The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-08-14
RATES OF ADVFRTIsING
FROM RICHMOND.

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The Late Municipal EIectIOns-.-L.Ons.
ing OF the People for QuIet---Goy.
PeirpOInt---Fate Cthc Prime Movers
in the RcbclIiOn...Crime In Rich.
mOnd.
tco're7'Omdencs Of 1'c Whec11i0 IiitcSa5enccr.J
RICHMOND, Aug. 10, 1865.
The excitement incident to our late
municipal election, wns completely
overshadOwed by that which followed
the announcement TINT the successful
candidateSw would not be permittedto oc-
cupy the position to which they had been
elected. The latter sensation soon sub
sided, and seems to have gone the way
| OF all the numerous sensations of which,
the past four years have been so prolif-
1c. The truth of the matter is, that our
| people so long beaten about without
sail or rudder, in the etempest-tossed no.
litical sen, and finally swept into The
maelstrom of political ruin, as the cul-
mination OF n course of folly, inOugurn-
ted by themselves, grow weary Of cx-
citements and agitations, and long for
quiet and repose. The most startling
announcement with reference to their
political interests, will scarcely cause a
ripple upon the surince of society, in a
community where n few years since.
the news of the Kidnapping of a
slave, would have flashed into
fury the passion of the people, and the
election of an Abolitionist 10 Congress
or to the Legislature in Ohio or Pennsyl-
vania, would have constituted tho occa-
sion for graphic portrayal of the wrongs
of the South, by pen and politicians, in
which many oaths would be sworn ex-
pressiVe of our determination to have
"Our rights in or out of the Union." En-
pdSSdIlt, we VirginiHnS, were not long in
making the discovery that we were not
entitled to consider ourselves partici-
| mn NtEyT ~
by secession, and the border States gene
rally found that their portion of South
ern rights consisted III the splendid priv
uege of contributing men, money, and
material to Il war in whose origin they
had no pnrt, and in thesuccess ofwhich
they hnd no interest. Another cause of
the indisposition of our people to per-
NIT their minds to be long occupied
with subjects of an exciting character,
| is the impression which has gained pos
session of their minds, that it is quite
unnecessary fort them to become restless
and uneasy about matters which are
entirely beyond their control, and in
which their VOlition will be held as of
| little account, and this is unquestiOna-
bly, true as to their political status. mt
least for some time to come.
Yet there has been considerable feel
ing manifested ina quiet manner, with
reference to the order of General Turner,
l
assuming their positions. Not SO much,
lam convinced, from political prejudice.
as from the firm conVictionin tho mind
of the community, that great injustice
has been done n number of most wor-
thy gentlemen. ] am COgniZnnt of nnnv
fucts which would be sufficient to acQuit
many of the officers recently elected of
the slightest taint of secession, either
before or during the war, except in so
far as quiet acquiesance in that
which was entirely beyond their con-
troll, without any denial of their nrin-
ciPles, or surrender! Of their prejudices
may implicate thcn.
Ii is gratifying to the community to
be assured 5or the sympathy of Gov
ernor Peirpoiut ut such Il period
| of embarrassment and encourage
ging of such an ultimate decision by,
the National authorities as will pro-
mote the cndS or justice. Gov. Peir-
points position in this matter has given
him additional strength i'll the nffec-
ton of our people, who, instead of fu;Ir-
ing and detesting him, rs the cruel sa-
trap of u mercilcss tyrant as they had
teXpecteC, regard him with the Affection
ate esteem duo to n kind and generous
protector whose constant aim is to pro-
mote their interests and convenience.
There are rumOrS to-day that II new,
election is to be ordered, and on yeStcr-
day some of tho officers elect were quite
confident of their early instlllItienti into
/ office. It is difficult to say Just now
what the result will be, though the most
probable termination of the matter is
the installment ofsome of those elected,
\ and n new election to fill such of the
offices as are now occupied by parties
Objectionable to the military authors
ties. ,s
| 1 have recently had my attention
called to some very interesting and
Suggestive facts concerning the fate of
many of the leaders and originntOrs of
/ the secession movement in Nirginia. 1t is
! positively APPALLING to contemplate the
! fearful fatality, with which their errors
have been visited upon the heads OF the
votarieS of secession. In the Virginia
convention 1861 Jno. TSylerand GeO.W.
Randolph were the most prominent Rd-
vocntes of separation. Mr.. Tyler died
4 in this city in 1861, after an Illness dur
| ing which he suffered greatly-while
! Randolph is now rapidly dying in Italy.
/ OF the Virginia press, the Richmond In
QLtiTer, Examiner, and Norfolk ATJWs,
were especially enrnest in their advO-
cacy of secession, and O. JellningsNY Wise,
John NJ. Daniel, and Wiuinm Lamb
! their editors, are ull dead Wise was.
killed ut Roanoke Island, in EcbruarY,
| 1862, dying gallantly, and martyr TO
his mistaken sense OF duty. Daniel
died mt his home in this city of n ling
ering disease, and Lamb was morally
wounded in the defense of Fort Fisher,
Ithe main protection of the harlOor of
Wilmington. Add to this the fate of
\ Yancy, Keitt, Floyd, and that of
/ almost every one of the more violent and
prominent leaders of the movement
I which finally involved us in the fearful
4 strife of the last four years, and we cam
not fnil to be deeply impressed with the
I remarkable fatality which the move
ment had in store for its authors. la
The Carnival of Crime which is now
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