Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-10-20
nrTbe Louisville journal thus Numerically

GTThe Louisville Journal thus unmercltullY
probes his Democratic contemporary about Secretary
Guthrie's letter:
eve took up the Louisville Democrat YESTERDAY
with no little curiosity and i'm edlpteiy looked 20
see what the editor Lad 10 say agout me n
trations letter to Mr.. bronson, tue OF ne
Port OF New York. We knew tllat lie hadfepeatl
edly expressed his approbatip Alle course OF Inc
Old Hunkets of New York in.tleirreIusal,to trust
the Barnburners or have anything l0uo with them,
and he had deudedth idea oil MT, bronsoll,S oes
ing turned out of Office OIL account Of lle position
taken by that tuncticnarY llst sle am
we felt exceedingly rurionS to see what comments
he would make 5ilnonf the Administrators nalilr
esto, rebukihg NT. Bro son Tor his refusal to mp
point FTee-soilers 10 office anu nc
mus. here after appoint them or give UP nus own
place. - 49,
see whatthe cd tor had 10 say upon tlls e&lraurl
nary document sentstoAlT. Bronson, our expecta,
tons were petty we'll ull. upon several occa-
sions we had been rather prouu OIL our lleglipoE
boldness, and we half thought that, upoE' hnulng
the administration going directly against ms own
avowed feelings and opinions aud declarations, SO
in opposition to Lis own published views OF right
and justice and propriety, us IN the
he would speak right out in unequlyocal conlen3
nation of tue proceeding. We hall thought and
more than half hoped that he would do this, but
we fully feared that he would either attempt 10 JUS
tfy the administrators act or put Iotth sucn nom
committal article on the subject as every reader
might construe for himself and to his own liking.
Our haf.thought, our more than halt-hope, anu our
full fear were all, however, alike unrealt2ed. Our
neighbor has neither the letter 10 bEon-
son nor expressed appreciation OF IT. nor written q
nom committal article or paragraph upon ,lle SUP
iect. He is too excessively non-cemmittal even 10
write nom ommittal article lie is SO intensely
non committal thathd doesn't say word upon the
matter. Yes, tisa fact sad fact adlslresSlng TACT
distressing we mean 10 his admirers, that with all
4 his cltims to courage and Independence ne does
not after the lapse OF two or three days ven
ture to trust his right hand 10 write one line Of
! comment upon n document directly hostile 10 MS
| cherished positions and destined to create more
partizan agitation and perhaps 10 lead 10 greater
| parlizan results than anything else that has come
to light since the Pierce administration was lnaug-
| urated. l sa1s ~
s'Now this will not do at all. All the other ed
itors; Wing and Democratic, talk about the Bron'
SON letter, and our neghbor must talk TO- We in
sist upon it. He may say what he plenses' but he
must please to say something even ii he cannoi
say anything to please. We here announce 10 him
THAT, If he Keep dumb any longei, we shall with
draw from him our good opinion. We hate tc
threaten him thus, but we are convinced that we
cannot make him speak exceptby illuminating HIM
Possibly we mightopen his mouth, as Balaam open.
ed that of his ass, by whaling him over the heat
and shoulders and sides and launches and bach
and legs, editorially, with cudgel, but weshoudn
like to try the expert ent.
Neighbor, what do you think OF the ndministra
tons letter TO Mr.. Bronson!