The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-03
who Are so IndIScreet as Those Who
Charge Others with IndIscretlonf

To the Editors Of the IRtellGeneeE a..
1t affords me great pleasure to beable
through the columns of your most excel
lent paper, 70 inform the l4sgfsief that
"these memorable words, No, gent
the Constitution and my oath Of Office
will not permit me 70 accept this money"
were reported 10 have fallen from the lips
Of our honorable Governor by distin.
guished member oil the Constitution.
making Convention, who Is now q Jealous
supporter Of johnson N. Camden. These
brave fellows should have better I'm.
derstandipg next time, and then they will
not act so indiscreetly as 10 tell tales out
Of school and be compelled 10 contradict
each other. This same honorable man
Qor "lhey are all honorable menu de.
Clared that the "slate" which was made
at Charleston last winter was adopted Of
Parkersburg, with one exception, and
that was caused by the individual, popu.
larity Of Raymond over Travers. Isn't
II shameful that people will tell things
they oughtn't 10, Mr.. Registerl There Is
another rumor aaOat that when o certain
lanitor had contracted TO furnish station
cry in such manner as 10 enable himself
TO pocket a few thousand dollars, Gov.
Jacob discovered and defeated this well.
concOcted scheme. Is this false, too, Mr..
Register! You seem very much afraid
that the Governor has been contaminated
by Boreman, Stevenson & Co. Have you
forgotten that he has been dealing with
the two Henrys, Davis and Walker, for
some years past, and proved invincible to
their Vaccinations, charmed they never
80 wisely"H And do you really sup.
pose his moral honesty can be
overcome BY men not near so cunning as
mis- brace Of worthless or isyours, "Simply
a tale that must be told for price, none
other, than good gold" Had you and
other Camden organs adopted, instead Of
low, mean and contemplate vituperation
q cOnciliatory course toward GOV. jacob
the people would have been very slow in
recognizing the existence Of foolish com
bination having in view its own selfish
designs. One sin but opens the door fol
many more. How very indiscreet has
this whole campaign been conducted by
your side Of the housed When the Ring
organized at Charleston, constructed Id
slate and sent home It's members 10 drum
up delegates, 1t should have added "Don't
tell anybody" When letters were sent
to prominent men saying, Come TO Par,
kersburg and use your influence in behalf
OF Camden, and whatsoever you demand
at the bank shall be granted" there should
have been added Don't tell anybody
When the grinning Senator and ais wrote
letters to the Democratic papers through
out the State, enclosing money to "defea,
the Radical candidate for Governor
they should have added Don't tell any,
body" But the greatest indiscretion o.
all, was the thOughtleSsnesG OF these
modern Mscbeths in not remembering
that this Jacob
Hath borne his faculties so meek, hath been
80 clear In hlspreat ofics that his virtues
Would plead like angels, trunpettonGuet
against ga
The deep damnatiOn of his taking or"
Yes, Mr.. Register, do admire Johr
]. Jacob for his honesty, and whenever
you prove as worthy, you may count mt
In your train.
An INDsoREET BUT THoRoUaH.BREI
DEMOCRAT. rrn
PruntytO,O", Taylor Co., july 80