Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-11-20
90 E.IrnElAL c0MMnNirY-EDI.

.n' ENHft~- But Mt. Greeley of iIe trtouae
b. Congressional candidates. bul. accounting 20
The dcsp4tcItes from thai CRY, they have both
been t@irrlri. u This IS true. tIaH ihe some
what novel spectacle viii be presented OF the
largest citie. ia the Uaiun bsin- repre-
lu Congress b. editors.
Thi~ j. precisely as IL ~doalt be. The in
ct the greatest ciiie, ia The country are
Effected by the legislatim OF Congress,
lnd they should ~ represented by mri NEST
thoroughly acquainted with thetl and most
% advocate them with eiirieu ".
We doubt whether among the seven hun
dred thnu,and people who dwell IN New
York and Philadelphia, three men morv thor
nH-hiy competent aud et5rirut tbtn Nessrs.
Chandler, Srauk-, and Greeley can be louni.
They arr gentlemen If grdt native nlE1r OF
~tnteii~ct eui OF Tie most comprehensive and
minute Acquaintance with every question tdat
y ars on the loreigu and domestic policy ut
he nsto1. Thy may not b. as a qIrnt
and ready 10 debate IS 5 me- nthgr tnpUb rs
of Congress. but in the W light, substance,
ani extent OF their requirements we dnu5t
" neither three ott.rr members oi the House
can b. ee'ected 10 match tlrm. We heartily
congratulate The cities hey have been chosen
10 represent on he vision thry manifested
IN selrctimg Distinguished edit4rs Tor th-if re-
pres natives.
Members OF Congress are too uniformly
The legal profession. We do not
intend 10 aesparage The gen lrnen OF I at pru-
he's Iell 'vi1vn We say that's isrsP indeed ,hat
u,'~oitlem has such . thorough. extensive,
reciss. aud prtcical acquaintance "Ih sutr
J"reisrt linpurtaure 10 the we'll bring It the
people, ana oil greet and diversified interests.
az must OF necessity b. possessed b. an eli
tnr a. No. = .F4,.r.at -. H. ..-.r,x, w,
found %la~yer has his own peculiar circle of
subjects ia winch he is Of cour-t greatly more
intelligent than en- editor. So also 81 &C.
conpilsh.l political editor. who i, daily IA
the habit ct ; ud}iag and developing THE r.
latiu1s Of all subjects connected utth and
bearn upon the great industrial Interests OF
Tie couHtry-ihose subjects which are pecu-
larry liable H. be aiircted by the legislation
ct Cau1frss--it i pr-suunablr viii nave a
more ttiotangh atqa iulanre oilh them han
any othrr MN 81 tqudl intellectual vlgar
Nfasc pursuits and studies ar. nj - luti-
mdleiy associated with the Interests OF lht
tcople aud de policy OF tn Government.
me truth Is, editors. as d gruerdl rule. direct
and inform the public mind touching s~aaJecls
OF great national importance. Nheuevera
new question tuaecled with either thr foreign
or ihe domestic policy OF the Government
comes M, II i hIsi Subjected 10 TIE craclb3e
al The editorial mlnd Tor ANALYSIS a,d develop
ueul. kdltors Weflhy at their vocation must
ever be on the alert. aud when n question
= rings up Ihey must b. ready 10 uuHt ii
down, II ii is composed If fl giti9us eiemeass,
OF 10 exlinine and recommend it, II il is found
worthy OF adoption. kdltuls thus become
the pioneers WHO trsi blaze The way through
iae uiazes OF an intricate subject, They ex-
p!ore II and deCide upon It's qualities. Other
minds then take them up aud g~fHfrallF fol
he editorial traits. kiIfoTs 90 a large
proper iun OF the thinking for the communily,
std II Is not a lrequ.nt occurrence that mem
tiers ot Congress touch on an, GROUND that has
already teea discovered. described, aud
laid down on the charts by some editorial
Columbus.
iske Tor Illustration The Oregon, Trx.s. and
q~urstiaa. All ;he imgoffsdi bear
inss al thrst great question hai been el4b IA
aud lutelilssntiy discussed IN The news
Pc pets briOrc Cungtess WIS Invoked to pass
pal 2iuent ON thed. They were oil thoforgAiy
Investigated, and their varleu. relations y iat.
rd OCT 10y editors before the ''assembied ais-
ion OF The naliou' took them w. Congress
: more Indebted to newspapers tor Facts aud
ogic, than newspapers are 10 members 81
Congress. The ruth is the speeches deliver
81 IN he national councils are Tor he most
part made UP 81 liberal extracts from The arti-
t,es Wutten By editors, doveialied INTO some
dung Ike Order. or as prouuiseuelsiy a4gre-
gated as The pieces ia an old fashioned bad
iuItt, IN which The course Of he patchwork
5 not determined by aay principe known 10
,toneteTs.
Nhra the Oregln question 'stT rtlet the
Aold rom its praprie Y, editors overlauied
Z tH t1-tr S.nrft-,D- Ira-h ,tkl..f ttt.tr t,.bn.
ND proceeded 10 discuss il VITA z-al all a
)l,It!, They exauinel ali the claims 81 tn.
Jniied States, England. and Sp4ia founded
~ llt rigats OF discoveries. pointed out all
iiniar detects. rxpoundcd the merit, OF those
lties ttut owed their orlgIn 10 nati2ators,
nalanctd the conflicting claims 10 proprietor
sup, aud pronounced hut judgement alter
10 intelligent survey OF the Whuse subject
tat Was at ieugth agreed on by the ciaimt nts.
lbs clear beyond all controversy lhat rdltols
ittd tlst question. And what is 'ue ot
ne Oregon question ,s trle Of a majority OF
.uusr questions ut moment and Interest that
'fIse and claim The attention OF the naltoa.
IA editor discusses all the various branches
ia subject, dud theti d member Oh Congress
ises ana cooily sppropriates the result OF bis
abors. anu makes d speech that Is spoken ot
Maine to Texas 10 the great Vrtcit Of
he speaker, while the writer, WHO pefioroaed
I'll the labor aud deserves all The honor, IS
q lalls oNtHooked.
Considering The Importance and he irfu-
nee ul their lahors, editors are the most ~
,teqnatei, rewarded vi ali persons, Tie opiu-
'u,, on which nan, a teaveu bora G)ugr.s-
ioual genius s4at, up b-lor- thu adluui 9
azr Ut The TcopIr, are frequently pdtoiucd
the nasrrs oi editors. lh- inspiration,
.A
grey goose Qliils,' Is thr ID lphic well al
an ., r.,.. 9Th. 80. l-s.I.