The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-03-17
TheIDanyer from DisIoyai Votes

The Danger from Disioyai VOTES
In the Address to the people OF "est
Virginia. it is stated that "the disloyal
element. (unless We count as disloyai
all who are opposed to radical misruie'J
cannot obtain the ascendency by means
of free elections, for the simple reason
that they have not votes enough All
onr elections show this to be fact"
And the returns of the principal cleo
tions which have been held within the
territory that now constitutes our State
are given to corroborate this statement.
An attempt has been made to an
ser.this part of the address. 1t is said,
in the Intelligencer, 1t is true, that Mr.
Lincon's vote was two to one for McClel-
Ian. But the same condition OF things
does not now obtain. All the counties
will now vote. All the ancient votes
of those counties, including those who
were in rebellion, and those who held all
voting in this pretended New State null
and void, and who did not therefore par
ticipate in it, will now vote"
Let all this be admitted, for argu-
ments sake. But in May. 1861, when
we voted on the secession ordinance,
three-fourths of the voters within the
territory of the New State were loyal,
though all the counties voted, and all
the ancient voters" III those counties.
At the Presidential election in 1860, be-
fore the rebellion, there were forty-six
thousand and some odd votes given,
and every body voted, But when the
constitution of the New State, with the
Congressional amendment abolishing
ceived over twenty eight thousand
votes, a clear majority Of the whole
vote of all the counties Governor Bore.
man received nearly twenty six thou
sand votes, and this again was cleaI
majority of the whole vote Of all the
counties Mr.. Lincoln for President re-
ceived over twenty three thousand
votes, aud this was at least half the
vote OF all the counties. 81 every BODY
had voted, and without snpposine any
of the Mcclellan voters to have been
loyal AT each or these elections, ex
cept the vote on the secession ordinance,
there were number of counties, (iroI
ten to fourteen.) from which there we.e
40 returns. Bat III every case, the loyal
vote actually given aud returned, TX
ceeded one half of the votes which
could have heen given, If all the conn-
ties, aud every rebel who had been AN
ancient voter" therein, had voted
The fact is, therefore, exactly as stated
in the address. If all the counties vote.
aud all the ancient voters OF those eOun-
ties, including those who were i'll rebel
lion, or have heretofore refused 10 vote
the party which gives at least twenty
three thousand votes 1T every election
has nothing to apprehend, tor that is
certainly clear majority of the whole
vote that can be given and there has
been no election since 1860, at which the
legal votes Actually cast did not exceed
that number The test oaths aud con
stitntional amendment, acts to suppress
free discussion, and the like, are, there
fore, not necessary to prevent the dis.
loyal element from obtaining the con
troll of the State, though they are neces-
sary to perpetuate the ascendancy of the
radical faction. Counting all the dis
loyal votes which can be given in all the
counties, three-fourths of the voters OF
the State are now, as they were when
they voted on the secession ordinance,
loyal to the Union. although not loyal to
thsSddical party.
G. = This is solitary instance III which an
effort has been made to dispute the facts
or arguments pres nted in the address,
Those who adhere to the radicals prefer
to discuss anything else rather thar the
principles and measures OF their own
party. Are their principles and measures
80 outrageous and disgraccful that no
man Will attempt to defend them; and
is it the settled policy of this faction to
try. by personal abuse or intimidation,
to silence their opponents, so that the
people may not have an opportunity of
understanding the trae nature of the
questions which they are soon to be call
ed upon to decide 7
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