Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-03-14

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on fndaY morning, pronouncingth charge of the
Times wanton'uuproyoked assault, gross and
bsuta loutrnge, and we hayeyet 10 converse with
single citizen Who does not agree With us. ssass
We haze intimated. that in ali Mr.. Ruselis
career, and he has occupied many prominent posi-
tons which expose man TO Misrepresentation
aud abuse, this is the first personally offensive and
scunilous assault we have ever seen made upon
him. II there has been another, we have never
seen OF heard of it. The Of this is, that he
has always comported himself so courteously and
gentlemany towards Others that he has at least al
ways commanded personal respect, eyen1 from.
those who differed widely from him in opin-
ion. To know how deeply he felt this first rude
assault, without reference to the character or in
fuence Of the source from whence it came, and
that he was wrought TO the highest pitch of indig
nation, we need but look at the fact that totally
unarmed, he went to his assailant, n man of three
his own physical strength, and deliberately spit in
his face! Lest the editor of the Times should
inisconstrue our>opinions on ..ehipaiy,'' ancient
or modern, we tell him frankly that however much
we may atmie the courage of Mr.. Russell in this
case. We think his discretion quite questionable,
and his politeness, This Instance, more than
Questionable. for legally. law would have but
little reference TO the instincts of MAN, which
would not have justified the editor of the Times
in striking the man who spit in his face dead at
his feet. Ii is Therefore the more SHINE for one
occupying the position OF an editor to wantonly
goad man of uniform propriety and eentlemnniy
bearing to deeds of violence, and to make him
reckleSsly heard his life in flinging back foul
insult.
But, says tile editor of the Gazette, eve have.
at" Nothing but the largest possible latitude of
charity would allow US TO suppose that his suscep-
Utilities are SO bunted that he is incapable OF
knowing what is offensive to gentleman, or any
man of ordinary feelings. Says h., in Saturdays
paper; eve defy the editor of the Intelligencer,
or any other paper. TO say we ever attacked any
mans character" CAN'T be possible that he be-
comes utterly obllvious of his own words as soon
as they fall from his pen, and does he know what
constitutes t'man's charucter2'' Or, who, is
the editor OF the Gazette, how many editors has it,
and which one is speaking when he seys
have never done so aud so? This has ever been
his answer when we rcbuked him for his vile
attacks on the editors. of the Intelligencer To
enumerate all the scurrilous abusive personal at
tacks which lave appeared in his columns, would
be TO repeat the lagesi portion of their contents.
+ We do not assume the private quarrels Of any
one in our columns. In the case of Mr.. Russell,
we have acted entirely with reference 10 our duty
to the public. Whenever Mr.. Russell shall oppose
us in sentiment or opinion, or anything else be-
onging to the public, we shall do our utmost to
combat him, fairly and honorably. We think we
have shown good and sufficient reasons for saying
all we have said in regard to Mr.. Russelt and that
all said long ago of the demornlizng tendencies
of paper conducted as the Times and Gazette is
conducted, all that we predicted of the riot the
strife and the murderous violence which must
evitaby result from us incendiary course, has
been more than verified.