Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-09-08

perfect rlgnl 10 TUG III HIS OWu CdlHo5S ""SiS N"N
as he pleases, ard lit is no ones concern but his
own; and no matter how fine it may be, and even
if he have white vest on, we do think he should
be suffered to suit his own views in the premises.
He is as poorly paid as any public servant in the
Union, and comments such as those Of the Tri
bune are beneath the dignity of the press, and UNI
worthy the free spirit of our people. Foor indeed
would be the Executive officer ola free people III
he have not the privilege of riding in his own
carriage and wearing his own clothes.
Progress.
Are we progressngl is question asked at the
head of The "Editors Table," of Harper's
Magazine, for September, with the apparent
accent of gentleman who had fallen asleep be-
fore the cars started, and woke up when speed
of fifty miles an hour had been attained. The
gentleman appears to have conversation with
companion, who is fogy and conservative, and
thinks that the train is going too iast-that a
smash is ahead-and with true spirit OF contra
dictlon, the first Immediately begins TO argue the
question. He says that the train is not gong too
fast that the faster you go the Saer 1t U.s. ana al
ter review of the manner in when the world Jog
ged along few years since, congratulales MN
self first, and all within the sound OF ms voice.
that we are all getting along towards perfection IN
pubIic morality, public refinement, patriotism,
and even theology and literature. The article
appears 10 have been written, when after due
uuantityof literary piracy, and good look at the
wood cuts required TO fill up the NUMBER, Tue eul-
Tor of the Magazine wished to progress towards
making up twenty five cents worth of matter Tor
his readers and SO sprawled himself upon his ia
BILE, had daguereotype OF the whole taken III
Drint, nd there it is for one hundred and twenty
i've thousand subscribers and their friends, TO see
the answer 10 the important question, care zoe
progressively" The question is so needless, that
the article wonld not be worth noticing, were 1t
not Tor the tendencyin some particulars the editor
abuses the conservative who speaks OF an increase
of crime, from statistical records, and enargS Ill
n manner which woulu do credit TO an orator IN
woman's rights convention, or some Other mon
s,rosity of the same nature. But he gets over 1t
by the declaration OF a more than corresponding
increase il public virtue. ALVEY we'll tins, but
when we are called upon to witness the sublim-
ity of the spectacle of some tens OF thousands OF
men taking the oath .of Office, every tour years,
and 10 recognize the ambition TO hold these offices
as proof Of patriotism, we must be excused ior
smiling at the absurdity Of the idea. How much
does the gentleman think that these othce seekers
thought about the constitution, when they were
nj Washington presenting their claims 10 tie new
ly elected PTeSident-or what was the computa.
| ton. How much could they do for the good OF
their country? Or, how much good could the
country do them? No, what they hought about
Mr. Editor, was Just what you were thinking about
| when that article was written, AMI that is how
much it would pay7 tits conIi on policy in all
matters of business now a days to make the peo-
pie with whom 1t is to be done, i'll good humoT
with themselves. Just rub them well down with
the oil Of fattery make them understand that they
can't be taken in, and thenS sell them oil speed
j iIy as possible. This is the evident beaung oil
this article in HarperS EDITORS Table" And to
do it, recourse is had to the homily in answer to
the useless question, care we progre sSlng2" Why
of course are, in the nam, but there are stops,
up hill grades, and noW and then a smash upon
| every line, and the world is not without them
Our editor believes differently, and thinks that we
had better dispense with the brakes, put on all
steam and drive ahead. Now what IS TO be thought
of the following; just read ii:
ssLet us only look at the list of our Presidents,
commencing with the feeble md inexperienced in
fancy of the republic, and following 1t down al
most 10 our own times; for any comparison with
| the present iucumbentS would, of course, b. both
impolitic and unjust. How does it read-Wash-
ington, John Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe,
| John Quincy Adams, Jackson, Van Buren,, HarIl-
rSon, Tyler, Polk, Taylor w no would be SO
hardy as 10 deny the steady progress presented IN
that list? OF the late President, as well as OF the
present respectable incumbent, we say nothing
/ They uIe loo near our own immediate time TO be
| correctly seen. History IS yet 10 show whether
they are TO be regarded as having continued or re-
versed that ascent-aS having turned back toward
the lower and feebler standard of our first admin
istration, or as having taken upward and an OIL
ward step in that glorious advance which SO strl-
kingly characterZeS the latter half ofthe SCALE"
| We let this speak for itself, only promising that
If the history which is 10 locate the last and pes
ent incumbent of the Presidency upon the scale,
las no more truth in it than what is now appear
ing in the pages of HarperS Magazne, lis decision
won't be worth great deal,
| That we are progressing in many things condu-
Give TO mans happiness ard 10 his moral elevation
we believe. Anal wise Providence controls the
world in its progress 10 destiny, but as the state
OF perfection is not of this world, we must be con-
tent to take the evil with the good. And amongst
the evils which progress as well as the goods, we
must enumerate humbug, and the worst kind, is
that which induces self graduation and lnordlnate
vunity-either public or private.
Humbugs get along about as we'll as anything
else, and no better proof of it could be adduced
than Harper's Magazine. 1t certainly has pro
dressed in circulation, but in intriSic value it is
no example. 1t is we'll printed, on fine paper,
has an excellent margin, and pretty wood cuts
The really good things are the products OF other
brains than those Immediately connected with it.
It's Yapid articles are numerous, from the COM
mencement through, including histories, editors
table, EDITORS easy caiI stolen comicaities, (gen-
orally two months old, from PunclD original alb
surdltIes, and horrible fashions. However, let it
getalong, it is cheap, and the world can carry it.
1.-THE following is a California story, which
is charged upon the San joaquin Republican,
simply because it found in that paper. Ii
says.
"A capital story is told of two residents of Con-
ira Costa county, one of whom, by the way, is
relative Of Zachary Taylor. The two gentleman
alluded to went out once to practice with their III
f1es. Taylor, who is dead shot, offered to make
let that he could hit potato at forty PAGES "a
William Tell, the potato to be placed on his
friends head. The bet was accepted They
took their positions. and the rifeman carefully
drew bead on the potato. Just as he got the OBJ
ject spotted, his friend (who had his eye fixed up
on the weaponl cried out-"not quite so low.
not qnite so low" AT the moment crack went
the rifle, and the potato was clef. in twain. Tine
target hou ever was right; the aim was "Ieetls''