Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-12-12

How THE PRESIDENT'S MESsAGE WAS DIsTKIBUT
rD-We think our ami able friend of the Argus
might have said that the Presidents Message was
not printed at his Office, in much fewer words than
he employs in his article of Friday. However, we
ought to be satisfied with his explanation, for in
his efforts to befog the subject, he betrays, unin-
tentionaly, we think, the rather startling fact thai
they pcre printed fcr him before the Message p0asde
Epsred to Cougress-or, in other, words, before
the message had nIegitimate existence! Like the
Irishman's speech, it was delivered before it was
made We are rather inclined TO the opin on that
we shall not compete with that mode OF laying
documents before our renders "atthe earliest posi-
be moment" unless we get an equal chance be-
hind the curtains at Washington. and then we
could show him a trick worth two Of that.
1t is all CANNON for our legal friend of the Ar
US IF our senior were not lawyer we would
venture to suggest that the statements of lawyers
are not always infallable) to Try to make out that
we complained of DR.. KiDwELL, our member Of
Congress. We expressly stated that we did not
do so, and this we stated in The following words:
ave have no complaint against our Congress-
man, for had we sent him an ordeTws have no
doubt he wonId have promptly attended to it, But
we do complain of the official organs, eand the
Department atsWaShingtoni which led us 70 ex-
pect that The Message would be left as heretofore
at all the principal oSt4oicess to be opened and
delivered to the Press when the Postmasters re-
celVed authority BY Telegraph to do so.' 4
No complaint against DIR. Kidwellintth!s, GER
tainly. We IRE indebted to that gentleman for
favors, and we know him TO be very clever gen.
tleman, ready and willing to accommodate ell his
constituents Out we repent our complaints
against the Department, OF whoever was respohsi-
Bile for the proper delivery Of the Message TO Pest
masters. There neverwas a more wTetched and
shanefully managed piece of business, and they
are not done with it YET, fo the Press all over the
country are down on them like lion on June
bug. To show the feeling on this subject we maxi
the following extracts t,om some Of our exchanges:
The New York Express has the following con
mentS which will, it is to lie expected call forth
some explanation from those Whose othclal duties,
are involved in the matter: ~ r;L,E
1.-The Federal Administra tIon-ior. noppgy Ie lfSe
could have done II, or they alone could nave pre-
vented it's being done-furnished a newspaper IN
this city-yhich has beeli for some time PLAYING
Loco Eoco, in oder 10 have sue iaYors7s res
dents Messaee-it may have been on AlonuAys OF
it may have been the day before; ALIVE 70
that the Message was published by that pa psr mere
in full at 70 O'Clock, when the Post Once dellVe
" did not IKE place Till l0Tnnutss 70 2o'clockT
and synopsis Of that Message was pIinled ih tne
same journal on Monday morning. w ne net l t
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or Sidney Webster, his private Secretary OF some
other of the undeIsIrappets, we do not know, anu
we cannot say,-but this we DO thaean 1I
der TO compensate an ostenSible Wing paper loE
Presidential fatteTy, Stale paper from the Cnlel
Maois,rats of n great countr hos been cIandes.
timely delivered TO 5nemspaTe here III VI
all other pa peIs nthEs county ana
through the Presidents agsIteys ms D 9Le pa
got before the public, when ne anu nus uselsS y
defraudng the public with the idea tnlL lley
first get it through the Pest ONCE Is etosss
SHAMEFUL and mean trick upon all the Press OF Tue
United StateS-andthe Press, ii they have me SPIT
ii we think they have, will, almost With Que voice.
demand an, explanation of it 3 tst4
EFThe y eyv York Times and Tribune were not the
only journals 10 whom facilities were extenueu sGL
obtaining copyof the PRESIDENTS Message IN al
vance Of It's delivery. The Boston Courier says
that the Post of that cty wasin possession OF GO
ny of the message for several days. anu ~ lhe Lio-
inent the signal was given directing tie postnastY!
to deliver the comics intended for the ptesSf lns
Post Issued an extra which contained rtEe, a3cu-
ment in full Some of the papers chatge tue r -
sdent and his prIyate secretary with oomplclly "
thus allowing copies Of the message TO De lnthsls
ed in advance TO Journals favorable 10 the aoinln
istraticn. We do not zee any gIounds as YET lor So
grave a CHARGE but the fact that 1t has been mals
will no doubt lead 10 an inSestigat on that VIII
place the faufton the right parties. From w asa
ippton we learn that all the reports of the heads
of deDaTrments could be obtained in advance hy
these who CHOOSE to pay the price asked! Inc
negligence that gave opportunity tor such q Stals
of thing as this IS but little shuttol the crmInal
ty OF an actual participation IN the iaissracelu4