The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-05-19
Ghe4nteltigetreer.


"Thc last session Of the Legislator,
closed its imbecile term by passing u bill
ito temporarily remove the seat Of gov
ernmenp from here to Wheeling within
sixty days from It's passage. The raItry
politicians OF the upper part OF the State
have for several years been deiying public
policy, sectional Justice and fairness IN
agitating this supreme folly until by
bringing to bear every parliamentary
trickery known to corruption, they at last
succeeded in the robbery.
Itseems, by the news further on in The
letter, that there was great Indignation
throughout the State when the Capital
was removed from Charleston. The
Legislators who voted Tor the removal
were obliged to rise and explain" to
their angry constituents when they re.
turned home in order to quiet their in.
tense feeling on tho subject, This an.
nOunCement will he fresh news to n large
number Of people in the first md second
districts. What the excuse was which the
rcmOvalist members made for themselves
is not stated. Nor is it stated whether
the excuse was satisfactory or otherwise.
The next item Of news is u statement
that "the CharlestOnians had the verbal
assurance Of the Governor that he would
Veto the bill. Theexact language Of the
correspondent under this head Is tritle
peculiar, and we quote it entire, rs fol-
lows:
"Thc bill was unconstitutional, aud
aside from this the CharlestOnans had
the verbal assurance Of the Governor
that upon this fatal defect, he would veto
and thus kill such er Partc legislation"
The man who thus caused the Governor
Of West Virginia to violate his "vcrbal
assurance" was no lcssa person than our
distinguished townsman, Capt. Andy
Wilson, who, as We all know, il "a power
behind the throne" with the Governor.
II seems that while the Governor had the
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wrestlcd with him, like Jacob with the
Angel and finally prevailed The way
Of it was this:
IN, lme nlsnl 'nr pIlI .n wnS i,"S'yu iS
break witb one Andy Wilson, scni here
by Wheeling to use" the Governor. Up.
to the hour OF the dark lantern interview,
Wone,"ot I"'In XII I'"o ,v;i H., u" "'Imv" To" ~"
n p Ia"oE'. nv mo,t faithful ho""bmcn anJ
when the latter sold his birthright in the
Democratic family ana de'erIe! To- ih"
ssne! s! W " mva" " ,,.s ss i,""I i,iv Is fao.n y
the renoyaIists that their unccnstitution.
al bill would have its life stamped out
oil II oy Tue yet9 OF ,, ~ honS'' sin, LNecua,Dv,
h"Te IN monimnIoio ond corruut ihe wcnk.
backed Governor. By holding up to his
venal palate the tempting bait OF the
next Senatorshln wilson so m ,mpr%lf;S" !, l;S,,
~tT" S~t ;s;co nsSJ nmhlic @ noIicy IN tGe bil
which he had only n few hours before go
severely condemned.
Having Thus explained how it was that
the Govcrnor came 10 break inith with
the Charleston corncr.lot Spectators the
writer Of this great letter from which We
are ouotinv. Zoos ON TO dispose Of his
Excpllcncv's political future by remark.
ING that he has lost friends and forfeited
the reqpcct of all parties. "Evcn those
"who used him will mock at his calamity
"if he ever offers for any Office hereafter"
And what is worse "he will step down
"apd out at the close of his term, and
"sink into the Obscurity from which these
vary neoplc Ie bo, wronred rescued
"bim when they elected him thence to the
"Governorship"
This il n very handy way of disposing
NJ Goyerror. or any other man, who
locsn't hnppcu to suit YOU. Ring the hell
and hlow M, his candle nj the altar, after
tho old ecclesiastiaaI fashion Of CON
sippipg heretcs to pcrdition. And
NIL too on the strength Of ma.
licious and no doubt thoroughly IN.
truthful statement as to the reasons
why The Governor vetoed the bill. That
the abatement is both malicious and IN.
truthiul.is fairly deducible iromAhc way
in which the corrcspondcnt talks about
,ho Govornor's late yisil TO Wheeling.
For instance br spcaks Of him as wing
uv;b ,ho h;,,orc., in his ,eal In carry out
ho;rioui,ouslnw" Tothi. end he came
IN lybeel;puorip the language Of the cor.
ra.nondep, uwent a, once to the bosom
oi bis now friends. and with five hun.
d,od dollars in hi. pockc, returned here
lcb,,lo,,op, IN commence hacking III in
o,Jo, :, hs rcodv ,o rrmoye the hooks,
archives &C., to Wheeling" The simple
t,c,. wo,c n, rcyords thi. statement,
,h,, ,bo Govetror came To Wheeling