Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-09-27
Trouble upon Trouble.

We really feel very sorry iol sho mAloHpnes
which ere clowdlng upon thS Democracy. Their
leudeI6 he taching Il from all quprisr1 Of their
own eanD 6t6s. While the Examiner is devoiihg
tselfto M. Huntsfs Land bill, aud the Sentinslis
"soshIn around generally, "blOwing Ca5 the
wind upon whom Il lislslh9' the Richmond b.
quirsE nsives up poor defunel Senator Cass the
prinos Of hobby Hlers who 3 always thrown by
them, the poOs unioItdhile Who 3 % deaf amid
"nOlss end ooRfnsion" that no cannot vote under.
standinglY &c might We think have been spared,
amer All the sveel ihinE1 the Rnquiter said Of him
10 1913, but nos he Is not the Democratic Prssi.
DENTAL candidate, white the old senllemah'6 stu
biding White House mania fenderS L necessary 10
lhlma Iide.Wips, Just sufieient to hoist gent
Tsid weight on the she'll, there 10 leave him with
g@poN host With whom he belongs. We publish
SS entiIe, IS bsSdes dsUoii0n TO Senator
Ihs w,n.S lains some home thruStS, which we
Lac iss sIly Of commenting TO all whom it may
sohi5lti,i, SJ1S5 DEFfsiNo ne PosiFIoN.It is the
PSensS, die day 10 dspaElge the present race OF
linen dhbn. This like every other fashion may
hayStias = 70 Eidioulput and absIid extreme, but
ibinS.bunouestionabl some cause TOT lament,
tSfyIcol decay or virtue and talent among those
s,Ilnsih the councils Of the country. Perhaps
In so5Iiofity u this generation o. Statesmen Is
usni oaltIoulbg 60 conspicuous ns IN the aO1enod
ilnsS manly and intrepid opiht which character
1egthe speech and conduct Of our ioTelalhels,--
"A coRlFait With ardent devotion 10 county, their
eonlemnt'Of peFsonal inleIeglS, their fearless em-
brace Of responsibility, aud the hTm step with
which they iEod the path OF duty and q honor,
the SubseTvienoy, the vulgor eTlo We qeln9h am
4 M
ftvoi, vncillhtion aud poltooneEy o. modern poll
tieIans may we'll provoke an expression OF mingled
sorrow and disgust.
Gen. Cas- possesses mach Of The intellectual
and moral eWofth Of The old race OF American
slAlemenfbut, unfortunately, he e, not exempt
from the inffmity which Distinguishes The public
men Of The present day. Not deficient Ia personal
courage, be Is yet sadly wanting in moral inlte-
IndIly. SOmsimeg this weakness hes exhibited "
sell IN lndieTous, sometimes IN IN almost tfaglc
aspect SOMETIMES II has dIlyen him 70 comic exr
pedients Of sublerluge, aid 0gain 70 deplDIoble
neglect Of public duty. Np tile cause, lIst aud
last, Of tie miscarriage Of bis ambition. lnstead
OF yeniuriug Joldly ont TO sea, under The guidance
only Of princpls, he has olung timoTously tOShofe
and has directed bis course by varying aud deceili
fullandmotks. The lacking and doubling which
atllvish aubseIviency TO oapTloiOus popular sen.
iiment imposed upon Genetal Cass, shipwieoked
his loFtunes. Tile deleol8 Of timidilY and Of too
ANXIOUS and constant TrgaId for his personal inter-
eslS not only destroyed Tie dignity aud complete
ness OF his character aS Glalesmau, buiIultmaleY
alienatsd thdtFeEy popular favor which he SOFAS
siduouiy couittd. The people will pardon
blunder when committed In The fearless discharge
Of duly They will tolerate eCcenlTic!ty VI Opin-
ioninhpublic servant, Il il be boldly RVowed,nnd
be the result OF an honest adherence 10 pnuclpls'
They respect the qualities Of couTpge and selffs'
lance; but they despis6 the politician who seyeGe-
ly W. rShips the WhimS and humOuOtn hckle pub
lie sentiment. Gen. Cas- oeeml neVeEto have ap'
pfvcated this feeling Of The "ma'9e9, and II Is TO
nsooncepliou IN this respect that we attribute the
want Of courage and lTmnvss which has married
his fortunes. 10 would be Reasonable TO anuci-
nate, that Is age moderated tue aTdoI Of lis ambi
ton, and noTs serious considerations elevated him
above the pattions and struggles Of politicians he
would exhibit something less Of conoeIn iorPJpu-
lbE favor, and something more Of TsgnTd TOT nlinci-
pie and duty. But, whether Il DO that limdity Is
On nouEabls weakness Of bis nature, OF that he has
not set IelinQuished oil hope OF the Presidency
he has recently OxemplIhed bis pIOVeIbinl inhTmi-
" IL Vefy Characteristic manner.
