The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-04-27
EDITORIAL MEETIxa Ar PARKERs.


BURa.-Several Of the representatives
Oftte West Virginia press met together
Mt Parkersburg on Thursday Last, and
passed an agreeable dag in viewing tht
sights and scenes around that impor
tant and enterprising locality, and il
comforting among themselves in regard
to matters of interest in the editorial
line. Subjects ofinterest. and likely TO
be ofinterest to the whole people Of the
Stale were discussed, such as the In
migration, Tax, Internal Improve
ment, and the State debt qnes-
tions, dc. For the benent of
the Clarksburg Conservative and Its
kindred allies, we may say that the
meeting was not II caucus to nominate
peopI. TO office. No such matters as
Offices or Office holding were consid-
cred at all. The settlement of
those topics belongs to conventions Of
the people, and not to professional con-
ierepces. All the editors present ex-
pressed themselves as earnestly in IA
yorof the strictest policy OF retrench-
ment and economy in the administra-
ton OF our public expenditures, State
and National, and also as deprecating
and disturbing the experiment of cur
failing the currency at the expense OF
the business OF the State and country,
while at the same time constant adj
dttion is being made by the process to
the interest-beariug debt of the nation.
Tine people of Parkersburg, through
their city council, were most courteous
aud cordial in their attentions TO the
newspaper men present at the meeting.
The latter were escorted to most of the
principal places and points Ofinterest in
and around the city, and most hospital
bly, entertained at the Spencer House.
Everything was done TO make the visit
entirely agreeable, and all present ex-
pressed themselves as highly gratiied
with the public spirit and attention so
couspicuously manifested. The breth-
rem OF the quill there were SOLICITORS to
do their part also in the matter OF pleas
lug, and the unanimous verdict was
thattheir efforts were decidedly success
full. Nor must we omit to mention an
important feature OF the pleasures
q OF the trip for which a fragment of the
fraternity stand indebted to those pop
ular river men, Capt. Charley Booth of
the steamer Rebecca, and Capt. Isaac
Thompson of the Edinburgh, than
whom no more agreeable gentlemen
tread the decks OF anything atloat on
the Ohio, so far as we have knowledge
of affairs on her waters
We are sorry thar there was not a
fuller turn out at the meeting from the
papers of the State. It is certainly a
desideratum that occasional gatherings
of the sort should take place. Were it
the case there would be less discord and
clashiug among those who hold sub
santIally the same views in regard to
matters of public policy. Unity pro-
notes the power of the press for good
effect upon the popular sentiment, and
NC can only have unity where all thus
meet together and discuss and COM
pare LuelE respective lucas upOn
the interests Of the day. Then
toothe esprit de corps, that is begotten of
such occasions, always leaves benefi-
c;al traces behind. The standard of
discussion is elevated by the personal
intercourse of those who otherwise mis-
Judge each other alta distance. The ten
dency is TO promote Difference, respect,
aud dignity of style. and to avoid as far
as possible everything offensive to
good taste and perfect candor. Speak
ing for ourselves, We shall be gratified
to see the association OF the edi-
torial interests of the State thus happily
begun, so extended as to ultimately in
clude every respectable paper in West
Virginia.