Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-11-08
What shall we Talk About?

The above question has been frequently asked us
since the dead defeat, which we sustained on Tues
day last; and we must confess troubles us some
what at the first view. But when we consider the
broad field everywhere outspread for usefulness,
we can have no reason to be perpiexed for the
future; but shall betake ourselves in good earnest to
other, though we cannot say cause than that
which has lately claimed our labors We must now
give up boldly, though we died hard; but being
dead for this time, may as well be quiet and
wait for the future. A few weeks since, were
looking forward to the present time as one for re-
joicing and jollifcation over what anticipated
as the result of the late contest; but 'mutals
tandis," we find it period of notification and
defeat However, we shall call upon our philoSo.
ply (which our neighbor of the Argus says we are
studying) and without the help of the "oxygenized
bitters' which we leave TO neighbor for glori-
fication purposes. We shall bear defeat brayely
and not even "fant.' We are beaten and badly
beaten; but never mind. Turn about is fair game,
you know. Our time next. We beat you in 1910,
you beat us in 1914, we beat you in 1s4s; and in
1882, it somehow appears that you beatus. Well;
we can very easily account for it, after all. The
fact is that you had more votes than we had, and
this settled the question. Wait until 1856, and we
will Try to change positonsin this respect and have
the most votes ourselves, which, we now Learn, is
very essential to success. Wait, wait; and in
1856, you will see the mighty refux tide rolling
back to the great sea Of prnciples-aEd then
(perhaps) we will have our day.
We expect to live about comfortably as our
Democratic friends. We did not expect Office and
therefore we are just where we would otherwise
have been, except that we are rather behind in the
race, which is just the reverse of what we desired.
"Disappointments sink the heart of man, but the
renewal of hope gives consolation" So we mean
to be consoed at all events, and we mean to laugh
too, though on the wrong side, &c. Still, we must
be merry, and we shall amuse ourselves by laugh
ing at some of our long faced friends, and being
laughed at by our successful plague the word) OPP
ponents. c ne thing consoles us greatly, and that
is that if Scott had been elected, he would have
been fettered by Democratic Congress, who
would claim the merit of the good acts and throw
upon him the odium of the bad ones, in the pres
ent administration, and as we could not get Con-
greSs, because of those extra votes, we thiak upon
the whole that shall say in the true spirit of our
text book "whatever is, is right" and Just let
Pierce & Co. have full swing, and then try them
by their works as we did Van Buren, in $780,
How easy it is TO find consolation when we must
submit. By the way I'VE must decline working that
sum the Argus proposes in the rule of three, for
since the late result we have quit cyphering, and
shall have to go to school again before we under
take simple proportion. five were not in too good
humor to be unknd, we would propose sum Of
this kind to the Argus; If the Democracy in this
county, have in q years. in spite of the clogging
weight of the Argus, gained two hundred votes,
how long would it take them to gain 800 votes if
that clog were removed But we are too kindly
disposed at present to propose such unkind pro-
position, and hope that our neigbbor of the Argus
may receive from the in coming administration that
reward to which his 'zea, though not according 10
knowledge" entities him. .a=T