Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-03-20
LETTER FROHl rIOUNDsVILLE

be Put Through 1hedd Of Time-HOto Il man
may Write .tartAe Public Prints erea r0hcn
10 is Repulsire to him 10 appear in them
MouxDsvILLE, Va, March IS, '5S.
Editors LteLtigeace7.-I shall be much obliged
to yon to have the indulgence of Your columns
while take review of the Post Office affair IN
our town. And first, | wish to ask the very
"honorable and open" appointee, two or three
questions; and as he has been so very frank III
giving the precise time of his appointment, and
all other dates connected Herewith, hope he
will not hesitate, for moment, to answer these
in like manner. 4 am willing to be governed
by his Washington and Moundsvile Time Ia
bic, although it has proved itself fast.
wish him, in the first place, to state the
number of times, the days and date precisely,
that he called on the young Deputy Post Master
to CLEAN all the instruction he possibly could
pertaining to said Office, previous to the death
of our late esteemed Post Master, as it is well
known he called frequently on that business.
Secondly wish him to state how often he con-
suited the Oracle on this subject as to the pro-
priety, the probable fate and result of srch a
design; and finally, at what time precisely did
the two renowned Johns THAT is Carpenter John
and Oracle john conceive the stupendous idea
of forestalling and anticipating the entire wishes
4 and sentiments of the whole community. For
that there a premature preconcerted plot
of that nature concoted. the denOuement since
has most clearly and indiSputably proved, from
the fact that letters of recommendation were
prcmaturcly sent on to Washington and follow
| cd up in rapid succession by mushroom peti.
! tion that passed through our town comet like.
| But suppose Mr.. S, prompted by the maxim
first come first served, went at it with full
determination that his claims and petition
should have the precedence at the Department,
and it appears he has had his wishes partly graf
flied; and it appears, also, to great many, that
ne was working n little ahead of Time. l, for
one, would have waited few hours longer, till
there had been popular move made, an express
sion had sof the people in some way. The
whole proceeding, from beginning to end, was
ahead of time.
| Again, Mr.. S. says, at is fact that great
majority of the people, of both politics, signed
my petition" deny the assertion an toto y
| great mai ority, indeed! must confess | am
ignorant of the meaning of majority, if he claims
to have sent OH a petition of majority of either
party, or that il embodied any thing like
near the sentiments of the people. As for the
number that he got to his MUSHROOM meteor-like
| petition, don't pretend to say; but this do
know, he got large portion of his signers with
! the pledge from him, that should there be
move made at any time in favor of the relict of
Mr.. Myers, that he would Immediately relinquSh
all claims. Has he done so? No, sir!
| In conclusion Mr.. S. would have us believe
that lit is very repulsye to his feelings" to APP
pear in the public prints, and that nothing but
/ a sense of duty and Justice compes him to do
I So w Gil IL II 10 d NhiIlGIl hOuOI
! considerably that he never appears in the pub
! lie prints except when duty and justice require
! it, he is prompted to sense of duty very often;
! for really, the gentleman is nearly all the time
on duty either viHdicatinG himself or some
| of his friends; but think, myself he is troubled
/ n little with cacGthCs ScribeRdi One thing is
certain, since he has become resident among
US, he has written as many, if not more COM
muncatiOnS, than any other person in the coun-
ty. So don't let us hear any more about repul-
siveness, Johnny. OBSERVER.
81 DO not are whether you call it slavery or
servitude; tile man ,o6O AaS mental offices to per-
form, as the SLAVE or the scrsant, I care not
I1hetier he Is black or tohite. SeIvitude sa-
very grows out of the organic structure of man. >
see s9''''~ : ~
The Nashville Patriot quotes this, and says:
The idea that all men who perform mental
services are slaves, is abhorrent. 1t is worse
a gross libel upon hundreds and thousands of
industrious hard working men in all sections of
the country-in the South as well in the
North-in Tennessee as we'll as in Ohio Mr..
johnson has gradually worked his way up from
what he affects now to consider Servilc condi-
ton in others, to an eminent position, by pam
dering to the passions and prelmdices of the
class whom he denominates slaves" BY the
votes of these Slaves" he has been placed in
high office, and it i'll becomes him now to Stig-
malize them. The day laborer on the farm,
though he may own no land, though he may not
be able even to rent, and is compelled to per-
form mental labor for pay, is not the slave OF his
employer, or any one else He is the peer, if he
be honest and virtuouS, Of any man in the State
aye, of the proudeSt aristocrat that sneerS at
his title to manhoOd--or of Andrew Johnson,
the Philosopher and Senator! So also those
humble men and women who fill other positions
in which mental services are performed They
have neither wealth, any great f.gree OF
power, but they have control over theii nwn ac-
tons, have the same rights and are a -SScnti-
ally free, as the Senator who disgraces i~ robes
by making such u1generous filings at 'npm; or
who debases his intellect to the serflon and sla.
very of party. Elevation beyond his deserts has
been unfortunate for Andy. If this is the way
he is to attempt to make character in the Sen
ate, he will cover his best friends with shame
and humiliation.
MINNEsorA LEGISLATURE Mr. Chase is
in some way recognized as the acting Governor
of Minnesota, and the Senate Committee on En-
rollment recently presented him bundle o
bills to sign, through Mr.. Beman, the Chairman
An eye witness thus describes the scene when