The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-03-21
MR. IA,tn, by way of winding up the

dress Las an 4UtacE uiohsnlAns ms 1uE-
Their says that 'sit has long been known
that the attack was designed-that Mr..
LIS. course was carefully watched, and
tRat everything that could be perverted
TO his prejudice gathered up and pre-
served until the proper time should
come for using IL
We must say that we are somewhat as
tonished 70 read such an accusation as
this from gentleman of Mr.
Lambs general character. 1t is un-
Worthy OF him, and We are reluctant to
look upon 1t as an affectati0n
of injured Innocence. SO far from
our comments being of The nature of
an attack ON Mr.. Lamb, they were
designed simply and only as reply to
most elaborate and preIneditated at
tack from him upon the motives ana
PRINCIPLES of the Union party OF the
STATE. All our remarks have been I'M
nsrsonaL. We have not a1aigned Mr.
rs motives nor inPugned his honesty.
we sought to show that the author OF
the address issued to the people OF West
Virginia ON the I2th of this month, was
also The author OF certain strong argu-
Insnts In RECITATION of that address, de-
lfyered by himself in the Legislature Of
the STATE a little over one year ago.
Those arguments were in direct autago-
nism 10 the address. IT hardly seemed
credible that the same person should
have been the author of the speeches
in which they occurred, and also the aLi-
thor OF the address in which the same
sentiments were so UusPariDgiy de-
nOnnced.
But This apparent irreconeilability
Was of, M. Lambs oTigihati0D, not
ours. He made the speeches and he
wrote the address, and 1t was his duty
10 have made them harrnonize- This
he did not do, because he could not do
it. It was our duty to the people ofthis
State, whom he Addressed, TO point out
the glazing discrepancy and 70 ask
those addressed TO read Mr.. Lamb In
opposition TO and in refutation Of him
SELF. The discharge of this duty, inn
personal, respectful and even friendly,
as il was, AIr. Lamb characteEizes as an
attack, and apparently he appeals for
sympathy ON the ground that the at
tack has been long premeditated, and
that in view OF making 1t "his course
has been carefully watched and every
thing that could be perverted 10 his
prejudiee gathered up, DC"
Is Mr. L. aware OF the import Of such
words as these3 Why has his "conrse
been carefully watehed2" Under what
circumstances Is The course ofany pub
lie man carefully watched4 There is u
tacif admission in such words that the
snspicions of those with whom no was
formerly acting, politically, had been
aroused. There is an unconscious con-
fession that a distrnst of Mr.. Lambs
afIinities and tendencies had been for
some time existing previous to his final
and voluntary separation from
the Union organization. And be-
cause he was not long ago
reproached with this distrust but was
cultivated and held on to by his
his Union friends, Mr.. Lamb now
seemingly feels aggrieved. What cause
has he 10 manifest any such feeling
Did he expect to go over to the enemy
whom he had SO long been opposing
and who throughout the war, and ever
since, have been in opposition 10 all he
proEessel, and turn his guns upon his
old friends, and they remain silent in
their own defence? AssuredIy Mr..
Lamb. nrler his denunciatory address,
could have expected no less, but great
deal more, as we conceive, than was
said in orr comments upon that docu-
Inent. He is we'll aware that in no
spirit of asperity, but "more in sorrow
than In anger did we take up his con
Trajectory position and setsit forth &c
our readers. That contradiction alone
constituted tho attack OF which Mr.. l.
complains. II our citations from
the record, accompanied MS they
were by Language so entirely re-
speetful, constitute nm attack, what
must be said of such Ian
yunve ms that in which Mr.. Lamb re-
fers to the Governor of the State, his
subordinate officers, and the members
OF the Legislature, in his published nd
dress. Certainly in view OF the asper.
sions cast upon the membership and
the policy of the Union party OF the
state in that address, we might have
been excused for replying with
great deal more warmth to Mr.
Lamb. But ut the start, and through,
out, we determined to avoid even the
seeming ofpersonnIity, and to treat Mr.
l.. With all that personal consideration
which we have never ceased to,feel FOL
him. He has no cause whatever Il
complain of US. He must find the ex'
PLANTATION of his peculiar sensitivenes;
in the unfortunate position into which
ho has Mt last drifled.
JenSrson ana Berkeiey.