The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-31

IOIiN CARLILf:.
WESTON. October %.

sIl.s- WESTON, October -.
Edttora IntellIgeneoT.
Your announcement OF the death of the
gentleman whose name heads this letter
Ia name that will forever DO honored in
West Virginia. although long expected,
casts gloom over many loyal heart in
this community. His devotion to tho
Union, when our country needed friends,
cannot be driven from our recollection;
md his stern llcroism in boarding the
rebel lion even in his very den, must have
secured for the late ex-senator the admira-
ton Of his enemies. Well do rccollect
his memorable canvass through the in
terror counties early in '6l. Here in Lewis
county the secession element was arrogant
and ovcr-bearing disposed to carry out
their peculiar views by the same system
Of Hbull-dozing" which has since been
adopted by their brethren further south.
However, they were defeated; but most
OF the men OF prominence, and nearly oil
our officers, were secessionists. William
l.. Jackson e. Mudwall y was then
Judge OF this judicial Circuit, which
position he abandoned for com
mission in tho Confcderacy. While
Jackson was holding his Court, Garlic
came to Weston and announced his desire
10 address tho people In behalf OF the
formation of now State. Many OF us
were heartily in sympathy with Garlic in
the movement; but tho rebels were furious.
ANYHOW, Garlic made his speeCh-and n
grinder effort was never heard or spoken.
IL reused tho Union men to action. a
proposition was then made ato appoint
delegates 10 a convention subsequently
held at, Wheeliug) for the purpose OF dis
cussing the. proposition; and somebody
moved to! appoint oil persons present del
cvates who favored the movement. And
then spoke- out John s. Garlic from the
fulness OF hisgrcat hearts said he.
what is everybody's business is nobody's
business. ,All.who are willing 10 attend
this convention--all who are willing to
risk their lives and property In behalf Of
their principlcs--will range themselves by
my side on this platform, and lot people see
who they arc!" The'prcssnre was terrific.
II had been rumored that Judge Jackson
had instructed the Grand Jury then in ses-
zion to find indictments for treason to the
State against Garlic and his followers, and
tho Union and New State men were afraid
10 act. But | well rccollcct that Garlic
reached out his hand TO grasp those OF the
late Alexander Witbers (author OF the Bor-
der Wariare), p. NJ! Hale, Jesse Woofter,
inOw clerk OF the County Court, and the
writer hereof Col Writers was then an
old decrepid man-his head bowed with
the weight Of years-and as he trotted to
the platform he cried out: "My neigh.
bors! the last days OF my life shall be
given TO the support OF the flag Of my ma
live lana! and Garlic. with deep emo
ton, responded: God bless you Colonel,
five die, letus die together In behalf OF our
country" There was nothing .put on"
about this, for hardly had the meeting
closed, when your correspondent with
some others, WINS summoned before the
Grand Jury,who were grayely dcliberat.
ing as owhat ought to be,done withmen
who thought tho United States had any
rights the Sovereign State OF Virginia was
bound to respect. After some sharp ques::
tioning, vas taken into tho presence Of
Judge Jackson, who not only lcctured me
uponiuylackof devotiouto State Sovereign
~, bhtintimatcd that a future otlcnse N
the direction taken that day might be fol.
lowed by condign punishment, "Halters
Tor New stnte mon, were talked Of but
we replied that while haltcfsi might have
to be used. they were not for us: The
New State movement went bravcly on,
and Mr.. Garlic lived to SEQ the consum.
nation Of his early hopes. Let no laurel
be taken from his brow; but on the con-
,rary, let us payto his memory every hon
or Tor TO him the people OF West Virginia
are indebted, us believe, for the move.
ment which resulted in the formation OF
the New State. FIN. ClLALPASr