Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-04-21
"Mow and Then"

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90 NOW and Then" sS
We have taken firm stand against Abolition
ism and kindred fanatcisms. Whenever we deem-
edthat the interests ofour city and the reputation
of citizens were suffering by false charges in
dustriously circulated abroad, we have endeayor.
ed to refute such charges aud to place our people
in their true characters. When they were charg-
ed with Abolitionisms and denounced as treacher-
and recreant to the State. we; defended them.
When our delegates appealed TO us, as we valued
their influence in the Legislature, and the most
yitalinteress of our city. 10 disayow the treacher
Gus and incendiary sentiments put forth by one
fanatic in our midst, We did so, impelled as
we were alike by our fidelity to the Common
wealth AMI by every dictate of the policy which
as people we should pursue. When the Times
aud Gazette. the only press in the city which has
ayowed Abolitiolism and seditious sentiments.
abused the Legislature as ssmob of idle and inn
bectls task-masters, whose sole purpose was TO
pollnte their own bodies and souls, wear out Gods
footstoob and tyrannize over their fellow crea-
tnres'Eand assaiied them with other opprobrious
epithets such as belong only to the most degraded
and infamous cteatures-the sane Legislature too.
winch has exercised SO much care and protection
over us-which has even been censured by other
portions of the State for having, as was alleged.
laylshed so many favors upon us and-made this
the spoiled child" of the State-we disayowe,l
anysympathy with such recreancy aud ingratitudo.
and we warned our citizens of the inevitable con-
sequences of endorsing such outrageous indig ii.
ties to body ofmen who, whatever might be their
foibles, represented the venerable and powerful
e Commonwealth of Virginia, and in whose hands
rested our most vital interests
Our course, briefly recapItulated above, has
been represented by the Times and Gazette az
meanly subservient, in part, and iufpart dictated
by personal malignity. Last week., in order to
show that our position was not a new one, and if
AT all subseryient, subserviency to which tn
editor of the Times and Gazette had but a few
: years ago descended to greater degree than we
ever had, we quoted editorials from his paper of
1885, showing that he the took precisely the same
position that we take, with this difference
only-hs went much further. Those quotations
must be fresh in The minds of our readers, and
1t is unnecessary for us to repeat them In his
paper of Wednesday, in reply to these evidences
OF his treachery or fanatacsm for either term is
applicable 10 the marvellous change which his
opinions seem 10 have undergone-he INDUCES
only in vague generalites, and the old arguments
against the evils of slavery used by aboIitioniss
who say they only wish to get rid of it legally
0hey. otacourse, putting their own construction
5onlaWsforw which they have no respect, and W hich
4siiaher lay,,
doctrines1 Asto the complete somerset which
we showed our readers his paper had turned he
says -
eff We had entertained and expressed pro. slave
" views IN 1886, eight years ago, we had apeTfeet
T1ghtfo ehange those opfnions if saw cause: but
We did not, We occupy the same. position we did
then, and ever have, and have ever expressed that
slavery was an eyil.,' Fl. D. q 5
oh, no, he has not changed q particle. He
may not have changed, for, we always be-
heved linn to be an Abolitonist, but his paper has.
His position then-or that of his paper on the sub
1ect IN quesdon-was the same ours noto is; our
position! nowis antagonstic TO his, and yet there
isno change, Queryl He rejoices on declaring that
he has given twenty years of his valuable life to
theimproSement of the State. this he parades in
startling sentences in his paper, and proclaims at
the top Of his voice to excited crowds. Now, boy
take your slate and tell usif during that 20 years
service, he was trrong-fghting IN the cause of
those who were blasting the Commonwealth
"polluting their own soule and bodies and wearing
out Gods footstool"-up to 1886, how much shall
we have to deduct from his account for 10 years.
service in such an infamous cause? We think he
ought, in common justice 10 thepoor, impoyerlsh-
ed and degraded Commonwealth of Virginia, do
as the man did who lived 10 years on the Eastetn
shore of Maryland-throw it in aud not count it
in his life time charge for IT Besides, if eight
years of his valuable services were only properly
appreciated, and paid for at the rates at which he
would make out his bill. the pay would be enough
in all conscience TO satisfy the most stupendous
statesman that ever Chilled his mission''
uMr. Meacham, of Vermont, member of the
Judiciary Committee of the House Of Represen-
tatiyes, has made report from the committee, on
the subject of Chapins in Congress and in the
army and navy. Its House Document No. 124 OF
this session.-as. TO Congressional Chaplins, the
Committee say: .sIf there be God who hears
prayer4as we believe there is-we submit that
there never was delibetatiye body that so emil
nently needed the feryent prayers of Righteous
men as the Congress of The United states.''-
True enough.l
THE Boston Transcript says that quite a reac.
tion.hns taken place in public sentiment in rela-