The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-18
IteQnteIIigtttffr
n.,oIulIonary Movement oil
ne ", nSmoeracy in Congress-

~, IaTs 1gO We TuO'
,5.n, sr d, opinions Of our West ViI. ~, !.
slsny :ll' bl.S,tion in Congress touching the
F'l' ,s' s'1 i Montgomery Blair to reopen
stv,, =. vD,,.ii.p,i,l question Congressman
" =. oI III. Second District, said that
wv As,,' '.opo,,i,o@e % "'a"lrs i" any Jor%..
S'..,,, s's p.,i..Ipts..ed the opinion that
NJ s''Is s.s,or,l question ought not to be
s',,s.J,' " ~, Senator Hereford was quo
'i'.' Nv, s1,e,ded in hi. opposition to the
w. ga, and as remarking that "the
..,,, l.n' wants pe,ce sud quiet" COL
~; !. wilson ru, asa matter oil course
x.L a.i an the question. A man who
...g 'I 10. make up his mind in
.,''' =. ytt,ipi. Convention to vote yea
~, on the Ordinance oil Secession can
s.,,...,,pee.s,I WI. to take sides on any other
S,,,,,l I~ question until he first sees how
a. ,.',,.iIl jump. Congressman henna
- ,Yl quoted 10 our lit as expressing
y, odniop, ,nd possibly was not IN
Tphip.tou at the time
v. ,Iud. to their expressions oil opin.
=, ,o-I,y to show that the attempt OF
Vs,,sasr Blair, and all aiding and
,,,,,i., .It.npts, we're looked upon
i, ,,rr recently as movements TO be
i.,.,,,,J md difrOuntenanc ed. The
,,i,ioDOl. . very large mniority ot Con-
,,,,,s.u va that no attemp! should be
g,.lo.Icits the country by re'openlng
a, Presidential question in any shape
ss.II lo-d,y, however, the change
Sl syorarsd. Behold the power Of
Eig Ciasa., Under the crack ol Tue
adv rAip all their doubts, so freely eI'
,,..,.J I... thana month ago, have now
=, resolved 10 form Of iasuPposed party
,lnsilr. By the sheer brute force oil
,,...r ,ui in the face Of all that was
hi ,slilir, the Potter resolution was
s,lktossh the House yesterday, and an
v4r p1aeL tOrsise committee to make
nup,rtt examination Of certain alleged
lnSl. With view Of bringing in a re-
min he interest Of the Democratic
,uty il the coming congressional can
NJ.
y,d0Gblthe men who voted Tor the
as.', Of the Potter resolution, after
urssirg themselves as opposed TO
Elr. movement "ia any tOHn," will ex-
cue themselves by saying that it is not
i,ssIsl TO disturb the Presidents title,
ba,iaPly to expose certain frauds Of the
u,ns which Injured to his success.
nl i lhs way that these men will ex-
as themselves when called 10 account
m thus raising an issue calculated to
vqR al the passions incident to heated
political strife At a time when, in the
v2b oI Senator Hereford, as quoted
iSsu, "iAe country wants peace and
rit'
K.hAre quoted elsewhere to-day the
PisiOu' Of certain independent and
Dsuocrltic newspapers in regard 10 the
kIJOIVhAt hls been done in Congress
Fh. Democratic party. ln addition to
ase expressions Of opinion, put in type
sIt. The news was received Of the pass.
" Of Potter's resolution, we herewith
ippssd the opinion Of Alex. H. Stephens,
dGtosgii, az given in a dispatch to yes
ettly's Cincinnati Ga.sit. We quote as
hhn;
AkI. Stephens, in an interview TO-
tlsst nid "the Potter resolution is one
Z he Elpidest, most extrayAgantly
SelpS, most suicidal pieces Of party
management which has ever come
'odH n! notice. ltis calculated 10 re.
opsa all he Improbable strife over the |
Ffes4sadll title; but even Mr. Potter
hH he l'Testlgalion Is not to bear Any |
PoGtte trulu in the direction Of un.eat- |
is Hlys. Why, bless you! it il an.
Ssf el'e Ot Joiner Snug in the pIay, |
", Hhth he discovered that bis inner.
n'!tlOn Of the lion was likely 10 be too
k'ri9eally realistic, bawled out, Good
people, DO not be afraid; it is not A
700 shll roAn, but !, Joiner Snug
NJ foi'sf roan like a lion, but takes
Iooa e1fs TO N,ure the startled public
VA % hi'n will be done. We will NOT
ga'sH w. HAYES, good public; we are
'naPJ paying lion. We only want to
M,SVIsugla iOr our own amusement.
. NaA OSect TO is the eiFrontery Of the
aGsG'' .I u meets, iOrnulates It's DEGREES,
10 laa !la A.n nlsla the party to obey them 10
M .II. I.'Iei OF Be OsIrsCised. The man who
,.'s .,oI' !; ai9'ell 10 be scared by such clap.
ap IA this particular case, will. in nv
Sp.1io0, : elected TO stay at home. Marx
=! sotp lth the coward who IA bit.
"a e y as dog. Turn your back and run,
'.;. ~ you viii inevitably be bitten. The
y ny! Y sou'e i. to face the danger, and do 10
ai1A 10 niuly .Pirit.0 "AN ~
~ " you think, Mr. Stephens, tha,
NJ, NJ. + 4 my considerable disaaection
AZ t'N AAtulUSIH
y, 's, ,l A. Mlsa1'tOne'third Of them. There
S..,,ai a,t Democrats who are almost
T.naadsd s,,..a. 10! Of to be driven by the caucus
Sa,.S, I, They think, a. | do, that this
SiS,'aa.Ih ia.aIh II II advised, foolish and rev.
sss,s1,'I sss,,. I. I The The only wise and nd true
~ ~ !" Admit the Hale amendment
n, III ~ Ias Investigation broad, full,
u 20 '''e-in short, what II processes
h, A"S'Phen', in The above interview,
~, IP's'sl the sentiments Of all fair
J% S'' men IN regard to the character
We. ' 'a's'tgaIlOn that has now been
T's' V''''d By the Democratic House a,
- 'Is''1 : into the question Of fraud,
:. Residential canvass. The coup.
'a1 a., ~ that such an investigation j,
~ 1s''e' 'han-merely a miserable
Mn. !. " =, create party capital-aud
4 ,;1 u vii di'quiet the public peace
NJ, % 10 the end operate to re,
=, pP0''s sentiment against The
0j.,.. ~ !, r'e responsible for it. As tn,
il, : I'No we'll says in the conclu.
o,,,.s., " "a article iron which we have