Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-10-15
From 0s Albany Daily AlUc-i-cr.
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From NE Albany Daily AlUc-I-c,.
A VOICE or rs.
The Newburgh Gazette brings us the
following eloquent letter from the last OF
the LIFE GUARDS or GENERAL.
WASHINGTON. Let the freemen Of A
merica heed the honest warning Of this
venerable patriot. Let all who are able
TO enlist for the war adopt the advice OF
this aged veteran and enrol themselves as
the Lille Guards of the Country:
tt Ia Defendants If Revolutionary Sol,liers:
An old soldier of the Continental Army
asks for the last time 10 speak 20 his coun-
trymcn. During the suffering service
of the Revolution, was in sixteen en-
gagcmcnts, and was one of the little band
who volunteered under Sullivan TO destroy
1.-The six nations of Indians" was one
of that small company selected as the Life
Guards Of George Washington-but two
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. iiy service ceased only with
the war. After ali this hardship and suf
iering, IN the street when go out in my
old age 10 see the happiness have help
ed to give you, am pointed at as BRlT-
lsH ToRY-yes, BRITISH Tony. have
said nothing when have been told SO.
but hive silently thought that my old
General would never have picked out u
IoRY TO form one OF his Lie Guard, nor
would n Tory have suffered what | have
suffered for you. This abuse has been
shamciuliy heapcd upon one Of your old
soldiers because nc is what he was when
the war broke out, and what Washington
told US VIC must always be when he shook
hands with us os we oil were going home,
was Wing in the Revolution, have
been one ever since, and am one now
Us Wing ! enlisted for the whole war.
was IN favor with the other wings Of
Thomas Jefferson, went with the party
Tor James Madison, was in favor Of the
last war, and TO be consistent in nv last
vote, must give it to Harrison lie is
brave man, and was never known wher
ever he has been 10 take a penny from his
ueighbor or the Government that was not
fairly his. We have trUd over the same
ground fighting for liberty. HIS father
he was one of US IN the Rcyoluiiun} sipns
ed our independence roll, and then we ali
wcnI out together to fight for it, an we
proved II was true.
IL appears 10 me that this cannot DC the
same government that our soldiers hclp-d
Washington to put up here. We fought
10 have Government as different from
any IN Europe as We could make it
Well, we done it, and until la,ely things
have all gone on smoothly and Europe
was beginning TO get ashamed OF the way
she made slaves OF her subjects by max /
ing them work and toll for seven cents
day with a standing army ever them to
iorce them 10 II. But our President now
tells the people that things have gone
wrong since the Old War and that there
arc 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 were
the best in Europe, but we couldn't stand
then and We put them under our feet
We used 10 work for mere nothing then.
and We cannot do 1t again. Working for
a few cents q DAY may do for slaves but
not for lrccmen whose liberty cost more
blood than liberty ever cost before: why
the very first thing that started the old
Var Standing Army the King kept quar-.
tered on US: we told him VIC wanted 40
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 a standing force
what fJr?-Bcware.
Jefferson never asked for armed men 10
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 oiIicc 90 be careful about
Keeping soldiers iu tim. Of peace. Our
Tres.s are filed with idle men who were
active hJorcrs once, when cmpioymcnc
vas 90 be had. The men of cutcrprizc
who once employed them have been ruin
cd by the government And now these
honest but unemployed lshorors are told
hF The Government that when they 90 Co
work again they must 90 !, Tor "a few
cents dny--that labor must be- ne cheap
mere ns % rs among 'hc slaves Of Cuba or
'he slaves OF Europe. Ambition and ~
Roranco ou the part OF our Government
have shut Hp our shops and stores. scut.
Tied our ships, filled our streets with idle.
ness an bankruptcy, and given no au.
enlargement 'u Che farmer ne be Looks at
his gram Arr not these things sul You
know they are. and have no motive in
saying what may br false am too fr
od'au 'I ..I oli.u LOO ony ihinr else brf
death -' 5000 ...I H. hsfr Nv little
fsus.'.. ..I.N t.a .aTf.. n.'' sp1H 4'ou
ana 90 IHus auH lhe rest 20. s.y Life