The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-05-27

Rather Inconsistent.
W. are well aware that it may be con-
sidered an altogether unnecessary work
for us to point out the shiftings and IN
consistencies and errors into which our
neighbor of the Inteuige,cer is prone to
fall. for any reader of that paper whose
memoir is thirty days long cannot have
failed to notice them himself. However,
our friend, the editor of the weather
cock sheet, arrogates to himself such an
air of superior wisdom, and utters his
opinions with so much show Of authority
"as who should say, L am Cir oracle
and when l speak let no dogs bark,
that it may be well enough, once IN a
while. to bestow some passing remark
mon his infrmity, and call public atten
tion TO the untrustworthiness of his de-
cisions.
The veering and lacking OF the Intetf-
oeacer upon the paroled prisoner ques-
tion is fresh in everybody's mind. 1t
was on every side of the question with
in two weeks, and from tone OF defiant
hostility to the return of former rebels
and insidious appeals for the exercise OF
mob law, it finally settled down into a
complete abandonment of its former pc
s;tion and counseled its readers to obey
the laws and respect the rights OF those
TO whom the United States authorities
had guaranteed peace. This last advice
il very sensible, but the public can have
no kind of assurance that it will not be
retracted IN toto tomorrow.
Another illustration of its vacillatlng
character is found in its Published opin-
ions concerning ANDREW JOHNSON. Inc
invectives which were poured forth IN
March became fulsome praises in April.
and may become invective again i'll June.
BntSe are not disposed TO be severe mp
on our contemporary for ITS conduct III
this case. The circumstances are some
what peculiar and something must be
excused in our cotemporary's course
when we remember that Mr.. JoHNsoNS
present position gives him a vast amount
of patronage to bestow.
But there is nothing to Excuse the IN
telli0encer's course in relation to General
SHERMAN. 1t was among he hrst TO
contribute all the influence it had to de-
stroy the hard Won reputation OF that
Gallant officer. Believing that SHERMAN
was down., it FASTENED to contribute ITS
nuny kick to sink him still deeper IN
disgrace 1t would not wait to neal
both sides and then form its Judgment
in veiw of all the circumstances oil the
case. and endea vor to do justice to the
man to whom the nation owes SO much
II was swift to condemn him unneard'
and had forsaken the cause for which he
had suffered so much.
All the readers of the Mteiijgeacer must
remember how spitefully the editor of
that paper called SHERMAN States
rights Democrat :" how he said that "a
rebel with arms in his hands and a States
rights Democrat with IL ballot i'll his
hands were full blood kim" how he said
SHERMAN was not to be trusted and that
it was a pity he had not been killed at
Goldsboro; how he published and en-
dorsed an exceedingly bitter article from
a., Cincinnati En-sffg wharaIn II WAS
asserted that SHERMAN was "a danger
GUS man" and his immediate removal
was demanded.
Certainly no reader OF the Aa'eitgenccr
can have forgotten these things. Why,
they were published in that paper on the
Goth of April, just one month ago, and in
some Issues of still later date there may
he found the same malignity towards
General SHERMAN. But how is it now ?
General SHERMAN was hot put down 10y
the detraction which was hcapcd upon
him in the newspapers he stands higher
than ever in the estimation OF the peo-
pie, and, within the last ten days, our
neighbor has abated the force OF ms dis
pleasure and has several times spoken of
the slandered hero in complimentary
terms. Yesterday morning, the Goth of
May, forgetting its Goth of April declara-
tons, our neighbor spoke with a gleeful
chuckle about SHERMAN's recent letter,
and complacently remarked: Secretary
STANTON and General HALLECK will find,
before they get through with SHERMAN,
that they have a big contract on hand"
A journal that is so prone to form hasty
conclusions, and so quick to denounce
all who do not follow all its vagaries,
and so often compelled to reverse its own
decisions, can't do much harm it is only
ridiculous; that's all.
Chase E~IeCtiOneering.
II - assartad unon good authority.