Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-09-03

missed the gentleman who accompanied us, and
went on refreshing visit to friends and rela.
tions. This is the case. But what does Mr.
Bingham say? He tells the public that We
aided the patent right man, at least, so it is
'being whispered now. y The manner in which
we aided him we have given above in our state
menttof thecase. If there is any thing crimia-
at init, we confess that we are too stupid to
perceive it. But then this "whsper" resolves
itself into doubt in the editors mind, and he
seriously questions the truth of it himself.
Hear him: whether this be so or not, he does
not know" Hesnext furnishes the public with
CERTAlNTIES things that he does know. He
laleges that we abruptly left our charge with
out consulting with our church Ulcers. This
we pronounce totd2ly untrue, We announced
our visit from the pulpit; we visited sever
/ al ministers and with their consent them. on
n plan of arrangements to be carried out during
our absence. We selected the brother to carry.
out thep1an; and to take the supervision of af-
fairs. We did this. And yet, says Mr.. Bng-
ham, left ''G6TuPtly.D There isinota word
in the whole of his article about our visit 1t is
kept studiously out of siglt-not the faintest
hint or inttrnatfon of it. We assure Mr.. Bing-
ham that the warm pressure of an infrm moth
er's hand-the gushing tear of Joy that for n
moment stood trembling in her eye, and then.
flowing from the font bedewed}her cheek with
freshness as she shook US by the hand and babe
forapy abuse he can heapnpon'us And Their, too,
it was with emotions of joy that We heard once
again our fathers familiar voice as the warm
graspof his hand betokened delight at our return.
But the Times editor terms this 'deserting our
| post and leaving our flock" We presume he
never had "a father and mother. If he had he has
| quite forgotten how to act towards those who,
in the course of two years, make pilgrimage
\ of flial love to that great shrine of the human
heart-that Mecca of our affections, "home,
sweet home" By the way, this pious EDITORS
tender solicitude for the welfare of the Church
| is certainly commendable We hope he will
continue in we'll wishing as faithfully as he has
| Hitherto pcrsevered in evil doing ln,meanpur-
poses he is admitted to excel, while in low acts
he is almost without rival. Again he charges
that we Communicated more than weqknew."
That is decidedly gratuitous. He cannot 2''0Ce
1t to 8Gue has neck from the gall0ars. As to his
declaration that there are not wanting persons
in the community who ascribe our poor preach
ing 'sto want of gospel preparations" that is
nothing vcry-wonderful. If the Bible and Shak-
speare can be relied on as evidence, human ma
ture is the same thing to-day that it was in the
days of the Savior. And there were not ''2oG7tt-
eng persons" then who ascribed his miracles to
the agency of the devil, but that did not make
the allegation true No more does this. In re-
Igard to the scurrilous remarks and ribaldry con-
tanned in the rest of the article, we leave the
editor to fattea on theme About such things
we are not in the habit of either writing OF
speaking. Our friends in Wheeling whom We
have served,insthe ministry, know better. Our
friends-the people of Moundsve-know the
entire falsity of Mr.. Bingham's charges
/ The public have the case and its facts. We
ask where is the justice or fairness of this mans
charges? Why should he $50 hastily have de-
nounced US in the columns Of his paper? And
why did he do so on such tiimsy, ex parte testi-
mony, if evidence he had at all? Why does he
thrust his rude hand, unbdden, into the priva-
cies of life which by all sensible men are held
sacred? Into these affairs Of private life 4ohich
! the nnireTsdt consent of mankind has clothed
FoitA the robe OF sGilctity this UiEe man qashcs
'0tth the Jeeling akin TO him acAo inrades the
sacred precincts Of the tomb and T06s tie dead
| Of their jeoccLs. We need not therefore be sur
prised at his attack. 1t is in perfect keeping
with his uniform habit for some time past
He has done meaner things many a time.
| He frequently pronounces falsely on case
without examining it, and judges harshlY with
out hearing. 1t is only one of his numerous
contemplate performances. Were it not that,
we should have to undergo so wretched a trans
formation of our moral character before we
could indulge the hope of matching him in vitu-
peration, we should obey the injunction which
saith, "answer a fool according to his folly.
But as Mr.. Bingham has so little selfrespcct.
and scarcely any for the feelings or good wishes
OF others, we may as well leave him to the con-
dign punishment which an intelligent comma
nifty will ultimately visit upon him.
MouNDsvlLLE, Sept. /, 1868. S.R. G.