Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-08-15
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PBILADEIFHIA. August =

PHILADELPHIA. August L.
Coming orcr here yesterday from Baltimore.
occupied the old fashioned stage each time Of
Just ter, hours, which in this day and age might,
emphaticaIly, be called provoking long. But
we were ali quite thankful to poke along even
at 50 Slox rate. inasmuch as We were not only
treading upon dangerous ground-but ia many
places it vas extremely doubtful as to whether
we we're riIson the ground at all or not Part Of
the road bstWecn here and Harre De Cirsce,
had been submerged BY the heavy rains of
Monday, and had washed the gravel and ballas-
ting Of the tack very considerably. never
travel over the road between these two citiesbut
what 1 feel like enngratulating myself that am
once more safe over II, for although 1t IS very
good one-and rides about as smooth and com
Portable as any ] ever Travelled upon, yet it
makes one feel uneasy TO cross 50 many acres Of
-water--to be carried over 80 much bridge work
IepeDding upon the mathematical exactness Of
an inch a every revolution Of the wheel, to de-
ternine whether or not you will be prcciPitated
into watery grave. / believe no such acci.
dent has ever yet happened upon the Philadel-
phia and Wilmington noad-but that is only
proof nf the excellent surveillance which is ex
ercised over it, and not at all an insurance that
nothing of the kind might not happen.
Once that had got enoughsleeP, Mt my hotel,
to enable me to use my eyes. sailed forth mp
and down Chestnut, and the great business
streets connecting with it. to see how matters
OF trade were coming on.
could not but notice the great difference in
everything between the same places in Balti
more and here. The Philadelphia merchants
were all alive, all busy, and alI pretty well pre-
pared to welcome their customers. Immense
cases of goods were being landed at their doors.
and opened out notice also among the list Of
arrivals good many Western and South West
ern names; merchants for themost part, who are
already in market for their fall and winter sup
ply. ] learn from the merchants, aswell as from
many Of the buyers, that general disposition
is manifested not to go it strong this season, in
ssmucll as the tightness of the times, and the
uphill experience many of them have bad in
collecting, connsel's unusual moderation The
general harvest abundance all over the land,
however. has good effect. and warrants cred
itors and debtors in feeling pretty easy abont
back payments.
The folIoving little editorial in the Philadel-
phia Le4ge, Of this morning. has caused qultea
talk among the hotel folks inasmnch as nobody
,ver expected the editors Of that paper for ever
having an opinion Of their own, on any topic Of
public interest. 50 carefully and labOriously had
hey all along concealed their mind in order to
publish an every body's paper
"LIBERrY Of SPEECH is VIRGJNiA. Grand {
Jury Of Prince William county, Va: have found /
true bin against John Underwood, for main
aiming. by speaking. that ':an owner has no
ight 81 propeTtv in his slaves etc, aud he has
Ven held to bail ID the sum &c Eve hundred /
oiiars for his appaaFaneeat the November court
n. Underwood Is Justice Of the neaee, but It |
GEMS that public magistrates IN virginia are
,ot 10 condemn the laws or institutions OF the !
Itate How are bad laws to be remedied or in
urious institutions to be overthrown, II those
vho live under them are not to discuss freely
heir character? It does no appear that Mr..
Underwood took any improper time or occasion
% preach his peculiar notions, made no attempt
% indoctrinate the slaves with such notions, or
Il create insurrection among them bv his speak
inc. hut expressed himself only in the manner
ihat any free citizen would naturally do IN
free State against what he believed to be
moral wrong and political injury. The 1nsti-
buttons Of Virginia can certainly stand agaif1 81
such mn exercise Of free speech as this
they cannot, what is liberty worth in Virginia!
/ notice several Wheelingites in this city,
and among them are Mr. Brady, of the Mer.
ch.nts' and Mechanics Bank, and Mayor Cald-
well