Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1829-12-23

oro.ont i sacred; but really, we mus
confess some degree of astonlshmeh' d
attempts made 10 place white treemen ~
tine same grade as black slaves ana con
denim. as a senseless peasaniry, an pc'
sons denendent on their " daily labor io'
their "daily bread''-who, according 10 'ilo
ordination OF Heaven, earn a suoSls'eN00
bv the sweat Of their brow. tfo"6t'n "ls
a iourneyman printer, .4r@71gm a lour'e5
man barber. vet either might have $1,000
beside tbe nroudest mobiles in the WoriI
without djspara cement to human nature
Indeed. we have regarded the free iabofinS
cIssgpe &c the "salt of the earth" ana
sometimes amused ourselves with ProJecl-
ing q transfer of de "well-born' to some
.isi3nd. and having q nation Of lords. As
i would be beneath the dignity OF these 10
maj aDv thing. they would eat one anolh.
sr raadv.madc, and raW,--tOr who would
slooo to become a cookl--so there would
soon be AN end oftheir lordshiPs. VASE
;gci0a. himself county surveyor, thought
liz no disgrace that his right hand man.
Crane. had been a blacksmith; nor did the
ricbIy.Dossessed Charles Carol over
shadow Roger Sherman, the shoemaker
in the congress that declared independence,
Priaees may make dukes and lords and
F~seR0Iders, al willard some OF them may
assign to such whole herds of men Tor
Islayes.--but all the kings IN the wali
cannot make a BrRdiey or a FRton.
These are of the class tina; we have nerd
called 1.-The Almighty's nobemen," andwc
are thankful that there are many such to-
/ bless eur land. Some would render all
the Iaboring classes slaves-and thus 1is-
position is easily entertained by those Fho
hold real slaves. The grandchlld Of a
person transported to Maryland and sold
rs @ slave, has talked about r@1t' THIS
was to be laughed at-5lt it's not uncom
mon. that the sons and daughters of ne
chanlcs affect a disgust for mechanics;
halfstarved pstl0gger claims precedence
over the substantial tradesman, because
that labor is moi thought honorable ltis
This notion that has been the curse OF var
cina-her progress is downward. Tier
Iant-hoIders and shareholders are M con-
slant opposition to the rise OF Tire Iaborns
pcople. and the effect is manifested M tne
reduced power and diminished wealth o.
The states- Ehe EraHkims and the FaltoiS
wifi which acavcn would bless the stale,
abandon lac places Of their birth aud SEEK
new homes, carrying with them their intel
lectull as well as physical power; Welding
room to long-talking politicians and hair
splitting phiIoaophers-who think 1t mop
important 20 determine whether the oarih
from a canal may be thrown TO ITS rght or
left bank. than that the canal itself should
be made at ALL The favorite phrase Of the
arlslocracy belongs not TO the institutions
Of our country; and negro slavery, ITSELF
cannot give force to it, except in the final
ruin the lordlngs who holdlt. NC Smo.
uHr0 Crepidap--lct the cobber stick 10 ms
last, has no part IN the republican charac-
ter of America. To please those who held
that saying, a play was got up in England
lust aflerthc close Of our revolutionary war
Tia which persons, having distinguished
places in America were represented ms
ttailors. cobers aud unkers. John Bull
was delighted. lie forgot the expenditure
Iof two hundred millions of pounds, and
the loss OF thirteen provinces inhabited by
three millions of pco Ie, 10 his contempt Of
Americans-.but John vas brought to his
reason bya sly Yankee in the gallery. who
roared out. Great Britain dTUb5ed 6J
| f179rs and coJjlcrs and tiakers-hwradf
! Bull then scratched his head, and made the
discovery, that he had been laughing a
/ his own expense! And so will all vino hold
that notion-in the United States
Speaking of Franklin, and with re
ference to the general subject before u.s.
ihe following little paragraph oplly pre-
sents itself
Or. Franklin was once a member Of
body IN which was coutended that a Ger
tain amount Of property, (itty dollars We
think, should be required for voting tn,
doctor was opposed to it. 80 day" sal,
he, "a man owns a jacl,ass worth fifty dol
lars, and he is entitled to vote; but before
tie next election the iacklss dies. The
mar IN the mean time, has become NOR.
experienced his knowledge Of lhe princi
pies Of government, and hrs acquaintance
with mankind, are more extensive, and he
IS therefore better qualified to make a pro.
+ per selection Of rulers-but the jackass Is
dead and the man cannot vote. " Now.
goutIenen," said he, addressing himself to
the advocates of that OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
inform me, IN whom IS the right Of SUI.
irage! In the man, or the iackassl"
I We think thatevery citizen possesses an
equality shts-that property, Of Itself.