Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-05-04

to rise up in their might, anu put GOWN, hasH
away those pestilent compromise breakers
those men of bad faith, who, for the sake OF a
few uiggers and few Niger owners, would
tramplv upon all the time honored rights oftheir
own white brethren.
terrible retribution is just ahead for the
time servers who have wrought this great
wrong. There will present by set in disintegra'
ton and reorganization Of parties, which will
sweep these trOublers Of the public peace clear
OF from the arena
Tug Gas QUEsTToN-ZHs Course cf ths Times.
We have no desire TO enter into q wordy
strife with the Times newspaper, respecting the
way in which it chooses to look after the inter-
ests of this city. 1t may may not be con-
srientious in its COURSE; we know very little and
care very little whether it is or not. II its
course plcascs it's readers and adds anything tn
their edification or dclectation so be it. We
choose our method Of doing public service and
the Times chooses its manner-aRd it is for the
public to pass upon the two plans. But while
we concede all this to the Times. we arc not
willing to letits covert insinuations and sugges-
tons concerning bur position, go unnoticed.--
During the last two or three days, that paper,
not content with its usual quota of gas, has in
terpolatcd one or two inucndoes about the po-
eition which this paper sustains towards the
Gas Company and the public. We understand
the tactics of our amable neighbor: can see
the gentlcman's idea in what he hints about the
-'gas organ" and about Gas Company contri-
buttons to our paper, "under the signature Of
Observer" We just intend TO let that gentle
man now understand that wo know what be is
at He is trying to work upon the preiudicSs of
the community to his own benefit, and TO our
detriment, by throwing out the idea that we
are influenced by the Gas Company in our quiet
course throughout this whole gas controversy.
We care not one iota what the Times may think
of our method of conducting pnper-but We
are determined that it shall not place US in
false position before its readers From the first
starting out of this question, beginning with
Mr.. Pnxton's report, down to this writing, we
have been the friends and advocates of reduc.
ton We have wanted reduction, not only
because VIC were large gas consumers ourselves,
but because We thought it would be public
benefit to the people of the city. What we
have said has been based upon such convictions
rs from time to time settled upon our mind
from all that we could hear, read and see about
the merits of the question. Further than we
could sco-furlher than We felt warranted by
investigation, we were not willing to go. We
are, by nature and experience, opposed to NIL
revolutionary proceedings in such matters. We
have no fellowship cooperation for Jaeobin'
ism in any shape or form. We would rather
have lived aud died conservative, patriotic
Gironiist, than headed faction of "ferce de.
mocraciv' in their dwelling attempts, 1t is
Just as true in questions OF local or municipal
reform, that all sorts of deeds and words arc
done and uttered under the guise Of philanthro.
py-under the boast Of public veal, as it was
in State reforms, when Madam Roland cried,
with her dying breath: "Ohl Liberty. what
deeds of darkness arc done in thy name" Had
the editor Of the Times lived in those days, VIZ
have no doubt lie would have been fierce fol-
lower OF Robspierre: would have shouted At
the top of his voice, down with the moned
''muuopoIiesu- with all things above Us
We may be wrong in our suppositOn, but we
can't help thinking from all we have seen VI
that editors course,
While We arc considering the course of the
Times towards ourselves, We will venture TO H.
lustrate it in other respects by asking it
what it meant by its article in Saturday
mornings issucs We rOferto the article a.
bout an indignation meeting" Does the
editor Of the Times mean to say that the
people-nny considerable portion of the peo-
pIe Of this cify--taIE Of, or think OF holding
meeting TO burn tho Directors of the Gas Com
pauy in efigy!" wemust say, in justics to
tho good name of this city abroad, that We do
not believe such proposition was ever seri-
ously entertained by a score Of gas, consumers
in this city. On the contrary. We must say,
that 1t looks TO US like revolutionary eail for
such a meeting. II not, what means Ibis SEN
tenee-
"Iet il (tho indignation meeting,) be postPon-
ed then. aud let us FIRST exhaust the means In
our power TO thwart those rich monoPonsts who
would degrade our people into suhSeFVieney to