Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-04-20

U@The Pittsburgh Journal of the 18th of April
has long editorial on the relations of Pittsburgh
and Philadelphia. Muchgood sense is manifested
IN portions of the article, and have only to re
gret the slate repentance'' of the official head of
g Pittsburgh. Had such expressions as 'sLet Phila
delphia make Railroads everywhere; let Pitts (
ourgh do the same" call the differences which
nave yet arisen between them in reality little
anu emphelneral things that will be laughed al
OF forgotten year or two hence" but appeared
III Inc Journal some three months ago, twould K
have certainly gained for that Journal character
1or magnanlmlty and enlarged views of the true
policy OF his city, which it may now be late inb
securing. But commendable as are the above Il
sentiments, they come rather late, and would seem
10 be rather the results and teachings of bitter ex
peuence and adversely, than the Original sugges.
TONS OF an enlarged and liberal mind. How now
can the unprecedented effort t. fetter Philadelpbia
IN her subscription to Hempield be commended,
or even palliated by the Journala .'Let Philadel
phia make railroads everywhere is sentiment
that bears noble comparison with that other SEN
timent and act of which Pittsburgh would have
refused to Philadelphia the right TO take stock in
the Hempfeld, because Virginia did not see prop.
er TO aid Pittsburgh in her efforts to crush the "lt
tie city of Wheeiing." "Better late than never
and we are pleased to see something magnani
nous from that quarter even though 1t be the re-
sultof recent defeat, prompted perhaps by de-
sire to effect something in future by this common
dable though recent display of enlarged policy.
The Journal says that ssPittshuroh has already
given some importance 10 Wheeling'' Well, this
is true II always happe ms, that when greater
power attemptSio Cypress and crush a smaller one
by long, relentless and continued effort and whepI
that smaller pnwer is found with truth and Justice
on side, able to cope with, and eventually de-
ieat every such effort; it usually happens in suchI
cases that an increased and necessary Importance
Is thereby gwen 10 the smaller, derivable, frsiI
from the fact and the enormity of the oppression,
and next from the success and glory of the over
throw. So has it been with Pittsburgh and Vince.
ling. They attempted TO thwart and put down.
our eyeiy effort at advancement yet the .ittle
city, has risen superior 10 her in every struggle,
g and bttteI prepared for the future. We areI
thankful to Pittsburgh for even this t'some npor-
tance" Her acts have called the attention If the
Union to our position and efforts, success has
crowned them thus far aud we look fearlessy toI
the future, confident that that future as in curl
past truth and justice will still prevail, and thatI
I'VE willy yet occupy far more important position
even than that which is now ours, and with stfour
great railways resting in our lap, may rest con-
s tented in a secured destiny" In the mean time
we hJpe that Philadelphia will not be so unkind
as to transfer the Central Road trade from Pitts
burgh 10 Allegheny, and that no one will be sol
nncharitable as TO repeat to the Journal his own
appropriately forestalling language of: cha! you
q have come to your senses, have you?'' ,-,-s.