Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-08-16
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FoR WRAT2C CAUSE I'D lQUestSohz fo,: Tie
People Of this District.-The more We see, day
by day, on, large and small scales, in. high and
low life, of the successful lmanoevering of par.
tisans to control the politics of the nation, of
the State, or even of Congressional. OF. county
district, theless faith have in the available
ty of the."Uor popuzi" as a political clement
To choose familiar example, we viii take the
great mass of voters Of this 10th Congressional
district of Virginia, aud we ask, what are they,
considered in thezlight of influential patriotism
the body polite? We might, just at once, and
without any attempt ct explanation, say that
they are more like 'lambs dumb before their
shcarers," than they are like political independ-
ent soyereigns. But we will go further, al.
though we do not propose to be elaborate, and
ask every intelligent reader of this paper, of
his own personal observation, what he believes
of the tilt which is now going on between the
interests represented by the next door Organ,
and those which center in the success or defeat
of the present incumbent iii Congress from this
district, In the matter Of the coming election in
May next. We do not choose to go behind the
record, and investigate as TO HOY far personal
matters may be instrumental in the getting up
of this increasing feud, although the record
itself has not been silent on some tiers which
we suspect very essentially enter into its merits
IT is the spectacle Of feud between the poli-
ticians to which we invite attention 1t is we'll
known that prior TO the Moundsgillc Convention
of 1857 the Aygus was the firm adherent and
foremost supporter of the present incumbent
There were no terms too extravagant for appli
cation to its 'gallsnt young standard bearer.''
We confess ourselves to having been several,
times seriously nauseated at the absurd qualifi-
cations, both as to the quality aud quantity of
them, which the. AFgus urged on behalf of NJ.
Clemens, And now that the would be Warwick
has seen fit to turn tale on its whilom protege
and strip him to the skin of all the virtues
with which he WAS so lately invested, we feel
that there is just as little propriety or Justice
in the people of this district giving ear or pa
tronage to what it. says as there was before
Mr.. Clemens never was the angelic Morning
Star" which the Arg9a once painted him, no
more than he is now the Lucifer of these, its
later day. denuneiations. Whatever he is in,
public or private morals he was then, and it is
downright insult on the part of the Argus to
the people of this district, to attempt to ignore
its knowledge of this truth. 'ss
We are altogether aud irresoncilably opposed
to the policy which Mr.. Clemens has seen fit
to pursue in Congress. We5esteem him very
proper subject for the opposition. of the anti
LecOmpton sentiment of this district. But why
and wherefore is heopposed by the Wheeling
Argus9 We hold that 1t is bound to show
cause. He is the representative Of its Lccompt-
on policy, and on no question of partv that ,ve,
learn of, is he at issue with it. And yet, it last
week expressed a formal wish to see him dis.
missed-dishonorably dismissed from the pub.
lie service Why is thiss We wish to keep
this fact before the people until the argus clears
up the matter, for much as We are opposed to
the reelection OF Mr., Clemens, we are equally
as much opposed to this thing of a whole dis.
trict being subjected to the vhims or caprices
of private prejudice. ~ q