The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-05-06

with that "chronic" disease than Gem
eral Harris7 Ho has been in Congress
four years, and now desires it two more.
He only desires it two years more at
time. We are very much afraid MS
"chronic" disease can never be eradlca-
ted. We believe the impression was
very general in the last Convention,
that Mr.. Hubbard desired to be return
ed as an endorsement of his fsrmer
course, aud then would be satisfied,
and would not be before the
next Convention as an asplrant
for Congressional honors, and we believe
Mr. Hubbard created the impression
himself that he would not in the future
be in the way of any other asplrant.
Now we respect and honor Mr. Hubbard,
but vet feel free to say that he has not
developed such eminent ability as to
preclude the idea of our finding another
man equally able to represent this dis
trict; and we feel sure that amongst the
number of such men, We have more than
one who has claims on his fellow eltl-
zens on account of distinguished services
during the war. Mr.. Hubbard ought now
to stand aside, especially since neither
he nor his son (for he had son, stout,
able, hearty and old enough) took any
part in the war.
We infer the Intelligencer's preference
for Mr.. Hubbard, from its delicate at
tempt to manipulate General Duval,
and draw him out of the way of its IA
vorite by holding out the bait of the
Governorship. The fact is, the IRteih-
gencer appears to have no love for sol
diers. Perhaps they have adopted the
motto, "every man should live by his
trade" and to do the fghGing is all the
use it has for soldiers.
There has been no man in the State,
Governor Boremon excepted, more VI
tuperated by the rebel press than Gen
eral Harris. This has been evidently
dictated by dread of his influence and
the remembrance of his many labors in
favor of tho cause of loyalty, yet the
Iatelligencer has never deigned one word
in his defence; and now chimes in with
them, because forsooth the General may
be in the way of its civilian friend. 1t
treated General Northcott in the same
spirit two years ago, and is now evil
IDENTIFY opposed to General Duval. Is
it not true that the disingenious
course taken by the ntelligencer ac-
counts in some measure for the polit-
ical status of Ohio county. 1t will
be recollected that the Republican
party in that county is wofully in
the minority. We are very certain
that the soldiers, as a class, possess as
much talent as any other in West Vir-
ginia, and have claims on the people
that cannot ha liararardad on1 wban
they see and feel that there is disposl-
tion on the part of some would-be poll
ticians to ignore the past and forget
the services rendered, they must feel it
keenly. And they have a power in
this State that can and will make itself
felt. They have the balance of power
in their own hands, and tho party that
dares to ignore them will Gas they
should) have short life and an igno-7
minious death. We in all candor ask
the question, When did ever the IHtelH-
gencer recommend a military man
who won eminent distinction for
any prominent civil positioni And even
when recommended by others, when
did the Mtelligcncer endorse the recom-
menlationi 1t is true it may have ac-
quesced in the promotion of captains;
but is always attacked with spasms
when our men Of first distinction are
brought into notice. The Mtelligencer
may claim its recent recommends
tion of General Duval, but as we have
before intimated, the object was very
transparent.
VIM. II. DOUGLASS,
NOAH REXRoAD,
u. M. PEIRPoINT,
f. G. DAY,
WIN. NJ. RYMER,
Republican ErecUtire Committee Of Ritchie
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