Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-06-25

fare afflicted with portentious fears of their
1ncapacity to keep ahead. of the niggers-
They profess to think and we suppose they
must have good reasons forit, that there is
real danger that he will become their
equal Confidence in their ability to hol6
Rlm under bYtheir own inherent yigpr Of
1tntellect and muscle has oozed out, and we
have the remarkable spectacle presented
as, OF men, favored with all the
advantages of re6nementa aud civilization,
eentessing 70 the world q weakness of
which they should be ashamed, and q
rear, that with all the disadVanta-
iges of ignorance and poverty, aud an
llronj prejudice keeping him ignorant and
\ Po9r, the ptggeF, wi I sQpplant them as pro-
dncers, and force himself up to an equality
with Themselves Else Why all this Glan1or
and outcry Is it the cant Of hypoorisy? /?
tsAtt done in thefinterest5 of q particular
party Is 1t further projects of personal
preterpent! Is II an insincere profession
/ OF apprehenstons not Is this Eirgihin,
cpntFaband the author of real Otiimaginaryi
woes that these men go. bowling about the
| streets, ana selst every one they can
compel to listen by the bhtton-hoIe, with
chattertng teeth and skinny dugers, point
an the direction Of Chester county, and,
III
gent niger I" -. -
i4t We have not, thus far, been able toshare
these apprehensions. We have no faith in
the Darwin theory of the origfn .6fyspeties,
and prefer the assertions of the Mosaic
laYgiyfr TO the; speeplatio ions of the Gentiie
phi ilosppher. Bptwe are willing to accept
the interiority Of the black to the white
liface as a patent iact,S without inqditingj
Ituto! the catsas of the difference; The corr,
Erollary that this difference gives to the su-
peri9r, o property. in the inferior race
we deny. We simply Accepts a fact; and one
that will!rsmain obvious for generations to-
Gomez The hiring ofsan expatriated YirS
t,ginl4n at ten cents n day is not likely to-
change the relations of the races, nor ma
teFially affect the interests of either. III
I'VE are not aBle to keep ahead, with all
theiconditious of filife in our favor, 5letirts
yield to; the inevitable law of races, and
meet our fate with some show of dignity
aud self-respect. The philosophy OF Ua-
4 Gle Toby In putting the fly out Of the win
dow; rather than impale it on pin, had
lihnmapity in its favor, There, wes room
enough for both in the world. The Niger
is'not likely to crowd us from our seats 4
Pand'9if any man IS apPrehensives that the
will, 'let hun take totcOrk3 opera, curl his
hair, black his face, become proficient rs a
first class end man, or do any thing in rea-
son to curry favor with his sable superior 4
Only'do not make ridiculous exhibition
of himselfg gbyiiConvulsive spasmsl over the
fact that atfsomeb9dy has hired . nigger at
ten; cents day in Chester county.
The Death OF CHARLES EIiet the Enc
'l-- 't-s' = Htte 4gIheerGr Ii1o1 fgJ4Etta \
The telegraph announces the death of
Col Ellets the commandee and contriYer of
the Ram Squadron, which did such terrible
execution upon the enemy at the late en-
Ragement before Memphis Ia bis eager.
lnessto direct his formidable engines of des-
truetien most effectively, Col. iEllet exposed
himself regklessly, receiving a shot in the
ankle. Tue wound has, II seems, proved
fatal. ls ta ifdan n
a Charles Elicit will always be remepber-
ed as one of the most Ingenious, daring
and successful OF American Engineers. A
native of PenIsy ylVania, and thorough
master of his profession, his name Is iden-I
tilted with several of the most important
public works inithe country, notably, athe
Harions railroads in Virginia; and of these,
with the Virginia Central Railroad, for
which he olCOnstruetedii its wonderful tempo-
-rary track across the Blue Ridge. lHe.also
contributed largely to the Improvement of
the navigation of the KanawhR lriver.5.i To
the Baltimore and Ohio RailFoad, aud wei
believe Withthe suspension bridge at Vince
ling he gave the ,Ridlot his capital talents.
There is. indeed, hardly dny of the West
.ern or Middle States without some lasting
evidence of Mr.. Ellets professional sktll.--l
"A plan for maintaining al equal and inva-
riable volume of water ithStIe Ohio river.
by means Of reservoirs established at the
head waters, of that stream, excited much
ridicPle when announced, but many profess!
sional critics have since pronounced the
scheme eminentIy pFacttcable. gs,s.
At the, outbreak of the EWar, Mr., Rllet. !
thenjiR resident of the National Capital. |
became deeply interested inlthe conduct OIL
military matters. Many valued articles
from his pen were contributed to othe COLI
nmns of the New Y ork Times; articlesWhich
attracted the marked attention of the mill
itary' authorities and fn many instances Of I
teFed suggestions atOnee adopted and put
in practice. Mr. Ellet, intimately acquain.
ted with the t0Pography ~ and ge0graphyilof;l
Virginia, protested planbfor cutting off
the.s rebel army.iht Manassas. ,Hissplan,
thoush urged with muehsp spertinacity upon
the WAT Department and upon Gem Nc
Olellan, failed 70. secure approval, and |
deeply chagrfned and Disappointed, the
sapgutne protector gave ventito his anger
10 couple Of Higotons pamphlets critical |
of Gen McGlellanie military qnalfdcatiops
and mode Of prosecuting the campatgn. -
subsequently hefditected DIS attention 10 |
tbeiwat on the Mississippi, planning the |
tQtms of ram which events hhy6 proved to |
be SO destEnrtiye. For tbis enterprise be |
could obtain no hearing at the Navy De. |
-partmeut, while the War Dapartm,ent
would SO no further than to agree to s6&y |
toE the rams should they prove isuGcessfui. |
4r. Ellet procpted the aid Of private can't.
tai Pqilt his vessels, regardless Of oniver
sal Predfetton that they would provo mere
mah-tFaps, aptisused themi with 9rihmpha6t
result at Memphis aTheltFinmph. VhiIejf |
VIII give RpEtall 70 his name. has clos! |
ed q career Of brilliant rotesstonat success