The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-04-15
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The last Fai1nont Wet HTryiniGN
brings to hand several editorial articles.
Two concerning ourselves, which bear
abundant internal evidence that they are
from the hand. Of Gov. PErRPoNT We
recognize them as his by the matter and
by the mAhn6r.a We should not refer to
Gov. PEIRPorST as the writer If we had
the slightest doubt; but we have none.
That gentleman of his (rcputed) calibcr
could thus, behind the impersOnality Of
another mans newspaper shoot poison
cd arrows at those from whom he has
never received anything but kindness and
favor, is a surprise, to say the least. Pre-
lrrring an open to secret enemy, we 10
not choose 10 bc assailed from am
bush # VIC can hclpit. We stand in the
open ground, and do not like TO be
bushwllackctl. If he Is determined to
have war, let 1t he open and fair so that
each party may be known anl fairly
judged.
We have not space now to nOticcall the
kinds of warfare rcSortcd to in the paper
before us. We referred to one Yesterday
morning, wherein the writer assured the
public that the INTELLIGENCEH would
"paSs into new hands after tho election"
when he knew, If he knew anything
about it, tint the assertion was utter.
Is bascless Another is, his advice
that "the country newspapers throughout
Tue SL8te.sshoull form u combination
against the city editor Of the lNTELLTdES-
seeking 10 excite luminosity against
us simply because We publish u paper in
u city. fAnothcr is 10 rciterate,the stale
and stupid, charge that ''the INTELLIoES-
GER Is doing what 1t can to mike d.
vision and divide the Republican lmrty,"
and to advise the editor Of this paper ITO
90 clean over to the Democratic party
andshov,hB colors nom their fe1jel ram
partF." at present we propose to deal
with single matter in the article from
which We quoted yesterday. We quote
as follows about the Flick Amendment:
ave are also at loss to know why it
il Is that the 1NTELTIGENCER is so anxious
10 impress on the public mind TINT the
proposed amendment to the constitution
is II Republican measure. Mr.. FliCk,whO
introduced the amendment. was Rcpllb-
ican, and he voted for 1t, hut with this
exception, that measure was carried IN the
House by Democrats md let ups. We
40 not rcCollcCt Of any Hr0t9ht Republic
cans voting for thu amendment IN the
House, and but two Democrats in the
House voted against il. The leading Re-
plbliCauS In the Senate. were in great
hopes thgy could dUleAteit, hut the Demo.
crits combined with the 'lct ups In the
Senate and carried the amendment there,
This, rs far us we arc able 10 gather the
facts, Is the history Of the amendment.
We are aware that the 'liliGrar Rcpubli.
cans effected its passage, hut they were
elected By Democratic votes How the
editors Of the ISTELIIGESCER can con.
Etrue this into n Republican measure, we
nrc unable 10 see, and why they make the
statement is equally obscure, unless tho
desire is TO offend and disgust the lSepub-
liCNn party by Misrepresentation. They
certainly cannot Ike 20 ignorant Of the
ihcts."
The complete realization Of this is in the
record. The following is the vote whereby
tho Amendment passed the House.
YEAs-Mcssrs welch, tspcakCFJ Agncw, Bal.
lard Of Monroe, Ballard Of logan, Beltzh0ovGF,
EVANS, FarnswOrih, Fisher, Flanagan. Flick,
CiantlCC. Guthrie, lierVey, Howard, jackson,
Judy. Lamb, IanlOn, Lynch, Maxwell Mccoy,
Meadows, Miller, Nicely, POwnall. RAIDER, Hopp,
scott, Smith, Tctcr, Thomas. Wells and WilEin'
SATs-Mcrsrs, Baker, harlow, Carpenter,
Chambers. Collins, craCraft, Davis; Fnris, Col,
IIaSsler. I'LL, Howe, PclrpOlnt, Price RcxrOad,
SturgisN Summers and WhCat-iB.
The following is the vote by which it
passcd the Senate:
YEAS Mcssrs. Apologize, Brown, Gather
,Iames), Gather (JCRsG III, Cook, Crane, Davis,
Dayton D0olIttlC, Gold. lIarman, KOOncc, Leon,
Ard, Patrick, Phelps. RAmsdcll, Young and l'resi'
NGTS-McsSrs. BOrcman, Humphreys, WGrnln.
ger aud Wilson,.
How are we to Judge whether this was
n Republican measured" IrH majority
Of the Republicans in the Legislature vo.
led for It and carried it, it Is undoubtedly
a Republican piece Of legislation. Even
t'Ov. PEIRToIET can understand that.
We find that In the House the Republic
cans divided on It rs follows: e'.'
FoR-DonehOO, Evans, FarnswOrlh, Fisher,
Flick, GandSS Judy, l.SmoR mccoy; ., Miller T,
A0AINsr-IIakcF, Barlow, Carpenter, Chambers,
COlllns, GoEl, HaSslcr, HILL Howe, PCirVnint,
Price, ltcxrOad, StUrgIRs and Whcat-li.
We hive LEFT ont Of the count Mr. IA.
DER, who voted for the amendment, be-
cause his standing as Republican was
questioned By some by reason Of his hav-
ing run against PUTNAM and contestcdhis
seat. He was an ardent Republican when
We first knew him in 1863, and says he is
oneyct His votes last winter were gen.
orally with tho Republicans, but nothing
occurred to fix his status very decidedly
Three Of those voting for, BowVEH,
BALLARD Of Monroe, and WELcH)
though clcctcda ms Republicans, aud claim
ing TO be, voted about as oNcn with the
Democrats us against. Mr.. BALLARD, of
Monroe, went Oft from us because, lie saw
IL disposition on tue pnrt Of some Of the
Republicans 10 screen NAT. HARRIsoN.
But the remaining ID who voted for, mani.
tested no sympathy with Democratic
IDEAS, and arc not To he charged with my