The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-01-20
10 The Lapislalure.

We desire to say 10 the Legislature, III
behalf of olI neighbor of tho iatelligGncet,
that We hope that, if Mr.. SWEENEY is
elected Mayor next Monday. that cir
cumstanre will not prejudice the claims
of Mr Campbell for tho Senatorship.
Tho Legislature may rest assured that,
Hthat event occurs, il will not I've the
fault Of the inieIjgtHcr. But there are
good uGHy citizens here who think
that Mg C.AiPBELL's election would not
compensate them for undergoing another
year Of municipal misrule and so they
intend 10 vote for Nj. SWEENEY, no mat
ter how the result may injure the pros
poets Of our Wheeling candidate for sem
atOrial hOuors 1t is an unfortu-
uato circumstance, but neverthe-
less II is fact. that IA great
many persons prefer their own secu-
rity and the protection of their property,
to the private aims of another individ-
ual, no matter how lofty the aspirations
OF the individual may be, and care less
tol his qualification than their own,
even although he may be editor of
newspaper This is all very wrong. of
course, but some people will do These
things and not even the Mtel'igcneer is at
all times able to prevent them. We
trust therefore that the Legislature will
not think lightly of our neighbor be-
cause these selfish folks prefer to have
the city of Wheeling gorened this year,
AID wo assure the members of both
houses that the IatelHgencer has done all
it could to prevent that result.
We make these remarks hoping to
eliminate this senatorial question from
the contest for the mayoralty and know
ing that, if that can be accomplished,
our neighbor will regain TO some extent,
his usual equaninity and peace of mind.
now So feartully harassed. 1t may be
seen that our motives are purely benev-
olcut and our suggestions are prompted
by sincere desire 10 relieve suffering hu
luanity Our neighbOr is esteemed, by
some, 10 he the great Panjandrum of
the Union men, "so-called," and VIC are
the last persons who would wish him i'll.
lie Is n newspaper man, too. and thus
has an additional claim upon our SYM
pathies, for all tho gentlemen of our pro-
foSSion rejoice in each others prosper
ity, no matttI how they may differ upon
political questions Besides this, he has
made some very important sacrifices in
order TO obtain tho senatorship, and it
would be very unkind in us to wish that
al these should be in vain. For instance,
there's the Post-ottice affair Did not our
friend unanimously resign in favor of
Nh. GoRRELL, some time last fall, and is
he not now retaining the office for a
few days merely TO accommodate Mr.. G.
by allowing him 10 participate in the
pleasure of being member of the Legis-
lature and voting for somebody for Uni
ted States Senatorl Such disinterested
kindness should net 60 without its re-
ward, and far be it from us to say any
tm ng calculated 10 injuIe SO unselfsh a
man
In this matter of the Senatorship, we
have no choice-we are out OF the ring
entirely. The Fairmont National says
that we prefer Mr.. WILEY; it is not true.
Either of the candidates is abolitionist
enough for all practical purposes, and we
have no political fraternity with either.
But because the Senatorial question has