The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-07-19
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ANhlANAFoLlSi July 10th, lSk0.
Editors IntelLigencer:
An unknown friend i'll Wheeling has
sent to me copy of the Wheeling Req
iSter, dated July Sth, containing IN ar
IcEe's signed by . j. NV ,sIlSl, ,ISf4rtaifSss
ing to have been written mt Cinffnnatti
Ohio, relative to the arrest by nYseIfI
of one j. q. Lane, ut Wheeling, in An
gust last, which is such gross misrerl
resentatlon of facts, SO far as am cor
cerned, that feel it my duty to reply,
and l hope that you will allow me a
pose.
This man, ]. G. Lane, so far from be-
ing the honorable and patriotic man
which -. w. N."wOuld wish the coull-
try believe him TO be, was ANYTHING
else. L arrested him for travelling about
the country representing himself as a
Colonel i'll the United States service. es-
pecially commissioned by the War De
partment as the chief of the secret poa
lice on the Western waters, when re-
ally nc was nothing else thun citizen.
who once held an office as a secret no
lice officer Mt Memphis, but who was
most disgracefully dismissed said SER
vice and ignominiOusly banished from
said city by Gen. Hurlbut, then com
lnanding the department in which
Memphis was situated. l arrested him,
fnrther, because, although not being in
any manner connected with the Gov
erllment service, he was trying to de-
fraud the Government by attempting
10 procure an order for transportation
on Government account in my own Of
nee, while l was military commander
OF wheeling, to go to Baltimore, repre-
sentlng that he was Colonel in the
service, and then tracing n boat burner
for the purpose of arreSting, him.
arrested him further, because the
secretary OF War informed me that no
such person was employed in the ca
Pacity in which he represented himself
by that Department. "
should j. G. Lane, or the cOwardly
anonymous writer az. w, "" ever
deem it worth while to subject this
matter to n judicial investigation, per-
hapS some citizens of WetZel county
might throw light, upon some of the
actions of this loyal and honorable ''Se-
\ cret Police Officer" which would brand
him forever in the opinion of all loyal
linen.
The personal attacks of 81. w. v. ,,
! !. shall pnss by unnoticed, until he
throws OF his Sleeps clothing and ap-
pears as the courageous wolf, which he
I wishes the Wheeling public to consider
/ him.
l will further state that ]. G. Lane
I wnS allowed all and more privileges;
than any of the rebel inmates of the
! Atheneum" then enjoyed, clean linen
not excluded. If he was released and
allowed to depart without trial, it Is
only another proof how generous our
I government is towards its deadliest
enemies. r5H EwALp OVER.
I JAMES BUCHANAN is the victim of his
own personal and political popularity,
He can no more escape it than he can
4 his own shadow. He is most emphati-
cally suffering from that peculiar con-
dition of the human fates where great
ness is thrust upon a man. Mr.. Bu-
Ghanan lives Mt Lancaster, Pa.-has
lived therf for many long years, except
/ at intervals of official duty elsewhere
seems persistent in living there, and
the people seem determined to let him
Know that they know he lives there.
| We learn from a citizen of Pennsylya-
ma in whom we have implicit conf
dence, that for three years in succession
the voters of his city have honored him
I with their suffrages as Constable, to
the extent of an election. And thrice
under the law requiring it, has the old
FL. gone to the proper authorities
and made oath that his election was
\ without his wish, acknowledgement or
| procurement, and that heCIid not desire
10 hold the Office. In this way Mr. Bu-
chanan is annually reminded TINT he
holds n distinguished place in the pop
ular regard. of his city. Having been
an ardent Office seeker all the days OF
his mRtured life, this would seem to be
a fitting diversion for its evening,