Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-08-03
WEDNESDAY MORNING. AUGUST 3, 1858,
piaunion. or the Argus vs. the union.

Disunion, or the Argus VS.. the Union.
We had occasion some time ago to remind our
neighbor of the Argus that the Democratic party
were appropriating rather uncermoniouSly, the
principles of the Wing party, and expressed our
ioy that such was the fact, gratified were to
see good principles advancing, even though by
Democratic agency. Every day but strengthens
Our convictions Of the correctness of the remark
we then made, and the daily manifestations from
various portions of the Union, convince us ''that
reason and the public veal are about to ass ert
their long lost supremacy in the Democratic par
ty." The ection of the Democratic party in Con-
gress, Just after the adoption of the Baltimore plat
form, the avowed position of many of the most in
fuential Democratic presses, The recent omnous
speeches of the Cabinet made in the Uery presence
ofMc President; and last, though not least, the
bold uvowal by the Unior, the organ of the Presi-
dent, of the same principles, tend more strongly
than words can express, TO declare that the Demo
cratic party, or portion OF it at least, is deter
mined or neeessitatsd TO look to the good and the
development ofthe country rather than to the idle
speculations ofnegative distractions, and are tau
spiciouS of wiser counselS in future"
Our neighbor of the Argus, however, does not
take the matter pleasantly, and is really sad and
gloomy at the prospect ahead and the late action
of the Union on the Pacific Railroad. We have not
met with the Unions article as yet, but presume
itmust have been "irst-rate,'' as the National In
teligencer says it, that it thought it reading
article from the Inteligencer of the olden time,
and that "when we read the article we could hard
ly persuade ourselves that we had not been perus-
ing of Mr.. Clay's noble speeches in defence OF
the constitut onal power OF internal improvement"
Truly there are better days coming when the Union
can utter sentiments which deserve such comment.
Our neighbor is truly in an awkward fix, and we
pity him, indeed we do. Listen to his sorIows-
"s.4s Virginia democrat, see in this document
a complete overthrow of The line of policy adopt
ed and pursued by the State in regard to internal
improvements to be cons ructed with the funds of
the Federal Government" And again hear him
GAS national democrat, we are placed in an
equally awkward position if this article is to be
considered an indication of the course to be pur
sued by the Administration" Certainly, neigh
Dor, you are in awkward fix any way you look at
the matter, and told you beio.e and you
would not admit it, and if you will allow TO
advise you, you will just abstract yourself from
those "abstractions i'll Virginia politics which you
have always admired,'' and join in with the Un-
ion, the Cabinet and the Whg-democratic party,
and push ahead the Pacific and the rest ofthe rail-
roads, We know you can't find il in your Balti-
more platform, but then it is in ours, and was
derstoOd in yours the principle of the boy study
ing grammar that all that is not expressed is under
stood,' else the Democracy, Giant, CaSs & Co.,
would not have pumped the principle as they did
the week after in Congress. You are correct,
neghbor, in looking upon this question as an "ob-
solete dea,'' for it has long since ceased to be an
idea and become "fxed fact,' and the Union
seeing this, has wisely acted accordingly
The Argus is correct also in saying that ''the az
guments used in support of the scheme those
used by wing presses and wing statesmen in their
palmiest days." and glad are we to see Davis,
Guthrie, the Union & Co., banded together in so
good cause and the march of the Wandering Jew
elegantly changed into a countermarch by MIR. At
torney General Gushing in their company.
Our neighbor is peculiarly unfortunate in hav-
ing to part company with the organ at this juno
ture, especially after his late admirable articles on
democratic Harmony" Really we did not expect
to see our neighbor thus soon sowing the seeds o.
discord in the ranks of the Harmonious A dis
turbance in the family just now would embarass
the President sadly, and we do hope that our neigh
Jul Will give up uLS pOolllOuJ unO IoAA uHuSA 6HS
banner of Clay, the Cabinet, and the Union, and,
lend helping hand to the great project of uniting
the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans. If he con-
tinues to pull back, fear the Examiner will class
him in that new division of the Democratic party,
called the ''sour Saints" or the "Pull-backs,''
rather than with 'Young America, )" OF eco ahead"
We wonder what's the position ofthe ''virginian''
on the Union. If il does not advocate the Union,
and the Cabinet, we shall claim 10 be the organ,
in this question, of the Wheeling Democracy
We hope the Democratic papers of this city will
not forget their cardinal principle of "our party,
right or wrong" but stick TO the President and his
organ, even though it should place them in an
awkward POSITION which it does of course; but
Mr.. Clay well remarked that "life is compro-
mise,' and we hope our neighbors will remember
this and give up those "admirable Virginia abb
stractions'' when they thusinterfere with the har
mony of the harmonious,
The virginian:
The new Democratic paper the Virginian, edi-