The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-07-04

speak. Governor seymour Shlo 90 niS
name had thus been used by two OF his
friends he could not remain silent.
What he had written and spoken many
weeks since fIom sense Of duty ne
must now repeat from sense OF hopor'
1t was due, therefore, to himseli,
to his constituency, and 70 lrienos
who had asked his oplnlSon ~.
to say that he was not candidate Iof
the Office of President of the United
States. TWAS the highest Once In the
land, and place far above his merits'
and beyond his aspirations. It's I'M
portance no man could over-estlmates
but he did not seek it. He was nor y
candidate for II, and when MS Itleuus
had pressed his namehe felt called upon
TO decline It's use after what had &C.
Cured elsewhere upon this supjecI, 10
allow his name to be presented IN
Idelegation OF which he WIS q part
though by friends too partial TO MIN >
but whose kindness he appreciated,
did not seem to him 10 be right. Prt-
vate honor now, az we'll as former in
cllnaHon, compelled him to say that his
name must not be pressed by his
Considerable dissatisfaction was
manifested by prominent men In the
delegation at the POSI- zion assumed by
Governor Seymour bnt he made no
reply TO seyeraI.who tried to get him to
when he would allow his name TO be
used. 1t wns then argued that New
York was rapidly losing her oppor-
tunity to make herself felt in the Con-
venLfon by allowing all the States to
see that she had not uited upon any
one, when an adjournment was pro-
posed. An effort was made to get an
expression OF opinion by ballot upon
several candidates, the name Of CHIEF
Justice Chase being presented. The
delegation however, refused to take a
vote and adjourned till Tomorrow.
Diner delegations are awaiting the ac-
lion of New York and Pennsylvania.
Elk Postmaster General Blair mas
letter written by Gen. Frank +. Blair
TO Col. James o. Broadhead, in which
he leaves the question of presenting
his (Blair's) name to the Convention
with Broadhead. BE FIRST argues that
the Conversational plan of reconstruc=
lion cannot be defeated by congress
sIonal action. and then continues as
follows: Regarding the means OF
oYerthrowing II, 1t can only be over
thrown by the authority of the Execu-
tive, who is sworn TO maiutatn the
Consultation, and who will fail TO do
bis duty II he allows the CONSTITUTION
to perish under aseries OF Congresslon-
al enactments which are in palPaple
violation fits fundamental principles
Ii tQ9 SEeSIQeuLr eISCLeo Wy LHS SSHAASl
racy enforces or permits Others to en-
fovce these reconstruction acts, the
Radicals, by the accession of twenty
spurious Senators and t1fty Represen:
tatives, Will control both branches Of
Congress, and his administration
will be as powerless as
the present one of Mr.. Johnson.
There is but one way TO restore the
Government and the Constitution, ana
that is for the President elect TO declare
these acts null and void, compel the
army to undo its usurpations ut the
South, disperse the carpet bag State
Governments, allow the white people to
reorganize their own governments, and
elect Senators and Representatives.
Tho House of Representatives. will con-
tain a majority OF Democrats from the
North and they will admit the Repre-
sentatives elected by the white people
of the South, and with the co. operation
of the President it will not be difficult
10 compel the Senate to submit once
more to the obligations OF the Constitu-
ton; it will nor be able to Withstand
The public judgment If distinctly In
voked and clearly expressed on this
fundamental issue, and it Is the sure
way TO avoid all future strife to put
this issue plainly to the country. He
then declares that it is idle to talk OF
bonds, greenbacks, gold, the public
faith, or tie public credit, but that the
above embraces all vital questions and
upon that, as the platform, he desires
TO stand before the convention" Ing
Southern delegates have u general
n1patf NO tn.mOrroVg for the first time.