The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-06-22
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7, y;II he remembered that some time
ago we re published an editorial OF
the Wheeling Intelligencer, written III the
early stages of the war, in which that
naper took decided stand against any
attempt to separate West Virginia from
the East until the rebellion should be
put down. Our neighbor, in his next
issue, told us that the article which we
had copied, was written and inserted in
the Intelligencer by friend, during the
absence of the editor. We showed, how
ever, that similar editorials had repeated
ly appeared in the IntelligencN; and that
until the editor made his grand somer-
sault on the new State question, his posi-
ton was consistent and uniform-that the
movement should be postponed until the
rebellion was over, and that wnen the
separation took place we ought to have
the Valley of Virginia and the south
western counties in the New State: b
While the editor Of the Intelligence, oc-
cupied this position, an election for State
printer took place He was candidate,
but was badly beaten. He discovered
that the position he had taken was an
Improbable one, and two weeks after
the election, he effected mastery change
of front, His subsequent devotion to the
now State, like most Of his political
movements, proved veIy profitable in
vestment, for our neighbor is shrewd,
discreet man, who looks sharp after the
main chance.
We do not refer to these things to
show that our neighbor has been incon-
sisteAt-that would be small game but
to show with what facility the edito-
rails in the E,telRgelsce1 are repudiated,
whenever it becomes convenient to do
so.
A receut instance has occurred. Our
neighboriiu his paper OF Tuesday de-
clared that it was uob expected that the
amendment proposed by Congress to the
constitution of the United States would
be ratified, and that the chief object in
proposing it was to strengthen the Re-
publican party in the Fall elections.
Wethought paragraph an indiscreet oas
and noticed it as such in onr paper We
even ventured to suggest Some reasons
why this amendment couldnot strength
Oh the radical party in West Virginia,
inasmuch as it requires them to eat up
their own words, and rspudiate their
own measures But We suppose that,
under the able. leadership OF our
neighbor, acts of the Legislature can be
repudiated as gracefully, If necessary, as
the editorials of the I'"HAgeHccr
That paper says:
1T is proper to say that the pald-
graph referred to was clipped trom an
exchange, and was placed in the edltO-
rial column OF this paper without the
knowledge or approval OF its editors.
Now, speaking in PickUickian SeAae,
and intending TO be polite, it is proper to
say that we think our neighbor lies un-
der some mistake IL thls matter. Tho
paragraph Is part OF longer articles
published III the principal editorial col
umn OF the paper, and properly loaded
as ala oditoIial. Is our noighDor IN the
hal, OF al Is.
pers aad plasing them IN his own edICu-
rial column Us his own, without ac-
acknowledgement Does he not look over
his editorial column, at LEAST TO see what
is p0blshed as his own production
Admitting the article TO have been cnp-
ped from an exchange, aud placed,
properly loaded, IN the editorial column.
how could this have been done without
tho knowledge of the editor
But let us charitabiy give A!w The
"eneft of his denial no M ,nit,stIy
agrees with us. then. that the paragraph
was an lndiscrect one. Tie people of
West Virginia have very little interest
III the question whether it originated
with the Intelligence or wae clipped from
an exchange. In either case, il states
what is uuQuestiona6ly the truth, that
the radical party in Congress do not ex
pect the proposed a,nedhient to bo rati'
fed by the States, outthe chief object OF
the measure is to strengthen tie repub-
ican party in the fall eiectians, In this
fact, whoever has inadvertently disclosed
1T. our people have deep interest,