand to take part in
the war that ensued.
He had fairly endorsed the cause of the
Southern quarrel, bounded the South on
the brink OF disruption, advised it. Cur.
fino Gko IN loo y, .n<o A.