Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-03-02
One Of the few the Immortal names
Tint Mnnn mot hnrn u hIn D

That were not born to die"
and inRsmuch as we have done very fair
share towards bringing him prominently
before mankind, and the world at large,
we claim the privilege of saying a word or
two about him in bis publIJeapacity.
We cannot at this moment recall any
character in English literature, who more
Guy represents Leonard, the immortal, than
ShaksPeHrS's Bnlly BoHom In tie Mid
summer Nights Dream, af,sr he had been
translated by the magic little Puck, and
wore an ASS bead all unconscious of the
ludicrOus figure he cut. Not that we
would insinuate that Leonard is an ass, for
We do not think he is (Iiterally, but the
similituds of the long ears and everybody
laughing at them but the unconscious wear
or, struck as so forcibly that we couldn't
help giving expression to 1t. And the
semblancs may be slill continued, for Bull
" Bottom says to his fellows, "write me n
prologue" which they did, aud he spoke it
in the play. Says Bottom, "some man or
other mnst present wall, and let him have
some loan, or some plaster, or some roaRh
cast about him, and let him hold bis fin
gers thus, aud through that Granny shall
PyramuIaRd T6isbv shipper" Now, ifthe
reader will jest substitute granny for
Granny, and "Riehmond secessionists" for
Pyrnmus and ThisLy, he will see at once
how neatly the Wetzel Bully Bottom has
been playing "Wall" in the Convention
But In addition to those of Bully Bot
tom. Leonard possesses other qualities,
aud prominent among them, ingratitude.
For instance, our Richmond correspondent
has done mora than all the world beside to
make him notorious, aud Jet, all he gets for
IL Is Instrumentation. When he sent us a spe-
sial dispatch at his own expense, to tell the
public how Leonard was distinguishing
himself aud the paper containing it was
received in Richmond, he, the Aforesaid
Leonard, got up in the Convention and de-
nouncsd him as a Black Republican, and
the HEatsligsrn as wicked and sinful
sheet, And when, the night after Nc
Dowel Moore made his Union speech,
a hungry mob had gathered in front
of the SpOttsWoed House, Leonard, ever
equal to the exigency, walked ont on
the balcony, without being called for, and
made mounting, ranting speech, inform.
ing the excited crowd that the editor Of
the Wheeling "Entsllserp was a rank Abo-
litioniSti aud was then, at that moment, in
the parior Of the SPottsWOod. UngrAteful
wretch Ito point ont to the fury of mob,
one who had been 80 great bsnefactor,
Hut thus Ills always With the great. They
kick down the ladder by which they
climbed to fame.
There Is another character, one we read
of in history, sacred history, whose noto-
riety has survived the lapse of more than
eighteen centuries, Of whom We are re-
minded In this connection. He lived co.
tsuPOraneously with the Savior of the
world. His argt name was Judas; his last
IseAFiot He succeeded Ia handing down
toGll coming ages, condemned to everlast-
Ing fame, record to be re1iled By the
virtuouS aud Initiated BY the vile to the
eud Of time, Such uotoristy, that Of
Judas ISeariO,. has Leonard s. Hall aehiev-
cd by the base betrayal Of the people he
represents; and when We sum up iguOr-
anes aRd stupidity with vanity, malice
and treAeAeEy, We hare compound that
dty shoWs torth the hloCkhead who rep
reseRts WssIei county IN The Virginia Con.
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