The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-01-09
THURSDAY MORNING. JAN. ..

w ELL, kL- no ttilNtA lJtIIOtThtN hFlAA
their long talked Of Convention yestsr-
day, aud we give on this page this
morning an outline sketch OF their
proceedings. We presume that as to
uuubcrs the expectations of the mana
gers wsre quite fully satisfied, although
considering that the Federal Court, by
ia happy accident. is in session, it seems
Ike d.nicult matter to determine just
what proportion OF the mem 3ership al
the Convention Is TO lee credited to that
institution in the way of iurymen, wit
ncsses. officials, attorneys, and attend
ants. II ish somewhat notable circum-
stance chat tho two bDdies-the Court
and tho Convention-like two planets
moving in theoretically different
orbits, should have thus conjoined
each other at the opportune mo-
ment. 1t Is question that we
hardly feel capable OF deciding ~ to
which OF these two institutions, like the
two DrOmios-is genius TO tho other. -
Perhaps sume one who has drawn mile
nge and per diem, and Ht the same time
rat in the Convention, can inform us.
Otherwise It must remain quite puz-
lie 60 know Just how II cameubout that
u special term OF the United States Dis
trict Court aud the assembling OF the
Democratic State Convention happened
to occur thus providentiRny and stimuli
tuuopuHly together.
II will be seen that the OLD Line Wing
-.-a,-ae.sL-aH at PHrkersburg nj the last
a. =
Democratic machine. There wns Mr.
Lamb, Chairman OF the state Commit
tee. to open tho performance. and
call the Convention to order:
next, Captain Burdett to act as
temporary chairman, third. Col. Ben
Smith to preside as permanent Presi-
dent. and. fourth, Gen. Jackson to do
nearly all tho talking and get up IL
memorial. Happy accidents, all these
condolences, just like the meoting OF
the Court and Tho Convention, md all
the more wonderful ON that account.
These accidents viii continue along
aflUr the present style until the ma
chine iuoks moro like making sue
cessful ruu, aud then, perhaps nil at
once, 1t may be discovered that it
would bc better to put none but
Americans on guard" Look out for the
day when tho pcnt up humility OF the
old nners-the old States rights, rcso-
luuOu-o c-gs 81 men. shall discover
that these eleventh hour persons are
aliens ia the camp.
A. to tn" mass Of the convention. we
presume that 1t represented, in tho pro-
portion OF scven-tenths, at least. OF its
membership, all that sentiment that in
our different counties through out tho
war WAS known as more or less svmpa-
thouo with heSouth, Rudus opposed to
each and all ofthc movements made nv
the Union peoPleon behalf OF the state
and Nation. We presume that a very
decided minority Of the men who met
yesterday nt the Court House, would,
had the opportunity offered, have met
thcre during the war and organized
themselves Into AN effective opposition
10 whuI they called Radicalism. And
even take such man as Judge jack.
son, 81 Uutouist, and recall his nntece-
dents Tor several years, aud tell us what
would have been the result IN this
State had hia counsels been fol-
lowed Why, he fell way from
AN active and hearty cooperation with
tho Union party at time when
Mcssrs. Lamb aud smith were work
crs in itG How can We therefore at.
tsch significance 10 what he says OF it
to-day: We know that 1t would once
have been dangerous TO follow his lead
aud why NOT dangerous now Aud il
this much can hesaid OF General Jack
son. y Unionist, what can We say, what
must wo say, Of the vast body OF those
who desire, sEi,ate, and look forward
to reaction in the popular mind in
this Stater