Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-09-24

10 pur JACOB b, JACKSON IN the SonslI-
! tutionsi Convention OF 1872, and repre-
senting him as there voting on several
different propositions for the right OF q
State to seeede from the Union, was an
"honest mistake" on the part OF that
editor.
II anybody wishes to give that editor
credit for honesty in this particular in
stance, he must first consent to a very
heavy discount on his accurac in gen.
eral; and he must also credit him with
honesty in the face OF a double talsiica-
ton Of patent facts, and in the face OF
an article which, j. its whole purpose
and conclusion, was dishonest and ma
| licious.
We say there was a double falsitica-
ton in the article, that no well-informed
| editor, who had due regard to either
truth or accuracy, was likely TO innocent
ly commit.
Tue first, and most surprising state
ment was, that JACOB b. JACKSON. was
a member of that convention.
The second is scarcely less surprising
for its bold disregard of truth, and seems
designed specially 20 give color OF ac-
curacy to the first. Now, We ask any
fair.minded reader to give attention to
the following paragraph from the Lnte'-
| G7encsr article, and say, if he can, that
this was only an "honest mistake" We
quote:
Page l76 OF the journal of the con-
yention states that when he o w.
T. Wiley moved to amend the report oil
the Committee of the Whole ON Section
| 10, which declared that the people OF
this state have the inherent, sole and
exclusive right OF regulating the internal
| government and police thereof, by the
addition of the following words, nut
| every citizen OF the state owes para
mount allegiance to the government OF
the United States Colonel wilson ana
| Jake Jackson both voted against the
| amendment. The yeas and nays are
| yiyen on the page referred 10, n any
| one can verify this reference TO the rec
ord"
Thus after having represented Mr..
JACKSON As a member Of that Conven-
ton, and voting on its measure, which
vas the first falsehOOd, he endeavors TO
clinch il in the mint Of the reader by
appealing for the accuracy OF the state
ment To the Journal oi the Convention;
h cit>. the prg-; saws "the yeas AMI nays
are given on the page referred to- aud
that ANY n can verify this reference
70 the record"
Now we have the journal oi that Con-
vention lying before as on our table. II
10 opened at PAGE l76, where the ht'd'-
geacer directs us 10 lind a ycriicatlon III
his statement, and We say most nm
phatically, that there is no such matter
discussed, no such vote recorded, and
no reference whatever to be found ON
| that page to the subject matter to which
| the IaieBigsncsr calls the attention otthe
public.
III ANYBODY doubts our statement, the
journal OF the convention can be found
at the REGISTER office, and is at his ser
vice to determine whether we are cor
rect or not.
Let cur readers nOv put the first and
second of these surprising statements
together and say which is the most rea-
sonable conclusion; that the editor of the
~htdfgsncer was simply inaccurate or de-
liberately DISHONEST
But the whole intSnt AID DurpOS' OF the
Int Rigenccr in this assault upon Mr.
Jackson and Col. WILSON were dishon-
cst and malicious. 1t was grossly false
~ to Jackson, and unjust and malicious
rs to WILSON.
The attempt was to put these gentle
men in the attitude ofvoting for the right
Of a State to seccdc from the Union,
| The fact WAS that the Republicans III
| that convention were aiming,as they are
in this campaign to oblitcrate and annul
The rights oi the States and TO
make = declaration on the
par, OF West Virginia sbro-
eating and transferring her rights an.
der the constitution to 4 central govern
mrnt, a nation with a big y. The DEM
ocrats were resisting then, A. they are
now, any such declaration or concession.
| Col. WIIsos voted against il then, and
is working now against any such conces'
sion. JACOB b. Jackson was not there
to vote, the hieHig,ncer's statement to
the contrary Notwithstanding, but
would, OF course. have resisted any such
proposition il he had been there.
And the record shows further that
when Mr.. FAULKSER offered a PROPOSE
ton which recognized the rights OF the
States reserved under the Federal Con-
stitution, that the Republicans in the
convention voted against it, just rs they
are doing now,
There was no such question discussed
rs that Of the right OF a state to secede
| from the Union. There is in fact moth
| ING but malice and falsehood in this as
sault of the Htsiiyencer. False in It's
statements and malicious in it's purpose.
Nor has the editor had the common
courtesy to make smanly retraction and
apology which an honest purpose would
suggest.
wEAvER's POLITICAL PRoGNos
TICS.
As a political speculator, candidate
WEAVER takes the rag of the bush"
At first he was cOck.sure OF carrying