The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-05-26
WHEELING VA TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 26, 1865

between the two parties. 1t Will snow
in the outset that the advice given in
writing was at Henderson's own re-
quest, and give as the opinion of the
committee that neither the delegation
nor any member of 1t, went beyond
what was entirely right in the case.
GRANT AND CoLFAx CALLED UPON TO
RESIGN.
The IntelLioenceT' this morning de-
mands that Grant and Colfax shall re-
sign the positions they now hold, ifthey
accept the nomination of the Chicago
Convention. 1t says with respect to
Grant, that the point of danger is not
the fact that he holds high commits
sion and enjoys wide distinction as
a soldier, but that he is at the head of
fifty thousand men without a superior
in command, save the President, who
is on trial before a body having the
power to remove him; and the general
allegation against Colfax is that the
rightfulness of his acts in parliament
may well be distrusted and doubted and
condemned as cases may arise on the
score of Partially, and that he will be
using his power as Speaker to crush
out the Democratic minority in the
House and accelerate party measures
by parliamentary tricks and subterfu-
ges. This article was, it is generally
believed, inspired from the White
House.
THE CONSERVATIVE TICKET.
The Constitutional Union this evening
has the following: I'VE want the
party unfurled from. ocean to ocean.
Then will the free, liberty loving
masses arouse. Then will Union
Leagues and Grand Army Command
aries melt before it, and become part
of the sweeping host whose hopes for
peace, prosperity and happines are
centered upon the preservation of our
Constitution, Andrew Johnson, of Ten
nessee, and the working mans defend
ant, S. F. Cary, of Ohio. These are the
men the bone and sinew of the land
are ready to trust and place in power
because they represent the true inter-
ests of this great American people.
THE TAX ELL.
The new tax bill will, it is expected,
be brought before the House by the
Ways and Means Committee on We'd
nesday, If impeachment is disposed OF
on the previous day, Gen. Schenck
tion of that body for about three
weeks, If night sessions are not held,
but he will ask for such sessions after
general debate is concluded, and hopes
to be able to induce the House TO hold
them for week or ten days.
THE appearance of Governor Brown.
of Georgia, at the Chicago Convention,
is one of the most encouraging signs
of the times. His speech was thor
oughly manly and patriotic, such as
might be expected of a chivalrous
Southerner, who recognizes the politi'
cal changes wrought by the war. II
struck the right key, and the enthu'
siasm with which it was received must
have convinced him that the Repubh'
can party is generous in its feelings to-
wards the South, and wishes to impose
no harsh terms on those who honestly
favor reconstruction.
His speech indicates, also. the seri'
GUS and almost fatal damage inflicted
on the country by the apostacy of Mr.
johnson. Three years ago, the leader:
of thu rebellion were eager to acceP
any honorable terms of restoration
They confessed their defeat, and were
prepared to submit to it without repi
ming, and to reconstruct their social in
stitutions on this basis. If it had con
tinued to be for their interest to be il
harmony with Northern sentiment
they would have formed a large ant
powerful party in every Southern STATE
in sympathy with the Republicans, ant
social ostracism would have been for
ever at an end.
But just at this important junctur'
Mr.. johnson deserted the party which
had elected him, and threw the who'll
influence of the Government agains
it. He persuaded prominent Southern
statesmen to reject the terms proposed
by Congress. His bad advice wa
accepted; reconstruction made no pro
gress; the spirit of antipathy to th
North revived, and the old ostrac.sn
resumed its sway. The better disposed
men found it difficult to stem the tide
and the opportunity of bringing bacl
the seeded States, by the cooperation
of the old leaders, was hopelessly lost
For this Mr.. johnson is responsible
and he can make no atonement for th'
injury done to the Union. Reconstruc
tion is now going forward on a neV
plan, but it must be a slower and les
harmonious process. Few of the ole
leaders will be found by the side o
GOV. Brown, and he is deserving o
special honor for the bold and manly
stand he has taken on the Repu blicaI
platform. When Gen. Grant is elected
and it will be for the political advan'
tage OF others to follow his example
he will have his coadjutors. But 81
long as Mr.. Johnsou's administrator
continues with its present bias, Repuo
licans in the South are under socla
ban,
THE nomination of Grant and Cola,
will set every young man in the conn