Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-03-22
To the present Teigning Temperance Party
of YRheeling :--s.- :

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There are times and occasions Ehen all god
,enS and men Who regard the nights Of their neigh
ga b6rs are bound to give expression TO their opin
ions plainly and directly. Owing 70 impertinent
infererehce ofspeopIe from other States, the ciii
Gems of yirginia hsye been much aroused 10 the
subject Of negro slavery within the last few years.
% and have come to unanimous opinion, that this
q properly and institution shall be sustained, aud
staDgers shsIl not be allowed to interfere. say
nnpnimous, because there is not a county in tie
stateSon. the foor Of the Assembly. which is not
opposed To everything like AboIitionism and Free
ss6iIisn. And The events of the last few days in
Wheeling have placed you in position in regard
Ito this question which compels you, think, in
justice to yourselves and your neighbour TO speak
- ont. .
You a1es OF you are not, AboIitionsts. If you
are MOI, il becomes you 10 say They who felt
and knew that newspaper of this city had, by
adopting the language and sentiments Of the Abo
ion orators and presses of the country subjected
- rs 10 the charge OF being community Infected
with. AbolitIonism. attempted TO hold public
meeting in ordrr 10 roll of the truth of this charge
from themselves, and they hoped, also from the
city. T4is you hage Pregentsd. by disturbing the
.ssmeeting. You woul not allow these people to
give expression to their sentiments on this absorb
ing and vital question, and compelled them to dis
prIse. OF else 10 resort TO Of violence and
= disorder revolving 10 good citizens. The conclu-
sion from all this. with strangers and impartial OBJ
= seyets is Irresistible that they who possess the
spirit of Abolltionism and sympathi1e with its
abettors, constitute the majority, may, decided
majority among US. All at distance and all who
not acquainted with the teal state of things
betes wtlleonclude that If the opposers Of Adolf
tionism were ia majority they would be able 10
protect themselves. And strange as it may appear
and howevei irresistible this may be, yet do not
believe you Alb ,litonists. But my opinion, or
the opinion Of hundred men in Wheeling TO this
effect, will not remove the charge, will the ex
plantations or backings out Of Whsrton himself,
.ewbether made in sincerity or insineerity, do il,
though he used on the occasion alluded 10. Ia n
guage like this, al am no abolitionist-I have no
wi5h.to see the negtoes set ftee-his condition is
better as slave-however the white man may be
injured by II, as believe he tsp,
Still as the resolutions of Ma. GALLY [and he
is de.stying of the thanks of every true friend of
Wheeling aud of the State, for his conduct on the
-occasion,) were read before the meeting, and
shovel, that they in no way effected the temper
ance question Cr even Wharton himself, except as
efiswas implicated with possessing abolition senti-
ments, and you refused 10 vote them, or TO allow
Others in quiet and orderly way do so, you can
not you ought not, under such circumstances,
10 expect strangers and perso. at distance to
believe you were disclaimers. They can not
they will not. Bet there is way IN which you
can disabuse the pubic mind. set yourselves and
neigLbors right, and prove to your brethern in
other parts of The State you are not Abotionists,
or sympaihissrs with them, and there is but one
way in which you can do it, and tlat is to hold
your own meeting, and by your public resolves
show there You stand. But will you do iii 1t
islhe paiuest question the world that you ought
unless you 1re afraid of injurng tue cause of abb
oltionism. II you are, then hold on your way,
but if you are moi, then hold your own meeting,
and in your own way. disabnse the public mind
And ifyou will not, remember, the leprosy Of alb
oiilionsm is upon you. A FRIEND,
AND NOT a NEW JxE, TO TEMPERANCE.