The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-03-02
Letter from the laIe Editor of the
Oarksburgh Telegraph.

2 CLARKsBURe, w. VA, Feb. 3, go.
Editors IRtelE9eReer:
As the National Telegraph is Just
now in state of suspended anfmR-
ton, andI, not having my usual me-
dium of communicating to the public,
most respectfully ask space in your
paper to reply to some structures made
on my editorial conduct, by the Richie
Press, the organ of Gen. Harris, and
the vehicle by which his political idio-l
syncracies are conveyed to the eyes Of
the people. In the Press OF the 18th
inst, lind, under the head of "Edito-
rial Correspondence the following:
al have received numerous letters
from my constituents in various parts
of the county, in reply to my inquiry
as TO the wishes OF the people of Richie 1
on TIE Capital question; all but one of
seem that brother Northcott's assump
ton that a majority of my constituents
are in favor of Clarksburg, is simply
grAtuitous, and without even a shadow
of foundation. It tonly shows how easy
it for the wish to become father to the
thought. Does brother n. think it
consistent with Justice and truth TO
characterize my letter vindicating my
course, as an apology for n1isrepresent-
ing my constituents, and then artfully
to attribute my course to mercenary
motives Was it inst in him to assume
that my Findication should be made as
general as the attack upon me was
made, when I knew the prime movers
In the whole thing were only seeking to
manufacture something for future nse,
moved solely by the deepest and most
implacable hatred of me because, for
sooth, 1 seem to stand between them
aud the object of their am bition-- And
should happen TO have an uIterior OBJ 4
ject in view, 1 would simply ask brother
Northcott what he is going to do about
il ?" $50 -=---'4 Z. - q - 4
Z So far as am personally concerned
I should never have noticed the above,
but my duty to the people of Clarks-
burg among WhomI reside, and justice
to this place which Is onelofi the con-
testauts for the Capital, impef me 70
notice the untenable positions taken by
implicitly, collaIeraIly and inferential-
ly obeying the Instructions of his con-
stituents when he votes for
the location OF the Capital at
Buckhannon. He does not say
that they even gave him any direct
instructions, but he appears 10 think
thar because they elected him a dele
gatsto the Legislature, and he wants
the Capital at Buckhannon, that the
people OF Ritchie want it at that place,
and when q respectable number of his
cons titusnts assembled at Elienboro
burg he saw proper to 5disobey their
Instructions, because, as he says, they
came from his euemies-men who
didn't vote for him.
Row, wish to call the attention of
Gen. Harris 20 this fact Col. Daniel
Raymond, one OF the state Senators, Is
an old resident of Richie county, and
has voted for Clarksburg persistently,
and no man living, IEpresume, has
heard word of censnre uttered BY any
voter of the good county of Richie,
against Col. Raymond for his course on
the Capital question:.
Mr.. Werninger, the other Senator
from this district, has done the same
thing. Both these gentlemen are are
as much the Representatives of
the people OF Ritchie as Is General
Harris. Mr.. Bee OF Doddridge, and
Mr.. Boreman of Tyler, have both voted
for EClarksburg during the session,
whenever the Capital question has been
before the House, and the constituents
of both these gentlemen occupy rela-
lively about the same situation TO
Clarksburg and Bnckhannons as do the
constituency OF GEN. Harris L have
heard OF no complaints from the con-
stituency OF Messrs. Bee and Boreman
on account of their having supported
Clarksburg.s II the people of Ritchie
had such strong predil ilections for Buck
hauuon, would they not at least have
given Messrs- Raymond and Wernin-
ger hint of the way in which they de-
sired them to vote, especially the form
er, he being citizen of their county,
But 1t appears that the people of
Richie have b1rdened General Harris
with all their Interests. They have not
I looked to their State Senators for any
attention. This is the impression the
General would convey
/ But he Is formidable. He stands
between some folks and the "ob-
I fect of their ambition, y he
SAYS. This IS merely matter of opin-
! ioa-Hith- -ths- General mot
! prove such q formidable barrier 10 the
ambition of others Es he imagines- Men
souelimes over estimate Z both their
/ power and thetrdfn wishes
30 know II he kdS an utrerier object in
| view, what Northcott intends to do