Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-06-11
Political Martyrs In and about
wheeling and Especially the Ex-
(REom the wellsburE neraldl


Political Martyrs in and about
TghseltnBSia and Especially the Exc
Cpso5m the wsilsburE Heraldl
The Provost Marshall at Wheeling has
been having a lively time recently in
stirring up, tue secesh sympathizers of
that city to the propriety of taking the
oaths of loyalty to the Federal and State
Governments Quite number of citi-
zens have been, during the last few days,
arrested, among them ex.Judge Thompson,
'phos. Hughes, DR.. Alfred Hughes,
GoshOrn, Sam'l Mitchell, John Hunter,
and others moving in the same political
circle, aud it IS stated that a number moro
of the same sort have quite recently vol
UNFAIRLY come forward and subscribed
the oath, in order to avoid arrest, trouble,
DC. The parties named above, all ex-
cept Thompson, DIR. Hughes and G6shorn
took the requisite oath and were there.
upon released. The ex.Judge, however,
doubtless having in his minds eve some
of the martyrs Of old, refused to contains
nate his conscience with any such an OBJ
legation, and went to jail where he now
lies, and for any sympathy that is felt for
him, is likely to lie until that indefinite
period when Confederate bondsiwill be at
par. Ills position is said to be that the
State government is in violation Of the
Federal Constitution, and that in swea-
ring to support tho one he must ofnecessi-
ty violate the other, neither of which he
whistles to do. The ex-Jndgc, it is well
known, is somewhat crotchety and given
to splitting hairs, and doubtless his Judi
cial opinion on the fine point above made
would be a model Of fine cut. It is pre-
sumcd that he will issue q pamphlet from
ms retirlcY, as without something Of
this sort his martyrdom would be iDcom-
plete- As we have always been o great
admirer of his, We bospeak q dozen copies.
by the way it is net many years ago
that his honor aimed his official blunder-
buss at us, loaded with cautions against
sedittOus speaking, writing and printing,
Wadded with terrible statistics on the
negro question, and primed with first
class secesh illuminate, composed of tho
usual alkcurrent ut that day, wherewith
to fro the Southern heart, over the shout.
ders of the Brooke county Grand Jury.
We thought then that we were in some
danger of being blessed martyr lat least
we little thought then that his honor
would lave the glorious opportunity of
sending his name down to pOstctity n
victim to his obstinaCy, sooner than we.
50 IT Inns happened though, we bInndered
into 1T aud it is question for poSteritv
TO decide, if,posterity take much ACCOUNT
Of. either Of us, which of us has shown
most sense and consistency in our. blum
ders. One thing is certain, we have Gen.
Mcclellan and the Provost MARSHALL ON.
our side not to speak Of Gov. Pierpoint
and the Supreme Court of the USitod
States. Poor Judge, wise l6g0maehist,
author of the Dialogue Of Devils; profound.
deliver in the Infinite Category, let usinot
be Thought making light Of thy captivity
or doubling thy tenderness Of conscience.
but the day of hhmbug cry is mast, Judge.
and it is the very folly Of the moon to 80
wasing time that might 10 otherwise
better employed, and heaving stghs for
history within the walls of the Ohio county.
jail as yet nconsecrated except by very.
ordinary victims of the law We take the
liberty Of advising the! Judge, by. all
means, to swear, lest posterity set him,
down something that he isn't
That our advice is valuabIe, we can
produce the best of references. We adj
vlsed Joe Pendleton that he was ON the
high road to perdition; when hesleft tile
Wing party aud hitched ON to. Charley
Russell. He wouldn't take tue. advice
and he. has gone under We implored
Char ley to mind his eye twelve years AGO !:
he declined, and see where his eminent
Hlrglnian statesInans ship has. taken him.
Hes 2 conner. Weplead with Joe Pic
kett e be careful, and see what come Of
him We talked daily with DR., White
and wrote weakly, The doctor was stiff
4eclled and hard hearted, and he's gone
We aaylsed the pemeerAtioi party l9ss a,
with hesame success, and the same Giisas-t
troqs consequences followed the iisre-s
gard otOuna dmonit ions. VIII the Judgei
take warning pl 5ssss a. =
sos An.Inde1lnIte Isfter.5l si5iol !
On Saturday WeireCeiyed SO snol6sedibi
q, blank letter, without Z word 81 direction
e. 2 what & sdisioa Of our paper, OF for
whose beneft, e mss 70 Be applied. The
post mark Is dim but We think II q Nor
gaHtoW'a. I'VE YIN obliged toIths send send.
g ser n E3SIss 5acsiols.5 q ~.