Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-10-13
From the ARGny Daily Alre-tirr.
A VOICE OF 76-


The Ncwburgh Gazette brings us In,
following eloquent letter from the last o
the LIFE GUARDS OF GENERAL
WASlIlNGrON. Let the freemen Of A
mericn heed the honest warning Of hi
venerable patriot. Let all who are abb,
to enlist for the war adopt the advice Of
this aged veteran and enrol themselves n,
the Lite Guards Of the Country:
! To The Desc,Eidnfs # Revolutionary Soliirrs:
An old soldier OF the Continental Arm,
asks for the last time TO speak 20 his coun
tryuen. During the suffering servic,
of the Revolution, was in sixteen en-
gagements, and was one ofth little ban,
who volunteered under Sullivan TO destro,
''the six nations of Indians" was on,
Of that small company selected as the Lii,
Guards of George Washington-but tw,
Of us are now living | was at the tough
siege Of Yorktown, at Valley Forge, Mon
mouth, and in thirteen other hard battles
and saw Corvallis surrender TO our old
General. My service ceased only with
The war. After all this hardship and suf
iering, in the street wheo go out in my
old age 10 see the happiness I have help.
cd TO give you, am pointed At as 4 BRIT
IsH TORY-yes, a BRITISH Tory. | have
said nothing when ! have been told So.
but have silently thought that my old
General would never have picked out n
Tory TO form one OF his Lie Guard, nor
would Tory have suffered what | have
suffered for you. This abuse has been
shamcfuliy heaped upon one of your old
soldiers because he is what he was when
The war broke out, and what Washington
told US we must always be when he shook
hands with US rs we all were going home.
| was Wing in the Revolution, have
been one ever since, and am ono now
As Wing enlisted FOR the whole war.
was IN favor with the other wings Of
Thomas Jefferson, went with the party
for James Madison, was in favor Of the
last war, and 10 be consistent in my last
vote, must give IT 10 Harrison lie is
brave man, aud was never known wher-
ever he has been 10 take penny from his
nelghbor or the Government that was not
fairly his. We have trod over the same
ground fighting for liberty. His father
(he was one Of US in the Revolutions sinns
cd our independence roll, and then we all
went out together to tight for it, an | we
proved II was true.
IL appears 10 me that this cannot ne the
same government that our soldiers hcIp d
Washington to put up here. We fought
TO have Il Government as different from
any IN Europe as Se could make it
Well, We done it, and until lately things
have all gone on smoothly and Europe
was beginning TO get ashamed Of the way
she made slaves Of her subjects bv max
ing them work and toll for seven cents a
day with a standing army over them to
force them 70 ii. But our President now
tells the people that things have gone
wrong since the Old War and that there
are twenty three miserable governments
in Europe where the Kings wear crowns,
the rich purple, and the poor people rags,
that we must fashion after them if we
want to be happy and prosperous? We
had English laws here once and they we're
the best in Europe, but we couldn't stand
then and We put them under our feet
We used to work for mere nothing then,
and We cannot do it again. Working for
a few cents day may do for slaves but
not for ireemen whose liberty cost more
blood than liberty ever cost before: why
the very first thing that started the Old
War Standing Army tho King kept quar-.
tered on US: we told him We wanted no
soldiers over US in time Of peace, but he
refused TO mind Us and ] saw Lord Corn
wallis surrender up part Of them 10 hon.
est George Washington. Our President
now proposes to have i Standing force
what tableware.
Jefferson never asked for armed men To
re- elect him or elevate his successor.
Madison asked for them only in the time
Of the late war, and warned the people
when he left his office To be careful about
keeping soldiers IN time OF peace. Our
streets are filled with idle men who we're
active labOrcrs once, when employmcne
was TO ho had. TIE men Of enterprise
who once employed them have been ruin
cd by the government. And now these
honest bot unemployed lsl,oTcrs are told
10y thc Government that when they 90 10
work gam they must 40 10 for n few
cents q day-ihat labor must b. as CHEAP
here los % Is among the slaves Of Cuba or
lhc slaves OF Europe. Ambition and ~
nOrance Oh tho part Of our Government
have shut up our shops and stores, scut.
tied our SHIPS. filled our streets with idle.
ness and bankruptcy, and given no en-.
enlargement 'U Inc farmer as he looks Al
hIs grain Are not these things so7 You
know they are, aud have no motive in
sayiLg what NAV be- false i am too far
advanced Or olIicc or any thing else but
death--it VIII soon hn here. NV little
pension, ] thank you Tor o.. will soon stop
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