Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1854-06-24
non u. l.. CIingman.

The following elegant and well meliteo
casligalion was administered by The edit
ors Of the National Intelligencer, IN their
last number, 10 the gentleman whose
name heads this article. We thllk his
honorable hide will bear the marks as long
as j patch of it remains. Ina speech de-
Iivered in the House of Representatives.
Jew months ago, upon the Nebraska Bill,
he took occasion to make most gratul-
tous, unprovoked and wanton assault up
on the editors of that paper. 1t was
pointed out to them al the time but they
declined to notice it. In publishing the
speech of Mr.. Taylor, of Ohio, contain
ing an alIusion to il they walk into the
. Hon. gentleman as follows
"In proceeding through his speech the
reader wiI meet with a reference 10 gra-
luitous attack on the National Intelligent
Ger and Its conductors by Mr.. Il. l..
CIingman, a member from North Carroll
ma, in the course of speech which he de-
ljvered some two or three months ago, IN
the House of Representatives, on the Ne
braska bill. We could not but hear, at
the time, of his wantOn assault--ndeed a
friend had the kindness to send US prin-
ted copy of the speech with the calumnl-
Gus passage pointed out by black lines
and we read ii, we confess, with no little
surprise for, unless never having deem
ed the honorable members zIg-zag course
oi consequence enough for any notice
was an offence, we had done nothing TO
offend him; we had in no way crossed his
eXlravagant aspirations or said any thing
even 10 wound his sel(-esteem. On rea-
ding his gross attack we acknowledge
that we felt a mOmenlary impulse TO re-
pei the assault and TO inilict a suitable re-
buke on the assaiIant; but we recolected
the rule which we received in youth, with
our first gun, ncUer TO shoot 1ch0t 1CaS
not acorth tagging we therefore abb
stained, and should have continued to abb
stain from any notice ofour honorable viii
itier--ihe worst punishment perhaps we
could have inflicted on hm-had we not,
in publishing the speech of MIR. Taylor,
necessarily brought TO notice in our own
columns the insulting impulatlons of the
member from North Carolina. Our only
answer now is, that we plead to the ju-
risdictiOn. We took the trouble, as our
readers will remember, to reply TO an al
legation which the honorable Mr.. Ste
phens incauIously made i'll the House on
the consistency of the National lntelli-
gencer, in which we must have satisfied
that gentleman himself of his error /; but
this is a mark OF respect which we cannot
pay 10 every assaIIant, however high the
position from which he may happen to-
have the power Of making his assault.
We might easily dispatch the charges OF
the member from North Carolina by re-
plying, first, that what he says about arls-
liberty, and despolism is non.
sense, and secondly, that in the entire
course of the Inlelligencer in regard TO
foreign questions, up 10 the time when the
MEMBER deserted the Wings and went
over TO the Democrats, the Inleligencer
had the approval and support of the MEM
Der himself ; but we forbear."
Mr.. EDIToR.-Among the great meas
nres for the advancement of the interests
Of our church in the late Assembly, which !
met in PhiladcI phia, there is one which
has rather been overlooked. | allude to
The fund for the support OF Superanualed
Ministers and their families, which is now
in charge OF committee, 10 be reported
upon al the next Assembly TO meet al ST.
Louis. This benefcent scheme orIglna-
tee, as | know personally, with the ven.
cradle JACOB GIDEON, Of Washington, al
though his name does not appear in the
He stated III my presence
hat lie intended to have it introduced.
While would notbe proud, certainly feel
yratlied, that this measure, showing as ii
loes, the rapidly growing appreciation of
our Ministry by their people, should have
mad its origin with member from The
Synod of Virginia. The sum he propos-
ID was 100000.
A MEMBER OF THE ASSEMBLY.
GREAT PHENoMENA.-Mr. Clagelt Dor
;cy, resident of this district, says the
Lberty-town (Md) Banner, left at our
office, on Tuesday last, two punches of
Rye produced by but two grains, one
bunch containing ffiY-Onc stalks and the .