The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-07

As a tribute OF Justice to Mr.. Cam
den, and as q viuiicator of the Demo
cratic party OF this State, in the late
election, and in the adoption ofthe new
constitution. we present the following
extract OF a letter OF correspondent OF
the Cincinnati Ea9airer, 3lst uIt.
Camden is the peer OF asy man IN
the State; his intellectual capabilities,
ot a high order by natural endowment,
have been ass;duouslv cultivated from
his earliest youth by liberal scholastic
training, by an extensive acquaintance
with books, and what is still more to
the purpose as a preparation Tor sue
ce.siul public career, 10y the manage
mept OF extensive and varied business
interests He has been an answering
Democrat through lie, firm and ear
nest in the defense o. his conv!c'lons'
hu, ALWAYS tair and courteous to MS
orropen,s. As q speaker, though not
eloquent, he is ready, logical and per-
suasive. His energy and perseverance :
are unbounded. As citizen he Is
foremost in every scheme that prom
ises the advancement OF his town, sec
t;on or State; he is q most liberal sup
porter OF every public charity ana Ms
kindness and lheraitv to the suffering
poor need no blazon here In tact all
have written 80 lar concermlng INN,
instead OF being mere friendly AMI
over-partial paneEvrlc, Will be echoea
bv this whole community.
In 1865, Camden rece we'd the Demo
cratic nomination tor Governor. o
bear our standard then was 10 Iced u
lorlorn hope; bat he ma l. - "a N,
q Il ,ht that, though victory remained
with our opponents, it Was by 20 mcaEcr
2 majority a. to demonstrate that II
would he their last victory When the
State Convention met in CnarI"sto", IN
so large ma orlty OF the deieGa'e-
r.,.r ! ,o r,rominnte Camden. 1t was
almost Certain, II the party r"H'd he
brought into the Iirid IN perfect har-
monv. we should carry the state
Camden, with his customary fidelity /"
his convictions, had taken sides vig"r-
onslv (and the wrong side, | have no
douht,) on the famous Flick Amends
ment; and, believing that this position
of his would imperl our success, he
refused to he candidate, and beat al
his efforts TO the nomination OF JACOB
Is YOU know, the latter was nominated
and elected.
In the summer of 1872 the Demo-
cratic Convention met in Pa! kerHn"r
In numbers and intelligence this body
tar surpassed any previous one thr'
ever assembled in the State for a tx,
uurpo-e. Governor Jacob had de.irti
TO he nominated tor a second Term, hn'
ms friends. soon finding they were =
very inconsiierahle minority IN me
Convention, did not oiler hl- name, hni
allowed Mr.. Camden to be nominated
by acclamation. The party throughout
the State seemed delighted with the
entire work of the Convention, and the
indication was that almost every county
would give us a majority. In the mean
time Greeley was nominated at baItl'
more and the news tell Ike pail over
our party in this State, especially IN tne
rural districts. A profound dis
gust with politics and pol
Itjcians pcrvaded the rank and tiIr.
Juo. J Davis, our member OF Congress,
one OF the ablest men in the State, not
only tlOated the banner OF revolt against
the National Convention, but deemed 1t
his DUTY to run muck against every
lining Democratic. Greeley, Camden,
the new Constitution, "and every other
man" he tilted against. j. B. Lar,
Minister to Costa Rica, happened to be
recruiting himself by a brle respite
rom his orduous diplomatic labor9'
hv visit to his home. lie saw the
opportunity, and commenced to set up
the game. He soon had the Rad ca
leaders pledged TO his scheme, and he
was the spirit that wrestled with JACOB,
inducing him to announce himself az
candidate through the columns OF the
Radical Wheeling L'ei!igencrr.
Thus. at the opening Of the canvass
the iO, 600 Republicans votes OF the State
we're eafelv scored for Jacob. There
was q Democratic majority after en-
reimbursement OF 1900, 4 strIhuted
nearly "a follows: 1000 in the First
District, 1000 in the Second and IOo''
in the Third. am sure no candid man
would increase these figures. ltwltI hP
seen that Jacob probably received ab 1u'
5000 or 1000 Democratic votes IN the
State. What, then, becomes OF the
assertion that Camden was brought our
contrary to the will of the people! y.
course, 10 have ary relevancy, the peo-
ple spoken Of must be the Democratic
voters, for our Conventions are not III
the habit OF considering the preference
of their opponents. The WeaNes'
ucssible man, "a the one likely 10
damage them least in the future, won ID
always be most acceptable to them
Let it be remembered, also, that, wn'te
Camden advocated the new ConstIiu-
ton and the National ticket with ms
accustomed candor aud zeal, the pub
lie is not yet informed even as TO ia
coh's vote upon either.
| think that whoever has tollowef
ne thus far can understand that Cam
len was defeated not only without the
loss Of honor, but without even the loss
Of pestige. Surely, when in the coming
time the Democratic party OF West Nlr
rinis shall be casting about tor man
TO lead them in a rugged and dorbttni
conflict or for the man whom they
shall most Helight To honor. "a haNlng