The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-05-16
THURSDAY MORNING, MAY IB. g.
WE surrender large space this

EDITORS AND PRoERIEToRs-
THURSDAY MORNING, MAY Is. d
WE surrender large space this
morning to the details attending the
execution of Robert Fogler, yesterday,
at Washington, Pa, for the murder Of
Mr.. Dinsmore. Our special dispatches
will be found to embrace everything
connected with the execution and con-
fession, of interest to the public. The
crime was one so shocking in its char
acter and excited such IL widespread
interest throughout this section of
country Mt the time of its per-
petration, and subsequently through
out the trial of Fogler and Mont
gomery, that we have felt justified in
going to unusual pains and expense in
order to place all the facts before our
readers ut the earliest possible moment.
We are not surprised to learn after
perusiug the dying statements
made by Fogler that the feeling
produced among the people of WASH
ington is OF very profound character.
No reasonable doubt can be entertain
ed that Fogler, in thus, at the last mo-
ment. re-iterating his first confession,
has furnished the world true state
ment OF the murder, AS we'll
as of its preliminaries and subse-
quent incidents. Taken altogether,
it affords a chapter of crime that
leaves a dark spot upon the record
OF our neighbOring county that needs
all of its fair fame In times past, to
modify. Crime has been succeeding
crime of late in that county, to a de-
gree wholly unaccountable to those
who are accustomed only to think of it
as one of the great, prosperous and
moral communities of the country. 1t
is nearly forty years since an execution
took place in the county, and
yet within a few months past
we have had this murder, the
Crumrine poisoning case, the Sproul
murder, and one or two attempts ut
similar crimes. 1t was time indeed
that an example should be made, and
with all proper regret for the fate of
the unhappy man who yesterday ex-
| plated his offense on the gHiluws, the
feeling must be one of relief and a
sense of greater security for the fu-
ture. Tie universal regret will be, we
Opine, that justice was not more fully
vtndicated in the Dinsmore murder,
and that the accomplice of Fogler sue
ceeded in escaping that fate which he
seems to have so fully merited.
|
THE National LnteItigenccr says: sit
is curious, "to say nothing more, to OBJ
"serve with what unanimity the radical
"press have dropped all allusion to the
"the stories of southern outrages." 1t
is equally "curious" to notice with
what unaDimity the lawless portions OF
southern communities have ceased TO
commit outiages. Who could imagine
another riot at New Orleans like the
former one, while General Sheridan is
close by with detachment of United
! States troops to prevent it? In short,
the lawless all over the South
are now under wholesome fear.
which restraints them from COM
hitting those acts of violence
which not long ago were so common,
and this security is grateful to good
citizens OF all political opinions. And
we might add further that at present
the cOlOred population have become al
together too valuable to be outraged,
and their favor is now the subject OF
| competition, or, to use the forcible lam
guage of Nasby, the "nigger hes votes.''
ACCORDING to reports from all parts
of the country, the prospects of the
cereal crops for the year are unusually
promising. In the Eastern, Middle and
Western States the severe SHOWS OF last
winter have improved and enriched
the soil, and preserved the growing
grain. In the South, the distress of the
last and present year has caused more
than usual attention to be paid to the
cultivation of grain, and the harvest
prospects are excellent. There is prom
Use, therefore. that the destitution lately
and still prevailing in some parts of
OF the South will pass away, and that
the year will be one of plenty and pros
perity. When we reflect upon the fact
that within few weeks grain has been
imported from Europe, and brought
| into our Atlantic ports, we can under
stand the reasons for the distress which
for months past has been the melan-
choly duty of the press to comment
upon.
THE gradual progress of enlightment,
even among the fellow disciples of Mr..
Nasty, is pleasant to witness. Even
the New York World exults over the
action of the Tennessee conservatives
in putting aside all differences of color.
''They," it says, "Goldly raise the stand
"ard of universal amnesty and impair
"Iat suffrage. Nothing can be clearer
or less ambiguous that this attitude"
1t then proceeds to argue that these
conservatives" are COntending for
equal and exact justice for ALL" This
is an entirely different tone from that
used by the World in the days of the
draft riots.
SENATOR DooLTTLE is going to Rus
STA, at the request Of Secretary Seward,
it is said, and no doubt to assure the
Car that his seven millions in gold will
be paid him as soon as it may please
the House of Representatives to make
the appropriation. There is likely to
be some opposition to this measure,
but not enough 10 defeat the cOnsum-
nation of the bargain. The Pacific
coast Representatives are strong for it,
and in Difference to them, in matter
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