The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-04-25
CONSISTENCY.
NIrscpa EnITona.

ME.sRs EDIroRs: .. .,
Wo do soy that if there is any trait
of character in tho conduct of men that
should call forth tho admiration and
respect Of all honorable persons, it il,
that which bears upon it tho stamp Of
consistency. .... 81.
Consistency in mans actions is tho
very best evidence that can bc givcn,
that tho man s'govorned by principle,
and not by passion or blind prejudice.
And this is true as we'll when applied to
parties as to individuals. Parties which
are as vascillating as the wind, have no
settled principles founded in truth and
righteousness, but arc dependent for
thoir life and success upon the preju.
dices mud corrupt passions Of the human
heart. ....
In oil the history Of political parties
which VIC have ever roud, VIC have mover
seen such shameless and gluriug incon
sistcncy as is developed by tho conduct
Of tho rebel conservative party'of West
Virginia. What is tho past history Of
the great body Of this selt-styled "Con.
stitutional Union" party? 1t is before
the country. This party opposed tho
Government in its efforts to save itself
from destruction, denouucing almost
every act as unconstitutional. They
opposed tho organization Of the State Of
West Virginia-opposcd it with energy
and determination, till all hope Of sue.
cess on their part expired, whOncver and
wherever they dared to do it. These
men did all in their power to thwart tho
efforts Of West Virginia's loyal sons to
save their country from the destruction
that threatened it.
And now these very men arc laborlng
to cover up their crimes and insinuatc
themselves into power By misreprcscnta'
tions, claiming that they arc tho real
Union men and also the ncp State men
Of West Virginia; and Furthermore, they
havc tho gluriog cfFroutcry to appeal to
tho soldier for his sympathics and sup
port Could thorc be grundcr insult
offered to my man or set Of men than
this2 Can tho soldier bo so easily de-
ccivcd2 We cannot think so.
The great body Of this conservative
party hayo denounced and cursed you os
Lincoln hirelings," MudSills," "Abo.
litionists," and "Northcrn scum" md
as unfit to fight the high.miudcd chival-
ry Of the South. 20.
This is their record, and you know it.
And now they como forward and do.
nouncc your true friends as rebels and
lisuuiouists. For what? Simply be-
cause they want to keep tho power or
control Of the government in tho hands
Of its true friends, by preventing the
rebels from voting.
TAcir design is to diridc the grca'
Nnim party cfMe country, cIeratc hlem'
sriccs To porcr, and then un'lo all Mm ha'
been donr, and turn US over asain to the
tender mcrcics of our eastern tnsknas.
tcrs. But how are wo to prevent this ?
The remedy is at hand: Vote for the
Amendment to the Constitution, and oil
will be safs-and our grand new State,
the Constitution of which is founded
upon the eternal principles Of liberty
and truth, will stand erect among her
glorious sistcrhood, an impcrishablc
monument Of the loyalty Of her noble
sons. How eau We, in view Of tho bor'
rors Of Libby Prison and Castle Thunder
and the 10000 starved and worse than
murdered patriots who sleep at Andcr'
onvilln-and when We in imagination
travel over the battle.Gcl1s Of West Vir'
giniu, Gcttysburg, the Shenandoah Fal
ley, Pittsburg Landing, Stone River and
Chickamauga-how can VIC vote to eIe'
yatc to power the men at whose hands oil
this blood will be requircd?
The mon whose hearts arc SO full oI
sympathy for traitors may try to deceive
by their auttcry, and pretended love and
sympathy for the soldier; but it is only
to deceive. For the sake Of your couu
try-for the sake Of liberty-aud for tht
memory Of tho 100000 patriots whe
sleep under Southern soil, do not be do
ccivod, but vote for the Constitutions
Amendment. w. W. Il.
HAnr7oRp Cirr April 10, 1860.