Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-07-30
FROM RICHMOND.
Irregular Correspondence of the 1ntentgencerl
RICHMOND. July q, 1855

rReguiar Correspondence of the InteIligencerl
RICHMOND, July q, 1868.
From every portion of the country, we hear
that the times are ''dull." Merchants, lawyers
and those following the other diversified occu-
nations of humanity, in our large cities. alike
COMPLAIN of the stagnatiOn in business, and the
total absence of anything OF interest, while
every little crossroad station, blessed with the
onnellation of "township," and immensely elated
With its position-on the map, in the shape OF a
dot, which really does indicate the earthly eS-
istence of such place, though travellers are
of the ''effects of the monetary pressure, anu
that there, too, trade ~ is stopped.
Our Trans Atlantic kindred arc equally al
aictGd, according to the news by a recent steam
or. The press of London, it is said, since the
cessation of the American dispute by the a6an-
donment of the right ofviSitatlon, and while tue
Indian war progresses with diminished activity,
and all other news channels being entirely closed,
are ndustriously agitating the question OF
the proprety of cleaning out the Thames. 1t is
said moreover that the editors and reporters of
the great Metropolis are really having adcllsht-
Cul time in the manufacture of paragraphs from
this fruitful source, the people too are said to
engage in the discussion of the subject with
much zest, affording as it does prospect of
dissipating the eRnui which was rapidly gaining
possession of them. The LOndOners have de-
cided advantage over us in Richmond, 1t appear
ing utterly impossible to excite admiration here
on any subject, in which the press and the peo'
pie may contribute mutually and reclprocally
to the entertainment of the one, and the variety
of the other OF this we had a fair illustration
few days ago, when statement appeared in
one of the city papers, to the effect that Gov.
Wise contemplated petitioning the next Leglsa-
ture for sufficient sum to purchase two large
edliceS at the southern angle of the capitol
square, known as the ''Whig" and Claw" build
NI,oI hot in Cnp
for the better improvement of the square. Con-
corning such proposition there was material
for quite a lively discussion for week, and
many paragraph would ere now have been
penned, as to the propriety of such an cXpen-
diture of the required sum i'll the first place,
and 2ndly, of removing Ridgway, the Wig, its
entire machinery, aye the very building IN
which SO many GiZzard Foot editorials have been
written, from its dangerous proximity to the
Governors premises OF course, in the mind
of the Governor, there could be no question,
either of plopriety expediency, concerning
the End perhaps he would have
been willing to pay any reasonable price for
Ridgway himself and thus include him in the
purchase Of the sWhig" building, if he would
have the disposal of his person afterwards
Now it is thought that the thorough cleaning of
the Thames about London, will involve an out
lay of $50,000,000, while the proposition of
Gov. Wise contemplates an expenditure of $780,
ObO OulO OAA NillS lllG LohuOnc!S are DTAYely
discussing their immense revenue, we, in horror,
shrink from the very consideration of the Gov
errors, attended by the terrible phantom of
$4,000, by which is foreshadowcd the hob COB
lin Of increased taxation" The very editor
who first published the rumor of the scheme,
remarks somewhat deprecatory of its considera-
ton, in view of the system of economy attempt
ed to be instituted by our last Legislature which
would preclude the possibility of an appropria-
ton for the proposed purpose Thus was fine
opportunity of creatinga short-livcd excitement
suffered to escape-thus has the possibility of
our having letter from our Governor render
ed an ilnpossbility, and thus did Richmond
demonstrate that it is not as great city as
London, IN more respects than size and popn
tation, and thus did each one of our city pres
prove That it was not London Times or
N0rRing Post, either
The South (Pryor's paper) denounces the re
cent letter of Hon. WIN. L. Yancey, in an ar.
tlcle of column and half, as suggesting
more ettectual expedient for the overthrow of
slavery" than the ''moSt malignant aboitioniSt
could invent" and insinuating that it's senti-
nents contemplate 'an attempt to commit the
south to wicked and foolish policy" The
S0utH also advocates an abandonment of perSe-
cutlon OF Douglas and his friends, and a union
of the two wings of the party in Illinois, while
the Enquirer has decided inclination to sup
port that distinguished Senator for President
III the event of the candidate of its party being
'aheh from the Noftn However, the position
oil the latter journal cannot be relied uuon
and the Illinois Senator may not be assisted
much by its anicable course towards him, even
though he shall extricate himself from his pres.
ent difficulties, as the Enquirer is pre- cminent.
ly Wise Journal, and will support the Gov
ernor so long as there is possibility of success
crownlng its efforts, and therefore its kindly
paragraphs towards Douglas arc intended to
conciliate his friends, while, If Douglas shall
meet with an overthrow, the EaquireT will take
care not to be involved in his ruin, and will not
sustain the slightest injury from his fall, if a
prudent retirement at the first Indication Of per-
il can prevent it. FRASK.
A VERY poetic editor says that stars are
sparks OF life stricken out Of chaos by tho honf