The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-07-24
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Gndtuds 70 car Living BoldIeTS.
To ~ EE.sor5 q - Irss4cs1Oz I
To ebe-ish Al Un3Jing nancy ioE The
aSay gallant heTo8 EhO have Ain b
ihe pAfriJac G2Tiee q their eodl ~, and
the pcIetice Of E1sEing flowers ora
their g1TeS . 8 t1mLl GpE1io1 Of
gratitude Ard Gaectt0nBte meDop, GTE
6cts equally worthy Of the tue sentiments
d humanity, and The Enblime pceoepss d
religion Humanity bids n sympathi1A
with the mourning Survivors, nEligna
enables % 70 rise above The commoa
thing Of this world, Gnd chefish hope
q bis beyond The gave hsesm! bat
natural, then, hat eTeEy tue and pa
1iotc citizen sho1ld sincerely exercise
ifheSe sentiments Il regard 70 our iAIIe4
soldiers
Nov 3 EoEi II behalf ot The living sol.
diers. While We EUdld not t1rgei the
dad, lei q not diTeglDd or dudes add
iZnore or obigStiooS 70 The living. Even
fhnse Who q he boFe anna IN The Esbe3-
lion against our government, and Eefe is
stubboCn enenie8, are nov entitled % or
respect = citizens and the bcATay o.
many q 6h I, Eociby Of admiration,
bat none highly worthy q . bettz cADse.
Thn aeDtmeat, thO1Eh Da uniTersAl,
Scans Gobe gaining preTAlnceb0tb north
md SoSth. u hatred could die and phil
suthropY I've md develop . the tulneS
d il proper sphere, ne might hen realise
the Conditions foC the disSeminstiop and
seeuhy Of universal fbGty md sT61s-
ting peace These eoOditiooS hare eT6
ban EEntine; and Il = The opinioa Of
many That they Nh DeTI exiSt
nE 70 be regretted that poioeal party
stri4, At Ebe present tina, epeGaHy N
this SIAte, i Eftended With % mnch dls-
honesty, h1tred, jealOuSJ, personal VIt1pee-
rstion ind unEGrr1ntSbIe Gbuse. Il seems
that Srothef would rob starving brother
Of his right, and even his brtb-nght,
EfthO1i giving 50 mnch asa mas Of pot
t1ge.
Inthese party striIs The soldier d high
standing Eld honorable record, po8e2ing
ability, talent and morality, Il he happens
TO hold prominent position, q Il be IN.
dertRkes 70 aspire TO political hon0rs, Is
DO; spared the customary insults and
EbCseS OF competitive strife; and, Il his
domestic kE2irS escape ,pnScathed, he
may count himself among the lucky.
There Is 10 reason, however, that the
Soldier should be preferred a. 3 candidate
Tor ohce 70 civilian, and Ehen . candi-
date, there i 10 resson Why he should
not have 3 competitor. Bat there i ce4.
500 that every candidate and every com.
petitOr should have fair play, whether
soldier or civilian Any man who has
served his country a. 3 soldier, having
done worthy duty in the defense and
preservation Of his government, Il be Is
In good standing, h8s right 70 immunity
from sross abuse, unless be should give
sufficient pruTocstion Tor it He c0Cld
not, however, give such paoToc1iion with
out inT2lidAting his good standing.
The desire Tor political hooors begets ;
lAudGhle aspiration; bat when the desire
and aspiration are both mnrbidly perTeTt-
ed, they become contemplate. Strife,
with AL The means N Us power, when
perverted, tends 70 he Generalization q
people and the pres, and many VictoHi.
ous soldier has been defeated By this in
strumeni when improperly employed
Lei the people then be Gdmooisoed that
il is improper il not dangerous 10 giTe
currency TO expressions tending 70 do In.
Justice 10 that brATe and highly honorable
class, The living soldierS- Lei the press
and al the members connected with it
never became so perverted Is to lend aid
10 SANDER and abuse against anyone, but
especially let our brave soldiers never
have 3 perverted pres g 40 enemy.
Examples are not wanting 70 sustain
the propEiety Of the Above petition Pub
lie opinion Is generally night, but ii il Ire
q1enuy temporarily eTroDeouA Gena.
sly WHEN il i occasionally wrong, il COZ
reefs itself Bui The occasi0al WToog
often elects serious individual injury, BE-
tore the correciioo Is established
The writer OF this article hiss hAd the
fortune since 1861, 70 form acquaintance
more or les intimate, With many reingees
from the south. Generally they all bring
with them the characteristics, pcocltTlhS
Vud sentiments pertaining 70 the best
class d southern people excepting seces-
Eioa- Being loyal 70 the goTeHnment
many OF them became efficient soldiers in
the union army. l hare had opporuni-
ties 70 observe that Ibis clAss Of people
are usually frank, generous, kind hearted,
but sensitive 70 insults and personal in
juries, and almost always quick and sure
70 resent them. No farther north than
the town OF ClAskSburg public opinion
frequently does persons Of this character
injustice. They are sometimes regarded
Is JtIlliEt, ruEGn1, reckless and irTesponSi.
bic AdTeuturers, unworthy Of the common
privileges Of citizenship.
Nov this il mAniIeStly wrong. Il arises
probably from lack Of knowledge Of
Tue character. People from different 10
c1lities, Ehen settled il Ope Hlmmunity,
ought TO know one ArotheI better thsn
they generally do. ri
An individual example may serve 10
close this imperfect and hastily written
article 1
We have 3 citizen in this town who
came here as 3 refugee in 1850. He,
served Is Colonel in the Union army, sui-
fered Imprisonment in Libby" fairly
earned the title Of General. and is now 5
citizen Of this place.
On account Of some personal difficulties,
arising from some newspaper controversy,
in which liberal share Of cenSure might
Justly be attributed 70 all parties concern.
ed, the General now suffers the incou-
Toience Of being represented BY some Is