Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1859-12-12

SaFOnnoi or as they 0re Mohamedan in
Turkey, are they Ultr0ists in New England
The Hon. Caleb Gushing, in his speech at
slehmond, before the United States Agri-
cultural Society made q remark, which if
recollect right, was, that he regarded the
best seetioniof this country lin respect to
its latitndinal effects on man and animals)
as comprised in that belt or zone lying be-
tween Philadelphia on the North and Rich
mond on the South. That the bodies and
the minds of the people were healthier,
and that they were better opponents of
the country in its Americanism, than most
any other portion of the people. This
may be true or not in its general appIica-
ton, don't know. But have thought of
it in listening to the speeches of Morris,
and of Corwin, and several others.
The debates at this time -four and
half O'lock) have taken an Ohio cast, and
have come to be a delegation wrangle.-
| Cox, of Columbus, has the floor and he is
disputing with Corwin, with Sherman,
with Bingham, and with several others,
whose names don't know. he has Just
told one of them, that if the Western Re-
serve was Topped off, Ohio would be
strong Democratic State, which same ex-
preston, ION its first being said by the
Ohio Statesman, some time ago. was taken
| off cuttingly by Prentice, who reminded
that paper of the anecdote of DR.. Samuel
l.. Mitchell, of N. Y, the savant, who ask
ed why the yield of white sheep was grea-
ter than that of black ones, and was an
swered, because there are more white
sheep than there are black ones. would
have supposed that after that telling hit,
Cox would have left out such an express
sion. He might rs WE'LL have said that the
district over the river opposite you, would
have elected Democrat, had Belmont,
and Guernsey, and Noble counties not
overcome Monroe's majority for the De-
mocracy. But Cox does not amount to
much. He is smart, sly fellow, one of
old Aristottlc's epidexici-handy men, who
can pervert everything to their own pur-
poses. He talks to Corwin as if he (Cox)
thought that wisdom was born and would
die with himself.
And while 1 am speaking of Corwin,
who preceded Cox, may mention some
thing of his debut. When he rose there
was general rush from both sides of the
house, close up around him. 1t was the
great "wagon boy'' of the west-thc great
stump orator of the Harrison campaign-
the great ex-senator of Mexican war noto-
| riety-the eX-Treasurer of the Fillmore
| cabinet, and the man of Galphin claim mo-
toriety. All these attributes invested Cor
win, and it was not strange that he drew
Hike ian immense bill" at the theatre.
was sorry to see Corwin rising when he
did. Everybodywas wearied and motion
to go into ballot or adjourn was more in
order than fruitlcss speaking. 1t was evil
IDENTIFY expected that the ''big gun" of the
Republicans was on the floor. Corwin
commenced well and would have continu-
cd well, but Immediately dead set was
made at him in the form of Undergraduates,
and it was one constant interruption ali
the way through. He had to commence
fresh almost every time, and although the
applause was frequent, and the usual
laugh hearty on both sides, yet it was
anything but telling speech. G.