Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1830-03-17
From the IFeHsburg Gazette.
No. III.
kI70lo Queens Of Western Tirgnid:

iOe pound our Of one scale and place II ~
OF the floor, the other scale Of course By
Ia law OF gravity preponde-atcs. Shall
we sscribe any merit, or any Wejg5t O.
{ theJound upon the Aoor} But if you put
Ithepound on the floor into the scale which
! ma prepo. deratad, j. has then the merit OF
I giing greater preponderance 10 the de-
/ sending scale. Such merit had this
lscheme,
4 Cen. Gordon made a good speech ir
fvo' Of the whHe basis, and so did John
/ H. Cook, ESQ. Of lhe Valley They failed
int todiscuminale correct principles For
these tpccches we never ceusurel them.
But when the era OF compromises ar
rived, tbs trying period to all those who
had vanity to think, or patriotism 20 de-
sure to be the saylours of the Common
wealth we found that speeches were one
thing, md compromises another. Cnior-
tunatey these gentlemen were too much
alarmed for the integrity and safety OF
the sttc. Possessed of strong magma
tons and fruitful fancies they saw streams
of Oool, flames of fire, villages and ham
lets ir smoking ruins, aud heard the
/ screams Of widows and the cries Of or
/ phans al over tie Commonwealth where no
other Gentleman had eyes TO see, or ears e.
/ hear such terrors consequential upon our
/ holding fast our principles, upon our main
tanning the doctrine Of the white basis; and
upon on, remaining firm in the doctrine Of
equal political rights to which these gen
t!emen had vowed allegiance.
Gu. sagaciols. polite, and powerful
. enemies, good Judges too, Of human ma
turo, knew how to Aalor, when TO lattor,
and whom TO dauor;-.hcy knew how to
alarm, when to alarm, and whom 10 alarm.
And whether they suspected terror, vanj-
ty, or extraordinary patriotism TO work ia
the bosoms of the compromising friends
oftbe white basis, they knew how 70 nd
minister Alternatives, stinuauts. or soda
lives according 20 the Indications of the
SYMPTOMS just as the patient required.
Hence it was ihs. Gen Gordon's scheme
vas well managed, aa5 Nh Cooks ?atri.
Otsm much respected.
We saw, Indeed, the Jeopardy Ia which
our hopes were placed, and feared that.
some person on our side of tae house
NIGH take 1t INTO hs head TO be media
tor and inc saviour OK the country and
Wheeler from vanity, or PATRIOTISM u
maueed NOT, if the attempt were made
we Anticipated deieit We saw too That
when wo were almost equally divided
strong temptation presented itself 10 any
who wished tor the distinction, vino was
Ambitious OF the honor, OF being iAt key
stonef some great arch stretched over
the w,,ers OF strife The eTiI anuc,pa
ted was unfortunately realized. 'I''t 40
gentleman i0bo stepped 0w Ct on" TA'ts 70
make Z comPr2mse wco!tl2g ne FF"ctp'a'
crcr gtback again.
Hhee0gcrness with which our an,ago-
nists sized the compromise was honofa-
Bile 10 our cause, though ".7i 10 our u'-
umph % that Convention. IosIerty can
not tll 10 view their almost unanimous
accephnc7 OF the compromise as "H uHe
lHV00l surrender Oh IAe'r P'''c'P'eN' Vi
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