Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-08-18
Hon. X. VI. T. HvxrEs.
SPcakcr If the House of Rcprcscntafi'

The Globe oT the ~ August produces tho authority
ofihe Philadelphia Aurora IN condemnation of the
Hartford Convent The date j. 1914 The c1.
that the Globe presents from the Aurora arc not
necessary To inform who were on the stage If
life at That period that the Philadelphia Aurora was
emPhatcnlly THE democratic paper of HAT day
They know IL to have hecu suoh--7ll know il 20 have
been Now take tina, paper Of G. the earliest date
at which have a fe &C il, aud see what It says Of
General Harrison You see Ivy the following that the
same men whn supported the Aurora and Madison
supported also Gen. Harrison and the war Docs
this give the lie the assertion by the Globe TINT
Gen. Harrison is and was n federalism Yes. Gen
Harrison bitterly denounced w tho Federal.
lists of that day. and warmly supported by the
Democrats as he is now. He always was a Democrat
Ills principles Democratic hs practices arc Dem
ocrarc. and HE supporters though they dcspse the
recent professions Of Democracy by the Federas,s are
Democratic.
GENERAL HARRISON
Since the ratification ofthe treaty Of Gncnt po
event has afforded more pleasure than the cleo
ton OF this gentleman TO a scat in Congress. His
eminent services from hs ear lest youth to ihep pre-
sent day, and particularly during the late with
Great Britain, have given him high Claims toe
gratitude OF has countymen; and the manner ia
which he has been treated by the powers that be-
have drawn still closer fhe ties with when ne has
cng been connected with the people of the western
states. They have witnessed vith Indignation and
astonishmcnt, that the thanks of his country, the
soldiers sole reward were denied To the chief who
had often led them 10 victory; and whose exertions
had secured their htesldcs against the fury Of the
savage; while honOrs of every kind were prufusely
lavisred on other commanders, whose victories,
bought wiih blood had gwen him only an empty
name To our arms. They have felt themsc dep
ly injured by the insults offered 70 their lavUrte
commanders and have earnestly longed for an op-
poTiunty of confoundng the malice of his enemies,
This the late election has happily afforded. The
invective which the general has been the object
both IN Congress aud elsewhere have augmented
only the glory of his TRIUMPH a,d rrod,reI m s,c
cess more complete The voice OF the people has
loudly proc aimed his W, nth. and covered his arcu-
sers with disgrace. Although opposed by FIVE com
pettoTs, all worthy and respe table n aud by the
all-pOweTfu weight OF local interest he has obtain
ed n unprecedented majority, only over all the
opposing candidates. but also of all the votes Of he
MS irct which he called To represent. Nor this
result TO be attributed 10 the personal oNerttons OF
Harrison or his friends, - the influence generally
derived from long residence and family connexions.
In all those respects, his hopes of success mus 81
have been much less sangnnc than those of some
Of his competitors. But n was the intimate CON
vlctOn IN the minds of the great body his fellow
cItZehs, OF the superiority OF his claims-thcir utter
detesta ton Of ne Justice done him at the seat of
gOyeTnmont-and their well founded belief that his
election was identified with the honor 81 the state
which prompted them TO gi'e their unanimous
support. This conduct Of the frecmen of the first
district, is worthy of tho highest praise and they
hdNSoh nus occasion conferred as much homer up
or themselves as upon thclr llustrOus representa-
tive.
Ii has been the singular felicity Of general HaT-
son. To be treated with neglect, not bv hIs fellow
citizens at larsc hut by an assembly of legislators
who seem to have thought of little else than OF fill
ing their own pockets, while they disregardcd the
claims Of the war worn soldier. Now, maIk the
que. The former has been exalted, by The almost
unanimous voice OF his cOuntTymcn, To- the mos
Important trust which can be conferred on an midi
vidua while the latter have received the eNecTa-
Mons of he people from Main To Georgia, and with
few exceptions have been forced 10 retire from the
NATIONAL councils. This circumstance Is well calcu
lated To- support the patriot The faithful discharge
of his duty and TO comfort hun under the most cru
81 prosecutions Of fortune. Ii assures him that al
though he may he neglected and injured by the
higher powers, vet the people, from whom alone
true honor can emanIte, will never fOTsake those
who have served ihcm with f.iehty; and that al
though wicked and designing men NAV Iob him of
his reward for season, yet tho time will come
when ne VIII triumph over the mali Of his enc
mes, aud reap rich and plentiful hayCst OF lau-
rsls