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

That we may not seem to shrink from censure
& hose Tor whom we cannot entertain reSpe ct !;
hi meet them with oil frank, learlessness, we
lie occasion TO say to the remarks of the Intelli-
EsstsT about our Tyler letters, that we are more
pad OF our course then than al any other period
OF editorial life. We dared to sustain and APP
rue John Tyler'S course in lS4l in defiance OF
EaAken popular opinion, when the Senate COM
Hsfsrd It's onslaught upon him because he would
I'tuncton bank bill that did not require the
nishon Of state government, and we sreyer left
= Notwithstanding the malice and enmlty of q
BY Of old fogies here who tried to statve us out,
EO1r independence, until in 1912, he vetoed the
~ bill, iIom which time we opposed him be-
use he opposed his country's interests. We
ad pursue the same course now. Would our
hletS"-TineS and Gazetfe.
lie editor of the Times aud Gazette must be
tharpiest man in all creation. He never did
act in all his life that he is not "proud' Of. He
IHsn proud of bavingroffered to sell himself to
atOr John Tyler, and of having his sycophancy
apSed. Probably his pride in This case arises
fnnhnvinE been noticed bythe President, though
AdIscilency did nothing more than hand The Of
iaabriSe 10 some other person., and it found its
Hlyinto the papers. Thisiaffair Especially fresh
ntRe minds Of many of our citizens. When Ty-
LOT tntned traitor. and vetoed the united voice OF
us people who elected him-violaied his sacred
Pseoges to ihem-W Wharton, publishing a Wing
peL considered their organ, and admitted TO their
-addeace, acting publicly with them, priuatelu
nss most trucking, sycophant:c letter to Tyler,
Tang 10 sell himself and any Of the Wings in his
tsst, soul and body. This letter is beauty, it
2E be preserved among Wharton's cabinet OF
Fsiies. But least he should have lost nlllthe
sol ii, wegive an extract. he can have The
ii it lie wants it. Just see how noble,
lliOus, glorious HENRY CLAY is betrayed here
sPOrfessed friend and ADVOCATE, into the hands
nimlamous traitor. j
Wheeling has inherited strong Clay bias. He.
aAe Iather OF the National road-that almost
ga Of Wheeling. II is therefore natural that our
&c ShohlI look 10 him as a sort of grandfather.
sysey' haoe a reasonably high toned qdmiru-
~ A,m' but eannOt find in that amy good reG-
.EAy he shOui be permitted to plant iis batter
ffaT at the door Of the Waite House. aud STRIFE
"'ek epsry one dorn IDhO said 10 hiu nav; or aohu
en- ''OGt be sustained in riding his lroodeH horse
"a "ilh an armed sOtdiery lcithin TIE nails of
~ ~GStaer The s0ber second thought sanctioned
W" we have had some singular mp: earances
NJ poii'lcal atmosphere within few weeks.
rue reception the late veto, some one called
49,. e"ng winch was pretty large and excited. AIR.
tii;,s 1"u sO"e olheTS, succeeded llgettlng an,
:. SaInlnent until Monday. The Times my pa
- cut on Saturday, and its columns threw
sTs,..D n lie hame, and some men had the
" express the opinion that the world lad
E. In 10 an tnd. On Monday following, large
ZIG was heIl 10 hear set Of resolutions which
ma utawn by committee. AIr. SpIigg and
n ~, sPposed them, and they were only passed
-. hungred OF the opposition who were
10y, W.; t"oE the 6erty of petOing public 0pin-
I'D. fctHssd TO publish them, and have had the
sts1Sn Of being thanked by the very commi
NJ, 70 dtew them, for my tirmness. They were
80 published in the other paper, and found
~ vS,i ihlo the New York COURIER and Rich
als. The second veto has arrived, and
use IS comparatively no feeling.
sIiss' dear sir, the liberty 4 ave taken in thus
I'd HAs upon your time ana patience, and be-
Sc sincerely, with the highest respect,
10 COMMAND.
$50 j. E. WHARToN."
~ ~ yours TO eOmaanG,--like the yassal slave
Isll days who knelt in suppliance with fold
aaas' cEOuching before bis puny lord, and
te his--his soul and body--llis in life--his
s''A-hs 10 command.
.' 1t was that he s'dared" 10 sustain John
-lAps twas that his " independenee'' was
" baton cannot entertain ..rsspeer, for us
We trust lie can respect tie fidelity with
make quotations. We were willing 10
,ssh m4'tets sleep with the past, but when a
,,.S Soa'ts OF them we think he should have the
Ueheh's of aplain account Of his achieve.
I'M. =. III Cur neighbor ever wishes friend 10 en-
&c MIN 10 recount his achievement,