The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-09-20
RAYMOND AFLOAT AGAIN.

He Abam0Ou8 the New PRFty.--T'he
HeWYOFk World gives him Parting
Kick.
After the significant change of base
on the part OF the New York Herald,
twas not to be expected that the New
York Times, edited by Raymond, would
long remain on board the sinking ship
Of johnson & Co. Such is notthe habit
of the Times when it snufs the popular
breeze blowing full in its face. Itturns
about as soon as possible, la Herald.
and puts itself before the wind-at ali
events, not againstit. So we are not at
all surprised to see Mr.. Raymond tack
ing round. We looked for it in a few
days. The New York World has dis
cerned his yeering propensity, and
gives the alarm 10 all true conservatives
in very crisp leader on Raymond's
treacherous propensities.
We were rather in hopes that the
sslittle william" as the Tribune calls
Raymond, would remain in his new
found association until after the cleo
ton, and be crushed out politically, so
that it would be impossible for him to
do the Union party any harm hereafter
either as member of Congress or as
editor of the Times. But the trouble is
with such fellows as himself and Ben
net, of the Herald, that they will always
tack themselves, whether or no, on to
what they believe is going to be the
winning side. Hence since the news
from Maine they are getting out of the
wilderness as fast as they know how.
The Herald, which never had a
scruple in the whole course of its
existence; and pays no more regard to
consistency than TO last years sensa-
tons, takes the shortest possible cut to
the head of the popular column, and
once there loses no time in pointing out
the blunders and stupidities of such
Iaggards as the Times. Raymond fan
cies he has more character to lose than
Bennett, and hence is somewhat more
roundabout and apologize in his way
of getting even with the wind. He
wants to play congressman as well as
editor. He would like to be leader in
the House as well as in the business of
writing platforms. Just now he finds
the attempt both ways exceedingly diff
icult. Hencehis incipient steps looking
to change of base. And hence the
stirring Recommendations of his new move
ment by the New York World of yester-
day.
That paper says that 'it has been evil
dent for some time that the Times
was trying to swallow its shame and
"play deserter." The following is an
extract from Raymond's article, which
the World denounces as preparing the
pay for his lighting out of the demo-
cratic ranks. 1t is written in reference
to the recent New York State "Conser-
vative " Convention, and is as follows:
1.-THE Convention conceded to the Re
publicans the nominee for Lieutenant-
Governor ;-aII its other candidates are,
in the strictest party sense, Democrats,
OF the State Central Committee APP
pointed, more than tagO-thirds are active
members of the Democratic party. And
in the whole action of the Convention,
in its ticket its platform, its speeches
and its general tone, it is difficult to de-
tect any further regard for the princi-
pies declared and the action taken at
Philadelphia, than is shown in the pur-
pose to use them for strengthening the
Democratic party and restoring it to
power. There are thousands and tens
of thousands of Republicans in this
State who long for the restoration of the
Union, and who demand that it shall be
effected by loyal adherence to the
letter and spirit of the Constitution:and
by the admission TO their seats in Com
gress OF loyal men from loyal States
who can take the oath prescribed bv
law. But they will be quite likely to
prefer taking their chances of securing
this result from the action of the Re-
publican party, modified as it NAV be
by reflection and moderate Counsels,
rather Than seek it in the way marked
out for them by the Albany Democratic
Convention.
Upon the above extract the New
York World comments us follows,
reading Mr.. Raymond, as it will be
seen, clear out OF the Conservative
ranks.
''Having shown that there is nothing
solid in these trumped-up excuses for
peEhdy, we viii attempt to state the
real reasons. Mr.. Raymond Is the edi-
tor of the Times, and the subscribers of
that journal have been deserving by
thousands and transferring their names
to the Tribune, since MIR. Raymond
fully committed himself to the Phila-
delphia movement. They would have
equally deserted If the call of the Al
bany Convention had been issued Joint
| ~ by the two Committees, instead of
issued by one and endorsed by the 9TH
er; have equally deserted if General
Dix had been nominated instead of
Mayor Hoffman equally If the Re-
publicans had had one-half, instead of
one-third, of the names on the Central
| COMMITTEES, The thousands of new
subscribers to the Tribune have not left
the Times on any such trivial grounds
aa these. 1t WAS mot the hraIr thaxy
objected TO, but what was within
the husk. twas not on account of any
i pretended unfairness to the Conserya-
tive Republicans by the Albany Con-
Yenhon that Mr.. Raymond was turned
out of the Republican National Com
mittee, like ram out of tulip pre-
serve9; dismissed by his associates as
an apostate and a renegade to sswander
at his own sweet wiIls in devious and
dlsconsolate paths where his fleece is
Il torn of by branlets. He beats pite-
i ously for the fold he deserted. He
ought to, be thankful for the circumstan-
eea OF which he complains; for If these
excuses for aiding the Fenton ticket
were not at hand he would be under
the hard necessity of finding others.
II IL were our habit to deal In predic-
tions, we should run little hazard in
predicting that Mr.. Raymond's treach-
cry to the Albany ticket viii neither re-
has been elected by the Republican,
National Committee, nor bring him
back his lost subscribers, nor secure
him a new nomination to Congress,
Having irrecO erably forfeited his STAN
/ ding with the Radicals, he now FOOLISH
ly torteits It with the Conservatives. as
/ u, amer having burnt his candle half
length by lighting it at the other.
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