Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-02-25
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Tie 22nd IN Wasaiagton-THe Warrington
Aonume4t-R un10rsd DHclbettceen Clay and
Coli,ln--IntererestiHg Discussion on the Mig
ger Qwes:i0n.
Neither House Of Congress is in session to-
day-they having as before mentioned, adj
journed over until Tuesday next, partly to at
tend the Richmond ceIebration-partly in def
erence 10 the day, and in good part for an ever
readiness TO get all the holidays pos
siblc. This morning | notice quite an over
spread of ''star and stripe" bunting from the
tops of the hotels and public buildings-which
display, taken in connection with that gloomy,
half.finished pile-the Monument-shows that
the Father Of his Country" still lives in the
hearts of his countrymen. And speaking of the
Monument, that stands off overlooking the Po-
tomac, reminds me Of one John Phosnix's 4th of
July Grafton to the troops under his command
when out in Oregon-in which he inferred that
there in progress a Monument in this city,
intended Is keep alive the savior of American
freedom, and it was altogether probable, that if
the people kept him in mind until that MOnu-
ment was completed, his memory would be like
~ to endure forever.
l thought yesterday that would drop you a
line, giving you some Sunday Impressions of
the Capital-but Sunday seemed in
terial aspect to differ much from other days,
thought that ii might probably seem something
like an attempt to draw distinction where there
was no difference. The most prominent item
Of talk was reported duel between Gull
Ion and Clay, in which it was rumored that
Clay had shot Culom fatally. All, how
ever, that could be known definitely, was
that both the parties were absent-and after
the occurrences of Saturday it was naturally
enough ccnjectured VIVA they were after. They
are still absent this morning, and think it is
more than likely the difficulty will be settled
one way the other to-day.
l was quite entertained just after coming out
from breakfast with run-around conversation
between u number of gentlemen upon the fresh,
racy, and inevitable niger Question-one of
whom recognized gentleman from Wheel
ing and;be was taking quite leading and
the character of an aboltionist, a Methodist
preacher from Western New York officiated as
the theological referee of the question, and our
Wheeling man represented the chiYalry Our
Wheeling man became intensely excited at the
heresies of the Harrisburg abolitioniSt, and re-
minded him that if he knew what would make
for his good-or in other words-On which side
his bread was buttered he would never set foot
in Virginia; that he himself, invidualy, would
help excoriate and otherwise maitreat his per-
son, should he dare to come there. Says the
Harrisburg man, II should like TO visit you
when do you go home:" The Wheeling man
replied, that's no diffcrcuce-H live in the State
and Virginia, sir, is unit on that question
With Barry O'Tooe l can say, eyer ought to
have witnessed the vartuOus Indignation av the
ginteman from the Pan Handle how he boil
ed overat the man from Harrisburg. l hope
Barney was lying near somewhere taking notes
for vnnr ,,aishS0r the Washington Co.,
monwealth. C..