The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-08
THE OLD STATE DEBT.
,xr,rION OF nOFfEr-"IL-
LEY CONTROVERSY
,,,e Attempted Job In The Con
AooM,,ionofI>72-And how aJob
... FIXED mp in the Consul
,u,ion OF Is6S-ln'er-
esting Bisiorie"i
Remini.cences.
,., DREAMING PHILOSOPHERS

rHE Dh
-..noudeuce OF the Register
'Ol,,' I.,bars be anything more useful than
L,,in.lsw in u family it is SON.
r A, least this c, Inclusion is ar
-, .r.er resdipg the article OF "Vin-
o vipdicsling Senator WILEY
,bs suggestion IN my letter oil
S,b inst in reference TO the "Equlta-
-..,r,r,jon" of the State debt. did
,,,s,d 10 reflect upon the personal
..,,i,v y. of Senator WILEY, for while
,,ii,c political opinions At variance
-, Ss own, 1 fully recognize the
..a order of his intellect and admire
moral high character of the man.
r,.,,,ore l was the more surprised at
-, extraordinary position he took In
.,, ns,,er. and was merely citing his
..s ,smentable illustration OF how
...,v selt-interest will sometimes
1.-The bsst and purest men.
.y,,tex" does me injustice when he
,b,t the tendeucy of my view was
..,v,r3. psrtlzanship rather than philo-
.,Dsic comment" l do not pFoie s
,Ds 5 philosopher, and indeed ii ph'Io-
..,.;.sl study should lead me
,,,o =. many sbsardlties as the phi
lg.opay OF many eminent
men Of this sge does, then think that l
Ave csa:e Tor profound gratitude that
ny views never do have philosophical
,...sncy. And l deny with equal en-
rs..i. the charge Of psrtiL4nShip. While
..,.,n:zng the benefit and even nects-
.,y Of parties in the politics OF any coun-
,.y ye, there Is no one holds Ia more
.r-rme contempt than l dc, the man
re,tsl vision is 20 Ob:cGred az not
g., re-mit him to see beyond party lines,
al v.o.. views are go contracted rs TO
.5,5ce h.. patriotism to the political
....sc.,, ,lyn o! which be is q member.
I, m.a ,r:erlaias tccid d political
,.nr.iga.. like TO see him L a!oGs IN
,.r .g3p,.. oi hls prlLclp.c', but ne
,.yl,i never permit his zeal 10 outrun
III. Judgment. There is nothing in this
aga Of liberal thought and independent
,rug1 10 encourage paItizan feeling.
There sre too many melancholy exam
p,s Of the evil irutage of over .psrtizan
zs,. ID tie uumberlsss political Mariuses
who sre sitting around among the ruins
o.. their blasted hopes, TO stimulate any
one to such fate. a notable instance
u. the truth Of thi: may be found in the
case Of Mr. T,den VINO will spend the re-
nsicter O, bis days IN mourning over the
ps:edy O. politics. allies VINO assisted in
!lo lfme o, roJJing him Of the proud
position to whlra his fellow cit'zsns had
eec,el Inn.
BgEcHEE KS0,KEU INTO A Cooked HAT.
Ar old topper, who had been reading
Nj Beccltr, sermon IN which hell Is
described 4. = pretty comfortable sort OF
Space, sid walr cor gratulstiDg him
;s! that the punishment which he had SO
loa, aD,gjN..-I va, not IN store Tor him,
fell asleep. He lresmed that be had died,
and after .O,g Journey reached that
place about when there has been SO much
controversy. H., f-,! impulse was TO
sccep: Beeche7s theory IS the correct
one Ju! tslsr4 4lelteIpsrIenCe proved that
"!hngs are not what they seem" He
found Hsies 10 be grand saloon, with
osf, IN which, IN the finest crystal glass
bottles, were the rarest snd Costlest old
Ai.o-s ,tst sGyb.dy ever laid eyes on.
Iaecei.iDg wss beautifully irescoed, and
'le cooE was o. polished marble. The
'ocn wss lighted up By 40 immense
c-AHis.!er. and 81! through It were soft
cl'aloned lounges and chairs upholstered
u r!ch crimson velvet. On the
Ss: were b-lght colored pictures
rt fancy worked notices that
'asi Welcome There is no place
Ike home" srd such. The boss OF the
e':so.sameo! gave him cordial well
come Will warmer looks and mIlder words
Saia ae ever received on earth. He
".- lbs: this Was TO bo bis home forever
s-l ever, sHd thst whenever be wanted
refreshments JUS, 10 help himself. Taking
a'I'Tey o.. the surroundings he ejscu
A'e1' "Beecaer WAS right about it-he is
"7 smS'.'si man IN Americs-there Is
'le.r' About this time. feeling lIt-
'sl'y ne stepped 20 the bar and picked
-Psgass-sl lesst would have picked it
y Only ,lst as he touched it, he received
A'aoIH similar 70 that from an electric
YA"e'y. lie trIed another; 8 streak of
r,jililtg couldn't have served him worse.
ATNlsd every glass, every bottle, every
aug he could see, but with the same re-
.-% tie kept on getting dryer snd
.'!s', ahd the decsnters spsrkled and
'''1s!7d IN the light Ike they were
A-sa.ng St him. Finally he found 8
s'.on Jug lsbeed "Old Bourbon" be
.-sa i. Eureka! it was the only thin
-'eo2.d handle. Taking carefully by
=. ~7 handle and holding it out so ss
naVe plenty of room for good
s threw back his head and was
a. 'asing It 10 his lips when the thing
;..pPe- from his hand and Was dashed
=" A'ho1ssnd pieces on the A)or. Gsz
.-s % the fragrant wreck, typical o!
- oA'.ed hopes, the heart. broken man
- . himself, That old fool Beecher
-! -! '9i! solder those chaps up there
80 make them believe there are no sit'r.
,.F but /: this amt q hell OF place
-. sa i ! u be hornswOggled." And eI'
~ !aa: Colonel Ben Martin, though
:. .''.e'' IN more pious mood, INDUCED
-, csni!af strain OF reflections wher
~. I years sgo lie saw his majority ot
my thousand brushed away, and hii
pPILehI, with totsl vote of seventeen
b-'ed i, N the entire district, occupy
n.,.; aI IN Congress. Politica
i,;' i;"lAn'hlp is entirely too uncer
" Posses s!lurensnis for any one
II DIED so SUDDENLY.
Asking pardon for this depression.