Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-03-24
For DE 1ntslliesnesr.

- In his paper Of Wednesday, Wharton intimated
his desre to drop the subject which has 50 much
agitated this community for some days, saying in
rather aboastins way. he could leen aford it-and
witha tGRat adding. that he thought his opponents
ought to do it. When reading this article we felt
its force-we felt, and that with sorrow, that as
the meeting of Saturday night was 10 every ap-
peaIanee, Triumph 10 the abolitionists, he could
well afford to boast of his success, and 10 tws the
friends Of Virginia, her institutions and her laws
Win This defeat, though it was accomplished by
upEoaf aud violence. Still. We were inclined to
Jet the matter drop, as we love repose more than
we do excitement and are at times disposed rather
to suffer ourselves, even in the tender matter of
public opinion, than TO seem TO iniure or agitate
The city OF the people among we live. We have
enem e enough abroad, without quarreling among
ourselves. Wheeling is dear to US from the very
fact that she has many enemies, and she is d, ar
10 Us because We have fought for her; and she is
dear TO ms just now. that Sullivan and party
in Baltimore are endeavoing to take from her the
Jrsts Of her stock subscription, her hard battles,
S. and well earned victories, and Virginia (Heayen
blesheLl Is dear to us-virginia. who, like good
and noble parent las she ISL to our help and
rescued us from impending dagger. II was the
good sense, Hnduess aud power of Virginia which
saved Wheeling from ruin that would have been
complete aud entire. Well does the writer remen.
Der, when our laboring citizens were begging for
work, aud the rents of real estate would not pay
The ;ayes. Well does he remember when many of
The best heads and hearts among US thought it a
vain thing to contend against the powerful arm that
was raised against Us; while others insisted on ap-
Pesling TO Virginia, knowing that she was good,
generous and just, and believing that she would
not see or suffer her sons to- be wronged, and the
trnitsof the labors of her people, vested on the
faith of the power that had then capricously and
sslhshly changed, IN moment to be crushed and
scattered 10 the four winds. But we have digress-
ed; and II Is hardly possible or us to think of the
past without doing tour h. art nils, when We
think of our controyerses for ten years. and the
more than parental kindness of Virginia, and how
by her wise and kind legistion tow ards u.s. Wheel
ing has been rescued from destruction and made
respectable among the cities of the 1ich valley OF
the Ohio. 1t may be weakness-if it is let il be
so-tut we confess. we thought there could be no
man in Wheeling of two years standin., who
would not in his heart say of viIginia-"let her
amite me, it shall be kindness-let her reprove
me, IT shall be an excellent oil which shall not
break my tlrad--and. for all, shall my prayers vet
be with her, lA 1-G
We took up our pen on this occasion not to
make these obseryations-but 10 say we had al
most concluded to drop this subject, when
our eye lighted on wharton's announcement that
Ma. ]. Q. A. Buck, of Baltimore, would lecture
on temperance. He could not even give tails
simple announcement without another sample of
his abolition tactics, though he had yesterday told
US he would drop the subject. He says "that
tempetance has become the foundation upon
which PtrsOnaI liberty, free ballot boz, free
sPsseh. aud free press must Be here sutained,''
wonder heidi nutadd. and free negro power
established. :tIf we bow, he continues, ato the
reckless and CALLING yoke of the tyrant license
power, who seem determined to FIX it on our
necks, we may bow foreyer.''
Whatdoes all this mean, if it means anyt hing?
Does it not mean, that in his mind Virginia is the
enemy of personal liberty, of free speech, and of
q free press. We also ask him to declare who is
the "Tyrant Poser" spoken ofunder the words
''tht rsckiess and Calling yoke Of tie tyunt license
P9seri" Is it not Vi.tiniai We would be glad
10 hear him say no-but that it was us-we would
rather bear the charge. uuiustfable grieveous
asst Is, than strangers should believe there is
man among US base enough thusto libel and
Willy his country. Weask him, to strike it OF
Virgiuia-we notice it to give him the opportun-
ity 70 DO so-ifout version Is erroneous,
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