IN late exposition Of his Views OF slavery as
affected by The Nsbihska bill teneIal Cas- is re-
porlsd 10 have LBedthe following language; cit
slaEeIy--M was natural that II should BE-. He
wds opposed TO u, and had said u the Senate that
il WoS 4 political evil, aud many other things
uealy 10 lhs digpleabuTe CT Tie Sruihj and would
stick 70 II under all CiToumsance," DC, "He
thanked God that he lived IN . free Slhte.'--
''Thsro BnSno FeoSon why people in the Terrific.
Ties should not govern themselves. make their own
local Laws, and dtips The character Of their In.
slilution5. He maintained that tie Nebraska bill
did not open KanslS aud Nebraska 10 slavery
lift did ha would yield ell otgumenl--but sla'
veTy could not golhsge unless The people them.
selVeS wanted u. clause introduced by bis
colleague had cut Cd ell cluimt 10 establish ala
VERY under the opeTOtonso Of the Old law when the
Territory wa1 SECURED by the u, s. SloIeIy Is
not recognised IN the leIilore1, aud d only sub
iset 70 l0eul laW0--eVely man thelo io llee-uo
3lhf5, no master IL recognized uptl The people
have voted II. UnpeFveiled human feeling y OPP
posed "a OlaVegy," &C., 40, Such 10 the intel
ftelalioh which Gen. Cans gives Z Michigan audi
sncb % The spirit and eleetof tho NebfnSka bill.
nnd such the eEpeliton Of bis own principles and
fsOliuFa a. regard 10 slavery. The same inhImlty
Of nature, " hich hag % often betrayed The yets'
ran politician into ridiculous and depoIable blum.
defS, causes him here 70 abandon the high ground
which he thought 10 occupy al the South, and 70
oEnRe 10 the ilsoent5pilit Of nollheIn aboll9n-
isni Gen. Cas- might have moderated hls Ian.
susQe 70 suit the temper OF his constituents, butt
was scarcely allowable in him 10 sacrifice his pIin-
oiples even 10 he necessities Of he position. AZ
any rate he can not expect the South 70 Iecolleot
ohiythk brave words which he uttered 10 WASH
inrjon, and 70 take lOr nuught The ueaeheIous To-
cSnlalion at Detroit. 10 bic lsnguoge be correctly
given N lH6 fepon OF hu speech, no hes severed
ths last cord which bound him 10 the Democracy
ufihs South. HeucsfUTll he must rank with Ben.
ION and Van BUREN, 90 one who hes inSulled
our leelihrsand betrayed our confidence. The
weak attempt 70 serve two moalsIS, 70 reconcile
devotion 10 The constitution with Bhbmissionto 40.
olitiohism-4a attempt iowhich he was persuaded
blythe uEgeyliops Of an undying ambition --has
ul0ced him with these illusrouo ppos'atss, IN The
limbo Of loIt and di1honoTsd politicians.
ltih refreshing, M contrast with this spectacle
OF waakness ana dunlicity 10 eonlsmplpte the
manly end fearless course Of Senator Douglas. II
dhis loTIune, rs il has been before, TO encounter
more vehement and yindlcliye expression OF pop
llihF indignation, but, With a courage as raIe ~
thess daysls il 3 admirable, he stands erect I'M
DEF The belngs cf the storms and hpIla defiance ~
the teeth Of the mad and hooling mob, ne does
noIShinN from the responsibility ola iaithiuld is'
charge Of duty.
it Love and Suicide,
An uemih ouFpapeT yesterday briefly referred