Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-06-25


seeing glance foresee the issues and candidates
far the presidential campaign of 1860. The
Cincinnati Commercial, in we'll written leader
as to what the recent ovation in that city, to SEN
tor Crittenden, portends, dives into the Pa'oso'
nhv of the matter and argues that it was design
ed and got up by an organized few, and was IN
tended togiye Mr.. Cfittenden nimpetns towards
| n nomination for the White House. The Com
msre;al pays handsome tribute to the yener'
able Senator. but claims that the ovation all
through. wore the cold and chilly garb OF a pre-
concerted artifice There is. no doubt, but what
ills generally true unpopular demonstrations oil
This sort are very often mere feelers OF the poll
ticians intended, If possible, to compass noml-
n,t;on far the Presidency. All of our readers
| will remember the scene that was arranged and
enacted in New York, on the arrival OF Mr' fll'-
more from Europe, just in the zenith OF the
campaign,of 1860. All the ms and outs, crooks
and turns-had been studied and laid for weeks.
What was intended to represent great stimuli
taneous, irresistible npheaval of popular feeling
was as well knit and well paid for trick OF the
politicians.
We have been of the opinion, from what
little we have seen Of politics and politicians,
that Presidential nomination was one thing, at
least, which no aspirnnt, nor no set OF retainerS
of any aspirant could compass The 'signs OF
the times" immediate and impending, just be-
fore or Mt the time of Presidential nominations,
override and submerge the best laid schemes
The events ola day, apparently, make or unmake
M available candidate. We have had men,
Presidential aspirants, who for tens and even
scores Of years, had studiousy trimmed their
sails and adjusted their compasses for the White
House haven. But their aspirations were ruth
Iessly sunk, often on the first ballot in n nomin-
ating convention, and they have been compelled
to see untaiked about and almost unthought
about candidates distancing them on every sue.
ceeding ballot Although we helieyeit is avery
difficult matter for an honest independent man,
who won't cater to the low arts of demagoSue-
ism. to be elected to any Office, yet we think
that an honest, outspoken asPirant for the
Presidency would in all probability stand bet
ter chance than one of your discreet ones.
JrAtousy BETWEEN THE AGAMEMNoN " AND
rng "NIAaARA.r-.The Ialegraphio Fleet
lSsrs,os Loose THdacs the 4katter'-A CORES
pondent of the London Times, writing from
Plymouth Sound, under date Of June 18th, snys:
A sudden fit OF energy on the part of the all-
thorities at this port has decided that the squad
ron is TO go to sea without further waste OF time
About a,fortnight ago, when not an electrician or
or any engineer even was on board the Agamem-
ncn. an order arrived from the Admiralty di'
recting that vessel to go to sen Immediately,
whether the Niagara was ready OF not. For
tunateiy the senior officer ut TINS port lad SUN
cient sense to disobey the order until a remons-
trance could be sent, and only in this insuborti-
nation on the part of the Admiral -tl.At
| the squadron allowed to get ready at all. -
These things are to be regretted much, but it Is
| better to know them now than that we should
learn them hereafter in the exaggerated narra-
tives Of the New York Journals. Even as it IS,
thew will surely be distorted TO the utmost The
renson for the AgamemnOn being ordered to sea
so soon and suddenly is that she may gain a day
or twos start upon the Niagara, which is to
steam to the rendezvous. Yet, hardly IS it
known that the Agamemnon is to sail to-day ere
it is announced that the Niagara IS to steam out
also. OF course with such an advantage, she
is certain to be at the rendezvous some two or
three days before the Agamemnon, and thus al
ford scope for continuance of the same vapld
Iplntitudes against the Britshers, their schemes,
people, and Government, which have already,
to say the least, made the officers Of the Niagara
ltoleraby amusing in Plymouth. The AgaInem-
non sails with exactly l3 days coal for half
Ispeed and six days coal for full steam Her
Yoyage Is sure TO last "A days.
tBy Electric and international Telegraph
PLYMoUru, Thursday Evening Attended by
1.-the Yaorous and towed by two steamtugs, the
Agamennon left the Sound ut o'clock this
morning and waited outside. The Niagara, i'm
der steam and attended by the Gorgon, did not
leave until IL o'clock. At that time there was
no wind, but favorable breeze from the north
having sprung mp subsequently iii. sqnadror
started under canvass only for their destination
u
RECEPTION OF HUMPHREY MARSHA ~ LOUIS
vILLE.-The Louisville Courier Gnten- Lecomp
toni has the following take off on Humphrey
Marshal:
The ceremonies upon the wharf, when Mum
phrey Marshal put foot on shore, were very i'm
posing. In behnlf of those upon whom the
announcement in theafOresaid sheet(t the Journal
HAD made deep impression, Robert f. Baird
made glorious speech. He took his stand up
on the wharf and as the huge form of Humphrey
darkened his vision he lifted up his voice and
spoke as follows: u
MR. BAnHD's SPEECH. H.
How are you, Colonef
To this most touching and eloquent reception,
Humphrey made the following appropriate and
fitting reply: