Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1839-02-28

u. made me no booth 10 cit aud watch
Tor the destruction Of corrupt Ninsvsh.--
But, s'r. there 10 one poor human bsicg
on the esith-alons now IN the world
wrecked IN reputation -blssted-slighisd
oy men not half - worthy ~ he is-
whose soul =. scsnes like these. does re-
joics. nust sEulL Who and where il hes
Sir. II you will 90 down Pennsylvsnia
avenue to the corner Of Four and halt
street. beneath Mrs. Peyton's boarding
house. you will 6ad gray he aided IN an,
stncksn IN years: bis nsms 10 Tobias
Watkins !
That man. for torroping m oney Of pub
i'e officers. funds ia their HANDS. not con-
'erine funds m hrs own hands TO his own
use. was imprisoned on the I1ih Of Au-
gust. 1879. and tried on three several IN
dictmsats. on all which he was convicted
and fined. o. Quo in the sum Of $3.50. on
another $500. and on the third $4,000. =
he vas sentenced TO be Imprisoned three
months on each indictment, in oil nine
monshs; end though imprisoned IN An
gust. 1899. he vas pnt released until
March. 1883. Kept in jail three years
and SIX months Tor rea! or fictitious de.
lalea,ion Of $4,000, Where are now the
deisulisrs OF ttis reform Adminis,rsiion (;
Where - Swartwout, after embezzIios
public money for eight years 10 success.
sios. till he had taken and carried away .
million and qusrtsri Where is Price
Where 10 Gsaaot' How long since their
carnage wheels proudly hurled the Olym.
Pic dust OF the fashionable streets and av-
snues Of your metropolis OF cour, and Of
fasbionf No msrshals at their heels-no
District attorneys prosecuting against the IN
triple indictments; they ran away, CT
walked away. upfos6iddsn. and none 10
hinder them Where is Boyd that land.
oihcs dsfaulter. who appe aied 10 the mis-
fortunes Of speculation. to elect him in
the Senate Of his State. Mississippi -
These are oil innocent aud unfortunate or
escaping dsfauiters These are full hand.
ed public plusderers, pet plunderer,. and
90 "unwhipped Of Justice" Sir. go was
Tobias Watkins unfortunate. He wa, born
and bred Q Renfieman-dazzled by the
tin'el glare Of this metropolis of splendid
misery and shabby splendor.' las it was
once. with equal force, truth and beauty,
dsseribsd by tho unequalled orator Of Viz
g'a,s. John Randolph)-of liberia, mind
snd habits too, he lsvished some three
thousand. improviden,ly. thinking in his
hssri that he should De able 10 replace
that sum. and more, and m axe ell straight.
aud be vas Imprisoned sor his imprudenee
for nearly four years and made 20 bear
felon's brand All! sir, but he was o
gsnflemsn--he belonged to all the dscen.
cy. to The silk stocking gentfy'-he was
not one OF your Loeo-foco de!aulters-hs
sas not unfortunate to the amount Of
nillions-he was not too foil handed 10 be
touched by the rude hands Of the tipstaff
he was not dsfaul,er Of the great de.
mocrsey. aud, poor fellow. he suffered for
being gentleman. There 10 . cheering
confederation connected with this disco
very. though by the Administration press !;
il 10 the brightest omen Which has occur.
cd for years Of Mr.. Van Buren's downfall.
Yes. ear. that cry Of 'gsnfiemaa' upon him
BY his iriends will finish bi,n-with the
party which supports him they nigh, a.
well have cried mad dogn IL isa GER
,sin prognostic that he 10 going down.
From the hour that father Richie made
the fatal discovery. the mans doom was
sealed. But, SIR. the gentleman defaal.
ter. Watkins. H j was saving. met hi.
fate; and now that he has been purified
nv the hres 81 the law. we may be PEI
mttsd TO do him justice, and TO make
HIM the instrumen nj Of Tetribuiion call
ham up, invoke hi. wrongs, his suffer.
ings. bic injuries. his ezpiation. To rise in
Judgment asaiast bis persscutsrs to con.
deEn them. Where il he now, la a
station whore be is. no doubt. fas happier
than 10 THE day Of Precsrious aud terror
haunted show when he toiied az q roo,
slave IN one Of the stalls Of your doc u
mchi factories called Deparin. sn.s. lie
10 now On humble spo,hecsry and here
will say, for the bench, Of al who would
be honest, and who wish 10 bs clsan. ,ha,
he keeps for s,le tho very best Of j,olu
soap. and chloride Of line, ADD olhe,
chemical eompositions 70 take on the spot,
Of loeofocoisn, and 20 cleanse from all cor
ruption recommend 90 certain Sub
Treasury gentlemen TO go and buy: bu
what. IL they be once washed as white O.
snow .ihey xill. like the hog, return 10 the
Nailowtag IN The miro