Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-05-31
our readers may remember an extract which

Our readers may remember an extract which
we published some weeks ago from converse
ton on religion, between 'the Professor, at the
breakfast Table and the DIVINITY Student"
Some papers, both East and West. came down
in scathing rcbuke on the Concealed infdelity"
therein contained as they alleged, and warned
the publishers Of the 1tlaatic to have as little
of that sort of reading as possible thereafter if
they wanted their periodical to continue to
thrive. We find in the Boston journals some
thing over half column Of pquant reading, IN
the shane of an address, from Oliver Wendell
Holmes, at the recent Unitarian Festival in that
city, in the course of which the Doctor refers to
those allegations impending the orthodoxy OF
the Conversations" We are not sure but
that the Doctors accusers will consider this de-
fence of his an aggravatiun of his original SIN
Certain it is, he is not disposed togo ont of his
way one hairs breadth to propitiate the sup
uorters and dcvctecs of what he irrcvcrently
calls antique, efiete, and obsolete systems. y
Our private opinion is, that the Autocrat now
stands self condemned, and is wholly cut OF
from any and every claim to benefit of clergy,
-fossnbstantiale which we need only quote as
follows:
We are, n thc FIRST place, the Protcstants Of
Professionalism We protest against theory of
human naturc which lowers man TO worm III
every capacity but that OF sinner and for
that cndows him with the powers and the re-
Sponsibilites Of an archangei.
eve protest against theory OF the Divine
government so mouStrous, that TO reconcile 1t
with the principles Of honor and right, and to
justifv the ways of God to man, it drives its
advocates to the superstition that men art re-
suscitated demons, and 50 fails back upon the
legends of heathcnS and barhaTIanS.
I'VE believe in 5ital religion or the religion
OF lie as contrastei with that of trust in
fcrarchfcS establishments and traditional Tor
mua. settled hy the votes OF wayerin5 naJori-
ties in did councils and conversations.
I'VE believe in frnm9cfi-Nk religion, or the
religion of gLtd things, in distinction from the
schemes that make our planet the ante-chamOer
of the mansions of eternal woe to the vast ma
jnritv of the men, women and children that
have lived and suffered upon its surface
We believe that every age must Judge the
Scriptures by its OWN light; aud we mean, by
Gods grace, to exercise that privilege, or any
Other human tribunal
We believe thai Sin is the mnch-abused step
daughter Of Ignorance, and this not only from
our own observation, hnt tue authority OF
Him whose last prayer on earth, as recorded by
the Good Physical vas that the perpetrators
of the greatest crime on record might be for
gwen, for they knew not what they were doing.
&C.,
President LpPEz, after the treaty was con-
cludcd between Paraguay au.l the United
States, issued decree making some radical
changes in tue form of his government One of
the articles provides that every foreigner nho
enters into the republic, with the intention TO
reside in it more or less time, without ntrodu-
cling any capital or fixed business, shall accreait
the lawfupess OF his arrival in the police office,
as also the means OF subsistence by some useful
occupation which he may bring with him; or,
ifhe plcases, his fitness to place himself in the
service of some neighborins inhabitant, with
previous advice to the police, without which
requisite he shall not be admitted.
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TIE Hon William Polk ho is canvasSing
in Tennessee for Congrcss-in replying to a
speech of his opponent, Mr.. Thomas, in relation
TO slavery, called loudly for the Sheriff of Bed
ford County. No response, and again ne called
at the top ufhis lungs, 'Mr. Sheriff say, Mr..
Sheriff. come here" Presently the Sheriff APP
pcared and asked what he wanted. 81 want,
says Polk, "a coroucr's jury Summoned mme-
diately My eompetitor has found dead car
cass, right here in this room The Kansas
Nebraska bill has been ds1L for two gears, it is
fast becoming putrid, and | want an inquest
held over it so that it may he dccently buried"
SMOKING cars have made their appearance on
the y Y. Central Railroad as = fixed institution.
The different express trains are each to be sup
Piled with one of these cars, which will be
placed next to the baggage car. They are fur
n>hed with a row of small round tables through
the centre Of the coach, surrounded by re-
volyi,,e, arm chairs comfortably cushioned. In
the roof are four ventators to allow the smoke
to escape, ard at one end is a little compart.
rncnt, wherein sits person with cigars and to-
bacco for sale to such as are not provided with
those Injuries
Tnn Tennessee Qa;d Nuac has had the pleas
ure Of meeting DIR. Scion BorIand, formerly
United States Senator from Arkansas, and
aftefwarl United States Envoy to Central
America 1t will he recollcctcd that bottle
hurled at the Hon. Doctors nose led to the
bombardment and destruction of Greytown by
the United States naval forces. The Quid
N',,Dc says that he has now retired from public