The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-10-25
CHARLESTON.

Opening of the Sanheuflms.Speake
MilIeT's Phratic Speech .- Walker
Made Printer Over Governor ia.
cob's Ve,o--Sword Exercises Ex-
pectcd.-Wet Rains-.Treasury Shal.
low-.Theatre--C Committee Clerks.-
"Tommyhocks,' Etc., Etc.
CHARLESTON, October 20, 1873.
Special Correspondence Of the 1nteligencerl
The Legislature, pursuant TO an ad-
IOurnment April 9TH last, met at the State
House to-day. OF course there was gen
eral excitement over 80 great an event.
The hotels are all filled with members OF
The Third House, Rpd asplrants for COM
mi,,ec clerks, janitor, etc. The streets
are thronged with people from the rural
districts 10 SEQ the greatest " OF all bodies
10 the State-the rump Legislature. The
halls Of both Houses were "chuck iull' OF
honorable citizens, demagogues and ring
politicians, who were determined 10 hear
what was 10 be said. Promptly at 12
O'clock President johnson OF the Senate
and Speaker Miller OF the House brought
down their gavCls and called both Houses
10
ORDER.
Elr. johnson, in few of i'hand remarks,
congratulated the Senate upon the peace.
tll condition Of tho State, and fot its gen
craI prosperity. He urged upon them the
importance OF discharging their duties as
legislators, without lear or favor, and
hoped for peace and tranquility in all OF
their deliberations.
Mr.. Miller read quite an elaborately
prepared speech. On motion it was Or
dered spread upon the minutes OF the
House. managed TO secure Cerbdttm
copy, which / append, lest your readers
might miss what 10 Bourbons, no doubt,
Is sCOnsidered choice morsel Of demagogi.
cal literature.
SPEECH OF SPEAKER MILLER.
[Our correspondent has by some over
sight lett out q copy Of the speech in his
elter.-EDs. INTELLIGEECER
The hequestiOn properly arises, does Bro.
Miller believe what he says? Does he
honestly, as o member Of the Bourbon
Legislature, mean TO stand by what he
alleges to be the duty Of the Democratic
party? Hc talks about "exacting strict
accountability from those entrusted with
public funds" He is Joking here. be
don't mean what he says. That Is intend.
el to pull the wool over the eyes OF the
less informed. Though not an eye witness
to all Of the role played by Bro. Miller last
winter as TefoTmtr in the Democratic
camp. nevertheless, read the proceed
ings OF the House Of Delegates carefully,
and am confident that unless he himself
hAs undergone thorough reformation as
to these kind Of eeactioaS, his opening
speech above reported is 4 written, mean
ingless and deceitful document. He can't
make me believe that he Is honest when
be talks about "exacting strict accounta.
bility" from public thieves, when he voted
rs he did last winter on the investigation
in the slupGndous swindling in the public
printing. Mr.. Miller is very clever gen.
leman, but he Is too much under tho
control Of rin9tSm to DO valuable public
servant, He would delight 10 deal Justly
with the minority as Speaker ofthe House
but his love for party and partisans, hon
est and dishonest, will invariably get the
better Of him.
The speeches Of neither Of the presid-
Ing officers Of the Legislature give US the
the real keynote TO the exact policy that
will be pursued by both bodies. MIR.
Miller states that some Of the causes oi
difference in the two wings Of the party
Asve been removed. 1.-THE Softening hand
Of time" he thinks, has done much to al
leviate their sorrows. l don't know eX-
aCtlY what kind Of o soothe that "soiten-
ing hand Of time" 10, nor do sec where.
IN It has removed any OF tho differences
between the Jacob and Camden wings Of
The party. 1t looks TO mo like the big
fght Is yet 10 come oil. Tho Supreme
Court decision on the Bridges. .Shallcross
case was not much ot a "soitener" for the
Governors side OF the house. The Gov.
ernOr knows he was defeated by ringiSm
and not by justice. This enraged him In.
stead Of soothing him. He holds sword
%Governor of the State that he means to
drive into their vitals every chance he can
Set Tho only way to stop him Is to take
I9e sword out Of his hands. They have
already stripped him Of all his side arms
They have weakened him seriously, but
aC still has power 10 thrust the
sword into them, and it looks as
though he was going to do It,
Ar' Miller, in my opinion, Is 10 error
when he says that some Of the causes for
differences Of opinion have been removed.
ne talks about better understanding Of
The work to which they are called"
There Is diversity Of opinion Us TO pre-.
Sise knowledge Of what their calling Is,
NY own private views are that their true
calling Is to destroy the State first, and
secondly, 10 impeach Governor Jacob
lou may transpose, and impeach first and
Iaen destroy. Judging from past acts, ]
can sec no other alternative. l hope, how
ever, that I am wrong In my predictions
as We arc notrCady yet Tor an earthquake
politically or otherwise. The Governor.
message, which will be forthcoming, prob
snlY to.morrowmwill Indicate tho line o.
policy that he Intends 10 pursue. Il cam
beolherwisc than hostile 10 Inc Bourbon
Aciion 10 the extreme, as he has beer
ssnubbed by them too often 10 endur(
longer without positiVe resentment mn