Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-11-26
The hummer Pamphlet.

We receive orders almost every day for
copies of this celebrated pamphlet Some
times for single copy. and sometimes fer
number Of copies gentleman writes
70 rs from Norg4ntoWa, asking as TO tell
the people what the pamphlet is-Whst is
the nature Of it &c. This is easily done
The Rufner pamphlet Is a work written
BY the late Rev. Henry Rufner. who was ;
professor in a literary Institution in Lex.
iugton, virgining BE was born aud rnised
in this State, and was up to the day of hi.
death a slayebolder. He was a man OF
great ability and general information. lad
ranked high as political economist. In
the year ls47 be delivered lecture ut Lex
ington, before one of the societies of the
Institution ia which he Was "a professor,
and at which were present such couspicu-
Gus men as ex-Gov John Letcher, Samuel
McDUweIi Moore, David p Curry. James
G. Hamilton. George a. Baker, J. II. La
eey, John Eehols, James II Jordan, Ja-
cob FalIer, Jr., b. z. Moore, john ". Full
Ter and others, all shareholders, We beltve,
and all prominent add trusted citizens Of
the State. These gentlemen heard the lee.
turs and were deeply impressed with its
profound truths concerning the influence
of slavery in Western yirginiA. aud i'm
medlately after its delivery they wrote a
note to Dr.. Ru6ner, asking him to furnish
copy for publication. They wrote TO hin
as follows:
@The undersigned believing that the
argument recently delivered by you in the
Franklin Society, in favor Of the removal
of the negro population from Western Yir-
ginia, waE not only able hut unanswerabl
and that its publication will tend to bring
the public mind TO correct conclusion 90
that momentous question, request that yon
will furnish US with full statement OF
that argument for the press" 81
Incompliance with this request, DIR. Ruff.
ner did furnish the gentlemen named with
a copy of his address for publication aud
under their auspices, in tue year ls47, The
celebrated pamphlet was brought out and
circulated among the people of the State
No doubt it had It's effect on Western Viz.
GINA even at that day. No one can tell
how much of the present advancement Of
the people in liberal sentiment is due to
that pamphlet. 1t must have lad grcat
effect. = - - -
'ottate years all trace Of the pamphlet
was lost amidst the angry clash of high pc
liticaI excitement. And twas only during
theigubernatorial canvass between Goggir
and Letcber in 1858, that the pamphlet wa
resurrected. 1t was the staple of disput,
inthat canvass 10 Eastern Virginia Cog
gin tried to prove Letcher "unsound" OF
the slavery question from its record, Ant
he proved it so efectually that the Wes
here largely Increased Letcher's vote, ant
that, too, notwithstanding the fact that ht
ree4nted his endorsement of the pamphlet
People stuck to the pamphlet and voted fol
Leteher, all unworthy az he was. because
he had once signed SO good document.
This is, In brief, the history of this yalu-
able work. We have repubIished 1t at the
instance Of gentleman of this city who
paid the expense of republication ont of bis
own pocket. Its reproduction noW is time
", inasmuch as from NO other source can
the people Of Western virginia obtain such
a clear aud comprehensive view Of the
whole question of slavery in its relations
toour interests. 1t is peculiarly Western
Virginia argument, aud purpOrts to speak
for no other part Of the country. Every
Citizen ought to read it thoroughly and
then pass IL over to his neighbor. For the
insignificant sum of Eve cents more infor-
nation can be had from it than any other
investment we know OF. Twenty-Five
copies Ofitare furnished for one dollar
The edition is growing smaller every day
and those who want copies should order
them at once. eaal