Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-08-01
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SATURDAY MORNING. AUGUST ], 1851


SATURDAY MORNING. AUGUST ], 1857
ExrGEaEs BEaEr ExrRruEs Philosophers tell
us that in nature there are two opposing forces,
the arrangement of which would cause serious
cornmotion in the affairs of this Universe
There is the force Of inerlia, which tends to
eternal quet-to real stupid, stOlid inactivity.
Then there is the force of motion, which once
gaining the mastery, would tend to one pro-
lonsed run off the track-a general 'ly about"
through the realms of space. We are sorry to
see that the apprehensions which some of these
old philosophers expressed, have been realized
in the physical structure Of our instrious hun
dred eyed" neighbor of Main street. 1t was
but the other day, that the force Of inertia
reigned supreme throughout the corporation of
the Argus-not breeze was stirring-it seemed
completely bccalmed and lifeless No stimu-
lants, persuasive or severe, which we day after
day lovingly and laboriously applied, conld to
all appearances, produce one symptom Of life
We thought vitality had fown-cicau gone
But, yre,to! with all the suddenesS and uncer-
tainty Of a galyanised corpse, it resurrccts at
the sight Of Eiihu Burritt's letter. 1t sees with
all the distinct exacgcration, which hundred
ewes alone can afford some dark, dire, demo-
niacal' purpose lurking underneath Super
added to this is. the recent stunning which it re-
ceiyed at the hands Of the head organ, for daring
to speak before it was told, about Gov. Walker.
This Of course increased its confusion, already
"worsc confounded' and the wild incohcrency
Of its articulations. Like the ghost of poor Ban
quo, it will not down now at our bidding. Like
Raphael we arc startled at the work Of our
own hands.
Some people may think this fancy sketch,
but il is our description, feeble at that. of the
way which the ATgWs again holds out on Satur-
day, about that letter of Elihu's.-that letter
which bids fair to rival the famous Scarlet let
ter" 1t talks about the resolutions OF 'gs and
$50 being set at naught-it hints at "higher law
ism" and protests that it will not stultfy itself
before "yirginia community" We hope NOT.
but really the risk was imminent, we thought,
during the last demonstration.
But to talk seriously and impartially about
the matter, it seems to us really undgnitied and
unayailing for our neighbor to be day after day
writing column or two, trying to make the
worse appear the better reason" about the pur-
port and spirit of Mr. Burritt's letter. Our
ncighbor had just rs well consent to let Mr..
Burritt have his convention and discuss the
feasibility of his project, without trying to make
it appear that Mr.. Burritt is faratic or that he
is at work trying to do anything which is not
strictly constitutional.
There are some other people besides our neigh
Dor who have an idea what the reading Of plain
English is-what common angloSaxon means
and the lrgus, if it should labor from now till
doomsday, can't make any man who has read
Mr. Burritt's letter believe that there anything
in it but what is Opcu, fair and constitutional.
For what then does the argus vclubly talk
of State rights and other matters which have no
bearing upon the subject? As We said before,
the constitutionality or the unconstitutionality
Of e measure is not at issue. Prccendent,
oftentimes repeated, has given Congress the pow
or to appropriate money for what, in their judS-
ment, are great national measures. So thought
Messrs Douglas, Cass, and others when they
spoke in favor and voted in favor of nPpropri-
ating millions of the public lands to build rail
roads and deepen flats, &c. 1t being then con-
StituUQnal ~ lulli ~ e'iS
posal of the States, it becomes matter for the
States themselves to settle whether or no they
will fall in with the proposition. Now this is the
beginning and end of the whole matter, all there
is of it. and we do not see why our neighbor
should so blind his readers, rs his talk is calcu
lated to io. Let the Argus publish Mr.. Bur
rilt,s letter aud we venture, after that, his com
ments will be received at discount
Posr OFFICE An.,xGrNESrs-- Tsils5wrg
Bethany and West Alexander NaH-.tmonl
the published lettings of the new mail routes
established throughout the country, which ",
received by yesterdays mail, we find the fol
lowing
Route 1901, Wellsburg to West Alexander
contract with f. VI. p. Rose, of Wellsburg. ser
vice from Wcllsburg by Bethany TO West Alex
ander, and three times week to Bethany, ant
twice week the residue, till Both June, 1865.
We don't exactly understand how this item i
to be interpreted, whether it means that ther,
are to be five mails per week, as far as Bethany
two of which go through to West Alexander, OF
whether there are to be but three altogether
two only OF which are TO be extended the Who'll,
route We believe our friends along that rout,
p"utloncd Tor uailY man, Oiil u We ullsIhk'
not. they nI,O nothing more IMAM Il Hi-wreNIy
aud that for but part of the route.
We find the following other item Of interest
Tho Postmaster General yesterday orderct
that hereafter no paper labels shall be used OF
any OF the mail bags, but only such as are madi
of metal wood or leather which are not liable t
be defaced or destroyed. This will prevent tn,
misdirection of many mail pouch or bag
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Sunrise ALI TO ESGL,Np.-This is like car
rying coal to Newcastle, but the Cleveland
Fiaindsaler informs us that by the bark vii