Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-07-20


Mr.. DENTS Card.
On the first page Of our paper, We pub
lish, Lo.dGy, The card Of Nr. Dent, Editor
Of the uor9antoWn Stsr. We are glad 10
afford Hr. Dent this opportunity Of setting
bimself right before the people Of this inn
mediate section, inasmueh as they, no
,oubs. ike ourselves, bad their aPpreheu-
sious seriously aroused that We were not
70 have 10 The future, as We had 10 the
j past, bis help and cooperation in striking
an s6eetive blow at the Richmond dsspots.
weare glad that NJ. Dent IS able to give
ps the hearty assurances, which he does,
that he is in no wise changed as to the
merits Of che main question, and that it
has only been upon simple question OF
immediate separate State action, that be
has differed from most Of our Union peO-
pie. :,
Mr.. Dent can rest assured that he will
have NO cause Of complaint of our people
in the Panhandle, on this score, when the
.s,. approaching hour Of State division
comes. There is no one thing that our
psopIe are more bent upon, than future
divisioa OF the State, aud At no distant
future either. They are ready to go With
the foremost, bot they are DOT ready to
isopardire the grand object of putting
down secession, by hasty movement in
that direction. That great object accom-
piished, and We are ready.
When we reeollect how long tue Wells
burg Herald Ito which peculiar honor is
duel aud the Iateiligsneer, stood alone be-
fore the echo came, advocating the divis-
ion question, We think We can afford to
say. @Wait little.' AS we were early in
the seld. before this measure became so
universally popular, so We think VIC can
claim hearing from the editor Of the Star
aud all Others on behalf OF that policy
which seems most likely TO best secure the
eommon object. Aud there was no other
way 70 come at It save 10 the re-organiza.
lion movement. This We believe ourselves
capable OF demonstrating against any odds.
We should not, however, now, after hav-
ing said 90 much on The subject at various
times, enter into an argument. We will
take it for granted that The people are sat
isasd with the action Of tho Convention.
II Indeed there is left anything to be taken
for Graated, after the cordial endorsements
which the people have given that conven-
ton a. their meetings. -
While finding so much in Mr.. Dents
card 70 commend, we cannot but regret
that he must needs bring ia again alln-
sious 70 some mysterious influence that in
hls eyes oYsrcame the 6rst Intentions Of
the Convention. IL there is any mystery
10 that influence IT of necessity must DO
one that shows the light OF day. 1t could
not have been the secret influence Of logic
addressed 10 common sense, for that would
De m sbsurdity@and 4. would also be
poor compliment TO the editor Of the Star
TO think that be could not penetrate into
its taes. II there was any secret influence
IL was corrupt one. and the editor of the
Star oosht boldly 10 say what be means.
I've knew Of anything Of the kind we
tell Rim We should out With II, quick
Hut neither We, nor he, nor any mortal
man, know Of anything Of the kind. And
be does, as We believe, ono Of the purest
rasssmblAses Of men that ever met in this
State. \ great wrong when he even talks
about such a thing. However much he
may follow up his mystic aIlusion with
disclaimers, he does not repair that wrong.
There Is al odor LETT that dWOlIs amid the
words 10 the mind Of the reader, and which
keeps the run Of his recollection when
ever be thinks about the Convention. EV-
err 6aa koOws this iS the case. and hence
the expression, that "inSinuAtion Is the
hasbed arrow Of defamation"
We are not at all Inclined TO be censori-
oas over our friend'S card. The kiudly
relation betweea the Star aud lnts.iigrnesT
have besu long aud pleasant, and We hope
and believe they will ever continue 30. We
felt it our duty, after asOOd deal of watch
ing and waiting, 70 frs a shot across the
bow Of the Star, and aaa oaL tive could,
whittier Il was steering, Its tack Seensd
suspicious, and We wanted to see If eur
old time ally was leaving Us for the enc
my's country. Theae are Suspicious times,
and We confess that Ne distvust all talk
and all movements mat are not plain,
straightforward and unpiss.k fable.
TuE LouistiHe JOlSAal learning that Ex-
Secretary floyd had presented JED. Davis
with span Of horses, asks Il they are not
ths sans ones he stole from Sam Burke,
Of Ksatueky, fifteen yeata ago. The jour
AL sta.sl that Floyd took the HORSES 70
Virginia to sell them for him but amer