The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-03-06

March LIST, 1870.
Editors ln,sllIGenscr.
In your issue OF the 10Th inst, in lei
Ter from Moundsville, appears the follow
ing extract:
Seeing the name OF former citizen o
your city (now clerk in the War Depart
ment at Washington in one OF your cit,
papers last week, calls TO mind a little o
tho linwritten history OF the last Congress
sional campaign in this district, II will
be remembered by oil who heard Col
Wilson speak last fall, that he was particu
larly severe on the present administration
That he delighted to roll the word fraud
under his tongue Us sweet morsel, anC
yet the administration, through the Secre
tary Of War, whether knowingly or not
was allowing the Colonel 10 use the pat.
ronage OF the War Department to secure
his election. The aforesaid clerk, who had
always heretofore protested TO be an IN,
compromising Republican, was appointed
to the position he now holds through the
influence Of the Colonel and others, anG
in return for the favor done him by the
Colonel lie left his place at his desk in
Washington and went to Wheeling to vote
and work for the Colonel, not forgetting
as be travelled along TO stop at Cameron
and make his brother, who had Away.
been Republican, and whatever intln
ence his brother could WELD, solid for tn,
Colonel. The Republicans OF Marshal
county recognize the right OF every man t
vote as he pleaSes, but when we remem
Der the attitude OF Col. Wilson toward thu
administration, and tho further fact tina
the aforesaid clerk owed his standing and
position at the time to the Republican
party, We naturally felt that he was carry.
ing his independence little too fur, and
that it is nothing more than right that the
whole matter should be given publicity
It Is little wonderful what little taste O
official pap will make q man do"
The above extract refers direC ~ 10 my.
self, and is a covert blow at my standing
as Republican, my position as a Clerk in
this department, from West Virginia, and
my character as citizen. It Is a gross
falsehood in every essential, and coward.
ly attack from an unknown source npon
<1yseli, Col. Wilson, and remotely upon
he Secretary of War, as well as the Pres
dent. shall proceed to deny the state
nent ~riatinI. Col. Wilson did work aud
work hard to secure my appointment. He
knew my history, and ifam no other mo-
i've under the shining sun than to give
ne new and noble start in life, did he
oin his influence to that OF Con. Golf
ind others, and ask the Secretary Of War
% give me work. That pure and upright
statesman, at the earnest solicitation OF
The Coloael, ordered me for examination,
which havingpassed successfully was
assigned 10 duty, and was furnished with
4 copy OF the rules for my government,
The prime essentials OF which were: $50
briefly, faithfulness to duty, and all proper
conduct"
Ibid not leave my desk and go to Wheel
ing TO vote and work for the Colonel.
left my desk, first, because the iurlough is
given at elections to all clerks freely,
second, because had worked steadily
and needed rest; and thirdly, because :
and this was my most important reasOn-l
desired to visit my friends, who BY the
way, care as much for this howl from the
Mound as Conger, Of Michigan, DOGS fol
the rulings OF Sam Randall.
did not stop ut Cameron to make my
"brother solid with the Colonel" never
asked him to vote for Tho Colonel. Ineyol
asked him how he would vote, nor did
approach any citizen OF Marshall count,
upon the subject. Neither did any either
of that county venture to ask me wha
ticket would vote, In that respect thosC
gentlemen manifested more sense rs vel
as decency than the jealous little Pau
Pry, who lives within the shadow OF the
Moundsyille pepitentiary.
Having arrived in Wheeling went t
the polls and cast my ballot at the SlXtl
Ward. was not at or near the polls tor
minutes during the day. l never asked
man in the city to vote for Col. Wilson, II
short there is not man in The STATE Of Hes
Virginia rho mil say ! approached him ana
dSsed him 10 tOte either The Republican o.
Democratic ticket, and there is not man ii
HeA Virginid tph0 knolrS hotp ] lolrd, lu
having performed the private business
partly went home to transact, lreturncC
TO my duties and have attended to then
since.
/ have been a Republican sll my liio. ,
straightforward "stalwart' Republican.
expect TO remain one as long rs the Re
publican party is the party OF progress, OIL
liberty, and universal equality before the
law, i have worked and labored and shet
some Of my blood, such as 1t is, for tina
party: vet am under no obligation t
that party for anything either in the wa,
Of standing" or anything else that an
aware OF as such, but TO RopuhliGaus lnt
Democrats both, not as partizans, but a
private citizens, am indebted much ant
my gratitude is not Of the forgetiul kind
I have the honor to enjoy the friendship
OF Col. Wilson in a very large degree.
SEQ much Of him and his work. I havC
had occasion togo 10 bin time and agail
in the interest Of my old comrades in arm
Of the army Of Wet Virginia to his neYe
diving honor be 1t said; land these mer
who have communicated with him through
me will bear mo wltness), no has voted 70
and worked for everything that eiTsptet
their interests, he has tramped day in AM
day out with mo to the Departments, look
ing after their discharges, their pensions
pay, &c, &c., yet this Representative,
he thought for one moment that ha
sacrificed a particle Of my principle as
Republican, or had eleCtioneered in hi
favor, would, know, most certainly, cas-
me OH forever.
This unknown scribler should leave III
private affairs OF other people alone. Ut
less he Esnts my situation; and in his iet
bic innocence imagined he was THROWN
a shell. He was only mistaken rs to III
prodipious effect his letter would haV
lpon q startled world. The report OF III
shot, however, don't get far beyond III
limits Of the Court House and It's class,
environments. There are not four men |
the State who cared then or now how
voted. The brilliant genius who, by III
way, nourishes within sight Of the Pen
Tertiary, and who, judging by the balanC
Of his letter, is developing llnelY.turnG
mind ON the subject Of criminal ma
practice, contention in law and scanda
ali OF which is conclusive evidence OF
iineIy balanced and cultivated literary an
| Journalistic capacity, should not by an
means allow his qualities to run lido; b,
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