The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-10-12
No FALTKRING NOW.

rary dismay produced py TIC u's"''s''
of last Tuesday, aud bids fair to prose-
cute the campaign to its close with
fresh. vigor and determination. The
Decentralization which the Radicals ex-
pected to create has not taken place,
and last Tuesdays defeat is by no
means a total rout. The press OF the
party speaks in encouraging and IN
spiriting tones and no whisper OF aoan-
doning the canvass has yet been heard
From a ringing article upon this SUBJ
iect in the New York World OF last
Thursday, we make the following ex-
tract:
"The time has come for testing the
courage, constancy, party stanchness'
fidelity to associates,-or to express II
all in one word,-the manfncSS OF all
true Democrats. This is no time for
any Democrat, least Of all Democrats
who accepted Mr.. GREELEY by the COM
pulsion of party discipline, to finch
The soldier who throws away his mus
ket aud takes to bis heels at the first
ruff of adverse fortune, lacks that reso-
lute steadiness which is the first element
of manhood. Il, in the varying turns Of
war we happen to lose an important
battle, it is manly and soldier-like TO
retreat in good order, with lines I'M
broken and disciplined step, to posi-
ton where the reserves can be brought
up and preparation made Tor
again meeting the enemy with unquall.
ing hearts and iudomitable courage. No
matter whether we originally approved
or disapproved of the ground selected
for the conflict. No matter whether
general was assigned us in accordance
with our wishes or aga'ast our protest.
Our honor binds us to be men; 1t for
bids us to withdraw, after a mishap, the
faith and pledges which our protests
against the original error did not prevent
US from giving. We trust ii will be
found that those Of us who went farthest
in deprecating the nomination Of Mr..
GREELEY so long as remonstrance was
in order, will show themselves the most
faithful and mistaken in the hour Of
adversely and peril.
1t will be remembered that the World
was one OF the most determined and
bitter opponents of the acceptance of
Mr.. GREELEY as candidate to be voted
for by the Democracy. 1t now stands
up for him with manly honesty and
confesses that his bearing thus far in
the campaign has been admirable. The
vigorous wisdom and the unrivalled
tact displayed in his speeches during
his Western tour have extorted words
ofpraise even from his enemies. MANY
Democrats who supported him before
from msre sense OF party obligation,
have supported him since from new
perception OF his intellectual qualiica-
tons. If his nomination at Baltimore
was q mistake it was our mistake not
his. He has borne himself so well
since, that the party is as much bound
to him az it would have been to the
most thorough-going Democrat it could
have put into the field. We cannot
swerve or waver now"
The World admits that there is bat
slender chance Of GREELEY's election
but argues that 10 Democrat with the
spirit OF a man in him will relax his
zeal because his party has been defeated
by frauds. Such rascalities as made
the vote Of Pennsylvania last Tuesday
appear to be in favor OF the Administra-
ton, should operate as fresh incentive
to vigor, and will generally have this
effect upon Democratic voters. There
is still much to be done in the cause of
governmental reform that is entirely
within our power to do. The Demo-
cratic and Liberal party, even if it fails
of electing Mr.. GREELEY, (Which is by
no means a settled question, is still
strong and formidable enough to i'm
posea wholesome restraint upon the
party in power. We may array against
General GRANT a powerful opposition
which he will be compelled to respect
and to which the Republican party
will be eventually compelled to sue
cumb.
These considerations appeal with
peculiar force to the people of West
Virginia. In the recent elections the
Radical party has made some import
ant gains in Congressional strength.
The States yet to elect representatives
in Congress must look to it that the
two-thirds majority, of whose dangers
we have had 80 many illustrations, is
not regained. We cannot afford 10
spare q single one ofthe number that's
leeitimately our own; we cannot afford
to take the risk OF increasing the Radi-
cal strength. West Virginia should be
represented by three Democratic Con-
gressmeu; every District in the State
contains a majority of Democratic
voters; let us see to it thatat the elec~
,;on to be held on the Oath inst. repre-