The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-15
WILEY vs.. MOFFETT.
NV, pI,CUsSES WITH "G.
"ilN" II. NJ"
,,s,,ee, Honor and Com
GOOD uonesiy Require that
"SD se.t virginia Shall Per
@rm the Conditions OF
Her Admission ms
m stale.
..,...pondeuce OF the kesiSts,'

'''' v,psAsrowS, W. Va, Mafch ii.
r,,h,,et reply by way OF correcting
Of the erroneous statements and e1'
"1ss ".s the antAirne'' OF the int'ma''On' t,. u.
4 NJ" concerning an alleged Ut
,..,aes {. OF SenassF Wiley in regard II" t.
tate of the financial account De-
- virginia and West Virginis' ha'
' .sD,Iy moved the ire OF the said III
III y w." i,y Al unpleasant feature o'
= ,,,,ovsr.y of this character that 1t sc
.,opld become, upon the part OF The
.;,.I .ysilsnt, an effort to overturn
direction the plain but unpalstsble
" vb,cb are Of record. Ii this is to
-, character of the discussion, the
..,ri, i, closed the better. "G d.
ms.., b.ys the field entirely to him
=, .,d creste such men OF straw as his
.;,. /, bes. designed to destroy.
p,. 70 note such errors as appear IN
., communication found in the REGIS
,pe Sth ms, let us observe that
.rs, scsu...ing Mr.. Wiley OF owning
.,io,d.. by crediting hls sllegstiOn to
49,, sr.c, he says that it p aces hin
v.wl n an uncomfortable position"
.,,.vjns been placed on committee
.;.b ,vo..hirds o; the members be-
,,.4 vs. selected for Job" Why
uncomfortable positiOn?" 1t was
~ ,oagh. by Mr.. w, but wss conferred
,,bs Honorable President, eI Senator
p.,,a without solicitstiCn. Ii the latter
,ssnsd NJ. W. peculiarly fitted or the
t,s. o, such position, 1t was no fault
afs. Mr.. ". had no powerful party
.e,c,ce sny claims to a position. "un'
.,rfortsbler or otherwise, IS but twelve
q, me political party with which he was
,, ,,co-t were kOnurtd with seats in the
.,y.ntion. Taese twelve were denomi-
,,,s4 the "tV,ive Apostles" doubtless
,. he res.on ,hat their iEhueLce was
r.,.url 10 be about rs elective as WAS
,... 0: their prototype, who undertook
u. cJavsr.lo7 Of the Pagan word.
-G. Il. NJ" SAYS that there was no ne
ea;.,y tor this select cOnmittee; that
=, Committee on Taxation and Finance
a,! already agreed on the conditions
pertaining to the subject, and that they
,,s the same as found in the present Con-
g.1lon. In this opinion be is entitled
% remain, but Mr.. W. and those who
,ied With him did not propose tie CON-
ni!iss sDd bad nothing 70 do IN Its
formation. The twelve were utterly
pove;.esi, and they could only put them
I.ves on the record and leave the issue
% be determined "Tn other times and 10
0.aer men This they did on their vote
% Mr. W. resolution 10 sdd, as an ad-
iluOns section, 10 the article on taxation
std fnance, the .angusge already quoted
hist, West Virgins should assume an
equitable proportion, &c. "Nlnde1' IS
called upon t. explain the cause OF hlo
0n1Ici No spec,s conduct i; cited 10
S:Ich bis attention ls directed. II it is
@ssni tns! ae voted tor the reconsiders-
ton Of the resolution RAISING the special
CJmmiuee u will be observed that
there Is 10 record OF the vote on that
,lesIion. Whether be voted for
.ls Reconsideration or not is I'M
ns!e'ls.. lie Knew, as one of the
";welve,' tbsi "a the subject Of the
tnsncls. status Of the two S.stes, it wss
proposed 10 offer FOR the consideration
OF the convention tie clause s.it appears
10 the otiglns. constitution. and which
Ensuosequsnty done by Sir. w, as be-
'o;e mentioned. That was determined
y the twelve snd 1t was of little cOD-
sequence "hat o!ner steps might be
nsen, they Intended to vote for no other
proposition asa 6ns.ity. They did this
1eI'4se It -a part OF The agreement, so
"'psaS, W'ihtbe Congress OF the L nIted
Siies, lode' and By virtue Of which the
>S'e WAS admitted to the rights and
f'7iege' OF membership in the Union.
I'cd iSIh, Justice, honor snd common
i';SI7 required that the terms OF ad-
I'aaes should Lot be sbrogated by one
u .ae Paf!le. snd that clause stricken
ION 'ae organic law, which gave 10 the
rope o. Wes. Virginia high
Mllag IN the eyes OF the nation,
- integrity and purity OF purpose
H-- .l' here Il becomes necessary to
,,',e | smother Of the errors o.. "G. II.
I Indeed, the OF, occurrence of errors
: Us statements is suggestive, if the
-Nlnens and correspondence seen in
AEGl'TyR from both sides Of the
HH'5saeo!es sre worthy of consideration.
DIXIE tbs Instance "G. II. NJ" is per-
-lP Pn1onsole, for ne speaks of things
-'sa Eere done when be was not psrti-
H"'g II The interests OF West Nir-
80 70 sry apprecisble extent.
- VS. not, at that period.
@'y interested in the settlement of
- 'so: question from the West Nir.
80 s'sadpolrt. The following elo.
.--' Ahc welcome extrsc! from his
zen. per will give su ides Of the Bit
:, ,ss'e' St his standing a. the time OF
,@opAng Of the Constitution in which
tP7heo The c.suse which meets with bis
T.tP'oostl2n. II first appeared in the
7'"hg REGISTER of recent date:
tae'e we're some OF us who bitterly
~ sra Inst policy which took sdvsnt.
- S'V' sIaIe Of war 10 carve West Vir-
-Av1' OF the old State. 1t was 8
Ss.A Nsan opers!iOn, but in the light Of
sa,,t-elt events, l, for one, from the
49,. o. my heart, thank the men
= T,I T's7e hands and bold hearts did
-. = nave any regret it Is that ! wss
80. sas'er IN tue honor which las
Ir.., =. VIi Stsie proud position in the
,v..;'y;l ,;l Of States; hiss advanced oul
.,s-5 :" prosperity, and above sill has
s,o5,s, nom the political hacks who
49, rum upon NlrgInis, and whose
,sS - P'openslties stimulate them "a
:. PVn 5he CARCASS Of their victims"
CIV very gratifying, then, to have the
go,, ~ testimony of the inward convic.
~ VI 70 able gentleman. But THU
eood 10 friendly spirit. No hanC
s,,, 0s hited 10 stAy the return n
ps Wanderers.