The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-02-19

dtb lnfgeiy III thYot- OF the btgn G0ee vote
and he had supposed before he came her,
that large majority OF the members o
this Convention would be in favor Of Il
and that we should at once return 10 thI
customs Of our fathers. lam SURPRISE
TO. find such unanimiiy In favor OF tn
ballot and suppose We must accept tn
situation.
The Convention has not seeminrl,
made much progress, but undoubtedlI
will move faster from this time, Us thu
members have become classified, ant
some Of the most wordy one
who came here four weeks since
unuer the belief that West Virginia wa.
to DO marched back 10 tho old order O
things, now find that the world has beer
progressing, and our State has taken VI
the onward march, neyor 10 20 back
These gentlemen who arc so far behint
the age, have also found that those who
advocate the advance are liberal ant
generous In all their ideas, and that ever
the Republicans are not such bad men a
they had been led to believe. '''a,''-'''z''7''
II isbeginnmg tolbe felt and admitted
that the Republican party instead Of DO
ing proscriptive, Is the one that has in
augurated all tho more advanced ideas O
freedom and political equality-only en-
acting what have been called proscrlptiy,
laws IN 0 time Of war, when public dan
ger demanded that the file Of the Stat
and the nation should be shielded bysuch
laws rs would In time Of peace tIlti)eal
reslrtctlye-but annnlltug, Of tllelr owl
accord, when danger disappeared, all tesI
oaths and DISTINGUISHING clauses in oul
Constitution, s,. =, M. '.'','ai ',''.f91
!" A few Of tic mole ultra members from
the counties under the control Of the Con,
federates during the war, arc so complete.
ly disgusted with the new departure d
the liberal Democrats In the Convention
that they are prepared TO vote at once fol
an adjournment, sins die. lgs5 deco
III We have had o week. Of spring.likc
weather, but 1t Is turning cold again
with every appearance Of snow and On,
other freeze. h.l7''' 90. : Z
We expect a theatrical troupe here
next week, and l should not be surprised
II some mischief.loving Republican OF
some unteeling western Democrat had not
posted this troupe as to what would be
appropriate to this city, and helped them
In presenting programme that would
draw good houses, as see they are 10
play that charming comedy of the great
American novelist, Mr.. Cooper, of Rim
Van Wrinkle. ''f'T7t'7'
] doubtnot when old Rip comes back
from his 20 years, sleep, and is surprised
when he hurrahs for old King George the
III, that the people shout for George
Washington, that quite number Of the
members OF Convention will think dtIats
a Republican lie," and specially gotten
up ior their benefit. HENRY.
Another Strategic Supper.sHow the
Strategists Caught Tartar..-
Wanted to be "Lct AIone.'' ~
CHARLEsToN, w. Va, Feb. 10.
Rather good joke was perpetrated BY
oneot the Republicans in the city upon
some oil the Democracy the other even
Ing. A supper was engaged forthe bene,
fit OF the printer craft, at which figured
conspiciously, your old friends OF the
Register and the public printer here. This
Republican, supposed to be the correspon.
dent otythe 1NTEIIIGENCER, had an fnyi.
tation, as they wished to extend the
amenities OF the press, and after partak-
ing OF bountitul supper, and It may be
OF that which make the heart Of man to
be merry" they whiled away an hour in
toasting and speech-making. Heres to
the success ofthegreat Democratic party
was toasted by Democrat, and our
brother Republican was called upon to
respond. No declination would be receiv-
ed, although he acquitted himself well in
referring to the ancient people Of whom
were required song in strange land,
when they could but hang their harps
upon the willows, But like the captors
in that old story, no denial would be re-
ceivcd, and our friend must make a
speech. At last goadcd to desperation he
arose. Gentlemen Of the press, what
shall say? what can say what ought
| to say. Please excnse me, don't feel
like making speech tonight" %Go on |
Go on J! from all parts Of the room.
well, gentlemen, ! can only say in the
language Of your iRustliOus leader, 4
want to be let alone" tt = [
As the meeting dispersed it was
thought some OF the Democrats began TO
spect there was q joke some where in it,
as the public printer wanted to know
where the quotation came from.
. .a- ..9+ PATRICK. I.