Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-07-08
some Observations on the Above pro-
duction.

uuct1ons
Messrs. Ediioys:-I hive Just finished
reading Judge Thompson's manifesto. It
is strnnge production. 1t boils over with
indiguntiOn. As was said by my uncle
Toby-"our armies swore terribly nj Har.
pers Ferry, but it was nothing to this. -
In the violence of his wrath, he expects
to bring down, with single shot from his
hlunderbuss, the Convention, Governor,
Council. and all their uidcrs aud ahcttUrs,
including Il eueraI Scott and the whole
Government at Washington. His gun
sc,iters well, but lie has loaded it too
heavily. 1t shoots stronger backwards
than forwards. We have read, Messrs. Edi-
tors, Of
"Guus, which ainel at duck or piovrr.
-Rcc0iI, and kick the marksinan over"
The Judges weapon Is, alasl of this un-
serviceable character. 1t is more danger
Gus to the man at the breech, than to Those
it is aimed at.
Have the distractions Of these times,
Messrs Editors, really disordered the
Judges intellect? Many suppose he has lost
his senses, but find Al diversity of opinion
on the subject, us some insist he never had
any to lose. Do you recOlIect his essay
about .the Category of the Infinite as an
idea of developemcnt:' 1t WAS certainly a
very muddy production, aud no one ever
claimed to understand it. Did yoa ever
read lis "higfulutiD,' Fourth OF July,
abolition or.;ion? Or his poetry? He has
now, am told, Il whole ream Of his own
poetry on hand, as big as Worcester's quar-
to dictionary, and rs nonsenstcal rs "tho
Category of the Infinite" Should be print
that the question of his sanity would be
given up at once. Our Legislature ought
Il do not know which it ought to he, MS
am no lawyer,) for a Judge To write poe
try And he has recently gone to preach-
ing, and will shortly print n volume of the
sermons, with which lie has bcan edifying
the congregation ut st. Matthews church.
Without undertaking to determine the
question whether the Judge has lately lost
his senses, or bad none at the start TO lose.
must say that he is now half crazed
man.
What is this Couthoa catk he is so indlg-
nant about. l cannot be sure that un-
derstand the drift of his argument, for it
has the disadvantage OF being slightly ob-
secene. have several times got so tan
gIed up in the Judges twistifed sentences
that could not see how to get out of the
labyrinth. l nul plain man, Mr.. Editor.
and never studied metaphysics. But as
well as can make it out, he does not OBJ
| ject to that part of the Coution oath, which
requires him TO declare his fidelity to the
Constitution Of the United States. What
he objects to is, the promise to he faithful
to the re- organized State Government. This
he declares he never will promise, and he
Pronouuces it piece of frightfuI tyranny
to ask him to do it.
Now, would ask the Judge, do you ex :
: Il. 4 4 l.
after from Richmond? Do you expect
| John Letcher's government to PAP you in
future? do not suppose YOU nor,
Judge, do find any one who supposes you
are either patriotic enough, or indignant
enough TO serve tho State without ply
Then il you retain your office. you must
expect the new Stale Government to pro-
vide for your salary and mileage. Now II
yon look, Judge, to that government for
bread aud butter, has 1t NOT rightto say,
You must promise to be faithful ami hon