The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-03-02

gressional houors, what does Northcott
think about it2 Isn't he dreadfuny
scared? Doesn't il hang like q huge
nightmare upon him during both his
waking and sleeping hours Doesn't
Northcott want TO go to Congress, and
am not the lion in his path? Am I
not the Banquo's ghost which will oc-
cupy the seat he desires at the feastY /
am Sir Oracle, and when I open nv
lips, let no dog bark ?''
Now the General evidently desires to
get up a quarrel with me on the Con-
gressioual question. At least he wishes
to discover whether intend disputinH
the palm at the next election. New, /
will gratify him as far as can. have
not deemed it proper to say whether 1
Will be candidate for Congress at the
next election. It is too remote, and 1
have business on hands which is OF
more immediate Interest to me, and nv
being candidate will depend upon
circumstances. l have hitherto quietl v
acquiesced in the decisions of the Union
party, aud l do not contemplate ever
seeding from il ignoring the action
otits conventions, not eVenifthHt party
should nominate Gen. Harris for Com
gress, q contingencC, however, about
which have not the least apprehen-
sion, especially If he continues to be a
member of the Legislature, for he will
hatch Utopias sufficient 70 bury him so
deep that TIE hand of political resur-
recIion will never reach him. E..
The General has entered himself in
the sweepStake for Congress two wears
in advance of the contest. He will let
down in the training. He timautnes
however, that he has the inside track, and
will win the cup independently of Har-
rison county. 1 learn that he informed
citizen OF our county that he could
be elected with out the aid of Harrison
will inform him that there are above
thirteen hundred Union men in Harri-
SON county. These voting against a
man in a convention might defeat him,
and were they to vote against him in
an election in the First District .theY
would be certain TO defeat him. We
have a Union majority of seventeen
hundred in the District, and our thir-
teen hundred votes thrown against a
man would make a difference of tHen-
ty-six hundred, and would change the
majority from one side to the other by
nine hundred votes. We know that
our Union men are too true to the
cause toyote for the opponent of the
nominee of the Union party, but when
a man ignores their claims and inter-
ests, as General Harris has done
in regard to- the Capital. they
might withhold their votes. They
could possibly defeat a man in a
convention Men sometimes act too
Independently. Gen. Harris ignoring
the interests Of Harrison and Wood
counties, his sweeping prescription of
the Irish population and the employees
OF the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
although in his estimation, trivial mat
his Congressional prospects. 1 do not
say they will, but if he desires the po-
sttion, which it is presumed he does, q
little weil-timed policy would not spoil
his prospects. Tas
Z 1 have no personal quarrel with Gen.
Harris, neither do desire one. have
always spoken in respectful terms, not
only respectful but in terms of admira-
ton of his bravery as military officer,
and would be happy 10 be able to COM
phment him upon his tact and practi-
cal ability Ms a legislator If could do
SO without drawing upon nv sincerity.
Gen. Harris legislative acts are legiti-
mate subjects of criticism. Some OF
those acts have seen proper TO criti-
else, and have made it rule to do so
without Rssailing him personally. 1
intend TO adhere to this rule whateyer
may be his course. H4.ll -
e have been aware that Gen. Harris
regarded me as a political rival, and
this has prevented me from noticing
many of his legislative acts, that
would otherwise have given some at
tenuon, but however indelicate it might
appear, 1 deemed it my duty to expose
the Inconsistency of his course in en-
deavoriDg to secure the Capital at
Buckhannon, contrary to the wishes of
his constituents, and the people of
West Virginia generally. l--=a..
But the Richie PIE eSS accuses me, as
the Editor ofthe National Telegraph, of
writing the communication which ap-
peared in the National IeEe0rdph! on
the 18th inst. 1 will simply say that
the aforesaid communication was writ
ten in Wheeling, by a responsible
gentleman, and can furnish proof, If
called on, of the fact which state. =
Twill just say to the General, in con-
cluslon, that he need entertain no fears
that will commit suicide, because he
is 4 candidate for Congress-. --
-- Most respectfully,
--- r. s. NoRTHCOTT.