The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-08-06
Restorction Peiicy Of Hon. @. ID. Hub
bard.

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WHEELING, w. VA, Augusta, 1866.
Hon. p. FL Spinner, Treasurer OF the UNI
ted States: =.
SIp:-Enclosed please find your draft
number 406S on the Assistant treasurer
of the United States at New York, paya-
bile 10 INV order for 80 ,69l &c, sent me ny
N. G. OrS9sy, Esq, Sergeant-agaar naI,r 40
a. nas assnnnt of my increased salary
from fsrok 4th, 1865, to August Atm,
isSs whicn ] herewith return to the
Trsasury of the United States.
voted tor the appropriation bill n0t
for INV own benefit, but because 1t MADE
come provisios for the earlier soldiers OF
the Republic, who had not rete 1atsr
equal bounty with those VINO Wen' , raTa
to tho field, and at the same 'inG go
.esurancs that in any future eAis9an r:,
which may arise, the men VINO IalS y. ni hs
TO the defense of the flag WIN No: +be
neglected in the after Legislation VI e. ~ ~
country. Therefore return 'ne ui"i' W
' ye.y respectfully, c. D. HUBBARD.
We clie the above letter from the
Wheeling Intelligencer of last Saturday
morning. II affords us pleasure to chron-
icls an act of disinterested benevoience
on the part of one to whom we are point
ically opposed. 1t is-not often that Radl'
csl sentlsmen indulge in such pure and
patriotic charity, and when an instance
doss occur we think it should be noted.
The novelty of the incident renders 1t
worthy of record, just as FIVE legs upon
a calf, or two heads upon a dog, proclaim
a lasus nature to which the attention OF
every lover of oddities should be called.
We regret, however, that the analogy
between Mr HUBBARD'S freak and such
phenomena as those wehave mention ed,
is nos moro complete. The bovine and
canine curiosities we have cited are
classsd by go scientific as inexphcable
deyiE5ions from natural laws, but the
general opision seems to be that our
repressn tasive's iberality is by no
means unaccountable. Of the various
causes 20 which it has been referred,
there is one on which the critical
and susz:oiOus are disposed to dwell
with, perhaps, excessive severity. These
cynical censors of our Congressman's
conduct azofess to find in the fact, that
be - candidate for reelection,
reason for his dignifed and patriotic
re;ecSon Of his increased salary" They
have rreaumed to declare that Hon. r
aprSNrs's merit draft will not be re-
uelled with so much virtuous indlgna-
ton. They have even intimated that
the prac2It instance of patriotic gener-
osi5y will not be so expensive as 1t
SEEM. nd that the apparently munlh
cent donation is a pleasant continuance
for public delusion, attended with no
outl2- to lbs donor. Costly boquets,
gold Nrcceiets, and diamond rings, they
insis., ar frequently Showered upon
poBulsr actresses, for the purpose OF
di, olay, or to create enthusiasm, and
til. behind all this lavish Gberality
there lurks an explicit agreement for
tho return Of tho magnificent gifts.
Suoh deh0htful gags, they assure us, are
not 30 exclusively characteristic OF cum
MIN Electrical managers, that they
ma NO DO applied by ingenious poll
ticiazs. VS. mention these scandalous
in ~ lions, not for the purpose OF en-
dor.-;I. then, but rather to deploro the
i'll nst0rea distrust they display.
"Alss fer the rarity
o. Christian charity
Under the sum-
Far cur part, we will not utter u
doubt t..lt Mr.. HUBBARD's cOntFibu-
ton to tho national treasury is made in
perfect bincerity and good faith. At
leazt, il GO appears, and until there is
indu stable evidence to the contrary,
let us not look the gift horse in the
moa,A, but bid, God bless the giver."
1t i5 trLe that our representatives ben
efs0ticn may remove some formidable
Obstacles 70 his denomination, but only
tha ehuTlish aud uncharitable will dare
II hint t! ss it was designed for any such
purprge. III unprecedented and liberal
people re expected to perceive that it
wac prompted by the most disinterested
motives AID that all benefit accruing
frc:n il to our distinguished henefactor
will only Illustrate the great truth that
,H,irtus is it's own reward" Having
atscsted our faith in the unselfshness of
gr. EgLcARD'S intentions, W know
he will permit Us to regret lat the
necessity o: personally caring for the
nariouri finances did not occur to him at
an czrlier day. BY us. his tardy disin-
tere55edneas is as well appreciated as if
it had been manifested months ago,
but there are persons who may not
be so ognerous of their confidence.
Anon such men, the inquiry may arise,
yhy !, not this sOhcitude for the public
excl Hquer find expression in an effort
for sSr amendment of the Bill which in
creps5s so largely the salaries of Con-
eres9mca ; Gr HIS friends, ourselves
90, n thu nsmber, may have some diff
Guilty in convincing these suspicious par
tie, th-t : single donation of two or
@Iro, fNnuaADd dollars sboDl5 o4o,o g.. ,