Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-08-04
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1900 The National WING Party. .agKn
Undeft the ebove caption, the Richmond Enqui-
rsrinaulsss insoms very pleasing reflections about
the dissolution tof the -Whig party. II consoles
itsel6ith the reflection that was To- 'inptes.
siye and captivating eloquenceof'a Clay and the
pfilosSpAS eloquehce of a. Webster that its suc'
ctss and importance were principally 70 be attrlb.
uted. The Sentinel Is called in to It's aid, and the
Two btsaet sad ii mon over heaboitioh pro-
cliyities Of the Northern Wings. Thisis all very
well and we caRiypite with the Sentinel In It's
eopdempatopI but would like 10 know hen the.
Rnqliiei took suchia dislike to Soft Shell pHnci-
pies In Northern men as 1t now manifests, five
ate not mistaken, the Enquirer was withthe Union
iiladyoeating The efforts Of President Pierce TO
bleak down the National Democracy ID New York,
and aid not condemn the removal CT Greene O..
Bronson .ftom thepost Of ,Collectorof New York,
afern6val based upon no offence whatever, other
than his refusal TO band with the traitors who sup
ported Martin Van Buren, ihls4s Now that Nor!
them wings ere "lollowingin the old lead" Of
Notthern Democrats, the Enquirer Is wonderfully
lugubrous. iYl ,,,f L. n. i.,sa,a X,
Now we cannot divine .whatw will be the course
Of Southern Wbigs with relation to their former
Northern Odjutotsih the National Whg party,
Butwe can say as an humble member thatwe
trust they well ever be found on Tie side Of the
Union and The Constitution, aud that II the North
Wing party see proper TO get up an anti Union
efEott, 10 bSbd withthe Van Burens, the HOles,
ibe Summers, the Wilmots and chaces Of the
NoftIlefn Democratic pOlly, we can advocate no
aliisues with them. "Rut sufficient unto The day
Is The evilthereotn llIyf 'ql $" fssaH
Inthe meantime we commend to the Sentinel
ond Enquirer slight attention 70 their own camp
and scattered forces. Asa sad imourner we may
asktaWhete now are the legions" that In 1852
ispght,under Democratic colotsis Whittier have
itey ned and who now commands them Look
Of The late elections and you will fnl that no
Ptebidsntisweakert than youtioWn, that so feeble
has he become that Senate candidate IN New
HSmpshire Is reported 10 have said that "Pierce'
had twice defssted him, once by opposing him and
few weeksEsihce W advocating bis election."-7i
Nopatty has been more ublcttunate and while we
ate thankful forthe kindly, hints Of the Enquirer
aud Seminal, we cannot but be reminded ofran
old Seequaintancs, who would Away help his,
neighbors 10 tend their crops while the gtass oSet.
TONED kis own. We really think they had better
h6ntup their killed, wounded and missing, Than
look Sftetthe Wing party, unless 1t be that they
ate bsgtipg upnerlitS. clat4 smae ar
wiosri .5sSrstt- lSn-.-Al. n i-'i
SrRUoR M LToHTMNo.--0n the 2lst Of July,
Mr, Thomas Mcconnell, residing some seven miles
from Abingdon and Nilsson Andrew, were struck
by lightning while at work In a field, under ANAL
most cloudIesS sky. Both, however, eventually
recovered. The Abingdon Democrat mentions The
FLOWING facts in conne&ion with this case: ss
This is the second time MrMc ooDnell has been
struck BY lightning, His house has been twice
slruok--once when hetwas in II Neither he nor
iseonf were nearer lice or house Of the time
thin sixty yatIs, tree thai distance OF was tom
and shivefed OF The top and boltoTnj the centre OF
the tree, Isrpbtehtly, escaping damage. Neither
Mr., Nee. nor Andrew remember 10 haze seen The
Lightning orto have head thunder, and neither
knew what hurt them.ee' ,, ~ i,i8i, "
Tfrhe old adage, "a man is known by COM
pany he keeps, is illustrated by the following an
esdots. related BY Persian lettetwritet;
N. Roihschild was asked the other day by young
man, an intimate friend OF Instantly, toisnd him
5000 francs. NO. said the baron, Il only do
business, now, with crowned beads, but III get
alorg thsareadeso Boutse, me familiarly
by the arm.' The plomenpde " was effected, and at
the end oft, the Young man had bis 1000 francs
iphis pocket and had refused offers Of $4,000
more. ~ g9os ~ 'w Us Fl
taTTbe New York Herald remarks that the poli-
ticipnsip Canada sre insthe midst OF o red hot