The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-06-18


Of the Wheeling IntelIIgeneer;
THE CAPITAL DISASTER.
We are all quiet down here at the ext.
8, No one says anything about the Capital
except one II. S. Walker, who don't pre-.
tend to write about anything else. His
object in doing so is tWo-fold. First he
wants to cover up an Ubiquitous PROPOSE.
ton that he made to three Wheeling gen.
tlemen last winter during the U, s. SEN
atorial contest by which he proposed to
sell Charleston as the Capital for seatin
the U. s. Senate. Charleston was sold,
but the lamented didn't go to the Senate
either; and second, by this howl Of
wicked treatment to this District by the
upper part Of the State, he hopes to get
the good will Of the people Of the Third
District so as to force his nomination for
Congress in 1873. Ofcourse we don't like
the way you treated US on the Capital
question. We think that the First and
Second Districts imposed upon us, but at
the same time we don't like TO be misrep.
resented by man who on more occasions
than one has offered TO sacrifice us for
his own personal success. In other words,
| mean to say that Walkers slang in the
Courier does not represent the true senti-
menIs Of our people. The people down
here are Of the opinion that the Demo-
cratic constitution is the prime cause Of
tho loss Of the Capita, and they propose
to hold the men responsible who forced
the convention and the constitution upon
US.
THE ARCHIVES
are in the custody Of His Honor Col.
Smith, and l have heard it limited that
perhaps In November when a certain
impeachment matter comes up before the
Legislature for furthur investigation that
the box that contains the papers, dOcu-
ments, &c. pertaining to that very inn
pOrtant case will not DO lost, strayed or
stolen. | am not driving at any particu-
lar person or object, and only throw this
out as 1t was recently thrown at me,
OBSERVER"
InotiCe that one Of your correspondents
who signs himself "OBsERvER" Is rather
free In his criticisms upon certain resi-.
dent Republicans Of the State as we'll "a
upon the President, In some respects he
Is truthful, In others he Is untruthful aud
unjust. IquOte from his letters
''No West vlrHnian represents the Government
abroad Not Weat Virginia Union %In l has s r..
since tho commencement Of Grants term."
This might be correct Il he considers II
essential to be born in West Virginia, to
make man In "West Virginia" | claim
to be West Virginian, and at the same
time am quite thankful that | was not
born on the"sacred soil" Wehave citizen
Of West Virginia representing our
Government consul at San Juan Del
mort, and venture the assertion that no
better Republican ever breathed our
mountain air. believe, however, that
he, like myself and large number OF the
citizens Of the State, was
born "acroSs the river."If Mr.. Freer, had
known that he was to meet such men rs
observer" he might have taken josh
Billings advice and been "born on 1.-THE
scared sile." | would say further that
Mr.. Freer, Ia now and was when appoint
ed, "West Virginia Union man"
Furthermore, II none but native born
men are West Virginians, and the old
carpet.bag rule Of the Democracy Is TO
be resurreCted, would like 10 ask Job.
server" why his First District Senator
did not get some Of the native.bOrners
into Office. lie controlled tho "Federal
patronage" in the State for several years;
why did he not elevate such men az
"Observer% But | must pass on. /
quote further from his letter;
1.-THE truth Of the matter is, the President, since
bis second inauguration, has permitted West Viz
has made from this State. OF course this line Of
conduct does not endear him very much 70 men
who were loyal In tho late unpleaSantneSs.
How mean and narrow minded that
slang at a noble man Is. The Republic
cans down here know exactly who he
means. We have seen those missiles be-
fore. They don't hurt any body, but they
are characteristic Of class OF mon who
arc soulless, and who never forgive man
1.-The errs although he repents thousand
times like Jim Ferguson Tin sack cloth
and ashes" Now the facts are tho gentle
man to whom observer" alludes was once
a Rebel, and was three years In the Con.
fedcratc service and was n good soldier,
but hc has been nearly eleven years n
prominent, active, working Republican.
lie has never swerved or faltered In Ills
principles since lie Joined our party, and
yet although he has been Republican
nearly four times az long as he was n
Rebel, still men like observer" can sec
no good in him, and take advantage Of
every opportunity to abuse him. Then
again he has not only been heartily en-
dorsed by tho citizens Of his own District,
but he has been more times than one en-.
dOrsed by the Republican party all over
the State. But deny thathe has dlctat.
cd the appointments Of the State. He Is
a'retiring man. Flo does not push him.
self forward in any thing. lie haS not
interlerred with appointments outside Of
his own section, and certainly "Observer"
should allow him the privilege TO endorse
the petition OF q friend when presented TO
him as has been done by him on several
occasions. He cant help II II The PreSI.
dent goes further ON his recommendation
than on our prominent ex.ollicials from
the upper end Of the State. lie should,
however, feel complimented, and no doubt
does.
col. JAMES W. DAVIS.
The Republican citizens Of this district