The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-05-08

notion on the merits oil the case already
formed, and 4 chance for fair judgment
Is impossible. And on the contrary,
let a man ride upon the wave
Of popularity, the mob hhoutinR
their "hosannahS" and the chances Of
a fair judgment on his merits are equally
impossible. At the tins Gen, Mcclellan
assumed command Of the army OF the
United States not u word Of distrust in
his ability was allowed to be uttered, and
woe TO him who could not see his un.
rivalled generalship. Such q croaker
was put down as traitor 10 his country.
We all recollect how short lived, however,
were those "hoSannahs," and now we are
heartily ashamed Of the exultatiou we
INDUCED in then.
II hate the very sight Of that man"
we heard person say sometime ago. ~
can't bear him; look at his gait; look at
bis supercllious glance, and the way he
eyes person speaking to him-the tone
u his voice, how singular; the cut Of his
clothes, how odd, quite enough to make
me sick.n Yet when that same critic
made the'actul acquaintance OF the cen.
Sured one, his opinion was completely
changed In less than a month. He then
waS a perfect gentleman, his walk was
dignitied; his eye was pleasant, his glances
kind, his voice melodious and bis yet up
unobjectionable. Hatred, in this case,
turned into great admiration. It some.
times does. Extremes meet and great
love and great hatred lie close together.
Nay, where there exists n great hatred,
ii Is often because at the bottom OF the
stream there is powerful under current
Of affection.
How the French used to hate the Eng.
lish; how the English used to despise the
French. Napoleon the Third, who was a
close observer and philosopher, thought
that this ought not to be. Hence he
bound the two nations together
by u treaty, and this treaty has
done much to neutralize the sense.
less hatred between the two ma.
tions that had existed ever
since the tilncs Of Napoleon |. In the
Crimeap war the French and English be.
came better acquainted; they learned to
respect each other, and diminution Of
the national prejudice was the conse.
queuce. Charles Lamb was asked ouce
how he could hate a people whom he did
not know? and he answered, "and pray,
how could hate them III did know
then p This was witty enough reply,
but also shows that he was not ashamed
Of a scnselesS prejudice.
In spite Of the English being in the
same ship with the Irish, and both work.
ing together constantly, we do not think
there ia q true appreciation or knowledge
OF the Celtic character among, the coarse
grained English. Nor are we prepared
10 say that the Irish appreciate The Eng.
lish character at Its true value. What IA
only phlegm and immovable stubbornness
among the English, the Irish interpret as
6verbearingp pride and naughty contempt,
and what isspirited impulsiveness among
the Irish, the English take TO be tickleness
Of character, There We have ignorance
on both sides.
We would not be human il the. good
will Of the community was not dear to
us. Yet, to gain that good will, il per-
slstentlT refused by unmanly Cringing,
will only make the matter worse. The
first consideration alter all is to become
truly worthy OF the approval OF the best.
I've do not say the wealthy or fashion.
abIe)--due approval will and must final.
ly follow il we persevere in the fulfill
ment Of our duty, just as the shadow iol-
lows the receding figure. But that shad.
ow must not be our aim. Misunderstood.
ing, misrepresentation and vituperation
are often necessary to n full development
Of characters. 1t will not do 10 desert
our post il society sees fit to shower them
upon US. Duty is the pyramid that towers
to heaven for eternal years. The smiles
OF the world are the fraiI fashionable
dwellings that crumble to pieces after a
little while. 1t was remark Of Edmund
Burk TO Fox that "Obloquy is a necessary
ingredient Of all true glory and calumny
and abuse are essential parts Of triumph"
MAUD.