Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-09-28

i A SEVERE REronr uPox PARsoS BRowNLow
The other day we published letter from
Parson Brownlow, Of Tennessee, in which he
stated that he was coming north to lecture to
the .'heathens" on the niger question In his
letter. it will be remembered, he took occasion
to speak Of the negro burning case which took
ulare down near his town, and TO commend tue
affair as altogether right. The New York Tn
bWae comments on the ParsOn, and publishes an
article, which aside from any political merit or
demerit, is about as severe a specimen as we
ever read outside Of old Junius' celebrated
letter to the Duke of Grafton We extract:
+ We have no doubt that the stake will ere long
be in high fashion throughout the South, and
that many of the plantations will be holding 4
monty auto do .fs. This win soon be tue case
j If provision be made by law for remuncrating
4 the proprietors Of the cooked negroes. The fact,
we suppose is that the black rascals are getting
tough, like some schoolboys who by reason of
( frequent tiOggings become pachYdermatous and
smile blandly at the uplfted rod The slaves
/ are used to their sISinnings They pooh.yOOh
at their paddlings and picklings. They enjoy
being hung Under these distressing circum-
stances, as discipline must be preserved, 1t IS
necessary to go into the aesthetics of torture and
to investigate the refinements of cruelty. In re-
commencing burning, BrownlOw has made very
valuable and felicitous suggestion which will be
received with gratitude by all unhappy masters
Who are plagued with disobedient slaves. We
suppose that his Christian principles did not per-
nit 5r Il. to advise crnciiixion-butt the next best
thing is certainly the burning. Other methods
are too quick in their operation. HanGingis soon
over, and, if we mny credit the report of those
who have been half hanged, is a pleasant pro-
cess. The gGTrOte does its work in the twink
ling of bed post, or, more properly speaking,
with single wrench of the screw. The inven-
ton Of good DR.. GuillOtine is VIGOROUSLY a mer-
ciful engine, But the fire you can graduate
Small criminals can be done by what house,
wives call quick fire, while the great rogues
can be subjected to cooking long as that Of
French soup. Many graduations of agony may
be secured either by using green or dry wood,
or by placing the victim at greater or less dis
lance from the fagots. Mr.. BrowDlOw will find
many useful hints upon these points in almost
any historical work, and VIC hope he will make
himself master of the subject before he comes
to the North
For to the North is thissgentle teacher Of hu-#
inanity coming Undeterrcd by the ill-success
Of Mr.. Gilmore Simms, who, after short exPe-
riencc, returned to the Sonth i'll a Byronic mood,
Browlow is coming here to lecture. lie propo-
scs tu open our eyes to the enchanting beauties
Of the patriarchnl system and to combat and
conquest those obstinate prcjudices here enter
laincd against it. In short, he intends to show,
US that all our musty notions of refinement, jus
lice and humanity are so many rank decisions
Let US bid the good missionary welcome, and
listen with reverence to his exhortations. III
his doctrine be true one, We may be sure that
il is the most wonderful ever promulgated, and
,clipseS all philosophical and theological dis
coycries ever before made. For it is as contra
ry 10 what all the world has heretofore regarded
With respect as the squaring of the circle to all
recognized principles of mathematics. With
its establishment will come such revolution in
moral ethics such as the world has never wit
messed. There will be wreck of systems and
a crash Of Crceds Let Mr.. BrownOw come, by
all means! Many asarc the amusements which
are in store for us, we think that his entertain
nent will surpass them ALL Other artists may
WOO us, but Hrownlow will be the Snowman for
our money.