Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-03-14
The Honorable sherrard az Parkers-
burg.
Editors Iatslliysneer:

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Our dearly beloved co-worker in the
Union cause, our disiuterested friend,
Sherrard, who never does anything for
self, bat all for country, was here to-day,
at the request of John Horner, to speak
against the New State and the susurpatious'
of the Government. Haud-bills had been
in circulation for two weeks aud more,
and about one hundred of the most riot
Gus rebel sympatbizers of the county had
assembled to hear him. What man, who
has any regard for his character as truth
ful individual, will venture 20 say that
hElf. dozen loyal citizens Of the county de-
sired TO hear him speak. am sure there
is no one will have the hArdihood to say it.
But our friend, whose motives are purely
disinterested, and who comes to Parkers-
burg to speak--uot because Wood county
is in his Congressional District-but be-
cause John Horner told him the Democra-
cy were playing the devil with the Union
cause in Parkersburg, and it was fayora-
BILE opportunity for Batternut to pitch in
and lay the ropes for seat in Congress,
had sense enough to take the advice of his
secesh friends aud keep within doors.
The people had determined that no impor-
son in their midst; for some how or other
they had heard that Sherrard was dema.
gogue-a big trader on very small cap.
ltsI They bad heard that be had applied
to President Lincoln for a Judgesbip in
Louisiana; that he had asked Gov Peir-
point tor a commission to raise brigade,
to be called the Clemens Brigade; that he
had said in Wheeling. over and over again,
that if We did not succeed in getting a
New State, he would not give fifty cents on
the dollar for Western Virginia, and that
the Legislature at Wheeling was the true
Legislature of the State; the last admis-
sion being made, 10 doubt, on tae day that
drunken gentleman told Sberrard, after
borrowing q dime from him, that '' wurse
men nor him had been stint to the Sinit"
With all this knowledge, the people said
be was a traitor; and when they saw the
men who were in the streets ready to re-
ceive him, they swore 10 their hearts that
he should not speak treason to rebels N
the town of Parkarsburg. And he didn't.
The people here, suppose, will stink in
his nostrils worse than did the feet of Ben
Wade. Bat Sherrard should not complain.
He is now blessed martyr. The Press, the
rebel organ at Wheeling, will whine and
lie by turns-point at the blessed martyrs
crippled leg and gaping wounds and say,
'alas! how very lame he is y Stewards
claims to mar.yrdom might have been con.
siderably augmented, had not the counsel
of one or two humane individuals prevail
ed. a stalwart countryman, with No. IL
boots, begged for the privilege of giving the
blessed martyr o hoist By we'll planted
kick near the Internal regions, but when
told of his infirmities the boots releuted
aud stove in the side of an unlucky dog
that CHANGED to be passing
Messrs. Editors, will you keep Sherrard
at home? he is not first class pluck, and
very much fear be will find somebody
hurt one of these days. l would advise
him at least to stay away from here, for
this is no safe place for traitors; and though
We may be branded by rebels at home aud
rebels abroad as encouragers Of mob vio-
lence, we claim to be couservators of the
peace, Law and order men, fully determiu.
ed, by the help of God, to keep our feet
upon the neck of treason, and to hold as
enemies all those who psuder 10 the unhoIy
passions of our country's bitterest foes.
AN UXCoNDITIoSAL UNION NAN