The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-11-03
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Monroe County Nv. Val Register.
V Our attention has been recently invited
by q Greenbrier gentleman to the fact that
the report of the incendiarism committed
on the property Of Mr.. VIM. F. Taylor in
Greenbrier county, copied in our issue o.
October I'd, was not accompanied by any
comments exculpating the community in
which Mr.. Taylor settled. Such dis
claimer from a Republican journal is 'desi.
rable from the fact that the people OF the
free States believe tho truth OF Mr.. Tay.
lor'sstatements. Wewillsay, from our per.
sonal knowledge Of Mr.. Taylor's situation,
that we do not believe tho outraHes are IN
his case traCeable 10 sectional or political
luminosity. What private grieis may
have wrought this mischief, we
know not; but we do know that he
had purchased forbearance from partisan
persecution. Like many other Republi.
cans in the South, he wagged his tail in
the presence OF The bloodhounds, and
muzzled them with that flag OF truce
The rebel leaders Of the Greenbrier Valley
are Just Us willing as their brethren Of
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OF the people Of this region are at heart
Republican, though restrained as in 1860
by the old slave.driving class from prac'
tical assertion OF their true sentiments
This fact operates as o restraint upon the
the indulgence Of the more violent forms
OF persecution, such as murder and arson
and drives the old slavers to tho sueakinl
expedients Of social ostraCism and business
embarrassment on the favorite freeing and
starving plans.
This editor, in 1872, almost miraculously
escaped death as the victim OF cunning
plot OF assassination concocted by those
very leaders, and ruined business, in
volVing the necessity OF parting with deal
little orphaned children, to make living
elsewhere, and business ruined by diree
interference OF prominent leaders, eloquent
~ attest the spirit Of intolerance which 6
Republican who does not yield his prin
Ciples to his interest, encounters in the
Greenbrier Valleyl
Until the allegations OF Mr.. Taylor are
clearly proven to be unfounded, and due
10 other than political and sectional feel.
ing, the editor Of the Monroe County Regis
Ter will be the last man to enter a plea Of
extenuation for that sentiment In this
Connection-or become its apologist. The
Bourbon dog has earned for himself bad
name, and If 1T brings his destruction he
has himself only to blame.
We haveno desire to combat any state.
ment Of TACT contained in the Register,
article above, but at the same time we
Cannotignore the letter from Judge Nc,
Whorter, OF Greenbrier, (who is well
known for his Republicanism,) not only
as to the facts in Taylor's case but as to the
general fact that Republicans in that part
of the State are not now at least subjected
10 persecution for their opinions. No
doubt they are not held in high esteem by
some, perhaps many, Of the Bourbons, but
all such feelings are in the nature Of a
private sentiment, and must be operated
upon by time, Just as the frigidity of win.
Ter is gradually melted by the advance oil
spring, Wedo not desire the Northern
people to have any misconception in re.
gard to West Virginia, and we feel at lib.
erty to assure Republicans everywhere
that no person need keep out Of our terri.
tory by reason OF any fear of either open
or secret persecution. AS We said the
other day, there are nearly 5000 Repub.
licans in West Virginia, or, in exact fig.
ures, Hayes votc) there are 42,0OS Of
them, OF whom 1906 live in the Third
District, and of these OlO in Greenbrier
county. So that there is no special loncll,
ness in any part Of the state for lack OF
Republican companionship. This year
and next We expect the crop to grow, both
by missionary work among the Democracy
and BY immigration from the North,