Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-04-11
!, Editors what wants to be Mayors.


The editor of the Louisville DeG,ocrat was
candidate for Mayor at the late Municipal election
in Louisville and of course defeated. Prentice is
down upon him in seven distinct paragraphs in the
same. paper in which he gives him lots of advice
forthe benefit of whom it may concern. tits anu
singand we publish his articles below as they are
short and contain nluLtum in paruo Il.
I3:That little clique of lovers Of the peorle and
rspectors of popular rights. that nominated our
neighbor of the Democrat for the Mayoraliy when
thee was but one day before that of the election,
must he extremely happy on the result of their
scheme. Thly wished TO thrust our capable and
popular Mayer out of isoffice, and they knew they
could not effect hatif the people had time to think
onthe subject. The people had time however TO
act, and they acted as became them. They repu-
dated the schemerS andtheir miScheviouS scheme.
We regret that so reputable citizen our neigh
or!ofthe Democrat should have lent himself to
scheme so mean and snea king, and we reckon he
begins 10 regret 1t too. He ought to have been
shrewder-%,trhe next time such bait is presented
to him, instead OF Seizing it like thick-headed
club; let him come and consult us as to what he
shall do.-l,s+ o. at ef .y .s,5
G-Now that out neighbor of the Democrat is in
proIer trim, we hope we shall hear from him on
the subject CT popular defeat. He can tell us how
topEftical candidate feels on the morning of cleo
tion,rand how mighty fat he feels before he retire
toFhis pillow: Last Saturday morning, our neigh
boris hopes clustered about him like buds of Young
peach tree, lut bt fore night they were all IMPLIED
blythe icy blast of the peoples rejection In the
morning hslegs seemed 20 him to be clothed with
Seyen,league boots and he thought he could outrun
alljcreation; but long before the sun went down
those legs shrunk away and he waddled like fat
duck
1Esop tells lively story of dog that had a
piece Of meat in his mouth, and that, in crossing
stream and seeing las shadow reflected in the wa
ter, he undertook to seize the shadow the waite,
and lost what he had entirely.
Can't our neighbcr moraize on this fable A
man who had the Office of school trustee in his
mouth and snapped at the Mayorality and lost both
oughtto be able 10 give us some very fine common
tariesion, The ,oltl,fable.
pourneighbor fthe Democrat might have been
school trustee, but he thrust that office aside in
the hope graspng the Mayorality. His is another
melancholy instance. of that "vaultiug anbi ton
which oyerleaps itself' and comes down on its
back on the other side.E If it be any consolation
To neighbor, we can assure him that he has the
benefit of our commiseration i'll his mis- fortune, and
thatws hayefshed pint of the saltieSt fotrtears
in 'bewailing his sad lot. III - "a
pAs our neighbor of the Democrat will not be
required 10 attend 10 public affairs hereafter he
concentrate all his efforts his paper. We shall
therefore expect to see that vigorous and funny
sheet made decidedly more brilliant aud amusing
than it has been. Whit the public has lost his
readers will gain.
UThere isan Italian epitaph, hich read thus j:
al was welt-wanted TO be better-and here
am.'
We think our neighbor of the Democrat can
appreciate this epitaph keenly. He wss doing well
rs school to he mayor-and is on
his backI 1,l .f-,' secs.
O'The next time our neigh5or of the Democrat
runs for an office, we mean to bring out land tur
tie as his opponent. Between two such runners,
the race viii be decidedly exciting. arG