Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-09-24
THE INTEI.L LIGENCER.

lIEill=E1 .lNIEI4lIG GENCER.
Underground View of E1olitIcs m, tI.e. TY,I-I,.
on aS sSn1yaEs gnslnGght
& From the Washington, Pa. Tribune Of yestsrday.l
8. About half a-dozen moons ago. one of ncci.
dents capricious waves dashed upon the sod of
Greene County, a LstsUSs snGtlGrG by profssion nm
editor. He had been given to the whale Mt
wheeling, was subsequently thrown up. in Bel.
mont county, Ohio, and finally, by chance or
tate, or whatever else rules these matters. was
drltted by an Gnkind current to. the county seat
OF Greene, where its great men 'smost do con-.
gregate" While in Wheeling, he had conduc.
ted rabid Know Nothing paper; in Ohio he
was more generous, for there lie published a
journal that reflected the views of. every party
and every sect. Itwas while: in this field of his
labors that the sublime idea occurred to his sa.
gacious mindjthat political principles were mere
marketable commodities, and that an editor
like a lawyer. might With prepriety dispose of
abilities and laborS to the best purchaser
Veraclous young gentleman at our elbow, tells
US that before declaring the political character of
his paper, he instituted,a rigidinquiry TO ascer-
tain which OF the yarons political parties in his
county would be likely to pay him the most
hGndS0ne<y for his precious services. Theyoice
of prudent thrift was ever at his ear, like honest
lago, "put money in tiny purse" The examples
OF Bacon and James Gordon Bennett were before
his eye; and, obedient to touch ofanature, he
turned philosopher of their school, Principles
and opinions he believed to be very good sorts of
things only SO far as they put money in his
purse Prudent philosopher - be does not
stand alone.
This practical, matter-of-fact sort of editor,
who kept his principles in snch admirable sub
jectionto his interests, found sympathizers in
Waynesburg, and in time was installed i'll the
sanctum Of the Greene County Republican;
fragile bark that had been leaky before, and
that required a high degree of prudence to keep
ahoat at ALL What queeruSe lie did make of
the types. The dashing comet that is now out
o. nights, and is one moment uugallantly flap
ping his flexible taleiin the very face of the
queenly Venus, and the next audacously thrus-
ting tin the fiery countenance of the imperial
Mars, is not halfso eccentric in his daring course
as has been this Greene county editor. One
week we see him flaming up for Knight in the
beginning of an article, and closing it with dy-
ing SpaSmS for Montgomery. The next week
cold stole, he refuses to fire up for anyb body
but puts his readers to bed with long columns
of grave montions that belong essentially to the
incomprehenSible sublime. 10 put his impair
tiaity beyond question: he advocates and dis
Janus article. Oh, what fantastic tricks he has
to play, TO be sure, and all to show the two oppo-
sing candidates for Congress, what he could do
for either ofsthem with little substantial en-
couragement
But at last he has rounded off all these antics
by an open conversation to Montgomery, which.
promises to last through the campaign. What
means were employed TO bring aboutthis result,
We leavc't the reader to decide, after presenting
few facts
On Saturday, the 4th inst, we were in
.Waynesburg, and had in tue presence Of two
other gentlemen, a conversation with the editor,
with regard to our Congressional affairs. Upon /.
ha eft ho
was in favor of the nomination of Jonathan
Knight-that he believed the interest of the
Republican party demandedit, and that he would
have placed his name at the head ofhis paper,
had he not been deferred by the counsels of
few men PROCESSING to act with the Republican
party, who assured him, that by such course
he would lose LIrge number of has subscribers.
That was the only consideration, he alleged,
that withheld him. Before we left the town,
we were informed by friend of the editor, that
he felt assured a pccuniary consideration would
remove the only, objection he had to the open
support of our candidate for Congress; but we
had no inducements of that kind to offer On the
following Monday DR.. Colver paid flying visit
to Washington, and was in consultation with the
Democratic candidate for Congress. On the
succeeding Saturday the editor of the Rerieto
posted over to Greene county. On tho Tuesday
after, the Greene County Republican, whose
editor told US little more than week before
IlluL liG WIS llc OI AJllbnlJ Oe-
lieved the interests ofthe Republican party re-
quired his nomination, came out decisively and
uncompromisingl in favor of Mr.. Montgomery!
What are we to think of such remarkable con-
duct OF how explain it, save upon the presump.
tion Of the editors insanity or dishonesty?
81 do not say that the Greene county editor
has been bought; oh no; ~ call thee coward
IN see the id ere call thee coward, but l
would give a thousand pound could run as
last as thou canStl"
Dswx EAST Rejoicing. The Portland, Maine,
Adcertissr, thus expresses its feelings in large
type, over the recent election in thatStare:
"The Triumph Complete a Border Ruffiarn'
Democracy Wiped Out and Exterminated;"
"The Republicans have carried everything from
Kittery Point to Quoddy Head, and from Seguin
to Flagstaff" ga Governor by a Large Majori-
ty;n six Members of Congress; Thirty SEN
ators;;" More than Hundred Representatives"
Nearly all the County officers"
Why don't you "holler" and split yoursel2
MEssRs Lincoln and Douglas have, in their
discussions, given sketches of their own and
each others lives 1t appears that while Doug