The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-17
INTEREsTING nBuINIsUEn CEs.
An AuecdOIe In Regard to Tom COrwin-
Thomas JensFSOn'S Religious status

INTERFERING HbNlNlACEnO6S'
An AuecdOIe In Regard 10 Tom COFWtn-
Thomas JeIIrFSOn'S Religious status
NEW CUMBERLAND, January IA.
Editors lntSllSenceF,
Your Renaissance Of Tom Corwin in
late issue Of the ISTELLEaENcER reminds
me Of an incident in his famous speech In
Allegheny City in 1874 Corwin had been
sent TO Pittsburgh to control, II possible,
the anti.slavsry element for Henry Clay,
then the popular candidate OF the Wing
party for the Presidency, He spoke to an
immense crowd on the commons, where
the writer stood for two and half hour
listening TO this man, who was doubtless
the grandest orator upon the political
arena that America has ever produced
About twenty feet from where stood, a
Jolly Grishman, whose head lowered above
al the rest OF tho audience, and whose
skin was OF about the same hue as the
speaker, tried repeatedly to annoy the
"wagon boy" by calling out at the top Of
bis voice, "And what, Mr., Corwin, about
The nagur2" OF course, his Democratic
friends enjoyed the fun, which emholden
ed the Irishman 10 repeat again and again
the question, "And what, Mr.. Corwip,
about the nagurH"
Corwin seemed not to have noticed the
impertinenCe, but no man knew better
than he that upon his repottee In reply
much would depend as to the effect his
speech was TO have upon Pittsburgh
audience.
Pansing as he finished one Of his grand
est bursts Of oratory, Uorwin turned his
eyes upon the 1rishman, while the expires
sion OF his face gave earnest OF some
happy thought and drew every eye o. his
audience In the same direction until the
tall form and dark visage Of the speaker
was the observed Of all observers, when
be with arms akimbo, and In most dole:
full tone, replied: swell, my friend, j
think from the color Of your skin and rnint
the less We say about the nsgur the better F"
The Irishman's head went down to the
level OF the crowd, and Corwin finished
bis speech without any more Interrupt
TONS
/ was sorry for o remark made In the
INTRLLIdENCER few days since that "Jet.
ierson was the 1nRsrsoll Of his day" and |
hope you will excuse q few words In vim.
dication Of man who has many admirers,
and who has, think, been often misun
derstood, and often misrepresented, as
feel has been the case In the present In
stance, unintehtionally. ] am aware that
be has often been claimed as an infdel,
and that such men a. lngersoll take great
pleasure In chasing him With themselves,
40 as to give weight and responsibility to
their class. During hiH residence In France
he had doubtless admired the liberal ideas
Of the reyolutionists, and was ready TO
maintain many OF their political senti'
ments, and many OF bis warmest friends
In this country held in6del and even
AtheiptiCal ideas about religion; but we
should not accept the charge that he was
opposed 10 the Christian religion without
more EXPLICIT testimony.
It's the glory oil the nineteenth cen.
tury that we bury In the grave q mans
faults and seek to perpeluate his good
name, and let Us not make the memory'ot
our third President an exception to this
rule. His life, as written by Chief Justice
Marshall, gives no occasion TO charge him
with inhdel principles. And Randall In
his III volnmn, page SOB, says: INF.
Jefferson was public professor OF his Pc
Ilei ~ tne VnI W. S.,i,, 1,a,s.nnnota Smch az
most inpol!au' s WY, S,SI0 hap p,nh,o " 81
his summary VIEW rS " .p =, ~ dso, a.
British Ame'lSa ns potUn vi VI III t"b, SsVrs
RATION nI1e ny Son t .sS o Janoss ,hp
AIMS tnS Dev n...si.U,,On ins vi,rir;s s,c
atait OF 1ne con asu ~ ~. ~ no;n,sJ sa,oan
10 these ste mos p ~ III p"' i M t~n
ions Oh ',ou anu a,o, az p,o.;dnri ~ thS
inaug1,rssi auu'essey, 90 ~ IL . ~ al
unlteu o'a.eS, aHu ~ lns" y, sane.nj,ions
messages, ne nAhes tae snslo ~ az
-cloHhes 1heIn oh sesera, 0VC s,,h'isntisii,
most e4p,icit ~. ktls.E ~ ~ ~ GnA
ay1we lne you " nIs ,St ~. y bo'oi II iSs
o. heveIaslons ueCla I ~, n'a ye etas..;n'
ethCacy OF prayer, anu wv IVY iH .Ssoip.
tons Of praise y tne S SG " sn,i,,,os GO
-ana speaks III, " 'n n SD Ss hanIsn 90,
proiessed IN tnls county " !. OeUIEnI 'e'
ligioni evlnClnR tne laVor o. iieaVe I'm,
Anu again tne salne wIltcL says l" M.
is nothing In NE wrlnngs' 3I ~ sne h, s.
tory oil his lile, 70 snow mat nlO puoNC
declarations were inSlneete, or tntoWh i
out for effect. On the oonWatyi ms ni0ss
confidential Writings sustain ny pubic .s
professions, anu auvsnce peyonu aein
Into The ayowsl Of Deilei IN 'u'ute
state oil rewards ana pqnlsn IIieLi..,, =.