Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-12-16


graph and saying: .:"we have the authority
of Senator Flesher for saying that the above
statement is wholly aud anqpali6edly IN
true. Senator Flesher wrote the resolutions
himself aud on his own motion" Senator
Fles her could not have requested Us TO say
this, nor We could not have said it, If be or
We had imagined any other resolutions
we're alluded 70. The Press then came out
and deuied having alluded to Mr.. Pleshers
resolutions at all said i. meant some other
resolutions that had been offered. We pre-
sune from what has transpired since that
the paragraph was written with an eye to
ambiguity. II was written expressly with
that double kind Of meaning (the Editor
not feeling quite confident perhaps) so as
FIRST to hit Mr.. Plesher, and If he threw of
on it the editor would have a loop hole to
creep Outat and could fall back on some
one else. Yet he has the efroutery to
say: e4E.-z-.
We must here confess our unmingled as
-LA1bI fWAAd
our mornings paper straight before his
eyes, the editor of the LnfilligsHesr still per-
sists IN saying that he "took it for grant
ed il was '.Senntor FIesher's resolution
that twas referred" TO by the PFess as hay-
ing been written by Mr.. Crane. Did not
the extract from the Presg distinctly say
that the resolution drawn by Mr.. Crane
was declined by Mr.. Fleshet? tttF1
No, sir. The extract did not say SO. II
says the resolution was declined by ia SEN
ator." and another NATURALLY enough I'M
der the circumstances supposed to be Mr.
| flesher) was solicited with success. That
disposes of the first point.
,Pfsss came out and admitted all We
claimed on behalf OF. Mr. Flesher, but
grew immensely indignant, and still grows
in Indignation about something, We cannot
tell exactly what, unless it was that we
quoted Nr. Flesher against its statements.
We have nothing as to what statements
that gentleman made to the Press, except
what it says. We repeat that be solicited
two of our editorial corps, at different
times and places to make the statement we
did make and to one of them the following
day expressed his approval of it; not only
SO, but complained of the second state.
ment made by the Press. If he made diff.
ferent statements elsewhere, it compromises
not us, but him. That is Just what and
all we have to say as to the second point.
We conceive that the third point is great.
ly strained, viz: that because we do moi
take it upon ourselves to deny that Mr.
Crane wrote the resolutions which it ap.
pears were offered prior to Mr.. File sher's
therefore we CONFESS it. Now we submit
that's very queer sort of logic. We die
DOT take it upon ourselves to deny the ru
NOR because we were not informed that Mr.
Crane did not do so. We did uotconsider il
our place to 'sconfess'. it because we wer,
not appraised that Mr.. Crane did SO. In Other
words we knew nothing iabout, and WI
have already said cared nothing about it
, We bad said nothing about any resolution
but SIR. Fleshers, and if the Press ehost
, to wander of and fight wind-mills we .hal
no disposition either to follow or engage
in the profitless combat. What Mr.. Cranr
has or has not done has no connection
with this controversy after the Press ha,
: admitted all We claimel, that he did MOI
write the FIesher resolutions. We have
no authority for saying that he did or thai
: he did not draw resolutions offered by an,
other Senator. We conceive it could max,
but little difference who drew a resolution
offered by any Senator, fit expressed hi
: views and wishes.
, The epithet applied 70 US indirectlyFii
one used by people when their facts .ant
arguments are exhausted. tits Que which
gentlemen employ very spariosly, aud nevel
unless they are able to back it. Our read
ersl will hardly thank us for rreyertiuE
again. unless compelled by gross misrepre
sentation, to SO really upinpOrtapt a mat
ter, and we shall not do so.
We regret having to drag Senator Flesh
er's name before the public 10 connection
with this affair, but the attitude of tn,
Press and its representations compel US tc
do it In self defense. = '51.H tlfTFy
GPontioaI HventsuIn. Tennesses.1
Governor johnson has issued procla