Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-06-18
SATURDAY MORNING. JUNE IS, 1853.
IT"We will not speak disrespectfulIy' of the


IPs'We will not speak disreSpectfuliy'' Of the
editor of the Gazette for the obvious that il
would be wholly impossible to do such thing of
such creature. Its article of yesterday is but
repetition Of its course upon us, and he would
seek 10 palliate the into which he had fallen
in accusing of Icing organ of the Catholics
by speciouS statement which winds up with the
sage conclusion, "Does moi that make it an organ
of the Church, in default of there being any other
here?'' Truly, this is a sage conclusion We
have refused 10 attack, therefore we allocate, is
the whole of its argument, after dragging the
depths Of his reckless memory to substa initiate his
fake charges.
But didn't we whine in our last article? Rare
sort of whining! We have head that wounded
pigeon was known by his 1uttering, and we do
not know why larger animal, be lie even as large
as he thinks himself, may not be known by the
same marks, and we may be excused for limiting
That the fntterings of yesterday indicate the
wounded animal, even though the wound was
caused by "whining.'' Well, that may be new
name for home stot and we must defer to the
superior pathological powers of the great protector
We have taken no position OH the school ques-
ton now, because cannot see that any such
question IS before citizens, but the public can
easily see what position will be when occasion
calls, whether the effort to Sectarianize our COM
mon schools comes from Catholics or Protestants.
In what we have sought 10 calumniate The charac-
ter OF the editor of tile Gazette, we have yet TO
learn. unless it be that we pronounced his
charge against us to be false, and knowingly so.-
He SEEMS much offended. ellis noble Iage''
r!fervesces OF the bare idea thatwe ntimated that
he claimed to be the author of the common
school system Really, this is the first time tha;
ever we heard it minated by the editor that lie
not the author of every good thing which has
happened in the history of this city since about the
year 1885, made memorable in our annals by the
advent OF this distinguished editor OF the Gazette
ftom pats unknown. But he now denies (are we
correct in our conclusion,) the authority of the
system, and we shall hold him TO this in future
The editor of the Gazette is seriously mistaken if
he supposed for moment that we reallyt ought
him the author of the school system OF any other
good system. On the contrary, we never dreamed
for moment that he was the author of that or
any uther COOL thing, but merely intimated, that
by some unaccountable idioSyncracy, he had taken
up the impression that he was. He has long since
reminded us of q lunatic sent 10 StauntoIl, who
imagined himself the author of the United States
earth, people, cities and all, and could not be
convinced 10 the contrary. Thus with the great
owe" OF the Gazette. Our article must have been
very much like "the Irishman's footless stocking
without any Leg especially if the footprints ex
hbted by the Gazette's article ofyesterday be any
indication Gifts weight.
The plain conclusion is that the editor of the
Gazette isaDrGhy, feeling he does that he is floor
ed on his own issue, he is 1lpfully angry, and we
regret that, after the most strenuous efforts on our
part, we cannot even get our feelings up to Summer
heat, whether it be that the force of his personal-
ties are necessarily measured by the dignity their
source, or from the depressing influence of the
warm weather, do not determine. We ex-
presse! quite decided opinion in our article of
Thursday, as to the veracty of the editor, in ma
king the charge which lie has made upon u.s. He
has nots seen proper to respond TO that opinion, Ito
use ms own term, according to our reco!lection in
the ':manners known among gentlemen" and we
a;e not at liberty therefore to consider as personal
the rsmurks which he used in his article of YES
tcTady, to which we have alluded. We have
only to say to the 'grsGt author that he had best
mind his own business and let ours alone. We
have never manifested any disposition 10 get into
controversy with him, especially upon abstract or
supposed cases. We have alluded to his ..vaga-
ries'' when We thought them calculated to preiu-
dice the community, and shall do so in future,
when occasion calls. The Gazette will find it far
BETTER and perhaps profitable to continue his
school fight and let us alone, and at least allow MS
the poor privilege of taking our own slen: course
upou anyquestion that may be presented to Ms.
aud not attempt to make an organ out of our ST.
ienee- Cannot the great protector keep quiet and
let the poor 'tyros'' alone, it is so unkind to
seruSh the young! Preeamur Stentori!