The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-11-02
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MAYOR swEENEY AaA1N.-C ongeniaI-
ity is, after all, the true basis OF. social
affinity. 1t is moi surprising, therefore,
that the rebel organ on Market street
should take up the cudgeF in behalf Of
My 1.-THE MRyOr'sl Policy" Of releas-
ing jail birds on election days. A. fell;
low feeling makes them wondrous kind,
for they, the proPfietorS OF the rebel
sheet, are but prison birds themselves
clad oath ignore their own record,
and are therefore fit apOlOgists
for those whom Mayor Sweeney
turns loose 70 desecrate the elective
franchise, the highest privilege ofthe
enlightened citizen. To hide the truth
is their profession, ~ witness their fail
ure 10 publish the Constitutional
Amendment until forced TO do II IN the
form O6aipaid advertisement. SANDER
is their delight, and falsehood the intel
lectuaI pabulum of their daily life, as
witness their attacks upon Governor
Foreman and the loyal Legislature of
the State of West Virginia. .8vJal.g 81
Their defense of Mayor Sweeney is
the poorest reliance upon which he can
depend for q justitic ofhis course, in
the estimation of the respectable men of
any party. Our business, however, is
with Mayor Sweeney, and his emphatic
denial that those jail birds were! releas-
ed for the purpose of securing their
votes is NOT sufficient refutation of the
charge No one aftirtns that the Mayor
consulted with those men either in per-
son or by attorney as TO how they would
vote. Nevertheless, he Will never be
able to satisfy any one that he does not
know how such cattle vote. The charge
we make Is, that he, in the case of two
of them, released them without the
G aims Of the city being liquidated and
without the authority OF law, and fur
ther that in the case of Russell he did
not release him until Tailor Jones re-
marked to him that as he had released
two of them, he had better release Rus
cell, as he voted with his party, or
words 70 that effect, to which the Mayor
replied will release him, and he did.
In the Mayors card, he says one of
the prisoners was released on the
promise of leaving the city, he does not
say which Of them, but we see that on
the 9th OF September, he released Dons
Russell, without an order of Council,
and without the claims OF the city being
liquidated, on condition that he would
leave the city, 1t seems, however, that
Russell didn't leave, and great Is the
Mayors faith In the word of jail birds,
when he Is 80 willing to take their
promises in payment Of city dues.
Again, on the path day of May, Mayor
Sweeney, without order OF Council, and
without the settlement of the city
claims, released John Bantz, who had
served lythree days OF the thirty for
which he was sentenced. ID
Does the Mayor recolleGt whether or
not that was an election day2 II these
facts don't SAVIOR OF corruption, they
smell Of something monstrous near
akin. The Mayor Is an active politi-
clan and violent partisan, and the
releasing of prisoners on election day
is not accidental, and his presenting
to usurp the power of release, without
authority OF law, indicates that he has
been in the habit OF regarding the hon.
orable. COuncllAs "body hanging on
the extreme verge'' Of the city govern
ment. Mr.. Sweeney cannot influence
the Judgment of the respectable GitiNenS
of Wheeling by prating about false-
hoods and ISLANDERS, he must show
his authority or remain under the
charge of usurpatiOn. He must OK
plain hOw-the release of jail-birds by
his order, without authority. of law,
occurred ON several election days, or
remain under the charge of releasing
them for election purposes. -
F1 -~SA---
THE impressive ceremony Of laying
the corner stone took place yesterday
afternoon at the siteof the new Episco-
pal Church, corner OF Centre and Fourth
The Congregation met at Union Hail,
their temporary place OF worship, ana,
AFTER the usual evening service, the
members of the congregation, preceded
by their pastor andihis assistants, pro-
ceeded TO the site of the new church.
Quite d large cOncourse Of citizens
also assembled to witness the cere-
pOny, which was performed by the
rector, Rev. T. g. Addison, who, after
some very beautiful and appropriate
remarks sucCeeded by prayer, read
OverA list of the articles about TO DO en-
closed In the corner stphe. They were
as follows: Names of officers and
teachers Of st. Matthew's Church
Sunday School, officers OF the Mite So
ciety, officers OF the Sewing Society,
Mayor Clerk and Council of the city or
One copy OF the American Church.
man; one copyof the Church Journals
one copy of the Southern ChurchmRn;
one copy OF the Episcopal Recorder; one
copy Of the Wheeling DAILY INTEhnI-
oENCER; one copy of the Wheeling Reg
lister; ono Bible and Prayer Book; one
copy of the Journal of the 10Th and fist
Annual COuueilJ Diocese offs YIrRipiRS
u. S. Coins, ], =, and 5 cent pieces; u.
s. Currency, s, 10, . aud so cent pieces.
The box was then set and tho corner
stone laid, atler which the address,
which we publish, was delivered by the
Rev. Charles Gillette, OF Steubenville,
Astheeonolusion of the addresspray-I
ef was offered by Rev. Addison, and
the ceremonies closed by the congrega-
ton uniting In the song "GlOria in
ExcelsiS." ~ MS "a
-TRB duties OF the Health ohicer have
been suspended till further notice.
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