The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-10-21
AFenPInIn 0nestIons.

The Democratic Conventional that met
at Trindelphia and nominated the pres
ent Democratic county ticket for the
House of Delegates, viz :-NIessrs.
Richardson, PAUL and Garrison, adopt
ed the following preface totheir resolu-
tions or platform, viz:
1--WE, the delegated representatives of
the Democratic and conservative voters
of Ohio county, in convention assem-
bled, believing that the history Of the
past fer years de,oloIastrGtes the necessity
Of the reorganization and PeTPetWdtio1l Of
the Democratic party, hereby resolve
&C." iis
The italicized words in the above pre-
face are thus emphasized by us with a
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 'tpast few
years." we consider the above afIirma-
ton as little else than a presumptuous
attempt upon popular crednlity. APP
parently the Convention was willing to
take it for granted that the people of
Ohio county were totally oblivlous 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 few questions.
First-wasn not the Democratic party
| in power when the rebellion began in
the South?
Second-was not James Buchanan
President, and were not Floyd Cobb,
Thompson and TOuCey members of his
Cabinet? 11
Third-Did not James Buchanan send
! in message to Congress, after General
Scott had urged him to strengthen the
Southern forts, dlsclaiming any power
to interfere with the secession and re-
bellion then in progress2
FouFth-Was not Floyd then stealing
the arms ofthe United States and send
ing them South, and Toucey scattering
our ships of war to far distant seas
And were not the bonds of the United
States, under Cobb, twelve per cent be-
low par?
Fifth-Was not jefferson Davis, him
self, n Democrat Was he not voted for
| fifty-seVen times in the Charleston Con-
vention? And was not Breckenridge,
afterwards nominated, also n Demo-
crat? tt;
Sixth-Wns 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
Seventh-Did not every Democratic
daily paper in Virginia, including the
one then existing in this city, advocate
and uphold, mid and abet the rebelliOn2
Were not the votes cast hero in favor of
secession cast by persons who had been
voting the Democratic ticketT Was
there n single other vote for secession ?
Eighth-Were there not persons in
the TriHdelphia COnvention-members
tod fHrn nj
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 went
| Off into the rebellion to assist and aid in
| OverthrOwingthegO government OftheU uni
ted States, n protested Democrat? And
have not the Democracy of this city,
on several occasions, nominated and
elected to office persons who voted for
the ordinance OF secession?
Ninth-Did not the democracy OPP
pose the formation of West Virginia as
State? Did they not call a conven-
ton mt Parkersburg, and there pro-
nounce it an unconstitutional act; and
did they not advise the people to stay
away from the polls and have no part
or lot in it? And did not one of the
authors of the address issued to the
democracy on the subject, go Off south
soon afterwards and Join the rebellion.
These thugs being so, and many
more that we conld enumerate, in what
respect do they tend to convince people
THAT the history of the nation and OF
our State, during the past few years,
demonstrates the necessity of the reor-
ganization and perpetuation of the
democratic party?h Donot the facts we
have HrdWced make it plainly evident
that the reorganization of such n party,
is the great danger tliHt the country has
now to fear and struggle against?