The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-10-17


my leave. Walking slowly home In the
twilight, l pondered over The outspOken
thoughts OF this true, genuine woman,
for thong h Belinda and 1 do mot agree al.
together in sentiment, she always suggests
much 10 INC, and sets me thinking.
The Congressional Election In the
Second DistTict-.J. N. Hagans,
Esq, Duly Elected.
To tho Editors otthe Intelligencer: -
Very grave misconceptions exists as to
the status oil the Congressional question
in the Second District, and whilst your
columns have teemed with learned CON-
municaLions on the legal questions In.
volved, l think 1t apparent the confede.
rates beg the question and are seeking to
construe 1t to serve their own unprinci.
pied ends. II Col. Wilson had beaten
Dir. Davis in the First District he would
have rested upon the validity OF his cleo
ton and been content, but finding the
saddle on the antl.ring horse, no seEs up
the cry Of "foul," and straightway runs
the race over again on his own hook. It
would be about as consistent for Mr..
Camden to again try his mettle by repeat.
Ing the Gubernatorial race In October,
and should no opposition come up, he
might be elected.
l sympathize with some Of the aspir.
ants TOR Congressional honors in the Sec.
ond District. They had run the muck Of
the late "onpleasntness," and after the
claDgor Of battle was over, returned from
the wars with all the humility and peni.
tenCy OF the prodigal. All at once, By the
removal Of restrictions on suffrage, en-.
abling them to carry elections By the
magic OF "voting early and voting often"
they throw aside their assumed mask Of
humility. and exhibit the same arrogance
that marked their course in 1861. These
same legal expounders impressed their
badly duped followers then that secession
meant peace-and l think that healthy
distrust Of such blind guides would be
judiciOus on the part Of the voters of the
Second District
Now, what are the facts connected with
the Congressional election election in Au-
gust In. the Second District They are
briefly these:
The Confederate Constitutional Con.
vention claiming plenary power by fixing
the general State election in August
knew and avered that said election super.
seized an election in October, and acted
on the conviction, as leading members Of
the Convention state, that Congress had
provided for the election of members OF
the House Of Representatives In Novem.
Der. Here was their fatal blunder. The
actot Congress, 1t was afterward found,
was prospective, and did not apply 10
elections held in 1879. r
Following this discovery was prosy
legal exposition in the Register by limb
Of the law in Morgantown, generally
know in that place as the "best lawyer
and the meanest man in the State" warn
ing the Coniederates that the only way
10 save the district from going into Radl.
cal clutches was to elect In August-that
the schedule to the Constitution revoked
the usual annual electionin October, and
that the only time an election could be
held this year was in August. In this
view Mi. Faulkner and other not.
able Confederates, at that time con.
Cured. The opposition met in Con.
Vcntiou at Grafton in August, to make a
nomination Tor Congress. Leading rivals
Tor the nomination were periodically
alarmed at the threatening head the OPP
position to Mr.. Camden was showing, and
as a matter Of policy left the'field for the
Republicans to manipulate and carry of
| the Congressional nriZaf = They rauardad
the success Of the Ring Gubernatorial
ticket as paramount. Defeated in this
then comes this after thought OF q contest
in October, law or no law. The policy oil
the Republican party in the State contest
was one OF mastery inactivity" We
were seeking to disorganize and demoral
ize the enemy, q purpose in which, in the
State, We accomplished, and especially SC
in this Congressional District. Until the
very eve Of the election the Republi-
cans were seeking TO concentrate or
some Independent Democrat. Mr.
Boteler OF Jefferson was supposed to be
the most available man. AT the instance
Of tho writer he was addressed, and wa
found pledged to Camden. Hero anC
there the friends Of Mr.. Hagans urged his
announcement, which was duly made IL
the lNTELLIGENcER in time to give 4
publicity, to nearly all tho counties In TIT
district. His candidacy was made IL
good faith, and with the presumption tina
he had several competitors. His vote wa
as follows:
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