Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-02-08
m, TllIliuR !; l0RNlNO, FEBRUARY 5, la55

-. 1JrItc Argus says we have struck our coIofs
\ 10 lie Know Nolhinss. We are decidedly incli.
9ne1 Ii lie opinion that we hare not struck our
colors, TO Tie Know Hothings OF 10 any other pary
iaclonot men. .Weate also decidedly inclined
10 the opinion tlat we arc advocating no principle
inconsistent with thennifom course Of Ibis paper,
and that our coots ME now fyiug where they have
always been Tie charge Is hut repetition
Of one ma,le by the Argus four OF Eve months ago.
Let us see what we have said about The Know
Nothings; and all we have said in tllet fayOr.--
Here Is the passage which we published on Tues
day morning, and which lie Argus consdels The
striking one;
Tie organization referred 10, has, In It's recent
developments Of action Throughout, the county,
evinced commendabls disposition 10 clense the
Ausueal, stables Of political mistule upleI which
the county has so long gGoaned. u Il continues
10 labof os claims It's organ al Washington, for
Nationsl, Constitutional ends only, MD keeps It.
self clear OF factions and acilonisiS, Of sectional
feelings and sectional questions, knowing no North
and no South Ia its action, and looking to the
county and Tie whole county, Il may rerdt good
service 10 tile nation, Thugs ore not as they Should
Vel The most intelligent OF OUT ioltisn popu aton,
men who have lived beneath the stars AMI stripes
fora Quaflef OF century, ate The hISt 10 admit the
pr1ptety AMI necessity OF elcyailng the sullFasan
standard, and OF requiring better and longer tests
Of "capscity lof freedom" than have heretofore
been Imposed. fEG sEttt
@lfit does so and so, We say II may render good
service 10 the county. These are out sentiments,
yery briefly expressed; AMI our ntistbor hos, said
nothing .whici:inluces us. change them.
by the way, why is II lha. our respected and be-
loved neighuor manitests so much socitude con-
corning these Know Nothines3 We have never
expressed any apptchensions Of them, end when
correspondent brings the subject before MS, we
simply express lie hope that whatever power the
organization may possess will lie used for tho DC.
compshnent nl good purposes. Bat our neigh
bot is decidedly biz on the subject, an ont Of Tho
fllness Of the heart he Speaketh daiIy-eaEnedIy,
zealously--anxiousIy, We Hope he may continue
sneaking for lie may learn us much that we DO no,
now know. Talk OH neighbur,-you evidently
know more about the Know Nothinss thon we DO.
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DRIVE very Willingly insert the following com.
municaiion in reply 10 The communicated OF ere.
ornl," as or only objec,in regard 10 The question,
in point, and oil other subjects which may be
btoached in OH columns, is 10 elicit the truth all
inoulcate principles which ate The wiscst, tho
sounlcst aud tho safest for the common COOL Of
cur comusou county; aud we have no objections
TO full discussion IN on columns OF The now e&.
citing political question Of Tie day, so long nstlat
discussion shall be conducted In q courteous and
lisniie' manner. Wedo not presume 10 speak
for our correspondent "Reform" further than H..
etal Interpretation Of his language may wunan,,
and We thiaS lis reference 10 KoSsuih was merely
Designed to show Tue necessity OF stopping thai III.
sane alulaton which has too often been bestowed
In this county on Iotesn ptctendets, and which,
in our opinion, has been one Of the main causes
Of beget,iny in them spirit Of atoetable assnmp.
tlon, arrogance, and Jiciation. On This point
there seems 10 be bit little difference between our
correspondents; trle Other points We leave iot The
present between them