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

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 frst 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 offinto
eternity every hour 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 a few Nmonths5Zifa the
Government or their own dissatisfaction don't
remove them, death does-without giving them
time to ask for new appointments
The above appears in the Cincinnati Enquirer
as commentary upon the death of the late Mr..
A. Ii. Davis, who, as was announced in our COL
umns, was killed near Columbus, day or two
since. Itseems to US deserving of general at
tention at the hands of the press, and we repro
duce il, 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, that the post ofnaiI agenton
so extended aroute as that between Baltimore
and Cincinnati, is one exceedingly irksome. as
1t is most certainly one of constant and we
Knight add, imminent peril. In the yery nature
OF things it is almost certain that a man emnlov-
ed upon such route, and spending so,manv Of
his hours upon it, must sooner or later meet
with an accident, which may either disable him
S for life, makeshim 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 necess-
l-ty upon the agents to be up four nights on the
road, which of itself is enough to PROSTATE, in a
short time, the ostvigorous constitution. They
are generally mentof families and men to whom
the government attaches heavy amount of re-
Esponsibility. They arc required. in the first
place. to- be competent for the post, men of in
telligence; and in the next are vigorously reouir
edto fill the very letter of their instructions.
which entails upon them the most scrnpulous
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-
Esitions of risk, work and responsibility.
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THE Wheeling argus, of last night, in com.
ment upon our remarks of the morning, seems
inclined to be very testy and to adopt ain. often
Isivelin of reply. We profess to be neither SO
''proud or handsome" but what we can come
down to the level of most any kind of contro.
versy our cotemporaries may see ft to initiate,
and when their desire is clearly indicated, We
Ishall at least attempt to meet them at Phillip,
and give and take to the best of our capacity.
Notwithstanding, we are DESTROYS, at all times
to sink personal considerations in newspaper
Idiscussions-to make our structures purely news.
IPaperieal and impersonal- it is in this ,yay
that we desire to consider all questions where
our position comes in antagonism with the dr.
gus or other papers.
AS to Tho we viii support in 1860 for the
Presidency, will depend on the ins and outs of
politics in the coming two years. We are not,
as the Argus insinuates, ashamed of any of our
Affiliations or predictions in politics, and that
journal may rest assured that we have no dark
lantern principles whichwe "hide under a bush
lei" Our journal since it has been under our
guidance, is our record and our creed in politics.
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WE announced yesterday morning, that that
estimable and honorable citizen Of Washington
county. Pa, Hon. Jonathan Knight, was living
very low, and not expected to recover We
have since learned of his death. a good man
one upright-in all respects virtuous and anna.
ble-haxing lived to do much goodfor his day
and generation, has thus passed to his rest
The sterling old Quaker VIII long be remem-
bered by wide circle offriends.
OK Friday last train of cars on the N. Y. Cen
trail road, made the distance betw cen Buffalo and
Rochester in one hour and twenty-five minutes