The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-06-01

and their vast extent, anu
many com plications, and said honestly.
that he could see no way to unite the
Gordian knot, the appalling figure
OF the "irrepressible conhict"-the
death of slavery or the death Of
the Republicans present as never
before. had perhaps held this as
theOrCtic truth, and at times had utter
ed it as note OF warning; but now l
felt what the truth meant, He spoke
with deep and heartfelt sympathy for
the South, and, much as Southerners
hated Seward, he was the only friend
that could and would have helped them,
at any sacrifice, mad they not been too
demented to be helped by any friend.
He showed how. the evil had Egrown up
till the Southern people could neither
endure its ills nor suffer the application
of it's only remedy. "Bad as is the con-
ditiOn of the Blacks" said he. tine
scour@e is not light elsewhere" he
then alluded to the fact that the yellow
fever had existed in New York Clty
under the fostering care OF slavery. as
then it did in New Orleans, referring
to the deterioration and depreciation OF
the soil and universal relapse to bar
barism observed everywhere Wltnln
slave territory. "But worst OF all, said
he. sis the degradation OF the MIND ana
BODY of the owner of the soil himself
under the blighting process" And
then, as il to enliven the converse
ton, he said: ITO illustrate this point
l will relate my experience in school
teaching down South. When was
in my Sophomore year ran away
from college and went To- in Ge0r-
gia, and opened an academy, which soon
prospered under my earnest efforts,
and / soon acquired great popularity,
and was enjoying the new field oflabor
very much, when my father found out
nv hiding place, and sent for me to
return to college, and was compelled
TO leave my successful enterprise, TO
the great sorrow of my patrons and
pupils, who could be reconciled to my
departure only by my promising
them that 1 would send them the very
best young man 1 could find in the
college to take my place. returned to
my studies, and as the best l could do
in fultillment of my promise to my new
found friends in Georgia, sent them my
excellent young friend, Mr.. W, of
the senior class, an excellent scholar
and finished gentlemen.
After the close of the Congressional
session which had meddled with the
tariff to the great Indignation OF the
South, on leaving the Senate, business
called me to New Orleans, and when
about to start for home a great desire
possessed me to return through Geor-
tenching, and see how the academy
and my talented successor had prosper
ed. My course in the Senate WAS
known at the South, but fell safe IN
til the cars arrived at -, the former
scene of my labOrs as teacher, when
on looking from the window saw some
savage looking faces. and the first
Seward coming here for?" Not en-
loving this kind of hospitality,
l still did not like to come so
far out OF my way and not
effect my object. I got out of the
car. Every one looked so ferocious
l hesitated to inquire my way. saw a
large, fat, greasy, dirty man, without
coat or vest. sitting with aimless stu
pidity on IA bench. thought it might
be safe to inquire of him; but, on a
nearer inspection, he was so repulsive
10 look upon, that, from disgust, !
turned aside TO clearly and decently
dressed negro, and asked If he could
whom / was in search. Casting his eye
about, he fastened it upon the lump of
obesity had just rejected, and with a
polite bow, pointing to him, says :
THAT is Mr.. W." There was now
no escape for me. On inquiry, 1 found
that he was what was left of my sue
CeSsOr in the - Academy.
On learning who 1 was, he was (upto
the measure of his capacity right glad
to see me; took me up to mis- house
which was as tidy as. its lord-and in
trUduced me TO his wife. Learned that
he had married plantation, and set
tied down and enjoyed himself many
years, free from the petty annOyances
OF the pedagOguc, and the desperate
excitements ami turmoil of the politi-
cal arena. But l set out to find the
dear old spot where 1 had Taught my
first school. At last 1 cane upon the
place where the Academy had been
But the Usage Orange, that in the days
OF ny principalship mad been an adorn
meut, hud continued to thrive, with nc
hand 20 check its wanton growth, ill
it had completely covered and hidden
from view the entire building, which
was inaccessible to me. School was
dismissed, and the schoOlmaster was
where?