The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-08-14
ing of the convention, Governor Den
nison said:

ing of the convention, Governor Den
nison said:
In my letter of resignation 1 men,
toned my opposition to the movement
for the Convention to be held in Phila'
delphia on the 18th, as one of my rea.
sons for Withdrawing from the Cabinet
did this under the conviction, strength.
ened by events that have since trans
pired, that the object of the Convention
is to overthrow the Union Repub,
lican party, and to place in power
and in the control of the Federal
Government, the opposition, of which
the Democratic party of the North and
their rebel allies OF the South will b.
the controlling parties. In other words,
the Convention was called to restore
the Democratic party of the country to
| power, under some name, without re-
During it to purge itself of its disloy-
al antecedents, and its committals and
pledges to the South for its retention ol
all the incidents of slavery possible
under the emancipation of the freed
men. 1 am not misled by the terms oi
the call, however, interpreted for the
public eye, nor by the automatic truths
it contains, found in almost every elab
crate political platform, where, at least,
seeming respect for the loyal senti-
ment ofthe country is required. Nor am
Ideceived because ofits not opposing, in
words, the constitutional amendment,
the names of its signers, Senators
| Doolittle and Cowan, who voted against
the amendment, giving me all the in
| formation need on that subject. We
know that if it was intended to bein the
|, interest of the Union party, the Conven-
ton would have been called, not by
Senators who left that party months
ago, but by the regularly organized Ma
tional Committee appointed by the Bal
timore Convention, that nominated
Mr.. Lincoln and Mr.. Johnson, whose
call would not have needed the indorse-
ment of Democratic members of Con-
gress to commend it to the 1oyalists of
the country.
No, my friends, there is no necessity
for our being deceived as to the objects
ofthe Convention, nor by what it may
do. 1t is called in the interest of the
Democratic party, which, in the darkest
hour of the war, pronounced It fail
ure, and thus declared its readiness to
surrender to the demands of the rebel
lion, and which, because of that, and
its opposition to the government when
struggling against treason for its eX-
istence, has become so discredited in
the judgment Of the loyel people OF the
country as to feel the necessity of meet
ing in a convention under no party
name, or the assumed and unmeaning
one of conservatives.
There is, however, this source of
qualification in this movement of tile
Democratic party. It assures us of its
conscious weakness and demoraliza-
ton, and its conviction resulting from
its exclusion from power while the
country was in peril, and loyalty need
ed a champion; that it's only hope of
restoration to power is under some
other flag than its own, on which is in
scribed political sentiments not abso-
lutely necessary to the loyalty of the
country.
From the Burning Springs OIL Re.
giOns.
BURNING SPRINGS, Aug. 8, '66.
Editors InteUigence1':
The steady progress being made in
the development of the oil resources of
this region, has two remarkable
features-unifOrm success and the alb
sence of speculation and excitement.
"Strikes" which are of weekly occur
renee now, would, one or two years
ago, have been heralded by telegraph
with glaring capitals, all over the coun-
try.
Company made "strilke" of a flowing
we'll. Its yield is variously estimated
up to 1000 barrels per day. I don't
think it will yield over 100 barrels per
day. Depth over 800 feet. Last night
the "Washington Oil Company" of
Pittsburgh, made a fine strike. It is
yet too soon to estimate its yield, but it
is very large. 1t is also n flowing we'll.
The Westmorland we'll is in the neigh
borhood of the "Jones" and "Otters0n"
wells, while the Washington we'll is
half mile nearer the river.
There are several other wells down to
depth of from 700 to $50 feet, with
plenty of oil IN them to make good
pumping wells, but they are still bor=
ing to get gas enough to force the oil up.
a very large number of wells are
just started, or are preparing to start,
and new "rigs" are being put up con-
stantly. Three months hence the yield
of oil here will be very large.
A week ago "strike" was made on
Robinson's fork of Standing Stone
creek, six miles north of this place,
on the road to Petroleum station, on
the N. w. Va. r. r. The we'll is only
about $50 feet deep, and yields over 500
barrels per day, by pumping. Iunder-
stand that there is good deal of ex-
element in that region in consequence.
So far as / have heard, all your
Wheeling companies are progressing
favorably, and with good prospects OF
success. w.
TNKER1NG HYMNs.-Under this head
a cotemporary very properly rebukes
the present mania for patching and al