The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-04-24

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Survey the men from any stand.
point, and they are unequal, Douglass
looks honest, ambitious, intelligent,
| temperate and spiritual. Pomeroy,
restless, malignant, supercilious, be-
Sotted and bestial. The integrity OF
DOuglass is transparent. The sinister
mendacity and plundering propensities
of lPomeroy. are so prominent in his
coputenRnce that you at once distrust
him, and tnvoluntarily put your hand
on your pocket book
Douglass Is dark externally. which
he cannot help. PomeFoy is black in
ternally and designedIy cultivates the
darker passions of humanity. Doug
lass was born slave and with unsub-
dued and 'unaided energy has devel-
Oped great powers Of innate genius.
Pomeroy was born a freeman per-
haps of 90 aaaa rrll gsI Ia al6sr
:, ....r..,..l q. H-9l "Ignoble blood
That crept through scpundrels eyer ,inee the
Yet he had advantages Of education,
and was surrounded by rural and in
tellectual Influences which should have
inspired him with sentiments of pro-
gress and refinement; nevertheless he
has only studied and Inhabited the
lower prejudices Of the under-strata Of
mankind. Douglass is now free. Pome-
roy Is slave by choice of an e6ete aris-
itOcraey oftaste. Douglass has clear
appreciation of right and wrong
Pomeroy is monster without con-
science, Douglass dashes from his
limbs like Samson, the cords that en-.
slave the age. Poneroy hugs his chains,
curses and maligns every friend OF
freedom. Douglass is radical and
progressive. Pomeroy Is an old ,fogy; a
cast-iron mummy Image of savage and
intolerent conservatism: Douglass
cheers and encourages his weak, UNI
fortunate and down.Irodden race
Pomer0y despIses, spits lunon. kicks
and ElampoonS them. Douglass is a
hrst-clas representative of the higher
qualities OF his race. Pomeroy Is a
Comprehend Yankee, with all the mean
eriprinciple of New EnglRndis meanest
men combined and concentrated in one
man. Douglass has a noble voice and
is a polished and eloquent orator.
Pomeroy has a harsh voice and man
ner; Is commonplace, low-flung, sour
rilOus and repulsive. Douglass towers
like an eagle, and exhibits to his hear
ers grand and sublime views OF what
ever he discusses. Fomeroy stoops like
a buzzard; prowls over carton, and dis
gusts his hearers and readers with that.
his choicest food. DOuglnss is happy
from the consciousness of trying to do
good. Pomeroy is miserable as spirit
from pandemonium. Douglass labors
to elevate his race to a more honorable
sphere of usefulness, liberty and pro-
gress. Pomeroy struggles to drag down
his own raceand all others, by antigua
ted bids to semi -barbarism. Douglass
desires all men and women to enjoy
the blessings liberty. POmeroy, that
all men should be slaves except himself
and his race. Douglass worked and
prayed for our Government in its life
contest, althoughit allowed millions of
roy eulogized the rebels; cheered the
enemies of his country in their efforts
for disunion; palliated their crimes;
over their occasional triumpns
and libeled our heroes and statesmen,
both living and dead. Douglass will be
remembered by the great and good OF
posterity as moral hero. Pomeroy, as
a human tiend. a 3'i 1a'