Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-10-01
Tap Wellsburg Herald, Of yesterday, comes

Tar Wellsburg Herald, of yesterday, comes
out in lengthy review of the of the
two Democratic papers here, towards Senator
Caldwell The article is too long for republica-
ton entire, but we shall quote few extracts,
to let our readers see what is the feeling on the
matter in Brooke County.
The Herald first saws:
Tho new Editor of the Wheeling Times is
exercising his readers at a terrible rate on the
subject of the hereses of Senator Caldwell, of
this district and has mole than once suggested
to that gentleman, that, in view of his lack Of
conformity to the recognised doctrines of Yir-
ginia politics. he, the Senator should resign his
office, and give to his constituents an opportu-
nifty of expressing, at the polls, their apprecia-
ton of his opinions and actions. The SUCCESS
ton, it is true, comes with particularly poor
grace from the source it does, considering that
the gentleman who makes it did not vote for
Senator Caldwell; and that those with whom he
more intimately afiates, were his determined
opponents at the time Of his election, and are
yet his opponents in almost every sense, per-
son1l as well as political.
The Herald then goes on to say that it does
not believe chat Senator Caldwell would be
taking any extraordinary risk did he to accom-
MEDIATE the gentleman, stand the test proposed.''
ITO believe that there has been any ameliora-
ton of the peculiar political sentiment, TO which
his opponents attribute his election; but on the
contrary, that the anti>niggerite feeling has
steadily increased and strengthed ever since
In this end Of the district, embracing fully one
third Of his constituents, Goe heGr Of no com
plqintS a0hGteUer, and aoith his position on the
Niger question ace 6eliere them to be generally
pleased. Although not so personally advised,
vet we presume, that, among his constituents
in the Wheeling end of the district, of that way
of thinking, his popularity has not diminished.
His views on other political questions, the tariff,
protection, naturalization, &c, &C., are sound,
and to the old line Wings uneXceptionable, we
believe.
The Herald next says that "hc (CaldwelD
would almost certainly be reelected, If not by
Wheeling Gy the Northern half of the Dis
trict."
The idea of our representatives here, or any
of the rest of US shutting our mouths to cons
ceal our sentiments from the Richmonders for
the sake of favors, is thus sarcastically and
cuttingly remarked upon by the Herald:
This seems to be the argument held out to
the Wheeling public, to bring him and his doc
trines into disreputc; but it strikes that it is
rot line of argument calculated to win among
honorable, high~lninded and dsinlerested men,
the Legislature of Virginia The members of
the Legislature are not such fools as the Times
would have them appear, when it argues that
they can be cajoled into good humor by any
such transparent pretences as that Wheeling is
as sound as Richmond on the slavery question
The Panhandle is unsound on
the slavery question, the whole State knows it,
and to disSemble, by any such means would
only be followed by the consequences that
might be expected to follow detected treachery
and assimilation. The better course, in the
long run, is the open, manly and honorable one
of asking nothing but what is right, and SUBJ
uniting to nothing that is wrong.
The Herald ate: expressing its belief that
Mr. Caldwell is but carrying oct the views of
his constituents adverts to the advice which has
been rendered him here:
tits certainly not laid down in his duties pre-:
scribed, that he should misrepreScnt the known
opinions of his constituents on almost every
other subject, merely that, by ingratatng him
sell thus, with the majority of the Senate he
may abstract funds from the treasury, or per-
vert legislation thereby, to the benefit of por
ton of his district Yet this trucking course
is the career that the opponents Of Mr.. Caldwell
at Wheeling, would apparently have him follow
The Herald closes its review thus
1t is not our purpose to be the peculiar adj.
vocate of Senator Caldwell, but as one of his
constituents, who voted for him, did what we
could to elect him, and have had no serious
cause since to repent thereof, we hope he may
continue to have the marliness and courage to
stand up for the peculiar interests of North
western Virginia, and show the Virginia dough.
faces that before the right aud resoute vii!
even domineering majority can DC awed into
respect. We have no apprehension whatever
that the Legislature will take any public action
in his case, as has been suggested; and if they
should, it will be the most fortunate thing for
him that could happen, for every word Of Gems
sure thus spoken will make him legion of
porting of his opponents at home will accom-
plish anything more desperate than the venting
OF little gas, which, if the discharge prove
beneficial, in any way, 10 our neighbor no one
Will be better pleased to raed than ourselves
WASHINGTON COUNTY FAIR.