The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-12-21
ID The Beethoven society.

AItttOTS 4Htetttgehcer:
Begging the indulgence of the public,
1 would ask n patient hearing of sub
Ject which the writer regrets must needs
Pe Drought again before their attention.
l would infer from "B. Thoven's" re-
marks that ''R. s." is not u member of
the society. l pray him, therefore, to
reconsider the remark, in which he AS
serts the "society'' "has no desire TO be
misrepresented by any ofticious out
sider:" and having determined whether
criticisms from one who is "not an
authority in these matters" would not
most probably be Misrepresentation
Having determined this, say, then let
him use all charity (Which may here
mean impRrtiality,) y and brand ar, So
as an "otticious outsider"
Thinking "B. Thoveu" has misappre-
hended the aim which "Thot's AlIn de-
sired to attain, the writer would saw
that the most prominent idea sought to
be conveyed in the communication
which "B. 7" would sQuelch, is, that
the community at large desire no criti-
clsms on matters of art from one who
claims to be mot even an authority" F."
The conveying to the public, and es-
Pecially TO "R. S. of the idea, will be
found by "B. T." to be the dominant
principle throughout the article, when
viewed in the light of its unity of de-
sign.
With all Difference to "B. IT," and
especially to the Society of which he is
member, "B. rs" communication
means, the community shall have no
say as to whom their musical taste
shall be moulded by. If the Society
on their performances, (and "B. T."
virtually does invest him with authori-
ty so to do,) the community shall not
raise voice to say nay. How is il,
spite ofauthority delegated to ar. s."
by "B. II" ''R. s." stands before the
community coD!essedly y no authority on
these matters?
own performances, the Society is no
authority. Having, therefore, no au-
thority, they can transfer none to "R.
;. X. 5. per Sc is no authority.
Now, though they may constitute him
an organ of their Society and their wri-
ter of criticism, yet according to the
premises just stated, the criticisms of
X. >. can be accompanied with no
authority, and therefore, with the com
munity, would be of no effect.
"B. T." being thus assured that he
can lend no helping hand to ar. S."
wouldpursue wise course by saying
neither "R. s." or ''any officious out
slder' are legally constituted organs of
the Society, and have no more to saw,
The writer begs pardon for bringing
up n sarcastically treated subject, viz
English Grammar, but. with all humil-
ity, wouldEnot sound principles of
Rhetoric, place the last clause in
b. I. IS" first sentence, nearer the be-
ginning of said sentence? and not to
quibble, would not two or three SEN
tences serve to express with greater
clearness, and certainly with greater
elegance, what "B. r." has crowded
into One2
Let ar. s." and :any officions out
slider" have a fair field. The writer,
never having claimed to act as an or
gan of the Society, with earnestness
thanks "B. T." for his endeavor to set
matters right.
Craving the candid consideration of
the public, hoping to burden the col
umns ofthe press no more, the writer
repeats, THAT'S ALL.