The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-01-14

Wheeling, except, possibly, Judge George
w. Thompson, author OF "Laus Deo,"
"The Temple and It's WOrshippers," and
other eccentric books, which pass in
Wheeling under the name Of "'fhe Cate
CORY Of the Iniinite.n Wheeling is o
moral place, noted tor It's great ale brew
cry and other virtues. As the scat Ot pub.
liCatiOn OF the INTELLIGRNCRRn newspaper,
il had Us positive an influence for free
dom and Union In this region rs Boston
upon New England. The lNTELLIGEN-
CIR accomplished It's work mainly
through the fine personal character Of It's
editor, A.W, Campbell, a native Of Wells:
burg, In the Panhandle, who declared
for q free State prior to Freemonts nOmi
nation. For twelve years, with uniform
moderation and nerslstcncy, he la6ored
upon the mind Of these conservative pco'
pie, aud his bearing amongst his towns
men won him such respect that his cause
was made social by Its comparison Bill
young man, with wOmanly voice, and
sofl answer that turns away wrath,
public worker In the ranks Of private
lie, Campbell Is the pleasant spirit OF
Wheeling, and he was the choice OF his
citizens, Democrats us heartily Us
those Of his own party for the United
States Senate. The registry system of
Foreman defeated tho will of the people.
Waltman T. Wiley, tho senior United
States Senator, whose term will expire In
1871, lives where ho was born, at Morgan.
town, on the MonOngahela river, near the
picturesque railroad station Of Fairmolnt.
Wiley Is u respected country lawyer, q
little above the commonplace, u graduate
ola Pennsylvania country college, and an
ardent Methodist. lie spent fourteen
uninterrupted years ms Clerkot his County
and Circuit Court. lie is IN old Wing,
and a fair stump speaker Wiley Is the
gentleman Of whom II was related that,
during the impeachment trial, he ielt such
poignant scruples about COnvictlng the
President on the evidence presented, that
hc applied TO prominent Methodist
Bishop for spiritual counsel. The Bishop
is related 10 have replied:
"Strain point, brother; ifnOt for your
party, for tho influence Of your church"
Its bnrely probable that u part 0s this
story was true.
In appearance Wiley is tall, thin, and
meek, with iron.gray hair, and n good
class leaders COuntenanCc. lie presents
decided contrast 10 his former colleague,
Peter q. Van Wrinkle, who Is large, r0-
tund, steady New York Dntcllman, born
in the city Ot New York siXty.twO years
ago, and le removed To Parkershurg in
1895. Van Wrinkle married Rathbone,
one Of the lamily which owned the great
Burning Spring oil well, but he has
long been widower. For several years
he has been President Of tho ParkGSburg
Branch Railroad, and his reputation for
prObity, stnrllneSs and patriotic, though
nslenlacious Citizensllipis COGval with his
long residence in the State. asked one OF
the most Radical Republicans in Vir.
ginia Van Wrinkle hHd been bounded as
bitterly as the other six Senators who
voted President johnson not guiltyg
mo-" he replied, " don't think that
anybody tainted Van Winklc. Very little
was said about his vote. Everybody knew
that II was perfectly honest vote, and
that vanWinkle did not like 10 serve in
the Senate anyway, and wanted To leave
II. There is no man In our State 50 well
respected by all parties, and am sorry 10
say that he Is now reported lying danger.
onsly III, and Is thought TO he beyond hope
Of recovery"
Arthur | BOrcman, also OF Parkers.
burg, who succeeded Vun Winkle, Is AZ
years old, u native OF Pennsylvania, but
since childhood n resident OF this region.
BOreman belongs to the type Of Drake,
Bullock, and what Is called the hatelte
party of the Slave States, Fifteen years
ago lie was n member Of the Virginia
House Of Delegates, and served steadily in
the Legislature until 1861, when he left
the Richmond government and became
President of the Wheeling Convention
which recognized Virginia. He was a
Jealous and unCompromising Union man,
but like many Of that class, Ills feelings
and his ambition finally got the better Of
him, and having served six. years
us Governor Of the new State, he
used every energy TO perpetuate
dirfranchlsement, and by lawlesS
use Of tho registry system, "pack" u
Legislature which should make him
Senator. The deeds 0i some Of Bore
mans emissaries rival those Ot COnklin
and Beach, whose infamous courses in
Missouri were 80 wildly sketChed by Carl
Schurz for example, one MT Harrison,
the captain Of registration In Southwest
Virginia, who went out from Borcman
clothed with executive powers, disfran.
Chised one year hundreds Of people whom
he had cnfranclised the previous year,
because they did not mean 10 vote right.
Such RtrociOrs Outrages upon civil rights
inlanled Oll tho decent Republicans IN the
State, and Senator BOreman's election
cost the Republican party It's life in West
Virginia, which Is, under ordinary cir
Cumstances, an anti. Democratic State. In
1856, Fremont got only ESQ votes In all
Virginia; in 1850, Lincoln got about 5000;
hut In 1864 Mr.. Lincoln received $4,000 In
West Virginia alone, to McClellan's
10000. The vote Of the State is now
5000, and the Democrats, even under
the dlsiranclsing system, have swept II.
The Republicans OF the State Look upon
Horeman's course bitterly. aEf
John s. Carlile, who represented VII.
ginia In the United States Senate, under
1885, lives al clstksOurg, on the parkcrs.
burg Branch, where he Is the general
agent oft liCe insurance company. Car
lilo was formerly n Democrat, aitcrwartl
Knuw.Nothing Congressman, and final.
ly protesting member Of tho Virginia Sc.
Cession Convention. Having been u native
Of Winchester, and llOnOrcd under the Old
Dominion, he opposed the formation OF n
detached State, but was beaten by the
more radical party. Grant nominated
him Minister 10 Sweden, but the Senate
refused 10 confirm him, oil account Of
Senator somebody ClsO's friend wanting
the place. CarlilC WINS n poor boy, Il
country storC.kccer, and, finally, a law.
yer,oI the sell'tAught sort. llG rs mt.