Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-09-26
WHAT IS SAID OF US ABROAD.

WHAT IS SAID OF US ABROAD.
We extract the following article from a cor
respondent from this city to the New York Her
aid, from that paper Of the 10th inst. We do
40 for the purpose of letting our citizens know
what is written Of them by persons at least pre-
tending citizenship, and published in eastern
prints, for the purpose of aiding and comfort
ing northern fanatics. That the Fillmore men
of Virginia, as in6mated by this writer, are
false to the institutions of the good old Com
monwealth, we are not prepared at once to adj
NIT True, it is "extremely annoying and gra-
ting to sensitive mans feelings to have himself
and his opinions canvassed on the street corners,
to hear himself held up as black-hearted VIII
Ian and his cause one Of treason" but we hope
this is not "what deters great number from
seeding at once from Fillmore and attaching
themselves to the Black Republican cause We
have a higher opinion Of yirginians than that.
They are high.rninded, chiyalrous people, and
heartily despise treason in allits shapes. "How
. is 1t with you," our neighbor Of the Times2
WnEEI1xo, VA, Sept. 2, 1856.
have read notices in the Eastern papers of
the recent iracus in this city between the Ere
monters and the SouthSide adherents. This
city ofWheeling, as you well know, Is situated
in Ohio county, upon the Ohio river, and at
what might be called the mouth Of the Panllan-
die This panhandle in all save its name offVir-
GINA. is part of Western Pennsylvania, to
which common sense on all hands declare it
should have belonged. 1t Is by all odds the
most ertorprising city in the State; but that is
not saying much. But is SO, not from any
intrinsic merits of the institutions under which,
and in spite of which, it has grown mp. 1t de-
rives its trade principally from Eastern Ohio,
with sonnet from Western Pennsylvania, and
small sprinkle from the lower counties OF Nir-
GINA. In spite OF an unnatural and unsightly
situation, the Ohio river and the National road
have made it city of some fifteen thousand in
habitants It has some extensive iron works,
which have successfully competed with, and
outstripped Pittsburgh. 1t is called by most
people interested in its growth, and by great
many others, the real head OF navigation on tho
Ohio river, although have generally noticed
that when boats in low water could come to
Wheeling, they could 60 to Pittsburgh. 1t has
wooLIen, cotton and paper mills, respectable
both in the extent Of their operations and the
quality Of the work turned out The employees
in these workshops, and indeed the owners to
- very great extent are either Eastern or North
ern men.
There is here, as in every part of Virginia, con.
siderable State pride-the kind of pride mem
Der Of family who had been outlawed by his
parents might feel, in being thus spoken of by
those who werc strangers to the family jar
This, however, as the recent movement will tes-
tifY, is fast Diminishing; and this brings me to
my subject proper, viz:-The cause of non-eX-
tension versus the Southern spirit Of propaganda
ism. There are very considerable number OF
Fremont men, active, intelligent voters here yet,
not counting the German element, which every
% IN a
course The great misfortune in the recent
movement here and what nipped it so hastily for
time, was the leading of of man, as lead
er, who is VIGOROUSLY disliked and unexpected
by the citizens A great many rumors have been
atloat about him. which, either true or false, ere
/, ated a strong prejudice against him. OF course
then, it only needed something OF shis kind to
have manifestation of their dislike for him. He
spoke on Friday evening at the meeting of the
Fremont association at the Melodeon, and al
though his remarks were not of an incendiary
cast, vet there was unmitigated repulsion iii
the minds of citizens to hear him on any sub
iect. No violence was attempted against any 9TH
er speaker or participant in it, from which ] in
fer that il it merely had been organized without
him, they would in all probability have metwith
but little or no disturbance.
The cause Of Fremont, can see in my daily
rounds of conversation in the streets, saloons
and hotels, is popular one. Many here hate
10 come uhuef tue Dan OF what Lney enormously
mistake as the majority Of opinion But every
day adds courage, and indicates that with n
great many here the feeling for Fillmore is but
choice ofevils between him aud Buchanan
/ am persuaded Of the fact that Fremont is at
least Eavorite with many, very many here who
will not dare to vote for him. Rum0r is aaoat
that our giZzard foot Governor intends declaring
any Fremont elector guilty Of constructive trea-
son. This, however, will have but little weight
ia is ths desire that most people have to be held
1 in respect by their neighbors 1t is extremely
annoying and grating toa sensitive mans feelings
TO hear himself aud his opinions convassed on
the stree. corner, 70 hear himselfheld up as a
back hearted lillian and his cause as one Of trea-
son. This, lam persuaded, is what deters
great number from seeding at once from Fill
more. As for the democracy; / give them cred
It for believing all pretty much they are asked
10 believe By thsiE1eaters- the-more ultra, tho