The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-07-23
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Inc Wsl-sburC FsTEEd, in view Of
the eIe-;50rz that are b=.nS made ~
tina: way among the sO-caI.esI .-C0nser-
NATIVES. The late antl-wa- and anti
administration Democracy-t0 extend
the circulation OF their newly establish
- organ, and II possible, put il on an
elective campaign footing. calls the al
t=ntlOn OF the U1iOn men TO lheir duties
IN the premises L requests them 10
make note OF the fact tina; their mar
gin Of victory was not large in the late
canvass and that unless more exertion
Is made before The fall election they
cannot expect 70 increase Iaar margin.
even If they are fortunate enough TO re-
tain their late majority. The enemy are
active and are resolved. If possible, TO
turn the hide in those counties where
they have anything like reasonable
margin 10 work on. The three upper
counties OF the Panhs ndIe, constituting
q Senatorial district afford promising
Eeld in the estimation Of the "Democ-
racy' for an extraordinary effort this
summer and fail, and that effort they
are already making in the way Of IVY
ing 70 increase the circulation Of thei-
newspapers. g Newspapers saws
the Herald. IF conducted with any
degree OF shrewdneSz or ability
are the surest and most effective
instruments with which 10 concentrate
public opinion, and organize Z party
for action. and the democracy only
show their wisdom II doing a. they do. -
This remark : certainly well at.est=3
Dy experience ss the history Of every
campaign in every STATE 0: this Union
will show And It l. not only appIics-
be 70 those 70 whom It : especially a5-
drezs=d, bat 70 our Union people every
where throughout the STATE. in every
county Of West Virginia. And We r.
fer 70 i this morning for the purpose Of
expressing the hope that no; only Will
the friends Of the Union cause IL
Brooke and Hancock counties lay it 70
heart. but also the friends in all the
COUNTIES The HerGyd deserves well Of
those among whom il chiefly circula-es.
and for who's local interests i more
particularly Iaborz, and Union ruen
should b willing 70 do a. much for its f
support and increase. a. the ..couserra-
tIves'' are willing 70 do 70. their latter
day organ. And while this i the case
in reference 70 that paper, it is likewise
the case II reference % all the other
county papers throughout the State.
We have, Tve are glad 10 saw. several
excellent Union papers, but their ca
Pacity foE usefulness i no; a. extern
Eive as itshould be. Every one ofthem
should have their circulation doubled
IL this campaign And this can only
b done by our Union people taking
hold, each one in his own locality, and
raising clubs. The "conservatiyes-' it
seems are not slow 10 solicit Union men
TO become subscribers to their organs.
and why should our friends be less
backward? We have no objection TO
every man reading both sides, but frs,
let him be sure that he begins at home
by reading his own Union paper. duly .
paid for in advance. And let him b.
sure, also, that for every Union sub
scriber obtained for one Of these ..con-
ssrvative" sheets, set of IS obtained
for his own side from the ranks Of ;he
enemy.
\ campaign second to none Of its pre-
decessors, not even the war itself is
opening upon Us. The call for the
Philadelphia convention next month
has been the signal of prepara;ion for
every rebel. and every rebel syrnna-
thizing sheet in the land 10 grid ON its
armor for a new fight for their los,
cause. They all, almost without an
exception, expect to support The plat /
form laid down at that convention. In
view Of this exhibition, no true Union
man can doubt what the principles there /.
TO be enunciated will mean. For our
selves we have but little hope that it
will be anything more than an attempt
To compromise the great results of the |
war, the success of which attempt |
would be the overthrow of the now