Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-05-02


Tar PARKERsBuKG News has an editorial re-
port of the speeches of Jenkins Albert GaIlatin)
and Waitmnn T. Wiley, down there last week
or course Jenkins, in the hands OF the Ne'os,
comes out far ahead. While we do not sup
pose that any one considers jenkins the
equal of Wiley, yet we are not sure but what
the following structures on Mr.. Wiley, con-
tain considerable mOdicum of truth. ltstruck
us a little after the same sort at the Court
House, when he spoke here:
Mr.. Wiley has claims to the use of fine figures
of speech, and is mt times eloquent; but though
n uohtical orator, whose fame is of twenty years
standing, he is not convcrsant with political
history, uses the old arguments OF $40, and Is
not capable of discussing present politics.
And, by the way, speaking of MIR. Wiley, we
are indebted to a friend for copy of his speech
in the Convention of 1850 OF the basis ques-
ton. 1t really is an effort of signal ability
We have looked over it with the greatest plea
sure and profit to ourselves and we cannot help
thinking, that if Mr.. Wiley would but let go
his hold upon the Goggin influence of the tick
ct, and branch ont in the full freedom OF his
powers as he used to do, it would material
iv increase the interest of his auditors in his
spceches, and strengthen his hold upon the
people of the West, whatever it might be thought
of East of the Ridge.
Speaking of the unequal distribution of rep
resen,ation between the Fast and West, Mr..
Wiley said in the Convention
Let inc ask, where all this time, are the lives
and the liberties, the souls and the bodies OF the
Western people? desire to repeat this inter
roration. Where all this time, western life
4 bts2 Arc
sidcred in organizing the government? How is
it? Constituting as we do majority OF near
IOO, 900 souls, We are asked, nOdcStly asked 10
surrender our lives, liberties and persons, so lar
as they can be affected by the Legislative power
of the government, to n minority. Disguise 1t
as YOU may, yon are regarding your goods and
chattles with higher distinction, than you are
the life and liberty Of the western citizen. Are
YOU not? Are you not demanding that your
property SHALL virtually, have place and power
! IN tine legislative department OF the government,
to the exclusion OF the free men Of the West?-
Is it right? Is it tolera5ley Is there man be-
low the Blue Ridge who, if transferred beyond
the Alleghanies, would submit to iH Not one!
! Not one!
! I beg leave to say that n considerable portion
of the little personal estate which | possess
consists of family Of slaves. am q slave
holder. and regard the title to this property,
as to all other property, as sacred, equally Sa-
cred. But cannot allow my interest in this
! respect to override the natural rights and lib
critics of one hundred thousand of my fellow
citizens No! You, a mere minority of people,
claim authority to legiSlalc for the mGiority-to
control their interests, civil, religious political
even life itself. Eou have no right TO such con-
troll. l speak with all due Difference to the
opinions of others. and with thediilidence which
nv humble position this floor ought to in
spire me- impute none but the purest motives
to any gentleman, but speak the sentiments
of my heart; and when remember that speak
tire sentiments Of my constituents too, | am
c,nboldencd to declare, here in my place, that
such assumptions, if carried into effect and made
a part of the organic law, would he momstrous
oppression, utterly subvcrSive Of the dearest
principles of political liberty and republican
equality.
We shall probably, from time to time, during
the canvass, treat our readers TO other extracts
from this able production of Mr.. Wiley. In the
meantime, we he, ,e that Mr.. Wiley will not be
more backward than his co-nominecs, in treat
ing the people TO his views on this subject, in
the canvass. They play their part of the Niger
song, and like the Arkansas traveller said to
the fiddler, Cant you play the other part of
the tune, sir"
! PORTER, the Kentucky giant, whose death
was announced last week, was Secen feet nine
inches in height, aud, when in perfect health,
weighed near three hundred pounds. At the
age of seventeen, being then smaller than ordi-
nary, he fairly began to grow. Measuring him
self every Saturday night, he found in one
week that he had added an inch to his stature.
\ cooper by profession, he soon became too tall
to work upon barrels and was presently obliged
! to give up even hogsheads and become hack.
driver. In the years 1S5G-37 he came East
and appeared on the stage in one or two pieces
written especially for him. He returned to
Louisville, and few years later bought tne cof-
fec-housc which he was keeping at the time Of
his death The Louisville Courier, from which