The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-10-04

entered the car and was introduced to
Mr.. GREELEY at Benwood, he stated
the same facts and expressed the same
opinion
Nor are we able to see in this ex--
preston of Mr.. GREELEY's opinions any
thing startling, or.calculated to awaken
q suspicion Of untruth. He reherates
the sentiments contained in his letter of
November, 1865; he condemns the pol
icy of prescription as pursued by the
Radicals in West Virginia he favors
universal amnesty and universal
freedom; he thinks that legally quail
fled white men as well as blacks should
vote; he thinks that Judge JACKSON
opinion of the scope OF the enforcement
act is correct and he seems to have no
acquaintance with zone OF the three
proprietor" of the Intelligenccr. Is
there anything reryremarkable in this
anything that would justify one man in
calling another a liar because he attri-
buted to Mr.. GREELEY these opinions as
stated from his own lips? The fact is,
Mr.. GREELEY has been consistent while
the Mtelgtsencsr has not; Mr.. GREELEY
holds the same opinions to-day
that he expressed two years
ago, but the Mte!hgencer has found
itself incapable OF pursuing an honest
course longer than a few months and
"one. Of the three propretors" of that
paper now grows extremely cross and
| combative whenever he is reminded OF
the position he ocucpied one year ago
and the truths he then was pleased 10
tell.
Now see how inconsistent the IateLli.
gmer (under the editorial management
OF zone of the three propristors' Of that
psper,) is. We mention now only one
instance out Of many which could easily
be adduced. In its editorial article yes
terday morning, speaking of the arbi
trary power given to the Board of Reg.
istration to disfranchise anybody
and that the taking of the oath
does not give the right to vote, the In
tclhgencer said Perhaps it ought to
perhaps the law is wrong, though 'ot
think moi. " And yet, on the third OF
September, 1869, the Mtc!igncer, edi
ted then as now by zone Of the three
proprietors' Of that paper, contained
the following words in reference &c
the self same feature Of the law re
ferred to in the quotation above:
Our registry law in its present shape
is, we think, open 10 serious objection
and does not always effect the legiti'
mate ends of such a law Whatever
may be said in extenuation Of its arhi-
trarv features during a period when
arbitrary measures seemed to be de
manded by the public safety, they orC
no longer .j,uitcioms or tolerabis and as a
matter of experience are found to work
badly"
Now, what reliance can be placed in
a newspaper which thus repudiates its
own doctrine and denies its own opin
ions Of only one year ago? And here
is another instance: On the 22d Of
September, 1869 (abOut the time Of the
/" gold corner and the memorable
black Friday, as many men have
sad reason 10 remember), President
GRANT passed through this city. Some
person connected with the Intelligence,
was DIGGING his heels, though
whether one Of the three proprietors
Of that sheet or not we cannot say,
and interviewed the President at
some moment when his temporary at
tention could be obtained. On the fol-
lowing morning in all the glory Of dou-
bic leads, the htelEgsoccr published
report of the conversation had in ref
erence to the Ohio county address with
which our readers are familiar, and
said.
"rhe President said that he had read
the address referred to, and so far as
he understood our local affairs. he
thought the policy advocated in it was
right and proper. He thought discrim'-
nations on account Of participate" ~ the
rebellion should no'o cease
Now this is the position held by the
REGISTER now, and which was held by
the Intclfgenccr one year ago, but which
our Quincy street neighbor now de
nounces, and in opposition to which it
endorses all the infamies Of registration
all the disgraces of Radicalism in West
Virginia We submit that allegations
of falSehood come with bad grace
from any one so destitute OF veracity as
zone OF the three proprietors' of the
MtclkgeNcer has shown himself to be
Why, on last Friday. before commenc-
ing to read his lecture, Mr.. GREE
LEY was compelled, in justice to him
self, to deny openly before the audience
assembled in Washington Hall, the
statements concerning his former visit
which had been published editorially
that morning by the Lnteliigencer; and
that paper has not yet had the deoency
to allude. to this fact or correct the false,
hood it circulated. We submit that the
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