The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-08-19

ROfctAle ana L0Iient sSoster - -
publican VSters.
Editors OF the. Register:
1t is now settled matter that tn
voters OF the first Congressional Dis
trict, on the 22d Of this month, are Il
determine, as their choice for a repre-
sentative in Congress. between the Hon
John J. Davis and Colonel Ben. Will
son. To vote for a third candidate
would be the suicide OF suffrage; i
would be to pullify privilege and Il
skulk duty. 1t would he neutrality
and the neutrality Of freeman is TIT
crime OF a slave. Up until this day:
issue Of the Intellgercer, Mr.. Davis ha,
been held up as the Republican candi'
date for Congress from this District, and
all Republicans who have dared tc
question the propriety Of his candidacy
or in any manner oppose his election,
have been denounced ss boilers from
the party and threatened with excom-
municatiou. '....
When, ct the instance of friends,
exercised but the common right OF every
citizen of this State in announcing my
self as q candidate. I was bitterly as
sailed because my candidacy would
affect the chances Of Mr.. Davis, and
thus defeat the purposes Of the corrupt
ring which had bargained and sold TO
him the Republicans Of the District.
was also admonished that to per-
sist in the course l had taken would
not only affect my standing in the party,
but would literally d-n me for all time
TO come as q Republican. | am happy
to say thst such appeals foregoing any
EXPIRE. on Of contempt for such insult
upon INV honor) had no influence in
determining my Withdrawal; it was sim
ply q personal matter, and in difference
to friends whom | thought then and
think now were honest (but misguided)
in their purposes. had thought, in re-
firing from the canvass, to give my
friends who were devoted TO Mr.. Davis
the mercy of my silence, and let the
election determine, as between US, who
was right, and who was wrong. |
accordingly ordered the suppression OF
my address, but nv order not reaching
the office until it was set up, land just
when the paper was going to press,
the delay that would have been
occasioned by the substitution OF new
matter, furnished reasons probably suf-
ficieut for the REGIsrER pursuing the
course it did. confess to being some
what of novice in matters OF this kind,
and cannot pretend, under all the cir
cumstances, TO say that hsd a right
10 com plain; but must say that | ielt
such little need Of Mr.. Halls voluntary
interference in the matter, that | can
scarcely appreciate his kindness.
But as my objections to Mr.. Davis
have gone forth. and there seems to he
determined effort on tine part OF a few
mercensry hirelinys, organized into a
corrupt ring" to dragon the Republi'
cans Of the District into his support
under the pitiful pretense OF party pol
icy, deem it but due to myself and the
many noble, true, tried and faithful Re-
publicans with whom have always
earnestly cooperated to maintain Re-
publican sscendsncy in our rising State,
that should raise my voice in warning
Speaking to my Republican friends,
What are you about to do? Are you
really and earnestly Republicans Is
your political faith with you matter
OF principle? II answered affirmstively
| can say to you in all csndor that you
cannot vote for Mr.. Davis; to do 80 is
to renouuce your Republicanism and
place the seal Of your condemnation
upon everything the valor OF our troops
accomplished in their final victory over
the rebel armies, and that you have
been struggling to maintain in every
POLITICAL canvass in the. State. | know
It ia urged that you should vote for Mr..
Davis in order to defeat the new Constl.
tuition and to break up the Camden
ring" Suppose it would have this
effect, would you not be receiving avery
slight remuneration for 30 great q sac>
rifice? Would it not be better to let
the Camden ring" live (Which To-day
is doing it's own party more hurt than
any other) aud that the Constitution
should be adopted. than our national
debt should be repudiated, the widows
aud orphans Of rebel soldiers pensioned
at the expense of the Government, the
rebel war debt assumed and the laa
three constitutional amendments strlck-
en- from our national Constitution
These are grave matters TO be consld'
cred.
But how does it come that voting for
Mr.. Davis will defeat the Constitution,
and break up the Camden ring. He IL
simply opposed to them, and 30 is al
most every Republican in the State. IL
he to be supported because his opposi-
ton to the Constitution aud the ring
will be more effective than that OF q
Republican If this be the argument II
proceeds upon the false assumption thai
Mr. Davis, as q renegade from his party
would have more influence among Dem
ocrats than any Republican could posi-.
bly, have. The fslsity OF this is proven
by cases similar to that OF Mr.. Davis
| Is it not the result Of all experience and
observation, when . man forsakes his
party and opens, up War against it
that Of all men in the world he has TIT
least influence among its members
There is scarcely . Republican in tn
District, who could not accomplish more
than Mr.. Davis, in procuring Democrat
I to vote for Jacob. and againsf the new
Constitution. And this il the feeling
to-day. sgainst Mr.. Davis, throughou
the District. The argument is too thin
and but miserable pretext to catch tn
unwary and bettay them into Mr.