The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-05-22
WEDNESDAY HOKNING. MAY ~.

WE spoke yesterday OF the return oil
Mr.. Caldwell, late Consul to the Sand
wich Islands, after an absence Of near
lv SIX years. We might, in connection
with his return have improve ed the Occa.
sion so far as to go back over those six
wears and contrast the condition OF
things in this city and State at the re-
spective dates OF his departure and re-
turn. Many of us have not forgotten
The DAYS of 1886 when Mr.. Caldwell
was Mayor here. and when after Re
publican meeting. had been mobbed
and broken up, he attended the next
meeting in person, and protected its
deliberations with the power OF his off,
ciaI position, being determined that
under his administration the then dem
iuant and despotic influence of slavery
in this community should not prevail
against the sacred rights of citizenship
aud free speech. That was bold act
for Mayor OF this city at that time
more so than many can appreciate now--
aud the Republicans had reason to
congratulate themselves that such
man welded the powers of the office.
Had it been otherwise there is no tell
ing what scenes of tumult and violence
might have characterized the early days
Of Republicanism in Wheeling.
IN 1857 Mr.. Caldwell was elected
state Senator to Richmond, by the
combined vote of the Wings and Re
pubIicaus, and served his four years
term in that city under circumstances
that surrounded no other member OF
either branch Of the Legislature. Soon
after his election he soPeuly identified
himself with the Republicans, and he
became in consequence the target OF the
pro-slavery press here and at Rich
moud, and they opened their Walls up
on him without stinV. All sorts of
pressure was brought 10 bear upon him
10 compel him to resign, ana at no mo
ment Of service, during the last three
wears Of his tenn, was his person safe
while III Richmond. But he stood it
ont, voting singIy and alone At times,
and was known as the solitary Black
Republican member OF tie Virginia
legislature. OF course social and polit-
zeal ostracism was the natural and in
evitabIe penalty of his position. and he
paid it without asking either draw back
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