Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-08-04

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WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 4, 1853.
To otr RrABrf.s we think that this com
munity is willing TO concur with US when we
say, that the.controversy which has been had
withthe Times newspaper, has not been of our
own choosing We hesitOted long before we
said. word. We had seen others ctnbroil
themselves when attacked by its editor, and SIC
were not anxious to submit ourselves TO the
morbid love which the public always have for
personal wranglcs Bot rather than be logged
day by day, as we Ind seen some Of the subjects
Of his vengeance, we made up our mind, that
come what might, VIC would ''show up" this
mans true character. We were goadcd to the
commencement by his incessant and malignant
attacks. There WINS no escaping him ex-
cept by getting down to his own level and
paying him back in a style which VIC
knew that he would feel We have given, SO
far, but an instalment of what we could say
about this man. We think we can cope with
him, even at his owng game. We have no desire
for reputation Of this sort, however much VIC
may like to defend ourselves FROM my and all
kinds of attacks This man had presumed upon
our silence-hc seemed TO think that we would
KISS the rode that smote US. 1t became mat.
ter at last of selfrespect for us to set at naught
any compromise of supposed dignity, and take
up the cudgeI and apply it as we have DONE
We wished our readers to know that the reason
why we had not, ere this. paid attention to the
abuse OF this man, was, not because we could
not grapple with hir1, but because we did not
wish to. We much prefer, when it is possible,
to follow the legitimate rounds of our calling,
aud to live in peace with all men.
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BINGHAM FINDS a CnUNB OF CoMFonr.-In our
paper of Monday the following paragraph oc-
CURED.
"a gentleman, no longer than last Saturday.
called in, and in the course of conversation re.
lated to us how TINT this man (Bingham) had
been sustained from his table for months and
had not paid for ii. This, he said, lo would
not mind so much, were it not that he was n
man who put on more airs than any one in his
house"
What we said was strictly true We men.
toned no name, nor did wc intend to if enuuired
Of But it seems that it was an easy matter for
Mr. Bingham to trace up the losing landlord.
lie did sO-got him in his olfice--wrote card
wrote and re-wrote it, as we learn, time and
again, ere the gentleman would sign it
The card was just to this effect that Mr..
Bingham had made arrangements by note. 10
pay the debt referred to- aud that so far as the
landlord had observed, Binghain's conduct was
that of gentleman while under his roof
We nre sorry ii at any time our remarks
about Bingham should accidentally involve any
one else in anything that may not he agreeable
totheul. Such is not our wish or oui. inten-
ton. We hope that we know what is Lecom-
ing, and we do not wish ever to oyerstep the
mark. We have been compelled TO eight the
devil with fire." ard in so doing, may have
inadvertently been the means of stray spark
alighting on some unseen person.
Now, since Mr.. Bingham has chosen to nut
on an air of injured innocence, and try to come
the job Trotter over his readers about our al
illusions to his 'new way of paving old
debts" VIC will give him the benefit of it, Ii
he wont exercise any discretion, VIC arc not
bound to shield him from the Consequences
And SINCE now. he has endeavored to get up
the impression that we had exaggerated his
shortcomings, we ask him whether or no he did
not go to the party upon whom his suspicious
so soon fastened, and get him to come to his
Officer Whether that person did not testify to
the truth of our assertion? Whether, he Bing-
ham, did not write that voluntary card himself
Whether he did not have to rc.write, strike
out and amend words which he wanted to put
inH and finally, weask Mr.. Bingham if that 1Tnq1
and sati9actOry settlement had been made until
our article nppearcdP
We arc determined that Mr.. Bingham shall
not escape under any disguise of his own crea-
ton. He must face tho music. Ho seeks to
create the impression that we have said some.
thing or other not true. Mr.. Bingham knows
that VIC stated tho truth. Aud moreover, we
can assure him that NC have too many shots
and big ones, yet remaining in our locker to
make it necessary to resort to any fancy sketch
es, Mr. Bingham isan elegant hand at getting
up admiration cards about himself He's used
to the business, He has that INDISPENSABLE
requisite, known as an intense love of his sub.
ject.
LOCAL PLEASURE ROurEs.-one Of tho incest
little excursions we know of in this vicinity, is
to take the cars from here I'M along tn. 0bi,,.o