Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-11-06
..IIis mnurners were two hosts,
his friends and toesin

have often thought, Messrs Editors,
that we are all too much in the habi: of
overlooking one of the benefits derived to
the race by good and great men. We eel
citrate them for their philanthrophy, we
land them for their patriotism, we admire
them for their learning, and reverence them
for their piety; but that quality which
would notice is the elicitatiou from others
by contact with them in the roads, lanes
and avenues of life-a manifestation of
good qualities, traits and dispositions,
which, up to the time of such contact, had
been dormant and unreYealed. either to
themselves or their fellows. Hence yon
will see those of the most stolid, leaden
and misanthropic dispositions, in whose
breasts there seems to be not one drop of
the milk of human kindness" when brought
side by side with Howard, n Dix or an
Anderson, gradually become humanized, if
may so speak, and, like the character in
one Of Dryden's fables, who, until he had
met with one whom he had learned to love,
was brute, but this passion once taken
possession ct, his soul developed in him all
tie noble qualities of highes! manhood.
So do these, by coming under the intlu-
cnce and in contact with such as l have
mentioned, become new creatures-'horn
again. To them Il new world of enjoy
ment is opened up, new sources of pleas
ure, new incentives to action, new hopes,
new aspirations; aad they go forth among
their fellows, realizing, as they never did
before, that they are one of band of
brothers, and that brotherhood is com
mensurate with the human race. Selfish
ness yields to henevolence, prejudice to
reason, and indifference to the welfare of
humanity-to au enlightened and enlarged
philanthropy. Such is the divine power
of goodness and greatness, whcni happily
united in one man or woman, brought to
bear upon their fellows.
Mr.. Reese, Il fine old gentleman farmer,
who is the possessor of the large and beau
tiful farm on which we are quartered, has
just (afler II careful examination of the
subject, and n long and friendly interview
with the Major taken the oath, which
think he will sncredly observe. Almost
the whole place called Mud Bridge belongs
to him. like his appearance very much.
lie was deeply touched when Lieut.. Boyd
candidly presented to him our aims and
objects in coming into this country. In
the case of Mr.. Morris, am inclined, from
the appeara nee aud department of the man,
to think that the servants exaggerated in
regard to the roughncss of his language.
One thing in regard to these people was
very noticeable, and that was the profound
attention paid to speeches ION the day they
assembled for elec;ion) by Capt Anderson,
Lieut.. Carpenter, and a private in Captain
BroadwelI's company, on the subject of Sc
ce-sion. Much of the subject matter ap-
peared to be entirely new to them. and they
stood immovable through three not very
short speeches. God grant that these peO
ple may sec to its full extent the evils of
Secession-stnnd up like men for the truth
that our arms may re turned in a direc-
tion to beard the monster rebellion in his
own den, and strike home to his very
heart