The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-07
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A Review Of the Campaign Of 1 70
In which Governor jacob wa
Nominated the FIRST Time..HI
Claims Upon the -Co.operatIon o
Republicans.
Editors Of the IntsllIgencee:
pause at the inception oil the politica
unveilings and revealings In which wa
about TO indulge at the close Of my las
article. become overawed at my un-
warrantable presumption, In entering un
bidden and involuntarily tho sacred pene
tralia oi the adversary Of our kind, an1
becoming gross diSturber Of the blind
devotion Of bis votaries within the close
Communion and close corporation OF the
unsurpassed and matchless Trinity d
Ringdom,n 7 ! was about to become q
sort oi public accoucheur before youi
readers, Tor the purpose OF disclosing the
tllustrious birth, parentage, infancy, and
wet.nursing OF this bantliDg, whose genus
Is Of the SALARY Grab" "0il Grab,h and
Printing Grab" and 10 revert to some
Of the more important ceremonials that
attended its christening, In which the
writer was honored with the position Of
godfather, and bestowed the significant
and appropriate name 1t bears, and by
which 1t should be long remembered and
distinguished.
l therefore shrink, in the present article,
from the hardihood Of such an under
taking, and recur to my original ipropo-
sition-the eminent merit, both public
and private, Of Governor Jacob.
THE cHARLEsToN CONVENTION OF 1870.
When day or twopreyious to the 9Th
Of June, 1870, the steamers Areosy and
Charmer, from Wheeling and Parkers-
burgh, bore the Delegates from the First
and Second Congressional Districts, to
meet those Of the Third at Charleston, in
a Democratic State Convention, the hone
was scarcely entertained by them that
their ticket would be attended with sue
cess. Aparty triumph, at that time, was
beyond their most sanguine expectations.
WHY CAMDEN WAS NOT NOMINATED.
Messrs. Camden and Davis controlled
the nominations, and the former would
have taken that OF Governor; had he fore.
seen the success about TO ensue. As for
the latter, he was indulging in his nat
nral instinct for the lions share, already
scented In the dim beyond, and had moth.
ing then to ask for, himself, or for his seq.
ond sell, his friend Camden, consequntly
he was free to dispense to the guests Of
the Charmer those delicate attentions, so
grateful and touching to the Democratic
hearts ot those on board, and so appro.
pirate when displayed by him, as the host,
par excellent, and by right of title and
purchase on that boat, during this trip to
and from Charleston. Every thing with
him was ainiable, lovely, and gushing;
and twas unquestionably the Concurrent
and harmonious purpose and object Of
those Delegates, to select, and present, a
and unexceptionabIe candi.
date for the first Executive, OF the State,
before the people.
THE MERITS OF GOV. JACOB. '5sI
Reverting to that period, it will not be
too much to affirm, nor will the opinion
here presented be opposed, that no better
selection than Gov. Jacob could have
possibly been made by a minority party,
dependant upon its good behavior tor its
growing expectations Of future success
before the people. AS a man, his private
character and standing were without a
blemish. There was indeed striking
impression, the beau Ideal ofplain, honest,
and reliable manhood, made everywhere
by him before the people, when he arose
to tell them, that through their favor, he
proposed to become the first Democratic
Governor of the State; and that If elected
he was determined, as such, to administer
even handed justiceto all politicalsparties,
despite his own party predictions,
"THE WORDS OF AGuR THE SON OF JAKEH."
AS q citizen he Seemed to themto meet
the standard sought by the prophet Agur,
and was "lar removed from vanity and
lies" Hewas reputed to be neither sick
or poor, certainly not sick enough to
squander i'll gotten thousands in su6sidiz.
ing what Mr.. Webster emphatically term.
ed "a shameless and polluted public
press" and not poor and barren enough
In purse, honor and intellect, to be likely
TO organize with copgenial spirits of more
brain than himself, to put up q burglar
ious Job, however legalized, whereby 10
effect an entrance into the State Treasury,
for the benefit OF himself and his party.
He was elected, for an affirmative response
was echoed over the State to the all i'm.
portant and thickening inquiries, sis he
honest Is he capableSf '@'. ''.f'. ''ta
FAITHFUL TO HIS PLEDGEs. 2 --yl
When In his inaugural address, at the
front entrance oI the Capitol building, at 1
Charleston, he reiterated his pledges pre-.
viously made to his constituents, to adz
minister the State Government with an
regard to their interests, with
out deterence 70 party claims and clamor,
In which, by the way, his Republican pre.
decessors had not, In the opinion OF the |
people, furnished the highest type of
Gubernatorial exemplars, while an this |
sounded well, there were Republicans |
present, (among whom was the writer |
who feared that his capacity for resisting
corrupting influences would not enable |
him to maintain q sterling integrity
against the insidious, insatiable and null
Hilarious demands Of partisan corm0rants.
The event. however, has been singularly |
fortunate and auspicious to the rising
future oil this new State. His ExcellencY
has preserved the even tenor of his
official integrity; and I close, until my |
next, By again asseyerating that iustice,l
and policy on the part OF
and the exercise Of due
require that they should step
torsoGrd In recognizing the meritorious
and services of so faithful an
OtiioesFE'i esEi sG..l 2Ala FAx PrEnqp q qS: II
statements That Need Confirmation.
Especial to the Cincinnati Commercially
WAsHNGToN, Jan. 5,-The four Repub.
lican Senators who were to call on. the
President to-day to urge the withdrawal
Of Williams name, were saved, the trouble