The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-03-26
CHARLESTON.

The War Carried Into Africa..Dan
johnson Appointed Protein Cover
noT..ThlnES Getting SquRllY at the
Capital.
special Correspondence Of tho Intelllgeneer)
CHARLESTON, March 81.
It Is amusing to a "lookcr on in Vi
cuna" to see thS variousshapes the fight
between the Camden and Jacob wings OF
the Democracy assume. The Camden
faction try one thing and if they fail in
that they resort to another scheme to
strip Governor Jacob Of his power. The
fact Is, the Constitution was fixed up for
a one man power arrangement to appoint
nearly all OF the offices Of tho State, and
Of course the Governor is rather securely
guarded in his position TO determine
who shall fill the various offices
that arc not elective by the people. This
will never do, as Jacob will appoint q"
friends (who arc bolters) and leave tho
,oOrkers of the Democratic party tout in
cold" The Democratic party Is nigh
dissolved already, and If Jacob Is allowed
10 run the machine few months longer
there will not DO vitality enough lett on the
bones Of the old carcass TO feed cat. l
mean lust what l say, and l speak the
truth when say 1t. Jacob Is desperate,
because Of the unmauly attacks made
upon him by the dominant fac
lion In the Legislature; and they
are even more desperate because
they havo to fight not only tho
Radicals and boilers" but have to con-
tend against the Constitution also. The
Constitution is the great bugbear; 1t Is q
trump card for Jacob In every game, and
1t Is a well.known fact that It Is hard to.
beat man that holds the cards, even If
he fails TO play them we'll II Jacob had
the nerve that some men possess, the mil
tia would have been ordered out long
ago, and Judge Camden, Mr.. Bennett,
George Davenport and others would DO
languishing In the tombs, or some other
place OF confinement. The Governor
aims to do right, and It seems to
me that no should be respected,
or treated courteously at least,
by the Camden faction In the Legis.
liture. They look upon him as an intruder
upon the rights oil the Democratic party,
and treat him as though no was beneath
even the most worthless OF their honora-
bic BODY. Were in his place, l would
make them respect the office ii It took
"blue jackets" TO do 1t.
It will be remembered that Governor
Jacob refused to certify the legality Of
either one Of tue Congress elections held
in this State last Fall, and the result is
West Virginia has no representation in the
Congress Of the United States, and will
not have any until Congress Convenes IN
December and decides which election, i
either, was legal that were held last Fall.
Ever since the Governor refused to stulIt'
Iy himself by certifying that Ben. Wilson
and Ben. Martin were the men that arc
entitled to the seats, the great lights" In
the Legislature have been deVlsing ways
and means to get around the Governors
veto, for such Il Is, and got their pets into
Congress. At last, and probably not too
late, Judge Camden discovered the
method IN the shape Of the following bill,
which he introduced In the Senate on
Wednesday, and which passed that hon
oFable body to-day, and will no
doubt become law. II makes
Daniel johnson, Governor pro tenn.
for tho sole purpose to certify that the
election held on the oath Of October was
tue day on which Congressman were to
Re chosen. In other words, 1t Is the
PROVENCE Of Daniel to decide that Benz.
Wilson, Esq, and B. F. Martin, Esq, are
to be our Congressman for the next two
years, althoug ID they were fairly and
squarely beaten by Hons. ]. ]: Davis and
], H. Hagans. For cool and deliberate
tmpudence, this step caps the climax o.
history. The object Is for these gentle
men to take their seats and thus require
Messrs. Davis and Hagans TO contest
them. The seats are said TO be power
luI argument IN RCohtested election case
and my observation proves the correct
ness Of the statement lhavc, however,
confidence in the justice and wisdom Of
Congress, which l trust will say 10 the
gentlemen presenting Daniels certificates
that be (DanieD is not Governor Of the
State Of West Virginia, and consequently