The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-04-17
Ear. CARLILE's RECORD.

The Clarksbnrg Telegraph received
yesterday, replies to The structures of
the INTELLIGESCER on the nomination
OF Hon. John S. Carlile as Minister TO
Sweden. The Telegraph tells us that
Mr.. Garlic is not appointed to repre-
present West Virginia but the United
States. This is true, and we will con-
slider briefly that aspect of tho case,
quoting as we go along the subs!an-
tial part of the IctegrGph'S article.
Although MIR. Garlic was appointed
to represent the United States, yet the
place he got belonged to West Virginia.
The foreign appointments were distrib-
uted amongst tho States. West Vir-
GINA was allotted this one. 1t was
meant 10 be "a recognition OF the State
by the Administration. 1t belonged
therefore TO the Republican party OF the
State, ard could only be properly filled
by some man fairly representing that
party and acceptable to il. Whether Mr..
Garlic is such Il man needs no discus
sion until tho facts stated by US the
other Jay I've disprOved-Ha they never
can be; for they nre matter of
notorious history. Yet Mr.. GARLIC
got this place on the assumption that he
was such Il man-when in truth he is
not voter in the Stats, is not II Repub-
licnn, and is the nun whom OF all others
West VIrginians hnve reason to re-
member with dc!estatiOn and distrust
for his attempt TO strauGle tbs State ut
her birth.
Some other points are ihUs presented
by the Telegraph:
In regard to lIr. Carli!e'5 not having
been identified with the Republican
party, he was. identified with no party
from the time he left the Senate until
the last CANVASS. In frequent CONVEX
saiiOns with him, he expressed the
opinion that he COlld never ACT with the
Democratic party on the account OF its
association win rebels and its rebel
tendencies that he never could consent
to see this Government controlled by
the men who attempted 10 destroy il.
Mr.. Garlic, whatever may have been
his political Ioibles, WAS never II rebel
and never in sympathy with rebels. His
history at the beginning of the rebel |
lion is known to every man III West
Virginia; while many others who now |
want to be considered "the head and |
front" of raGicalisn were trembling |
and vacillating for fear they would |
commit treason to the State, he "beard- |
ed the lion" OF treason in his den, and
took the necessary steps, aided by other |
fearless men, to reOrSaniZe the governs
ment of Virginia on loyal basis.
Under n Republican administration,
a man to represent the United States"
ought to be a Republican. Has Mr.
Garlic any claim to be considered one
He may "have been identified with no |
party from the time be left the Senate
until the last Canvass" for he went |
Into retirement on n handsome estate |
in Maryland which his brief term in |
the Senate enabled him TO purchase; but
how while he was in the Senate? The
question need hardly be asked, because
the recollection of how in the Summer
of 1862 he threw himself into the bosom
of the Copperheads and voted, associ-
ated, lellowshiped and caucused with
them is fresh in the recollection of all.
The Union arms had just then suffered
great disasters on the Peninsula. 1t
was a time of much gloom and dis
enlargement. The President called for
fresh levies. A regular crusade was
organized by the Copperheads to pre-.
vent enlistments. A caucus of Demo-
cratic Congressman, Senators and
others WAS held at Washington, in
which Mr.. Garlic grasped hands with
Vallandigham. The Senator came to
West Virginia and was received with
open arms by the Secessionisls and
CopperheRds. a mass meeting was
addressed it July &c, 1862. or that
speech the INTELLIGENCER then said:
"It was a speech such as NalandIg
ham would clap to the echo, had he
been in the audience, and one which
every secessionist and doubtful Union
man that we could see did hurrah and
stamp. Fit proved anythingit proved
that this was an abolition war, that the
"Yankees of the North" (as the Senator
derisively alluded TO tbem,) were wag-
ing it for negro equality and not tor the
UniOn."
Mr.. Carlile went round from county
to county and made similar harangues.
AT Clarksburg he told the people they
had "nothing to fear from the confed-
crate armies. The only thing we have
to fear is military despOtism of the
government" He discouraged volun-
teering. wait" he said, ''until we
see whether we are fighting for the
Constitution before you volunteer
So great was the urgency for troops
ard 80 damaging to enlistments were
the efforts put forth by Mr.. Carlile and
others, that great efforts were made bv
the Union men of the State to connter-
act this mischief. Mass meetings were
held in many of the populous counties,
and Gov. Peirpoint, Senator Wiley,
Auditor Crane and others addressed
them in.stirring and patriotic speeches.
Replying to Carlile's bubbles about
violations of the Constitution by mill
tarY interference with Slavery. Psir.