Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-06-13
Per The IntsllleenceI.


was done towards Mr.. officer Clayton, in the iun-
position of a fine for an assault on Arthur d. |
Phillips, jr. on Monday night last at the Melo' |
deon Hall.
was at the Alderman's Office during the ex'
animation of Mr.. CIaytor's case, and listened to
the testimony produced there Phillips was
shown to be quiet, inoffensive young man, not
addicted to intemperance; he had visited tue
Red Mems ball in company with trienu. ~
about twelve o'clock at night, on returning
from the theatre, procured through his ifienu
ticket was admitted and remained IN the oall
room till after SUPPER conducting himself Or
derby, when he passed out received at the door
a check OF pass (Which he testified was the one
he finally offered at the door) After snort
absence he returned and demanded admissions
which was refused and the door was shut upon
him, which he again opened and partaliy en-
tered, but was forcibly elected. No improper
language was used by him or excessive NOISE
Mr. Claytor then came out and laid hold OF nun
without giving any explanation, when scuLne
ensued between them, which lasted some mn :
utes, until they found themselves Mt the TOP Q,
the stairs leading to the entrance OF the nai.
from the street. Mr.. G. it seems, had negtecteSu
his wand of offce-his caue-for which he call.
ed, with the exclamation that he would ahe
him to the office!" After Mr.. Q. was IN posses
sion of his cane he proceeded to take the young
man down the steps, but when about one fourth
of tine way down,he seized him by the top OF his
head, (his hat having fallen off, in an angry
and excited manner, gave him push from him,
Zone witness said a blow was given upon the
neck, } and sent him headlong down the balance
of the stairs, to the pavement, where he lay Tor
some time, insensible-Mr. @. followed down,
took the boy by the arm and partially raised
him up, letting him fall back again, and 'oaIksd
d,odV from his prisoner, whose friends finally
gathered him up and took him home and dis
covered, by consulting physician, that his col
lar bone was brokn, and he otherwise badly
injured.
Mr.. Clayton defended, by exhibiting calico
shirt somewhat torn, which he averred had been
done in the struggle-that the young man, Phil.
| lips, had presented wrong check at the door OF
the Ball room, and he was acting illegally IN
trying to get in, and therefore was liable to ar
rest under the ordinance of the city,and that ms
official authority had been resisted by the yonng
man. Mr.. O. also, asserted that the falling
down stairs was purely accidental, resulting
from his inability to hold the struggling boy.
Now, admitting Mr.. ClaytOr's right to arrest
the young man, (Which is very questionable, as
Fthe ordinance of the city permits man to main.
tain or procure his LalofuL rights ut the risk oil
''nose and tumult'O he was guilty of the mis-
demeanor charged, by the evidence heretofore
lrecited-because he suffered himself, in attempt
ling to arrest an intoxicated boy, to become ex-
cited and angry, and unit to exercise an e%ecu-
tive ofice-because he neglected to summon
assistance as he could easily have done, which
would have enabled him to have taken the boy
off without injury, and because he neglected TO
consummate the arrest by taking the prisoner
before n magistrate. But, on the contrary, the
lproof and circumstances exhibited desire to
lput the boy out for convenience; the sequal
shows with what effect, and that the rowdyism
rests with Mr.. q. and his private employers.
The views of rowdyism conjured up before
the bleary eyes of the local of the Times, is but
a sample of his intuitve genius in knowing
things, without either hearing or seeing proper
lIAstimnnv YINDEx.
From the Richmond WhTg1
The "BnInnce of Power"
The Washing correspondent of the New York
Erening Post writes as foows
at may seem somewhat singular with you,
but believe the Republicans in Virginn hold
the balance of power between the two great
parties to day. This is the opinion of a shrewd
Virginia politician. There arc thousands OF
Northern freemen already in Virginia"
1t is seriously to be apprehended that this
writer tells the truth. Still, no one ever dream.
| ed, until the nomination Of John Letcher, and
the Development of the canvass and election,
that an occasion would arise, in general cleo
ton, in which this "balance of power" would
be induced to throw itself in the scale of ono of
the candidates on account of the acceptabity of
that candidates sentiments on the subject of
| slavery. Was this element of success taken
into consideration when he was nominated?-
Who, with the facts before, will venture to af.
| firm that it was notl Certainly there was no
necessity for his nomination. His freesoil and
free labor prepossessions and committals were
we'll known. The RufEner address with all Of
its enormities, had been spread broadcast
throughout the State. The convention did not
act ignorantly. Nor were they compelled to
choose him for lack of others. Brockenbrough,
Edmundson and others, on whose records
there no blot, were before them
Knowingly, designedIy, advisedly, purpose
ly, pertinacously and inexorably, the ma,
jority of the Convention, demanded his noni-
nation, and did force him to be nominated.
Why? Was it because they knew that Democ-
racy was breaking down in Virginia, and re-
quired to be prOpped with Black Republican
crutchesS Did they foresee that they must go
down, unless they could be buoyed up by the
free soil "balance of powerH" Did they know
that they would be outnumbered and out-voted,
unless they could get the sweet voices of the
thousands of Northern freemen already in yir-
giniag" Stranger things have happened in
politics than this--strange as this would be -
Long since, similar policy was adopted in
national politics Glass; Pierce and Buchanan
were, each, nominated for the Presidency for
the undisguised purpose of securing Northern
favor and support. And, if that is Democratic
policy in the Union, why may we not suppose