Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-11-25


voluntarily incurred to explain the whole origin
and end and aim of this matter, from the active
aid and sympathy which it has extended to it
There is confirmation strong as Holy Writ that
it is not of the people-it has not one popular
phase about tit bears the sickly hue of an
un-sunned and an un-aired origin. We ask
again that the participants in this move be
called to the stand and made to testify in the
ears of the people as to what they know about
this matter. Let the Wheeling argus trst be
called-then let those Triadelphia conventionists
next be summoned.
THE position of mail agent is one of the least
grateful among the public Offices, we should
think; for, in addition to the danger, and the
very excellent prospect of being switched off into
eternity every hour one is on the train the duties
are severe, and the salary very ordinary. Mail
agents seem dividedinto three classes: those who
resign; those who get their limbs broken and
those who are killed outright Few continue in :
the position more than few Nmonths-if the
government OF their own dissatisfaction don't
remove them, death does-without giving them
time to ask for new appointment
The above appears in the Cincinnati Enquirer
as commentary upon the death of the late Mr..
A. b. Davis, who, as was announced in our col
umns, was killed near Columbus, a day or two
since 1t seems to US deserving of general at
tention at the hands Of the press, and we repro
duce it, not SO much for the sake of adding to
the force of what is above said, as in the hopes
of contributing something towards bringing the
subject before the proper tribunal. We know of
our own observation, thatthe postofmaiI agent on
so extended aroute as that between Baltimore
and Cincinnati, is one exceedingly irksome, as
it is most certainly one of constant, and we
might add imminent peril. In the very nature
OF things 1T Is almost certain that man EMPLOY
cd upon suehasroute, and spending somany of
MS hours uponSit, must sooner or later meet
with an accident, which may either disable him
for life, make7him an object of charity, q bur-
then perhaps to himself and his friends. or else
kill him rightout as in the case of Davis We
know that here, at this point, every time the
trains miss the connection it entails the necessi
.ty upon the agents to be up four nights on the
road, which of itself is enough to PROSTATE in a
short time, the mostvigorous constitution. They
are generally men of families and men to whom
the government attaches heavy amount of re-
sponsibility. They are required, in the first
place, to be competent for the post, men of in
telligence; and in the next are vigorously reouir
led to fill the very letter of their instructions.
which entails upon them the most scrupulous
vigilance. Certainly the pay of agents under
such circumstances, ought to be adequate to
the risks and the responsibilities assumed 1t
is poor policy this thing of government giving
large salaries to sinecure positions and shaving
down remuneration to the lowest notch in po-I
sitiOns of risk, work and responsibility.
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ment upon our remarks of the morning, seems
inclined to be very testy and to adopt an often
sive line of reply. We profess to be neither SO
sproud or handsome" but what we can come
down to the level of most any kind Of contro.
vcrsy our cotemporaries may see fit to initiate.
and when their desire is clearly indicated, VIC
shall at least attempt to meet them ut Phillip,
and give and take to the best of our capacity.
Notwithstanding, we are DESTROYS at all times
to sink personal. considerations in newspaper
discussions make our structures purely news
paperieal and impersonal- it is in this way
that we desire to consider all questions where
our position comes in antagonism with the dr.
gus or other papers.
AS to no We will support in 1860 for the
Presidency, will depend on tho ms and outs of
IPStAAlSS IA 3u9 S0tuli6 IWu years. we are not,
as the Argus insinuates, ashamed of any Of our
affiliations or predictions politics, and that
journal may rest assured that we have no dark
lantern principles whichwe "hide under a bush.
ell" Our journal since it has been under our
guidance, is our record and our creed in politics
WE announced yesterday morning, that that
estimable and honorable citizen of Washington
county, Pa, Hon. Jonathan Knight, was lying
very low, and not expected to recover. We
have since learned of his death. a good man
one upright-in all respects virtnous and anna.
ble-having lived to do much good:for his day
and generation, has thus passed to his rest.
The sterling old Quaker Will long be remem-
bered by a wide circle ofsfriends
on Friday last train ofcars on the y. Cen.
trail road, made the distance between Buffalo and
Rochester in one hour and twenty-five minutes
running at speed of over fortyzlfve miles