Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-11-20

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We have not been able, owing to more imPor-
can, CONCERNS, 10 refer to article in Wednes-
days Times, which, perhaps, claims passing no
t;ce Al our hands, Indeed we had almosttcolne 10
the conclusion to let our neghbor eGoy IN silence
tbe benefit of his confession and avoidance oil his
unfortunat. .'ConcIuslons," were it not that we
are anxious to allay if possible, the "unpieasant
feelings under which he is laboring at present.
Before proceeding however to notice the article 70
which we refer, we must beg pardon Of our nelsh-
bor for our almost objectionable Ignorance oil Inc
;mnortant and astonishing fact, that the Editor o.
.ke Times had left tie city Of Wheettng before our
article appeared. Why it was that the 'ef0"'-
I.-, of oreat euents'' had neglected to inform us
of this most remarkable occurrence IN the "annals
of earth" we are at loss to imagine. Wemght
thus have avoided the imputation of firing into
ssbis 1ear'' however exposed it may have been.
But our neighbor seems to think that the course
we pursued 1--WE do not know exactly whether he
reEers to us OF our correspondent was regarded oy
us as s'more safe than any known 10 persons rank
ed as gentlemen" Now we do not exactly know
what he means bytbis remark, though we half IN
cline 70 the opinion that he is using language ana
making illusions to subjects, with which his &C.
ouaintance is quite limited. But we shall not de-
tain upon this point but simply say to him. that
gentI.msn, if offended by proceedings during an
absence of three days from home have at their re-
tnrn the same means of redress, which they would
have enjoyed had they remained at home, and we
are not aware that any of the 'ayenues of satiSac
tom have been closed upon him by either our
selves or our correspondent. At least we can
speak for ourselves. He also is of opinion that
the design of the articles, to which he refers, was
''to benefit our sheet at his expense" Now we
have only to say to the editor of the Times, that if
he supposes that we wish 10 iniure either him or
s.his Sheet he ismost previously in error, as the
thoughts even, which would dictatesuch course
are as far from US, as they foreign to the in
stincts and feelings of a gentleman. The Times
hasmope than once attempted 10 create the impress
sion that we were trying to put it down, and this
IS but another of the efforts to feed and fatten on
sympathy manufactured for the occasion.
Why we should feel inimical to the Times or its
Editer, we caRnotconcieve. The fact is we know
very little about him, and certainly have yet to
Learn the first instance in which his achievements
have been such as to excite our envy, and we
must be allowed to suggest that the entertainment
ny u6SuuO[g u Tue uISAG SGuGLu4C4lAS WIISh 4G
imputes 10 u.s. aRE the emo pleasant feelings un-
der which he writes, constitute the only founda-
tea for his grounlless assumption. Still do not
deem It necessary to our "safety'' to throw our
selves upon Sympathy, or to accuse the editor ola
desire "toPut Us down." or to put himself up. He
has our perfect permission TO do either the one OF
the otherssas best he can, and we shall always be
ready to meet any issue that may be presented,
and expect to stand or fall by our own action, and
not build ourselves up on the ruins of the Times,
but will say to him, as Hamlet once said to small
er piece of creation than our neighbour "There's
room enough for me end thee"
But to come to the article of which the Times
complains. We are not aware that our corespon-
dent. OF we, said word not properly called for
by the article TO which we alluded We have not
our article byus, but we have the Times, and
whatdoes it say? FirSt, it says, ''that we have
ever regarded the Fugitive Slave Law, as one of
the most auant humbUgs of the age, fit &C.,
This Is tie only allusion he makes to the elements
of the platform. Hesays, eve hayenow no doubt
but that very platform, was one of the elements
that pToducedthe late extraordinary vote, &c.
Speaking of Massachusetts,, he says "Reiecting
their man, the convention then adopted platform
biddag defiance to one of the principles of large
majority oftbe people ofthe State, and throwing it
self bodily, into the AIMS of Southern abstraction
ists for II cannot fail to be known, that every
q woman in Massachusetts, however much oppo-
sed to the agitation of the slave question, would
send fugitive slave on his way, not arrest
him" E'Ths is the fact not only there, but in ev-
cry Northern State, and even large proportion of
the intelligent Southern slave holders themselves,
you'd neither arrest nor inftm on fugitive slave,
when in a free State, &C."
In aludlg to the article from which the foregoing
extracts are made, the Times says: ave remark
upon the Fugitive Slave Law, in terms in which
IT Is regarded by every sensible man North South,
and which experience has proved ito After re-
peating his charge that the Fugitive Slave law is
humbug, he says: ait is but the statutary enact
ment of constitutional provision, thus supererog
atoTy." He thus admits that the Fugitive Slavelaw,
and the clause ofthe constitution under which it
was passed, are identical; he has previously told
u.s. that the passage of this platform babe defiance
to the principles of large majority Of the people
of the State thus asserting the alarming fact that
majority ofthe people of Massachusetts are OPP
posed to constitutional provision, and yet, he,
VIginian, by residence at least, turns and ex-
claims: "All honor then, to the people of the old
Commonwealth of Massachusettsp' Now we have
only to say, that we cannot give eall honoE,'' or
any honor to State. the majotity ofwhose citizens
entertain principles opposed to the positive proyi-
sions the constitution of the country and yet the
editor of the Times gives call honor to State,
protesting, according to his showing, principles,
opposed to provision that constitution, which he
has lately sworn 10 support. But we will do the
Bay State the Justice to say, that we do not be-
lieve that ga majority OF her ctizens entertain the
opinions which the Times impute tothem, and en-
dorSes.