The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-05-10


names of three distinguished men, each
of whom, for more than half century,
were influentially connected with pub
lie affairs at Washington, is mentioned
by the New York Commercial Adver-
tiser. Colonel Moore, Secretary OF
President johnson, who held the same
relation to Secretary Stanton during
the war, is reporter, and for several
years was on the staff of the National
InteEIigemcer. Before the death of Mr..
Gales, who invented shorthand mode
of writing for himself, and was for
many years himself the congressional
reporter for his Inteltigencer, he spent
much time with Colonel Moore in ar
ranging (for preservation or destruC-
tion) vast accumulation of letters,
manuscripts, &C., among which were
Mr.. Gales notes of speech delivered
thirty years previously by Mr.. Ran
dolph. The notes had never been writ
ten out, nor had the speech been pub
llshed. In looking over them MIR.
Gales found the speech sufficiently in
teresting for publication. Col. Moore
commenced writing ont the speech, the
opening sentence OF which struck him
Gales attention to it:
"bIr. Speaker-In rising, on this oc-
"casion, 1 claim your patience, your
"pardon and your pity" .--s
Mr.. Gales, examining his notes, re-
marked, that is what Mr.. Randolph
said, but you may strike out the word
"pity." The speech was thus printed
in the LRtelligeneeI, and in few days
came letter from Richard Rush, of
of Philadelphia, thanking Mr.. Gales
for exhumtng memorable speech, to
which he (then a member of Congress)
had listened; and expressing his regret
single Word-"pity"-which had given
remarkable effect to the first sentence
of the speech!
The publication of speech, thirty
years after its delivery, from notes
taken at the time, with the omission Of
u single word, and that word remem.
bered and supplied by a person who
heard the speech, are incidents worth
preserving.
ONE OF the editors of the Cincinnati
Gazette undertook to test the tone of
public sentiment in that city by the ap-
plause which was given during Speaker
Colfax's lecture on his trip across the
continent. From this system of
pathogomy these conclusions are ar
rived at: that the people are quietly
but thoroughly satisfied with the des-
tructlon of slavery; that the friendship
of Russia is appreciated, but the nature
of her political institutions is to be re.
gretted; that the romantic idea of the
noble Indian savage is generally but
not wholly discarded; that the contin-
ued existence Of the Republic OF Mex
leo, in the face of its recent adverse for.
tune, is warmly and thankfully &C.
knowledged; that polygamy is a nuis-
ance, and its extinction heartily de-
sired; that the Sanitary and Christian
Commissions are somewhat gratefully
remembered, but that the people OF
Cincinnati, 10 view of the great
suffering they were 81 intended to
relieve, have too much delica-
cy to applaud them in loud
encouragement; that Gen. Hooker Is
much liked and approved Of; that Gen.
Grants career and character are accept
able; but that Gen. Sheridan's conduct
since the war, in protecting the helpless
and restraining the disloyal, even more
thRnJhis military exploits, are very
dear to the heart OF the people. AS the
lecture was devoid of any special graces
of rhetoric and eloquent periods, the
measure OF public opinion on these
points. Some of the conclusions are
doubtless imaginary, especially in un-
dertaking to put fine shades otinter-r
probation upon the clapping of hands
and the stamping ofheels. But II there
are sermons in stones and books in the
running brooks, there may be volumes
of dissertation In the emotions which
and in slapping palms together. The
deductions from these exhibitions in
Cincinnati may fairly be applied to the
people generally; and the average pub
Iie sentiment upon these points, most
OF them of great present interest, be
thus obtained.