The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-03-14
singular Coincidence.

/
An editorial IN yesterday mornings
| IRfeili0encer contains the assertion that
Mr.. LAME was originally opposed to the
new State itself and made ii speech
against it "
Ia order that our readers may know
the true position originally occupied by
MI LAME in relation 10 the new State,
we copy the following extract from the
speech referred to:
We have long suffered, Mi President,
! from the mlsrule OF the Eastern section
OF the State They have repeatedly de
uied us our proper share OF representa-
llou ia our legislature-ihey have sub
| iected ns to an unequal and unjust sys'
lem OF taxation for the protection, rs Tar
rs possible, from the burden uf State sell
wee, ot then own property In the dis
| lIthutiou OF The expenditure OF that tax
! allUu They have euuoayUred 10 encourage
B The prosperity OF their Own section al the
Stale, aud have left the West without
| any participation ia the benefit Of that
! expenditure. We are in fact, Mr. Presi
|
! its are different. Oar commercial rela-
lions are not with Eastern Virginia The
| productions of our soil and our work
| shops do not go III that directions; nor do
We purchase the articles which we want
from the cities Ot Eastern Virginia EV-
cry consideration which can be addressed
10 the wisdom OF a statesman would de
| maud 4 separation at The proper time
| ana in The proper manner 1 AIN As
| deeply sensible OF THIS. 10 Hrmly con
| yiuCed OF this, rs resOlutely determined
Oh eheCling thai separation rs any gen
| tiemah who Wtll vote upon the Other
side Oi lhIs question
But. slrs, that separation should be
effected al tue proper time ana III the
proper manner
| Ihls was MI l. ) position on The 10Th
| OF August 1861 and, although we are
not willing That The principles involved
IN the present political campaign shall
be lost sight of aud The contest dwiudle
INTO mere comparison OF records and /
contention about men, yet We would
gently remind MI CAMPBELL, OF the
MteliqeHccI' that ii is not generally con
sidered prudent for those who live in
glass houses 10 indulge very largely III
! throwing stones While rummagiug an
old lille oi the MirlHgeUccr in search OF
| the speech FROM which We have made
| the extract given above, We found the
! following leading editorial " hich we
| presume illustrates Mr. CAMPBELL : 20
sitiou anon The new state question aL1ut
! The time that Mr. LANE made HE speech
! rrIeIIed Ia:
Mn Dorsey ct Monungala preseuied a
| series OF resolutions 10 the Convention
| vest eIdlN which ia themselves were
! very good aud which under other Cur
| ,1mStauCe, should have our hearty sup
port but which It seems to us are not
we'll advised now He favors division
! 81 the State rather than 4 reCOnStruC.
| lion Of the revolutionary. fragments of
it ana presents a perfectly legal and
| constitutional plan, but not such one
! as would meet the requirements of tue
| present crisis We ire for 4 division as
| soon as th,s rebellion Is put down, and
| ve believe that the course which il Is
understood the Convention has marked
| out rill result IN i division Theue- sr
| our national troubles are over But IN
| the meantime 1t IS our plain duty to Dis,
arm this rebellion in the State-to "a
! cate all the dSurped functions Of ats
lulers--to restore the whole common
wealth to the, mon, aud then after
| wards, when ali this is done and the
Constitution OF the United States IS
again Acknowledged, to proceed in the
| work of settling our Western Virginia
| account with Eastern Virginia
| We are persuaded that this is the only
| proper course at this time, however good
any other proposition may be of itself
AMI hehCe we hope that Mr. Dorsey will
not press his resolutions upon the Con.
| vention.
This was published in the IDteIIjaepee,
on the 18th of June, 1861. Thus il ap-
pears that about the same time that Mr.
LAMB made the speech for which he is
now assalled by the editor of the InteHi.
geRcey, that editor was himself insisting
that the movement for the division of
inc state should be postponed until al
'er the war was over 1t certainly
eoihes with very bad grace from him to
a'iaisn MI, l. fer having originally CD.
poSeu 'ne formation of the new State