Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-07-15

1--WE nave not nau IIne 10 notlce the article
of the Argus, in response to our article of Tues
day, and not having the article byus we do no,
recollect precisely the nature of his enquiries Of
We shall not attempt an explanation of our
article OF illusions, as we always write as plainly
as we can, and do not suppose we could make
our meaning more plain were we to attempt it.
We thought that very plainly set forth the
Wing measures, which are advocated by the De-
lnocracy. We did not say that all our measures
were SO advocated, and may say 10 our neigh
Dor that it would be expecting too much of the
Democracy to assume that they would absorb all
principles at once. 1t is far better to let them
take them on the Homeopathic system for the pres
ent until they become used to The good medicine,
and then the dose can be enlarged until tlleir
body polite is fully purged of its impurities.
Ii would not be right in US to press our friends
with too much "aiacrity'' at present, as they are
likely t" hang themselves with the rope they now
have. Indeed We feel sorry for the position of
the President, exposed as lie now is to dangers
from without and within, north and south, in his
own ranks. t'The cohesive power of public
plunder,'' Gas Mr.. Calhoun would say) though
strong, cannot hold together the discordant
elements which united to place Pierce in pow
er, and even now, liberal as he has been to
Free-Soilers and Disunionists, breakers appear
ahead. The HunkerS cannot stand it and will
not, and we think the Wings should stand off and
give the combatants fair chance until one party
givea nder, and then we can take up the defeated
and help them into the right way without delay
True, we shallhave to step in in 1856; but in all
probability We shall have call sooner and must
come in when called. We do not claim that the
Democracy advocate National Rank. They
have their sub-Treasury and prefer locking up and
keeping al! the specie of the country out of crcu-
lation. Then they, when tired of keeping it in
one place, haul it to some other portion of the
country, and thus they amuse themselves with
their pet system.
The Wings never advocated "ruinous and ex-
travagant system of Internal improvements" and
have some reason to complain the "ruinous and
extravagant'' appropriation by the Democracy of
the public lands to some sectional improvements
rather than 10 enlarged and national objects, thus
contracting the proper of the nations property,
excluding entirely the cold Thirteen'' from any
participation in their native domains, and in the
lands acquired by the common blood and treasure
of the Union. We are glad to find that the Argus
has discovered that the advocacy of the measur S
alluded 10 IN our article lras Democratic, as we
always claimed that in the early days OF the Re-
public, most of the measures now advocated by
the Wing party were then advocated by the Re-
publican party. We will not now trouble our
neighbor to tell us the whereabouts of some of the
measures once ioped by the Democracy. We will
not ask after the Standing Army, &C., &C., nor
wiltwe trouble him TO explain his position as to
the Democratic President of 1886, the favorite
nominee of 1910. and the Buffalo steed oil 1s4s,
though wecould keep him busy were we disposed
TO trouble him. We will dismiss the matter then
by assuring our neighbor that when the proper
time arrives we will again respond with all the
alacriy which marked the Wings of Ohio County.
There is nothing up now, no election. &C., there
fore we may profitably spend our time in attend
ing TO our private affairs, and taking notes of the
proceedings OF the Harmonious Democracy"