The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-11-12
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.1,.. no thought for themorrow, or SUI
,snl unto the day is the ,' evil Thereof ''ns;a,
'a'I u. ,crpturaI maxins upon whicl
y -. ", people found their faith III, that l, SOM
''' !, r. r.,nehow the future will take car
o. a.",i =. md they will be provided 70
,Gopph like the Lilies, "they toll moi
q, Nv, .,yI' do they spin" We don't believe
''.i, .i,., good thing even in the common
" wv ~ 4 lie to be too literal in our inter
.,,;on. Of the promises. We believe
4. % !. much that pertains to both private
= naDlic welfare it is necessary to take
:, e,,b, for many morrows beyond to
s'', = md that by 50 doing the altogether
:: 's!.,, On evil Of the coming day may be
III g-tta5
'" S.hr 1861 there were people who took
,Sop,ht for anything but the measures
IA, J.y that promised party success,
Am, their eyes to the future, they
~, their ears to the warning voice oi
y. who did take thought for the NOR
and the history OF four years was
,,sra in blood
-, S,,y,e some people turned their backs
1.-The dreadful abyss OF civil war in
'T,pl did not see the awful chasm, it
:. not follow that it did not exist, or
y, ,,sdil not stand upon its verge. 1t
u,,is Thousands OF the best men in
:, nuptry saw it and realized that it
..suLe but a step plunge the country
'Sa Wise men took thought for the
rs,, and their good counscls prevailed
4. .,lyution Of the country. There
n. other earnest men who took thought
e., duilareycnl years ahead, and labored
Through the last session Of Congress
| AhAN1h ~
y the passage Of some measure that
,SN thoroughly intrench the country
rl,s the dangers of similar semer'
an. 50 far they have not been
s.tsill. Indeed, many who were eff
os,in ayerting the pending catastrophe
,ys either failed to comprehend the
unitade Of the danger escaped, or COM
,th.uding It, have themselves failed in
VII patriotism because the measure ad-
,tJ dilno, enure to the benefit OF their
mn. The Democratic party steadily ig-
urI,he situation, and to the end OF the
.sj,u resisted every attempt either BY
Institutional amendment or otherwise,to
prae way Of escape from the perils oil
sisIicisiye election OF a President by the
sspls The party leaders manifested a
termination to leave such an emergency
wcvjlel for until such time as with a
Ia hand, they could legislate their 'tcm-
.nr control Of the national legislature
sptrpetuity.
his highly probable that the result
d9e late elections will modify their
Rn somewhat, that their ambition chill
dbyalsersity, will be content to roost on
iaver perch, and thus they will cndeayor
sSsla faint lustrc OF brightness oil the
DE Of their ascendapcy by assisting to
aiSlish some equitable and safe plan by
,hrh the dangers Of civil war may cease
uer hang like the sword of Da-
nsls, over the heads OF the people,
s4y to drop at every election OF the
aA magistrate Of the Nation. How soon
aenls so happily turned aside, by the
Fptument Of the Electoral Com
li&On may come again, no man can
II Without some preventive action on
aspt Of (Ongressthe may comesooner
aa We expect, and who will>pretend to
gAn civil war can be averted in the
aae way that Il was in 1876. A Consti'
stonl provision which shall eiIectually
eliminate from the Presidential elections
dAe future the possibility Of revolution
, demanded by every consideration oi
SldopAl safety and Of the civilization o.
a.st. It is demanded by the people
nd the patriotism and craftsmanship o
At@ninS session shguM be brought to
'asoa the question without loss of time
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fIEScottish law which makes the stock
Aauoia bank liable tortitss losses to thu
aGtfnt OF his means, works some quee'
Sgls at times. His Grace the Duke o.
shelmd had the misfortune TO owl
Ia alAtes Of the stock Of the Bank o
da'sOS when It collapsed, and those fouI
ra'nare going to costlhis ducal highnes'
100000. The Duke Is d liberal, public
FtHted man, and his losses will be pub
taaotune. He Is the owner Of stat
Ind HOOsein London, ,,and hasllargclrail
nd interests and landed estates whicl
'alaOW have to be sacrificed. -,
Cn1ORSIA is looming up as 4 petroleum
We. The California Star Oil Work