Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-01-15
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que OF old Iather RlTSll. 90 IHuceui ~ "Ne'H
become as to open and continue our article,
were welintending to make mention, otherwise
than incidently, of that long line of illustrious
sages and here's who have made the name of
Virginia classic-whose names and fames are
gone to history. With these we have naught to
do now, but-with the living present of Virgin
in politics and politicians.
1t must be evident to all attentive newspaper
readers, that these ides of January are stir
ring times in our NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., and in our
State legislature. Congress is now like great
volcano, or Inaelstrom, where day and night,
in bar rooms and ante-rooms. hot passions, hot
sefshness is rnixing and mingling together up
on the great sectional issues of the day. Mem
bers arc measuring arms, comparing notes, eau
cusing threats, rants, schemes, and intrigues,
and getting them to head prior to prccipitat-
ing them upon the attention of the country
OF this state of things, we arc assured by our
adyices from Washington.
In this state of things at the national capital,
Gov Wise, with that holiness aud force which
always distinguishes him, either for good or
bad writes long, out and out original letter to
New York, apologizng for the administration
excuIpating it from any criminal intentions in
its Kansas imbroglio-yet huminting it to the
very dregs all the while. This letter has made n
profound sensation all over the country, and has
brought Virginia politics up standing at Wash
ington and at Richmond. 1t was plain to be
seen that Gov Wise had made bold, danger
ous but plausible stroke for the nomination. in
1860. He knew, let him do as he would, he
would stand better at the South than Douglas,
and so this being granted his field of action
must then be northward Hunters friends
meanwhile, have not been Indifferent to these
,tackings and shiftings of Gov. Wise for the pop
ular gale, and brimful of birthstone and gun
powder energy since their victory in the Sena-
torial election, have been awaiting in "masterly
inactivity" a turn up, by which they could put
his Excellency through most harrassng
course of sprouts. That opportunity came,
Gov. Wise furnished it himself-and 10! and
behold, the popular branch of the legislature re
pudiates him. Hunter, by this action, is of
course CORRESPONDENCE bousted forward on his
winding way, towards the nomination of go.
But the story does not end here. As comes
the action, SO generally in all things, physical
and metaphysical, comes the reaction. Gov.
Wise's position to-day, before the people of
Virginia, before the country, is infinitely pre-.
fera6le, in point of success, to that of Hunters.
Those gentlemeu-friends of Hunter, in the
lower housewife have made such hot haste TO
drop their own business to attend to other peo-
Piles, will wake up some months from now on
the bed of disappointment Mr.. Hunter, and
his position the Leconpton Constitution, do
not command the appreciation of the country.
Western Virginia We believe, rcpudiates all
those delegates @iie have repndiated Gov. Wise,
on account.of his letter. They do not repre-
sent her. But of such has always unfortu-
natcly, beeniher representatives in the legisla-
ture, and at Washington. They haven't back
bone, manhood enough to defend the smothered
sentiment of their own Western, backwoods
home. They can't bear the frowns, the sneers
of the Tide Water and Valley gentry. They
prefer the pleasures of sin for a season. :"
In Congrs of course, the Virginia dele
gates will follow suite, and will needs have cau-
Gus upon this same letter, and we have but little
doubt, tho same influence will whip in the West
to Hunterism. The antccedOnts of no Western
member, that we know of, justify us in.look-
ing for anything better. Statesmanship is
thing unknown to this district, and we believe
the same may be said of tho other Western dis
tricts. Our Western Virginia politicians arc a
poor tribe-not man of mark nor one who
ever has a remote prospect of legitimate dis
tnction, among them. Year after year they
suffer themselves like, the poor emasculated
driveIs of a Turkish harem to be bagged neck
and heels Ior-ths use of the Sublime Porte at
Richmond. But the dawning.of a better dayiis
upon. us. Let these misChcyious demagogues
look to it. md stand from under.
FT-&eGOeS------ ttYss ~
Tho Warronton ,Ctal W1ig says that Hon.
w H, Seward, of New York, at the invitation
ofths Hon. Johns. Penlletpn, paid that gentle
man visit few days since, the object of which
was to witness a regular old fashioned Virginia
Niger corn shucking, Mr.. Pendleton being
DESTROYS that Seward, from what nc would see
there, would be convinced that slavery in cul-
pepper was not as bad as represented by the anti
slavery. men of the North. The ffolic passed
of very pleasantly, indeed, andno OheNss more
delighted than the New York Senator.
Gov. WISE TER.TorAIlY DEsEkTEp.