The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-10-31

LHelF coluulnsl IN the same way, and with
about the same general interest to the
country atlarge. The Richmond writer's
Seem to imagine that ia man has lived
and died a Yirginian especially IL he
lived long and owned many negroes,
and drank good liquor, that, therefore,
sort of aureola fingers around his
memory and sheds a spIendor over his
family for the next generation or two.
Generally speaking, the more worthless,
ina true point Of view, mans life has
been to the world, provided, only, he
was rich and dashing, the more emil
nently Virginian is his memory.
Even modern Yirginians when they
die over at Richmond have to be put
through species of canontzation. We
do not single out the following notice
from the Wing of last Friday because
of its popularity at all. We doubt not
that the subject Of the notice was very
worthy gentleman, but why speak OF
him, as of all therest, after this fashion
when they die:
Mr.. MOncure was, in many respects,
a marked man. or striking appear
ance and courtly manners, he attracted
attention wherever he appeared. He
dressed after the fashion of a former
age, and had the air and bearing of our
ancient gentry. he was a real Virgin
ian, and of the best stock of the State"
Henry A: wise and the Recent Win
chester Celebration.
A correspondent of the New York
Times was present at Winchester, Va,
last Thursday at the dedication cere-
monies Of the stonewall Cemetery, and
heard Governor Wise make the speech
which we published on Monday. He
also mixed extensively among the large
crowd in attendance, and here is what
he says in regard to their sentiments:
"You will want a word as to the
dTttnuS manifested by this large crowd
politically, so far as It could be OBJ
served in so short time, First and.
coincide with every utterance of Wise
in his exordiun, sent you in full, APP
plnuding him frequently and heartily,
and after the affair was over, attestinE
their approval in private conversation.
Agatn-a few rods away the United
States Burial Corps was encamped, and
it SO happened that to-day the flag staff
was ready for use, and for the first
time the National dag had been flung
to the breeze. This circumstance
awakened good deal OF rancor, and
one gentleman seemed to reflect the
general feeling when he said, 1T is too
bad that the Yankees have hoisted that
flag to-day"
Concerning Henry A. Wise himself,
the orator of the occasion, the cores
pOndent of the Times writes as follows:
''There is no man more entertaining
than the Ex-Governor, Ex-General, ex-
everything, in private conversation.
HIS habits OF thought and modes of
expression are so original and decided
that he ut once forces the conviction of
intellectual strength. He is full of
quaint expressions that are as incisive
as knives. HIS appeal in his address
for what he calls the moral principle is
but the dressing up of his everyday
conversations; and in tho sense that
this moral principle can never be over
thrown, he means his assertion that the
southern cause was not lost cause.
Referring to his individual and some
what anomalous position, he said that
he was either felon or prisoner
duty of the Government to II
punish HIM, and if the latter, it was
equally its duty to liberate him now
from the obligations of his parole. he
said that he had never asked for q par
don and never would; that he believed
the Southern cause to have been right
that If he had not SO believed he would
never haVe espOused it, and therefore
he has nothing to ask pardon for that
In a civil war he believes every citizen
to be obligated to take that side which
he believes to BIO right, but in the case
of foreign war he asserts the maxim,
Our country, right or wrong" and de-
MES that the citizen has any choice
but in this connection he said, "No-
body can kick mo into another war;"
II there Is any discrepancy between
that and his Grafton, it is his not mine.
He Is emphatic at all times as to the
war proving blessing to Virginia by
the abolition of Slavery, breaking up
the old order of things and forcing her
people into the more productive forms
of labor-hrst for existence, afterWarCl
for wealth.
Upon the whole, tho influence of Hem
ry A. Wise over the mind of Virginia
Is not dangerous to tho Union or he
new regime. His Grafton to-day, was,
with all its brusquenesS of expression,
productive of more good than evil. 1t
impressed upon the youth of the State
the dignity and necessity of labor, and
thOdrift and aim of the whole discourse,
audit can hardly be called deleterious
In its influence. o
a.a West virginia Items.
Glen. HeintzlemRn, who was with
us in Wheeling solong, now commands
in Texas.
The Steubenville Herald says that
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