The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-12-15
For the IntelIIgencer.


a Few Words in Reply TO Mr.. COen.
Editors Lltelligeneer:
l have read communication of
Mr.. Alex. Coen, in your paper OF
Wednesday, which seems to cali for a
word or two more from me.
am charged by Mr.. Coen with MAX
ing incorrect statements" This, per
haps, is all that is in the letter, which
is worthy ofmy notice. Mr.. Coen saws
came to him and asked if the bows
were capable of putting on the slate.~
very well; at the same time and in the
same conneNion, I expressed to him
my doubts AS to their capacity, &c. He
assured me they could do il as well as
he could, as he admits. Others, who are
prominent members of my charge, APP
preached him on the subject, and urged
the same objections against the bows
DONG the work in his absence, and re-
celved like assurances that they could
do 1t as well as he could, and they also.
like myself, left him; hoping that the
work was being well done. II Mr.. Coen
doubts my word, the names of the par
ties shall be forthcoming. / now with
mold them because 1 have no anxiety to
press the matter farther than necessary
to clear me of stating things which are
not true. Possibly the term "remon-
strance," to which Mr.. COen objects. is
little strong, yet not much too strong,
h
son for remOUdk or preyen-
uon, or "GguitSt any course of proceed
ingS," &c. In Mr.. COen's opinion. how
ever, nothing short of n preeMptOTy Or
der constitutes 'remonstrnnce." Mr..
Coen says he was on the ground cal
most every hour in the day" giving
emphatic orders to put nothing on the
roof that had shadow ofdeGect.n Now,
giving him all the benefit of this i'm,
probable declaration, taking him at his
word, this is proof palpable to my mind
that he knew the boys were not to be
trusted, and needed his constant
presence and oversight. And I'd
present almost eUcrv hour II
seems strange he was not on the roof
aiding the boys and seeing that the lob
was done in n wOrkmanlike manner.
Some work was done on the tower. mr.
ter the roof was completed. Some of
the men may have damaged the roof,
near the tower, little this, however,
doubt. But be this as it NAV, there
are AS bad leaks, or worse, on portions
OF the roof, perhaps forty or fifty feet
from the tower. If he had improved
some beautiful days, between the time
he commenced and the time he finished
the roof, the bad weather would not be
so largely responsible for our bad roof
still honestly believe the defects to be
traceable to negligence on his part
Yet he is now doing, think, all he
can to remedy the evil, and trust, as
he may discover faults, he may sue
coed In giving us good roof. This he
had commenced before my article an
peared, which from some cause was
detained in transmission TO the INTEL
LIdENCER office nearly a week. L had
supposed it would not appear at all,
and 1 cared but little about its appear
ance and did not expect it.
Upon the whole, the letter of nv
friend, Mr.. COen, is fair in its tone, and
apparent spirit, and 1 commend him
for his clever style, and would not hesi-
tate TO employ him to put on another
slate roof; provided, he would be pres
ent and keep n close trdtch, and a con-
slant l1dtch over his little boys. Yet l
must keep myself right.
As to the little sympathy he NAV
think he has from two or three Emem-
bers OF the Church" care nothing
about that. Neither the neglect, nor
timidlty of a few persons will keep me
from approving the right and condemn
ing the wrong. f. BALL.