Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-03-18
a NOTICEABLE and readable article from the

1lSBOuTl OeWOcTdt, appears IN OUT Columns
this morning. There is one point in this article
which, it strikes US, is well put, and TO which
we would call especial attention, viz: "T1at the
oil policy Of shouting niger louder than The
National Democrats, is hopeless undertaking."
We recommend this especially, as applicable in
the issue between Letcher and Goggin. 1t is
all stuff for Goggin, or any body else, to try to
persuade the people OF this State that the De-
mocracy not sound on the niggers. 1t was
only the other day that the Presidents New
York organ said that ''the Presidential leaders
and Southern managers of the Democratic par
ty have substantially reduced that party, for all
practical purposes, to mere Southern, Pro.
Slavery, agitating faction
We would not give the toss of copper for
victory won by the Opposition upon the issue
which is now being made cast ofthe Blue Ridge.
1t is wrong as it will be injurious, even
should victory, as it will not, crown the en-
deavor. We certainly are as DESTROYS of seeing
either change or radical amendment ofithe
regime prevailing in this State, as any one; but
we do not wish victory which, SO far as the
best interests of Western Virginia may be in
volved, would be just as disastrous as n defeat
can possibly be. Servility to the niger interest
is this day being made the measure of citizens
fitness to be the Executive of this State. We
contend that such issue, such test is de-
grading to any mans self respect, demoralizing
TO the whole glorious idea of an independent
franchise, and we never will take part nor lot
even with those with whom we are, in the main,
lke.minded, when the issue is taken aud the
canvass conducted in derogauon of our birth
ri NH he Yieybf 4
independent mon on questions of State policy
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We advised from Buffalo, n Y, ycster
day, of the progress of the Railroad Convention
In session there. The stroug probability is that
there will be a grand bust up in the existing
agreement, rather what is left OF it-as we
announced its virtual abrogation tho other
morning.
The Baltimore road is represented by Presi-
dent Garrett, Cole, General Ticket Agent, and
Smith, Master of Transportation. Garrett is
snid to be independent and frn-expressing
but little confidence in the Northern lines, and
exhibiting disposition to let them slide and all
hands adopt the old every fellow for. himself
system.
The great contest between the "four powers''
and their allies each side, is in the matter OF
speed. The Baltimore road insists on the speed
in vogue last summer-the Pennsylvania Gen.
trail is not strenuous on this point, nor is the
Erie, but the n. Y. Central makes increased
speed sine qua non.
There seems to be no probability that the
agreement will be renewed, but that the con-
vention will break up with the resolve to go
home and put each other through.
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TnE young "unwhiskered" of Waynesburg,
Pa, Col ege, pretty nearly monopolize one side
of Bart!eson's paper, every week. The last
number has translated passage from the life
of Agricola-supposed, we suppose, to be an
improvement on all former TRANSACTIONS, if not
on the original itself The other yonng man
has "life geometrically illustrated" Here is an
extract from his contribution:
Our lives like extension are made up of three
dimensions, Good, Evil, and Duration, which are
not governed entirely by straight lines, but bro
ken ones, with occasional curves. Quite mum.
berarc acute, but far greater number are ObtuSe,
considerable number are plain figures, while
those who act one way to you, different 10 a
second, and still changing TO n third such ones
assume the character of Pentagon, Hexa-
gon, or Octagon, while in sense no two cases in
their conversation strictly parallel.
We call upon the ot.er young man who is
doing" the Latin on the same page, TO go to
work and "dO" this paragraph into common
sense.
IT appears there arc two ambitious literary
societies at Pleasant Valley, Washington Co,
Pa-,-by name the PhOnickneusion whats in
a namely and the Amwell. The Amwellians
challenged the Ph;lo 1--WE haven't room for the
whole nane,) to mortal debate, and got clicked
They demur to the ruling OF the judges through
the last Washington Examiner, and want to be