The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-11-28
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wEpriut elsewhere letter nom a Lewis
county Republican, recommending Judge
EDMIsroN, Of Weston, for next U. S
Senator. Although the next Senator's tc
be a Democrat, the Republicans, as the
minority, have not only deep interest II
the choice, but have a duty to perform II
regard 10 it, Their influence and the
votes Of their members in the Legislature
ought to favor the least Objectionable o
the candidates presented. We hope Y
see man chosen who is not and neVeI
was secesaionist, who does not believ'
in the dogma, either as Il practical or H0
stract question: who differing with th'
Republicans on questions OF policy, Ms
ti0nal and State, does not differ with then
on the vital question Of maintaining thu
integrity of the Union. The question
whether the amendments TO the conStitu
ton, that constitute the bases on which tn
war was closed and the Union restored
shall be maintained or overthrow, Is no
one ofOrllinary politics, but is Fundamental
rs To the existence Of the government ant
the peace Of the country. There are men II
the country, and some in our State, who
are pledged to new revolution and war
1t would I've public calamity 10 put such
men in the United States Senate, as much
t" the people composing one party as tc
those composing the other. While We
regret on political grounds that Demo
crIt is to go to the SenstG, We should de-
plore on grounds o: common patriotism
the election Of any man whose principles
or declarations pledge him to reopen the
issues of the war. 1t is between men Of
this stamp and those whose differences
with us rest on the grounds Of ordinary
politics that the minority in the Legisla'
ture have to choose.
We make these remarks in general
terms, without any particular reference to
Judge EDMIsToS, whose precise opinions
in regard TO the matters indicated we are
not appraised Of From the cordial en-
dOrsement given him by our Republican
friend, we presume that the Judge. while
Democrat, is not u fanatic and revolu'
zionist. OF the same stamp, We presume
is the venerable Gen. JACKSON, OF Park
crsburg, who is spoken of in terms Of
commendation in connection with the
Senatorship by the Parkersburg Journal
. Republican paper.
The distinction which we have pointed
out exists not only between the leading
men but largely divides the rank and tilt
of the Democratic party OF The State. a
portion Of the party approve n destruc
tive, fanaticaI policy like that advocated
by JOHS J. DAVIS For convenience thes'
have been called the WALLER BAEEI
faction, being led by the Charleston C0UT
Ier and Wheeling Register. In State at
fairs this faction propose the same POlicl
they do in national matters. They AR
fnT Immediately tearing down and over
turning, without reference TO Consequen
ces, hoping, like the thieves who start in
cendiary fires, to find their opportunity FOL
plumber in the general wreck and contu
sion, knowing that in peaceful and well
ordered times they would sink out Of sight
They are the Dcstructives, pure and sim
pie.
The other wing Of the party, whit
conteslins with the Republicans on ques
lions Of general politics, are men Of Law
and order, not Of revolution and ruin
TheirphiIosopby iscOmprehensive enough
to accept well settled conclusions ant
charitable enough to recognize the fac
that the work OF their opponents has no
been wholly evil and does not all require
10 be undone. These may justly lay SOM
claim to the title Conservative, Tor it i
their aim to preserve whatever they fine
Of good without reference to its origin
and rather to bear some ills they hRvt
than fly to others that they know not Of
Between these two schools Of the Demo
cratic party, the one led by fanatics Of th'
DAVIS and WALKER stripe, the Cthel
by men Of brains and moderation, likC
Mr.. LAMB, MONROE JACKSON, nor JoHS
HALL OF Mason, there is shar p distinc
lion that ought to he recognized in thu
nomenclature Of our State politics.
The one are the Detructives, the other
the Conservatives andin the latter CLASH
ilcati0n win be found, US we believe
many Of the abIest Of the now distran
chised class, If not indeed majority o
the whole OF them, who have learned By
experience where lanatiCism leads, wha,
It's outcome is and what It costs. It /!
with this wing OF the Democratic party
Of the State that the Republicans SHOULD
now cooperate, 50 far us common Obiecu
permit, to restrain the violence Of The
Destructivcs, to preserve 50 much OF gooi
in our present system Of laws as deserves
to be perpetuated, and to sec that sweep
ing changes are not made without reason
nor without ample assurance Of some
thing better 10 follow.
The Moorefeld AdorrGser, referring Il
Maj. CoOPER's paper, the ParkersbuTL
Gasette, says: aa
We notice that a paper protesting to b.
Democratic, and published in Parkers
burg, il again urging on the approaching
In,tfalntnrn the nfnntinn Of he MElirI