The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-09-07
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EdItors Of he Rsoittsr.

Editors Of thS ReQitter:
notice In your paper Of August 81, 1870, a
card from T. T. ShAllerOSs, IN relation TO some
things that should have transpIred during the
Owing 10 my illnsss was unable to reply. 70 II
sooner. and now take the opportunity Of doing
20. With regard TO tho statement Of MI Penule-
ton as TO tho nomination, he is right, a. there
was no nomination made during the Campaign OF
1885. lie Ii also right that there was an eaort
made TO have me withdraw, but l beg leave 70
say that Mr.. PCudletOn 10 mistaken with regard
TO hODle Of his statements. And am NOT 9is-
posed TO think that hO would do Ii willingly. Ny
recollection 10 that did not accede 10 a single
Dr0poSillon Mdt tFdf made 10 me-. and had no
committee 70 act for me At all. And some 81
those parties that he names were not my JrSHdS
In that Campaign, although they PrOIeSSod 10
bel and II they were committee they conStttu'
ted Themselves one. In his statement with re-
regard 70 Mr.. ShnllcrOSA withdrawing In my IAv0r
be Is greatly at fault. That Mr.. ShAllCFOsS was
b. GiteICi, and It was generally believed that !
Ip0uld b elected, he withdrew, and Instead OF
Withdrawing IN my hvoE, be threw his entire In
EiuGnce 70 Mr.. Irwin and worked for Mr.. Irwin
from the time Of hiE withdrawal until the close
Of the polls, fact that can DO authenticated BY
men now living In tho city OF Wheeling, whose
veFaCIty Mr.. ShAllcroIS dGT6Hot QuGsiton.
As to Mr.. Clemens statement, deny signing
any Instrument OF writing whatever. But /
shall say nothing more concerning him, az the
people arc Is we'll acquainted with him a. am
make this statement not with any intention
OF influencing the election, bat think II due to
myAelr aid tbs cluEeDA Of Ohio county to make
this statement Of .J1etS, and u NJ. shaIlcroRS
card had not appeared ! would have remained
silent on the subject A. bEDtLioN
To he Whaling IRttllIgEHcsT.
GEHTLEMEN Some time since u card
from Mr.. II. p. Shallcross appeared in the
columns Of tic Wheeling lGcgi1teT, 10 which
| took exceptions. l was unable to answer
it ut the time Of It's publication, owing to
u severe illness.
As soon us I was able, prepared a
reply (which Is here annexed J, and sent 1t
to tile Register to be publish. He at first
refused to publish 1t, stating at the time,
that he would lavo nothing to do with
our controvcsy claimed the same Cour.
tesy for myself that was extended to Mr.
Shallcross. lie, the editor, said that he
had published Mr.. Shallcaoss card for
pdy. lie finally consented to publish my
card il would pay for It, which ! did.
But instead Of giving my card the same
place in his paper which he did Mr.. Shall.
cross, to my surprise my card appeared
in the advertising columns. Mr.. Shall.
cross card appeared without one word Of
comment, while upon mino lie occupies
fully hall column. II, rs he says he
wants to have nothing to do with our con.
trOversy, why does he take so much pains
10 comment on my card. He says that
fourteen years Is n long time in this pro-
gressive age and many great events have
transpired to erase from recollection per.
sOnal difficulties" &c,
Now | admit that fourteen years Is
long time, but II 1t had been forty years it
would not have altered the facts In the case
ono toto. also admit that these difficult
ties should have been forgotten, but It ap.
pears that Mr.. ShNllcross did not think so,
Mr.lShallcross', card Is calculated to create
wrong impression on tho minds of
those not conYersanf with tho facts,
To INV prejudice, which l claim l have q
perfect right TO correct, (Mr. Bakers
opinion to the contrary Notwithstanding
He says he !" cannot see what Importance
the matter has unthc present canvass" If
II Is Of 80 little importance, why docs he
take so much pains to comment on my
cnrd in order 10 gloss the matter over,
and why did he publish Mr.. Shalcross'
card in the first place am not in the
COUNTY, uuu uWNC III fSt9uL0A duSSASSS Ah
the present canvass, and did not intend to
take any part or lot in the matter what
ever. regret tho necessity Of this con.
trovcrsy as much as any one can, and
should not have entered into It had / not
been forced to do so by Mr., ShRlcrOss'
card, and should not, have done SO then
had the fitets JecR fairly Stated. And !
am ut loss To know why Mr.. Baker
labors 30 assiduously 70 torture this mat
ter into family quarrel. Iritit family
quarrel I don't think Il Is his mix !"
But Il q not. disclaim any personal ami.
mostly toward Mr.. shRlCross, nor have
ever lad any personal difficulty with him.
Mr.. ShalcrosJ department towards me
perSonaQv bus always been that Of gen
And now, Mr.. Editor, l will candidly
admit that / am not supporter Of your
paper, nor have any sympathy with the
Republican party, having always acted
and voted with the Democrats. Yet ]
respectfully ask tho use Of your columns
! for the publication Of this article. l asked