Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-06-12
FROM RICHMOND.
ular Correspondence Of the Inielligeueer.l
RICIuMoND, juno 8, 1908.

of search long ago HIaCllCHiy "t'H N''s'St y
not eonfesseGilY, exploded so far as It concerns
the United States-by the officers OF British
cruisers. has unquestionably been attended WIN
| henefits howsoever outrageous and insulting 10
our flag we may esteem their views IN tne IN
pect of a self-assuned and gratuitous rignI 20
! interfere with our commerce AooutsA "eeNN'
oyo before the first of these 'outrages had oeeh
/ reno,lad throughout the nation, after the settle
| nent (temporarily at least, If nothing moFe) 1l
tha tSvexed question: of Kansas, and while
here y-as scarcely an object or cause Tor con
! tinued agitation and wrangllng oet~esn ..a9
sections there was ill-teeilng, Seemingly t
lAactel by their representatives at washington,
"a Norfhern and Southern men still continued
their mutual reproachcs and chickering's, ana the
/ ,rcas of the two sections yet re'ecnOeu tnel'
| invectiyes. and Washington had not ceased 70
| he the emporium of sectional hostihty, as Wen
as of learning and fashion,, ana was sun .he
| "rln,inatinp point of anything and everything
~ n,triotism and nmity. But no sooner IS
| Il known that the same offensive claim which
had in,nelled us in 1912 to resistance, to VIC
tow and glory, too, had been re-asserted,
It's execution re.httempted, than ciVll STRIFE
ceases, the people mindful of British INJURIES
| ;nAicted upon their country i'll her infancy
are cla,nerous for retaliation even politicians
stop their frav, some feeling the spark OF
notriotism vet in their breasts, long rendered
| Intent by the pursuit Of personal interest," re-
kindling and expanding, while Others, possibly
voluntarily, but yet INTERESTINGLY are swep
along with the popular current. Toomos ana
Hale volnntariy Law aside their weapons, tho
| nne his huge battle axe of eloquent logic, the
other his keen cimeler of wit and ridicule, and
| min hearts if not hands in n determination oil
Resistance ''to the uttermost OF British ngSres-
sion. while Seward and Hammond, the one the
representative of commercial, manufacturing
onJ .ericultural New York, the other of the
Handed opulencc of South Carolina, the spirit,
the gallantry of the descendants OF her Pinkneys,
Rntlpdpes the Aarions and the Buffers, are
seen in the dignity of Senatorial communion
and confidence, seeking means oil Teoress lot
insults to country, worthy OF thelr co'n''i" ~,
devotion and united defence. The communicable
shirt manifested by their representatives, rs en-
Enthusiastically endorsed by the people, aud once
more. VIC NAV behold the the delightful specta-
Gle. of n fraternal union at least on one SUD,
! iect, which, God grant may be perpetual
and through it an eternal quletIs De aolnihS-
tered to sectiOnal'Sln On TINS sungect OF yin
of search, the position of Virginia Is manitestiy
as uneouivocal as ever; she demands not only
entisfaction but s'indemnity for the past ana
security for the fntnre, at least SO says the en-,
tire press of the State, and all the people yleia
n hearty acquiesence. Among all classes, III
Richmond, British aggressions' bo . past a" W
recently commenced are the prevailing Topic Oh
conversation, and very decided teelng OIL IN
jignntion is everywhere manifested. The mr.
,,afch has Ind a leader on the subject of the
outrages nearly every day for three weeks.
The Enquirer is very cautious-not very 9eei-
ied either way. presume the rulers az " 9sh-
inpton have not vet communicated their wishes.
and of course; the Enquirer is too loyal aud
oteiiont jnnrnal to anticipate their views;
therefore must excuse this rgry I'ri''eeIs 7"-
per from the expression OF a decided opinion
i,non this MS we are compelled to d0 on er6fy
oiIe,. o,,estion over which the Administration
has jurisdiction. Ridgway is, of course, exceeu-
inoiy ballicOSe and is Joined in lis spirit OF re-
sistance by his Town darling neighbor OF the
"nilitary Instincts" whose voice is still for
var" This harmony of opinion between, Gov.
Wise and himself is doubtless very gratifying
m Ridgxov, ms according to his own account,
on alI other questions, his ward lyon know
Ridgway has the Governor under his immediate
nrotection } has proven extremely untractanle'
Ridnwav complained bitterly, during the cam
paign of 1856, of the nightly annoyance 10
which he was subjected by WISE VINO WAS con-
used in the event of Fremonts election. Row,
suppose they use their furnishing material
together in perfect afnity How delightful to
see such great men as Ridgway and WISE oeFo-
ting every night, for weeks, IN preparing mus,
kets wherewith to shoot down the brltisherS,
whom they expect every gay 70 see cross vs. ,, sne
Atlantic, aud transport Virginia's capital to Eng
land. and whole acres of ground, and perhaps
norton of James river with it. The Intettigeh-
ear I see is quite indignant ut the British, and
therefore invoke ii, If 1t loves its country, ana
desires its honor and glory, TO Immediately
adopt the following plan, and urge it with all its
might, viz: the immediate expulsion Of Messrs.
Cass, Floyd, &C., and the union of all the de-
partmcnts in the person of 9 Bob Ridgway. In
that event Gov. Wise would, of course, super
cedc General Scott and at the head of an i'm
mense American army, proceed Immediately to
the shores OF the Atlantic, and wait l'| the arr
rival of the British, which, if it did .ot occur
very soon, he would doubtless anti ipate, by
fording it with much less hesiti ion than
Caesar did the Ruhicon. With the adoption
Of this magnificent plan, (all the h.'nor, and
glory of which claim exclusively my >elf) our
country need have no fear. When England
should discover that Wise was the American
commander, she would not, of course, be SO
stupid as to despatch Sir Collin Campbell, Gen.
Williams, or any such picayune generals as they
are, compared with Wise, and it may be doubted
whether If she could recall themshe would even
venture to oppose him with Marlborough and
wellington. Being thus perfectly secure in case
of resort to arms, we are equally secure OF
losing nothing, with Ridgeway at the head of
the nation, should England betake herself to
diplomacy, as it will readily be Admitted that
he is more than equal to all the British ministry,
or even two ministries, with Derby and Palmer
ston MT their head, trust that this scheme will