Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-02-21
That Anonymous oorrespondo n

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An anonymous correspondent OF the
Press, who signs himself ''Clay." and whom
we recognize to be former iucessaut cor
respondent for these columns, is serving up
series of articles for that paper in the in
tersst of John 8. Carlile. Secure, as he
thinks, In the dark from all public scrutiny,
Is i'Clay" does not hesitate to mention other
people by name. and to speak of them in
such!a manner. and to connect them with
such destinations and interrogatories as
may suit his evidently determined purpose
to white-wash his hero.
Unless we are more mistaken than ever
've were in our lives, "Clay" is none other
than the pedagogical gentleman who was
for SO long a time our inevitable cores
pondent, and the same whom we were
compelled in seIf.defense to at last halt up
On Rnd,choke off from orr oolumus on account
of the indiscriminats and radical way in
which he was inclined to carp lat all peo-
Pr pie who differed with his extreme notions
Among hislast communications was fu !.
riO0s and ferocious onslaught on the Dem
OcratR,a as Impractical and impoltic as it
~ was unjust and unwarFanted, - and we of
course refused its publication. The next
thing We heard from him he had stopped
our paper, aud now the last thing we see
of him is his article in the Press, in which
with all the vehemence of newborn zealot
and "Pos'ate he bets his money on Garlic,
q and berat9s his old friend-the Lntslligrn-
esr-in the same style that he used to lam
poon its enemies.
Wa OUiRa CuV,;Iior ,,,;,,, a.,
this gentleman-enough, at any rate, to
@ draw this bow at a venture. We do not
ssl.= intend that he shall fight US iu the dark.
while we stand out in a respousiblesposi.
,4i ton Therefore We approximate his per-,
sona'ty in this gentle aud gen,eel manner
fzt7 I" start with, promising him that by aud
Oy shall probably doveIope his full
e. y blown carnatO proportions. No editor is
justified in holding debate with n man Of
straw 1t is unfair in every point Of view.
Any point nadC against maaiu4the dark
is Invested Of its legitimate Influence and
effect. Therefore, VIC shall not go into any
trimming discussion with "Clsyo until WE
either drag him out, or he comes out, from
behind the vail.
IL iSproper for us to. call Attention To-
auehtaGtics as he has get, ont TO practice.
he proceeds from the start with n series of
Antsrrogatories addressed to the editor of
this paper, aud to Senators Wade aud vii.
ley wanting to know whether they opposed
this thing aud were in favor of tina, thing.
In connection With the new State. Now
We do not propose to allow any anonymous
'criO6ler to rack his brain for insulting
and spitetul aud WautOn questions to be
put to as-w With mock judicial gravity. II
We can We will unmask him,
We content ourselves with giving a
broad denial to the whole article OF this
concealed "olsy," so far as il refers to as
aud we denouuce the spirit that animate.
1t, BE might jdst as Vsn have asked
- : I nO any other qusations Of prejudicial kin,
a9 those which he did AJAX, Aud just a
fast IS We could deny them he could be o,
hands with a fresh batch froui day 10 iay
This is gauntlet to which We do not pro
pose to auNrSiSOhrsel1es. We,sGand Quit,
An open field, and concealed 10 no thirko,
aud no 6ashWhNckeri shall have l..y,
to hrs fFOmihis hiding place, aud Leer
us At random and At chance as =
to hts whereabouts The Iusiuua,ion.. =
t0e anonymous writer uro not only sl..
A. oat S0HssmPsibly so. he knows. as do Ii
me community, that the advocacy of the
new State on the part oil. this usper b.,
.S.a been open aud consistent from the YER,
nFSt dawn to the present time. he know.
that while We advocated the emaucip.,ior