The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-07-03

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Virginia readers. Tne Enquirer Il tie
leading Dsmocrziae psps: Of the Wet,
.od IL < fEiinfuI ezpoosu. Of tte Tisws
Of ils parry. /; declares IN the eztrhes
referred 70, that when tie Democracy
get the nsaforiiy in the Horss Of Rep
ressutnfIvss they viii refuse 10 admit
rusu1bers from the States whose coDsti-
iutiooa are 'srot Illegal" This means all
the States tbst have been or usJ be sd-
rnirtsd over the votes Of the Democratic
minority In Congress. The casual
reader might suppose this meant only
the S.a,es admitted under the military
TeconafTuc;iou BILL bat the Democratic
desni,fon of Illegal uDquestiopsbly
includes Tennessee and West Virginia
/: il fact beyond deniAl,-oue
perfectly well known among men Of
geneTSI political InforDa,iou-oDs that
il rontipBsily brought 10 the notice Of
cor senstDrs and Representatives In
CongrssA-and ore which even an IN.
interested .Tesde. ends frequent evil
dsnees Of 10 the Democratic prints Of
the couutry-tbat tbe Democratic party
denies the validity Of the Stale Of West
Virginia. About the latest and one Of
the most authentic expressions on the
subject, for TWO or three years, was in
te.polated by the Hon. ME. MunRen Of
Ohio. 81 speech delivered by him in
the House Of Representatives last fall
Twas not said in the heat of debate
but WIS inserted deliberately after the
speech had been delivered and before
(. was printed. Our readers will re-
member that we printed this attack
of SIR. Mungen's on our State and the
reply to # by our Representative, Mr.
Hubbard. SIR. MunRen is one OF the
most orthodox OF Ohio Democrats and
be was expressing an opinion not pc
cuIIar to himself but the opinion Of his
party.
Although the Democracy here, ever
since they made up their minds to re-
cognizs the bogus" State and take
part in It's elections, have protested
their fidelity to it. we do not forget
their bitter hostility to it so long as
they thought it could avail, and SO long
as they hoped to see it overtbrown by the
success ofthe rebellion. When Lee sur
rendered they surrendered. We Judge
these men as we judge all others. by
their deeds, not by their words; and SO
judging tbem-kDowInG that they have
relinquisbed nothing Of their ancient
hatred of loyalty to the UniIed States
We know these protestatious are the
mere mummerles OF lip service, and
that their bearisears just where they
were i've years ago. They don't de
ceivs anybody-Dot even themselves.
We do not propose at present to go
over their record. It Is freAh in the
recollection of our readers. Copper
head hostility to this State Is part Of
the history of the rebellion. 1t is q
matter OF record that never can be ex-
plunged. we simply AJAX our readers
to bear this record In mind and to re-
feet that the same men who were 6ght-
ing us then are fighting Us now. a
few renegudes have gone over to them;
but We believe not a single man who
was aver at heart honestly and truly a
friend of the new state can be found
to-day in the ranks of our enemies. On
the other hand, every man in the State
who Denounced 1t as "bogus" will be
found mastering under their colOrs.
These are men who may try to dis
Euise their intentions. but do not
change them. They and their friends
in Congress and elsewhere are In hearty
sympathy In this matter; and they all
alike mean mischief If they ever get the
power to makeit