The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-12-01
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nav State, and our Poici0"A
S.va o}tan endeavored on the eve OF an
.l.o,,or Il, turn to their own advantage
Al. Influence of such charge Just as
thew claimed tobe the only simoa-pure
Union men, they arrogated to themselves
all the genuine love of the State OF west
Virginia. Both claims were ialse' But
90. all know that the leaders of the Re-
publican party never hesitated long
when 1t was necessary to tell a faisehooo
in order to attain some political aoVan-
tape. The new State question has not
entered into party politics in West VIZ
nin,a during more than two years past;
10 has not been an open question and the
friends and the foes Of the State have
not been divided by the line that separ'
ates the Democratic and Republican
part,es. We believe that nearly all OF
the Democrats, and very many OF the
Republicans, making when combined
majority of the citizens Of the State,
think that the time and the mannersoi
the organization of West Virginia were
wrong and legally indefensible. Like
many other acts of the late adminlstra
ton it was so plainly demonstrations
thssiss apologies nd MT deny the fact
However. has been done, sspd the PEG
pie of tho new State are now unwilling
to have il blotted out ThediyisNop wa;
considered desirable many years iNsfore
the war, and II is easily demonstrabS VI
that the interests Of this portion Of the
old Dominion are diverse from those of
the eastern section and can only be prop
erly promoted by a separate State gov.
eminent for the West. There should be
some alterations in the boundary line
dividing the two States-it would better
be the natural boundary furnished by
the Blue Ridge-this eau probably be
settled upon amicably, and all the ques-
lions between the old State and the new
eQuitably adjusted, in few years, when
the sharpness ofresentment between the
sections of our country has become
duIled. Until then, all discussion of the |
matter would better be avoided.
We have, several times heretofore. al
laded to this matter and expressed our t
opinion concerning it, but have spoken
Of 1t this time simply because it has been
suggested by the following extract from t
the Hartford 1smes radical Republican I
newspaper. We presume that this '
TRADE Of the limes has been called forth
by the fact that writer in the Missouri O.
Es1salisg~ few weeks ago classed the W
entire delegation Of West Virginia Con. a.
among those who would vote n
For the admission Of delegates from the Ell
'outhern States, We can think OF no -
'sher objection that the radicals would v
70 likely to urge against the West Virgin
senators and representatives, for they
re certainly "loyal" enough to satisfy pr
he most Querulous of the croakers. II ty
GEMS, however, that the radicals of New pc
'nglsnd are determined not to be CON- tn
'rted and not to SEQ anything tolerable tn
the sentiments of white people living TIL
outh OF Mason and Dixon's line. The pa
allowing extract illustrates that fact Gu
no serves also to exhibit how these men
% determined to make everythi. nj
md" to the accomplishment of hei
artisan purposes
Several Virginia papers are disc ussin
. Feasibility of reuniting the State b.
absorption of West Virgj' MA. TIL
oject Ii come up in consec hence of th
'empt Of the State of est Virginia t.
possession of the cou- oties of RerkeIe,
! ,,uu,sofi, o......sS the wish of he in
..bitants, by the same Jfetiososs process b.
which the State was originally divided
II there Is any legitimate process b,
which the two Virginias can be consoli
datad into one, Congress oiH readily giv
its assent. Two Virginia Senators vii
thus be got rid Of In fact, Congress
would not have consented to the dlvls
ion Of the State If the result of the wa
had been foreseen. Itwas an act Of faith
lsssness and desperation.
The partisan ajOrity in Congress hav
already got sick of their job.
In more than one quarter among thu
Republican journals we have noticed
the cool avowal that could tue men IL
Congress have foreseen what stripe o
politicians would be elected to the Sen
ate and Congress from West Virginia,
that so-called State would never have
been formed.
It does not modify or excuse the dis
honest character Of that proceeding
that In point of fact the pretended Stat
does not, and never did exist Its crea
ton under the circumstances is in direc
and open violation of an express provi
don Of the Constitution; and the Repu5
hcans IN Congress and in the Lincoln
Cabinet who eonnived at this violation
OF the Organic Law have succeeded onl!
In uptolGing fraud, the fruits of which
they have latterly found exceeding bit
Ter, but they have to swallow the dose
for 1t was dish Of their own cooking
1t seems they are now ready to undo thu
wrong they have done in this mattor L
Is pity their repentance is not induced
by any higher principle than that which
1mpeLed them to the commission of th'
Wong.
GEORGE W, JULIAN. the Indiana radi
cal congressman who wants TO "hane
ltberally," was terribly cowhidad n few