Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-07-30

James B. Bingham is the editor of the Wheel
ing Times, and has been this year and half
past During that time, he has developed his
nature to the whole extent Of which pen, ink
and paper is capable of rejecting the inner man.
From our stand point, he appears as a man who
had been born and bred under some i'll condi-
toned star. We have thought that perhaps he
may have happened on earth in that evil hour
when the Dog Star rageth," and when the sign
of the Zodiac is said to be in the human gall
Not having consulted his horoscope, of course,
we cannot say whether Or not this was the case.
But whether it was not, here put on re-
cord an opinion, which is, that at the time of
this writing there is not, in all probability, out
side of the regions of Tophet, a more unfortu-
nate, a more unenviable and generally i'll condi-
toned spirit, than that which animates and con.
trolls the incarnate structure that struts these
streets, cane in hand, under the pr;enomcn and
cognomeu of James s. Bingham
In looking over the files of the city press for
the few days during which we have been absent
from the city, we find that Mr. Bingham has
amused his leisure and gratfed his vicious pro-
pensities by series Of unwarranted attacks upon
this paper and its editors With malevolence
peculiar to himself, he has transcribed the
bounds of all honorable warfare, and has, we
find, been instituting n series Of conieoturcs
and inquiries as to the nativiticS of the editors
of the LntclJigencer-just as if that had or
could have anything TO do with the merits or
dement's of what appears in our paper Such
VamPirism is peculiarly appropriate to man
who had served his time under the darkest shade
of Dark Lanternism. If there is anything that
can beittlc or abase a man more than another,
it is the attempt to build up himself, or pull
down an opponent, upon attentions circum.
stances beyond the control of the party in whose
favor against whom they are brought to bear.
When he has Paul Pryed into the whereabouts
in which the editors of this paper first saw the
light of day, we think he will fluid that it was a
good deal nearer the city of Wheeling, both in
geographical location, social identity and polti-
cal harmony, than was the spot of earth that
was first condemned to bear the weight of james
B. Bingham's extensive corporation. The editors
of this paper were born within sight of the
smoke Of this town, and have passed good part
Of their lives, and the Important pnrt of any
mans life, in the confines of this Panhandle
part or inc State.
To continue, while our hand is in, upon this
subject, we might inquire as to where this
'sThersites, sent among US of God" halls from
He who essays to pick flaws, should be careful
of the mote that is in his own eye. This man,
James d. Bingham, from all that we have learn
ed of him, was bred type setter in Richmond
printing Office, and under the drippngs of one
of those orthodox sanctuares, picked up the
bad English ard those remarkably enlarged and
liberal tenets ofwhich he is to-day so luminous
expounder. He came out here and was
hardly warm in his den up there on Monroe
street, ere he commenced one of his reckless
forays upon some of the most respectable citi-
zens of this city-mprecating on their heads
the infamy of Benedict Arnold because, forsooth,
they had dared to vote differently from what
this RichmOndimportation would have had them.
From that day to this, his career il this city
has been one constant wrange-one unbroken
hot,water act. Like the Arab, his hand has
been against every man almost, and latterly,
like the Arab, every mans hand has been more or
less turned against him. So far as we know,
at this time, there are not in this city or SUI
burbs, half dozen men who would form Into
B. Bingham. 1t was only the other day that
we heard one whom we knew to have been
one of his prominent friends and atiherents in
times gone by, assert that che did not believe
that JAS B. Bingham had spark of honor in
his BOSOM" He used other and much strong
er language than that which we have quoted.
In Richmond the other day, gentleman en-
Quired of us if We knew Mr.. Bingham; we an.
swered that we did. He then asked us what
we thought of him. We answered at once
briefly stating, now say candidIy, that he
was man we did not like The gentleman
answered that he thought him very insigni-
cant manor words to that effect. We NAV
mention in this connection, something which
we had never expected to mention, had it not
been for his recent sanguinary course towards
US. One day, several week. SINCE, the broth.
er of James B. Bingham came into our office.
and wanted us to publish card for him. After
hearing the contents, We, without hesitation, re-
fused. He made charges of a very serious
character, and one in particular, which would
have entitled James B. Bingham to any other
than that 'leading' position which he arrogated
to himself in pretentious paragraph not long
ago After our refusal, his brother insisted =