The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-10-18
OHIO COUNTY NOMINATIONS,
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those candidates are attacked by that sheet
with much bitterness. Mr., CAMPBELL Is
assailed for his course as editor Of this
journal during the war, and Messrs. STAN
TON and PECK because they were not
born on the sacred soil, " but had the
audacity 10 fret pet their feet on the COM
mon dirt among tho barbarians OF the
outside world. This Is highly appro-
pirate and consistent mode OF attack in
each Case.
Tho people of this city, this county, the
Panhandle, the State, and TO some extent
OF the whole country, know what part
Mr. CAMPBELL performed as editor OF this
paper during tho war The people in this
community, at least, know very well the
part played during a portion Of the same
period by tue two editors Of the Register
who at present conduct that sheet We
are surprised that they have no moro dis
erection than to provoke the "reminiscences.
Mr. CAMPBELL's crime was that he labor
ed ardently and necessarily in strengthen
ing the hands Of the Government In It's
struggle with the gigantic treason and
war that sought its bloody overthrow 1t
Il very natural that the editors OF the
Register, being in tho camp Of the rebel
lion, and 80 bitter and active In the ser.
vice Us jackals hArrasSing the rear Of our
armies, that they could not keep out of q
military prison, should hate any man
who anlagonized them ~ that struggle,
But il they suppose u community
that made so noble record in
the war as this has any sympathy with
their sell.imposCd martyrdom 10 the re-.
belIion to which they can at this late day
successfully appeal, to the prejudice OF
those who stood by the Government
through thick and thin, then VIC conceive
they are very greatly mistaken, whether
that appeal Is made to the ono political
party or tho other; for we take 1t very
few honest Democrats here at this day
feel any regrets that JEFF DAVIS rebel.
lion did not Ovcrrun us or have any
sympathieS 10 waste on those who BUSH
whackcd for 1t like the editors Of the
Wheeling Register. If any do feel such
regrets Of course the Register men are en-.
titled to theirsympathleS, and they should
hold to account all men like CAMPBELL
who helped to render that rebellion q
failure. That seems to us to DO about all
there Is In that aspect Of Mr. CAMPDELL's
candidacy, and IL the Editors of the Reg.
iS'or think they can make anything by
gnawing that hlelet them go ahead
We may any here as well rs anywhere,
and perhaps should say, as matter Of
juStlce to Mr. CAMPBELL, that he has
been mado q candidate sorely against his
lnclinations, upon tho united solicitations
Of bis friends, such as were not TO be dc.
MED or resisted. .r
Gov. STANTON aud Mr.. PECK are guilty,
II seems, oil the hcniOus offence Of having
once been citizens OF Ohio, where they
were honorcd with public trusts Com.
Ing from the source II does, there Is q re.
freshing GOODNESS about this suggestion
Hero Is newspaper all three Of whose
editors arc importationS, two from Ohio
and ono from Pennsylvania, and which
has been for months delineatlng the beau.
ties and extolling the virtues Of lmmlgra.
tIon as means Of building up our State,
horror.strickcn when Convention Of
this county calls upon two Of our most
eminent citizens to perform public scr.
vice, because they were once citizens of
the great state which only marrow
firth" separates from our own sofia
State which has contributed probably half
the citizens and business capital, as II To-.
day affords large proportion Of the cur.
rent business, Of the city-a State that
made still greater contribution in fur.
nshlng lis the editors Of tho Wheel.
Ing Register, the thrifty Chairman
Of the Democratic Executive Com.
mittee for this State, the present
member Of the Senate from this district
and the President Of the Senate itself
What do we not owe to State that did
this! Is there no gratitude extant ? Is
II not o dirty bird that beiouls It's own
neSti II this Buckeye" may come in
here and thus monopolize all tho honors
and emoluments Of the party, surely the
people Of this county ought to be permit.
ted TO nominate other gentlemen who
have also had the misfortune to live in
Ohio, but have been here longer than he
toa single public trust in which there Is
NO money and not great deal of glory.
If not, what are We TO do with the
Democratic tlcket' What are we to do
With DAVENPORT and BARR and Nc.
KENNANi Is itbecause these gentlemen
are carpet.baggers that the Register
b so much ashamed Of the ticket
We find no fault with that ticket because
other States have contributed SO much TO
is composition. We want men who
come In from other States to be equal
pattOken in all the privileges, and like.
wise oil the duties and responsibilities, Of
citizenship; and to attempt to ostracise
them ia simply to lay disability not on
them but on ourselves; for We should be
at liberty to impose public duties on them