The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-09-04
The PresIdenf,g sneeebeg.

II the President could be. impressed
with the value of the aphorism, that sf-
lence is golden, 1t seems to us 1t would
be better for his own reputation and
that of the party which requires careful
nursing to. bring ititola vigorous man
most enthusiastic admirers of Mr.,
john on; that the Aood of speechesw with
which he has deIuged the country. since
his departure from Washingt0n, has
added to our stock of political inforf1a-
ton, or enlight htened tie people as to the
details of his poIi6y. we have the same
genefalities of expression touching the
Isaoredness of the Constitution and the
value of the Union, and the .Presfieu-
tial determination to stand by both, the
same references to the past record Of
Mr.. johnson, through which we search
In vain for light by which to inter
pret his recent acts, and the same
modesty of anusion to "the humble in
dividual that now addresses you, !" with
which the harangues of the President
since his accession to Office have made
us familiar, There is laokTof logical
clearness IN his arguments, if argu-
ments, by the utmost stretch of coufte-
sy, they can be called; lack of cohe-
renee in their arrangement, and lack
of the best words to express his ideas
which make these speeches rather pain
full reading.
Az oC6AAA1 " buat NNh6u EQ9 O1lGI
Magistrate of great nation proposes
to talk with the people, he should first
determine in his own mind whether he
has any thing to say to them that he
had not already said, and, is not, to
hold his peace, and confine himself to
those phrases OF courtesy that are in
diSpepsable when the people welcome
tile cbIning. and speed THE paFting
guest! II De has aHghb to say III de.
Tense of his past administration, and in
favor of Its future, not afreadY Known.
1t should be his study tolput his argu-
mentS IN such way, and make his
lJappeHls in such aanghagel thafll they
viii haunt the memory, and leave q
lasting impression on them minds of the
hundreds who hear and the thousands
who read. UhiqCea ais was Mr.. Lin
coins method sof TfRutting iagcase," he
yet managed to condense his statements
Into such compact form, and with SO
much Quaint originality of Rtyle of
expression, what he said was never for
gotten. rYYe question ether any of
the illustrtous men who have occupied
the Presidential chair, though moreVo-
l1mnp in their writings and speedh-
es than Mr.. Lincoln, will go down to
postertty remembered Jas fheilWill be,
for what they said. The speeches and
writings Of Mr. incoln7afe aginint In
which the Kindly humanity and lofty
magnantmity Of the man, and the lib
eral and progressive spirit of the age
are coined into GphrasesSth are pro-
verbal, and have passed into many
languages. NolRreateF contrast to his
conciseness OF reasoning and, homely
beauty and simp1i 1iofty a Of language
could beprea aenteds than is to be found
in the Tambd ling aud rather incoheFent
style of NdFiJ ptlnsof The latter fires
often but scattefs pf6di sfodsiY and en-
dangers the safety Of his friends quite
FL M. Johnson has cert ain trfte expre s.
i6nE that have e1tYpad,
and destroy MhateRer freshness OF
Thought may be conceived in his Won
derfdlf YER biage. (. q "a ere WOULD l1et a
sense of prplonnd relief among those
| who follow discourse through the coun-
try by the telegFa PHO record of theday,
\ IL he Woul1ao lonalIy omit to re-
naind, them of the sshumble individual
| who now addresses you" We are 8uf-
| fciently familiar with the fact that he
IS swinging round d circle Il Is not at
an Necessary 70 heig hten our gral4i fica-
ton that nom four to six times q day
he should remind as that heiis in the
c6h h6lftlons Of the eminehs Ssician
vi oss siiFills S OF j ife were desiriY run
out !; we shall sleep no soundar for the
informationso often reiterated that he
has aimed the summit Of his ambition,
and exhausted the pleasures aud 1cnofs
Alderman 10, RFesid aut ofzthe United
3tatessss II does not mi to ms that the
perila aralBo great that IL Is necessary
for him 70 make special deposit Of the
Consdtufinp and the Union il. the
bands Of the little ktletsi OF people who
rush ont toisae and hear him at every
railway tioli- Neither the. one nor
the her - his q, best s. icy are the
/ peoplo' sl 4, i Itlliff a 5fhs ~ Era
u III. Johnsoni we repeat cottld be
| prey ifdl upon tq fepEe his seenfngly
ttte he desire 70 mako ls speech
| yEhereYers lle leesia head and could be
i sucee fill t1l red . ~ aaliiI ton
Without i9nol "a e. Slflsfs 1ppii his wind
/ and words. his pol pa lafitg and party
W0nld be The gaIfets IND ti6lhine
4 would 16 ldss y 10 q ot etorid, "a
Il elooneuce. which is ttott pre- arriving,
4 Ihe : nj ifis that q III oeerI n lteIl
4 az ionfri eg 4 Is. tie eoiiie r0ul - tis
i West we're more I'M b pneas i've ind 10.
4 qllan if heir Hilencei than the inc
fauf lnEss ut ~ words sp1ltefl from
month Of the 4ohnsonia f9antaifl.