The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-12-31
RnRLEs OE FORNEY.
a PIcture OF FOEney Refusing ia
- I'll $4,000.

"A RtGNuEo OF rooney heIuSluE Ak2AG
Ell $4,000.
!, IRON. 0.e sfFaafela (Hass.J Republican,
That must have beensa very pretty
scene when Baron Stoeckl and Mr..
Robert j. Walker united in pressing
upon Mr.. John w. Forney the sum OF
So, 600 as a token of international good
feeling, while that pattern of all the
purities and all the prophecies Mr.. For
ney, of conrse). with his hands, un-
doubleday behind his back, gently but
firmly refused the glittering gold Alas
ka was paid for in gold, and declined
to subject his iu1maculateness to suspi-
cion for any amount of base coin. What
pity there could not have been
admission by ticket to this little
tRbleaui and cannot Mast, in the
absence OF that do something to
reproduce this scene, which the world
would not willingly let die While adj
miring Mr.. Forney's virtue. however,
beyond all expression, we cannot fully
lsymp8thiZe with the reason which he
he gave for 3 refusal ,Hecould not do
it because he was secretary of the Sem,
ate body not a lew, of whose members
make more money in Washington than
they ever made anywhere else. This
would seem an unnecessary sensitive
ness indeed. But that it would have
been q disgrace TO journalism, and n
shame to himself in his high office as
editor of newspaper 1.-TWO in tacti both
daily,) to have sold his columns to the
lobby, and allowed his press to be used
to deceive his readers, misrePreseut
public opinion, or rob the treasury, does
not seem to have occurred at the time to
this ornament OF his profession, not
even to this model of sensitive purity,
who couldn't take u Testimonial"
forsooth, because he was secretary or
the United States Senate.
pnf Tho InOnnV Was not dpRtin10 10
20 to Russia, by long chalk. Like
Gen. Butler, Mr.. Forney had brother
who, in point of fact, published his pa
per. Happy in the consciousness OF
virtue, he was doubly happy in the con-
venieuce of his family relations. We
trust this brother still lives, and will
long live to pick up the bags of silver
and the suits OF rniments which the
proud spirit of the elder FOrney refuses
to accept. What would the secretary
of the senate do without brother2 To
be sure, if no hadn't a brother land
brothers are proverbially something
which we cannot get for ourselyes), he
might at least secure a brother-in-law.
Now, brother-in-law Is something
any man-ean have. and it Is his own
fault If he does not get one. a brother
in-law does Just as we'll, sometimes
better, because he does not go under
the same name. Gen. Butler had
to him. r .....
Mr.. Forney's brothers. name we do
not recollect. To prevent confusion,
let us call him Gehazi. Mr. Geha2l
FoIney, then, was fortunately on hand
TO solve the difficulty, and release the
friendly contending parties from their
dilemma for Baron Stoeckl and MIR.
Walker could not live in peace unless
they left the money in the Chronicle
office, and Mr.. FOrney would die in
torment before he would receive it. AT
this juncture appears Mr.. G. Forney.
He would take the money. Oh yes, he
would. He wasn't Secretary OF the
Senate. Oh, no, he wasn't. He was
only connected with a newspaper; and
SO, delicacy was out of the question
Besides, there was young man or two,
sons of anti-siavery prophets, staying
at his house, (name of FOrney), and
for their sakes ne would take II talent
OF silver and a couple of changes OF
raiment. so the great matter was
settled. Mr.. Secretary Forney retained
his innocence; and Mr.. Gehazi FOrney
retained what was probably worth a
great deal more.