The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-12-06
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MONDAY MORNING. DECEMBER .
GIN, A, J. HAMr1roN IA undoubtedl,

MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 0.
GEN. A. J. HAMILTON is undoubtedly
chosen Governor OF TexRS. by q large
majority. He ran "a an Independent
Republican candidates but a. the Demo.
cratic candidate was Withdrawn, Ham.
ilton was clearly elected by Democratic
votea. BE was an original Republican,
throughout the war was on outspoken
and thorough Union man, and placed
himself In the front ranks Of the radi.
cal Republicans. In his candidacy for
Governor he seems to have run as q
Republican opposed 70 further dis
ordinations against the rebels, while
Davis, who claimed that the conven,
tion which nominated him was the
regular and only Republican conven-
tion, represented q different idea. How
far the division of the Texas RepublI.
cans was the result Of principle and
how far Of personal feuds, It Ia very
hard to tell ct this distance. II Is only
certain that Gen. Hamilton, running
against the Administration candidate,
has been chosen, with the aid OF Demo-
cratic votes. What pledges he made, II
any, to secure their support ls un-
known, and only time will tell how far
his administration will be Influenced
by their aid. We hope for the best, but
should feel moro confident Of his sup.
porting the Administration lit had not
unwisely prescribed his friends In Of
flee during the late canvass. Mr..
Greeley In the Tribune raised a voice In
warning against such course, arguing
that 1t was unwlse to needlessly
ALLEVIATE those at whose hands the Ad.
mlnistratlon might have 10 ask sup.
port and ratification OF the 18th
Amendment. There Is reason to appre.
bend that the legislature chosen may be
insome degree hostile 10 reconstruction.
There are no local Issues Of prescription,
the constitution having been free
from iron-clad Oaths. The question
now la simply whether Texas will
choose to come In, FIRST rAtlfyIng the
Amendment. II she does, and the
Amendment becomes u part Of the Con-
stltution, we have confidence In the
ultimate outcome. As the Baltimore
American remarks, "that measure once
enacted into vital, efficient part OF our
Constitutional law, will Of Itself remedy
many OF the defects and disarm most
OF the dangers which Republicans of
the South now see and fear. The rest
must be left TO time, to the subsistence
OF caste hostility, and to the efforts Of
Tho friends OF progress In those SLates
In building up an enlightened Repub-
llcan sentiment" Besides we have
some confidence In the ability OF Con.
gress and the Executive 70 enforce that
measure and all others guaranteeing
equal rights In Texas or In any other
State which may attempt hereafter to
10 back on Its present constitution so
rs to Interfere with the rights OF any
class Of Its people. The example OF
Mississippi Will have q good influence
on Texas politics, 1t will not be sur
prlslng 10 find the Democrats and old
rebels there more reasonable and pro-
gressive than they are In Tennessee.
The New York Times hopes It will
not. be suspected OF utterlng an ungen-
erous taunt, speaking Of the declaration
given to the world few days since In
South Carolina for Cuban recognition,
when 1t says that South Carolina Is not
exactly In position to talk about
''pledglng It's last dollar and man to the
Government" In case Of war. We GER
talnly mean no offence in asking
whether South Carolina would not do
better to think about devotlng Its "last
dollar and man" toward the restorat ton
OF lis Impoverished resources. But no;
1t wants war-not, we are happy to
add, with the Government, but with
Spain. It cannot wait any longer for
the recognition Of Cuba. The thing
must be done at once. And then comes
the "pledge" which we have heard re.
peated very often Of late years. We,
too, should be glad 10 see Cuba quit Of
Spain. once for all; but there Ia no
hurry about that war. Visions OF fall.
Ing prices and reduced taxation begin
once more to float before the eyes of
our people. Would 1t not be rather a
pity 10 destroy the Illusion this side Of
Chrlstmas2
CoNdREss.-The two houses OF Con-
gress win meet to-day At 12 O'Clock NJ.
Some doubt Is expressed whether q
quorum will be present to-day. II
there should be, there being no officers,
to elect It Is to be presumed the message
Will be sent In and read during the Of.
ternoon. Whenever Il Ia sent In, we ex.
poet to receive q copy at the earliest
moment by telegraph, and will iasue II
In the form Of an extra.
WHEN monsters come, they come not
SinEly, but In very noticeable clusters.
After the onondaga gIant-to say
nothing OF the sea serpent seen once
more by the master Of sailing vessel
we have the discovery OF q fragment
tary monster near Wheaton, Ills, and
the last seems o genuine artlcle-an
honest kind Of monster-or rather the
bones Of some ancient mastodon, mega.
therlum or megalonyx.
EouAENIoAL CouNoIL.-Rev. DR..
Brann's second letter, reviewing DR..
flshers sermon on tho Ecumenical
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