Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-09-20

TRLEGKGPH NRRs.zBad railroad accident on
the Hannibal and St Joseph road, runs through
north Missouri, from Mississippi to Missouri riy-
ers) See dispatches.
The dispatch from St Louis notes the arrival
there of some of our army men from Utah
They report difficulties not yet settled with
Brigham aud the Brghamitish Saints. What
the deuce has the, War Department ordered
them home thenfor
Flour firm in New York, dull in Baltimore,
and so so in Philadelphia. Wheat buoyant in
first city, quiet in, second, and Sin demand" in
latter. AT Cincinnati, flour and whcat both in
fair request See dispatches for quotations.
One river up, 'tother down Cmeaning the IlIi-
nois aud MissourD is the gist of the water news
from St Louis.
TaE DgRLLo.-RoU stands the case Nth
Clemens twill Sherralds passage.at,arlns ;"
(Pistols) with o. Jennings Wise help him or hurt
him in this 10th district, is question that has
been frequently asked on the streets-in the
hotels and all the places where people "most do
congregate, /" during the last few days. People
differ about it a good deal-some say hurt, 9TH
ers help. We incline to the latter opinion In
fact, there is. no place IN the United States
known tous, where an ssaffair of honor" does
not help man-politically Even Burlingame
of Boston raised a breeze of enthusiasm among
his constituents by offering to go to Canada and
fight the late Brooks of South Carolina. Peo-
pie generally realize and sympathize With the
embarrassing situation in which a man finds
himself when he feels compelled to demand
satisfaction" If aman holds himself out MS a
fighting he must Fight or sink in public esti-
nation. There are no two ways of that. 1.-The does
not so hold himself out, the world acquits him
measureably so We mean, when he refuses a chal-
lenge. Mr.. Clemens had, on previous occasion,
signi6ed his acknowle Judgement ofthe obligations
ofthe code, and thereby he stood committed to.
itsexactions. There was no escape for one in his
situation butte fight. Had he permitted the
Richmond Enquirer to have branded his name
as it did, with IMMUNITY, he would in the next
Congress have been "a thing for laughter, tleers
and jeerss" While not endorsing the dueilo, we
do feel that Clemens stands acquitted before the
people;5of this district for his late ioust with,
Wise. He had been assailed and stigmatized,
ncedessly we would not say, but altogether
upon false and mistaken hypothesis Had he
rested under this, it would have bcen tanta.
mount in the minds of many people to an ac-
queiscncc, rat least to "a spiritless Subjection-
No rational man wants to fight duel-but
many rational. men are forced TO do SO, simply
from the embarrassing and inexplicable nature
of their positions. The venerable DR.. Mott in
his well known grafton over Alex. Hamilton,
said, "for this rash act, because he disc!aimed
it and was penitent, forgive him. It is not so
much the fear of death that restrains men-but
most men, like Hamlet in his solilloquy, are wont
to consider whether it is alone, s'Todie! per-
chance to sleepl Ay, there's the rubl" 1t is
creditable feature in any mans nature that
causes him TO ponder before taking his life in
his hand, and running the fearful risk of being
ushered or ushering some one else into eternity,
with the moral guilt Of murder on his SOUL
The conflict of mind in sensitive and sensible
man under. such circumstances is one of the
EXTREMIST kind, and we confess TO having a
large charity for any one SO situated, when
finally he determines to 'draw the bow at a ven.
ture."
Under the circumstances, then, MS we have
stated them, We do not see that Clemens ought
to be politically injured by this affair. Neither
do No think hiatt he will. r
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0AAA1N0 nuSTs--ENNn3Gf sometimes
takes place Chicago, may be imagined BY an
ansedote told by a western paper which is in
substance that aproduce operator from the state
of New York. bought alot of 'tstub-tail'' corn on
speculation, put it safely in store house, then
amused himself at billiards, horse riding, car
4iage prOmenading, and an exceedingly severe
spree the latter occupying alone period of
some four or Eve days. When he recovered
the first thing he asked for was a cocktail; the
second a newspaper. He found from the mar
ket reports that corn had so risen in price that
he could sell at profit of ele1ea t1ousand eight
hundred d61larsl ofcourse he improved his
chance, poeketed his money and went home to
his wife and children wiser aud a better man.
At the N. E. Conferences of the Miami,
(o.,) ANNUAL Conference, recently held at Rum,
ley Station. Cwhereyerthat isl the enormity Tin
two senses of the world of hoops was taken
into consideration, and with a whereas, it is
believed the wearing of hoops by femalesis in.
consistent with . truly Christian Character,
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