The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-07-09

suited her interests Emigratioo. fol-
lowing parallels of ATTITUDES, or iso-
thermal lines, has poured into fba
western States, a mixed popuIstion
with large infusion of the foraiRn sc
menL The time has not come f5r TIE
: Mutation Of this ineonEruous popu-
~ ana the ehry taliZarfon and full
oeSS!eiopment Of Western ideas and
P0Iey But Il Is near at hand ana
when Il does come, il viii BE- fopnd fS-f
Toe w est Is destined TO give shane AMI
direction TO the politics ofour eountry. ),
LOeal, HeiEhbOrbood and state xey-.
(, The Wheeling Petroleum Cotnnsnv
have highly encouraging news from
!nslE strike up al Smiths Ferry
1helr wen Is upward Of 600 feef n
depth, and the oil Is down IN witb;D
- ieet olthe surface The we'll has Tlo1
yet been tubed- 1t Is said fo he 7T,e -
re osSi strikes ever made at The Ferrv
Inc Company think of putting, lioy-r'
TWO more wells Immediately
There are seven announcements sor
congress IN the SteubenviIle disfTicrN
VIZ VI W K Allison, editor of the Her
General Q. F. Aanderson- Jobn = or
Ss sr, General }. W. Kelley and Roswell
Marsh Esq. Mr.. Allison, Of the Rer-
dtds mas hatteing compliment uaid
MIN oy large number of his feilow
clLl4sfls who publicly solicit him 20 be-
come candidate on the ground Of his
long ana ardurlOus lAbors in the district
and for the district, as an editor. We
trust II VIII be the pleasure ofihe Union
party TO second the nomination of oTT
good brother Allison.
The Washington, Pa, Exporter Is a
model weekly Newspaper. We notica
a. a.. PteSsnt nourashing condition as in
9lcated IN its new dress, with a great
zeal Of pleasure Outside Of Pitts-
burgh il is the best adyertisiy,S rnejJi1,TT,
In Western Pennsylvania
Some of our State papers ara adyis-
ing called session of the I.egislatrIrs
w e nope they VIII reconsider their adj
wee. II would be needless expense
w hatever imperfections exist If, onr
registration ana School laws can BE-
fensdled next winter. And as for the
SCR9efessa o, Amendment our ratif-
caton OF Il at called session yyould
aEan nothing, seeing that called ses-
slons Tor that purpose are not likely TO
occur In other States. The Amendment
| VIII be ratified in all good time. In the
meantime taxes are heavy and called
sessions are always expensive. We
nope the proposition viii not be
pressed
"A good Union newspaper is wanted
at Lewisburg, Greenbrier county. IN
this State There are, already. two
rebel papers there. A wealthy and in
mental citizen writes to us that the
ways and means for supporting The
nght kind of paper viii be found.
Hhat Is wanted Is IAN able and fearless
editor: We are authorized 70 put any
one VINO can come well recommended
In communication with our cores
Pondent-
Judge Hall held special term o,
the Circuit Court of Morgan county. on
the ID Of July, TO dispose of a large
number Of con6scation cases, present
ed under the State laws Of the 10th OF
November, 1853, The law involved in
these cases had been deliberately argued
at the May term last, by Hon. Benja-
min Stanton, Of Ohio, for the State. and
by the Hon. Chas. ]. Faulkner on be-
half OF the defendants. Mr.. Faulkner
took the ground that the State law yyas
unconstitutional in assuming TO pun
lsh offences solely equitable in the
courts Of the United States, and besides.
that the act was war measure, inca.
pabie, by its own provisions, of being
carried into execution in a period OF
peace. a consent order Was entered by
which the cases were dISBtiSSed at the
costs OF the defendants.
The Belmont county Cohiol Union
Convention met out at the village Of
Belmont, on the Central Ohio road. last
Saturday. 1t was well attended and
very cOnsidera Bile interest was mani
Tested In the proceedings. The chief
excitement was, of course, in reference
70 the nomination Of a congressional
candidate, and motion was made. but
afterwards withdrawn, that the dele
gates from Belmont county to the Con-
gre-sionAl Convention be Instructed TO
carry up the name of some Belmont
comfy man. This motion was eonsid-
cred as a movement TO cut OF Hon.
John A. Biugham's denomination, but
II brought out SO much opposition that
the mover of il did not press the motion
10 vote. The delegates from Pease
township. opposite us, were all Rinp-
nam men. The delegates from the same
| township to the Congressional Conveo-
! ton are Cyrus Mendenhau and John
Z. 1aIIman- The county ticket nomi-
mated on Saturday is largely composed
OF young soldiers. For Instance, Capt.
Carroll, OF St. Clairsville, was nomfna-
/ ted for Probate Judge; Alexis Cope. of
Colerain, for Auditor; and samuel Pr
I per, the hFst volunteer for the war in
me congressional district, young man
ABOUT y yeArs OF age, WAS nominated
for the Sheridalty. The delegates 70 the
| Convention separated with a determine
ton TO put forth their best efforts 10 sus-
tain the Union cause in old Belmont at
the coming fall election.
Brother Wharton, of the Parkers-
burg Times. is going TO explore the
Burning Springs oil regions and then
| report the facts.
! in the United States Senate Thurs
/ day, while the bill for reannexiDp
Alexandria to the District of Columbia
was under consideration. Mr.. Davis Of
Kentucky, made little speech. BE
said he Was convinced that the State of
1 West Virginia had no legal or consti-
tutional existence, but as he thought
the matter WAS one entirely for The
courts, he should not vote 70 repeal The
act admitting it as State.
our zeus summary.