The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-07-15
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From the Greenbrier independently
Governor JOhn ], Jacob.

From the GreenDrler independently
Governor John ], Jacob.
Governor Jacob knows that if the
nominees of the Parkersburg Conven'
ton are not opposed by any of the
former party associates, the result Of
the canvass will be to greatly increase
and consolidate the strength of that
party to which ne has heretofore pro.
fessed to belong, and in whose success
he seemed to feel an interest; he knows,
by experience, as well as by observa.
ton, that a man OF very eminent ability
Is not needed to discharge the duties OF
Governor with credit to himself and
safety to the State; he knows, too, that
Mr.. Camden, though not possessing,
perhaps, that peculiar fitness and adap.
tation tor the Gubernatorial chair,
which he arrogates TO himself,
is still quite competent to
discharge all the duties that will de-
volve upon him, as our chief executive
officer; he knO,cS that it is not mat,
ter OF the slightest moment to the party
or the State, as an original question,
whether he, Camden, or some one else,
of Two thousand Democrats, perhaps,
in the State, had been selected as our
nominee, and standard bearer; he
knops that Mr. Camden can only be
defeated by Radical votes; that his
de eat will be a Radical triumph, and
will 90 Tar towards remitting US to the
rule OF that party, whose enormities he
has denounced and whose members he
has avoided, until their services be-
came IN his eyes valuable, for the pur-
pose OF accomplishing his selfish ends
knowing all this, as be does, Cover
nor Jacob, had he been inspired by
a spark of patriotism; had he felt the
least devotion to principle; bad
he had the interest OF either the State
or the Democratic party at heart, he
could not have been bribed, no matter
what right he might have had to claim
the office or with waat ingratitude he
felt himself treated, by the offer Of all
The offices in the gift OF the people, to
pursue the course which he has adopt.
ed 1t is unpleasant Tor US to speak, as
we are constrained to do, about his
Excelency. 1t is always painful to
find that we have been deceived and
our confidence misplaced; for, as We
have said heretofore, Governor Jacob
was with Us an especia. tavorite, and
had we been at Farkersburg we should
most cheeriully have urged his
nomination, and nothing but his
own conduct, since the close OF that
Convention. could so fully have Winds
Gated the wisdom of that body in over
looking his claims, by the selection OF
another candidate We prefer one who
has always been an open and avowed
enemy to a former friend who seeks to
betray us and take over our forces to
the toe, and we could at least as will
ingly vote for and support A |. Bore
man or w. E. Stevenson as John j.
Jacob. We can find no excuse, no
apology for his conduct. He shows
himself ready, for the qualification OF
his selfish and inordlnate ambition to
sacrifice those friends to " HON he Is in
debted for everything that he is, to i'm
peril the prosperity OF the State, and
hand US over, bound hand and foot, to
our enemy, whom we have only over
come after a seven years struggle. In
his candidacy we have an instance OF
political perfidy and personal ingrati-
Jude, such as we have never known and
such as, we trust, we may never know
again.