Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-08-06


10y ia PROVISIONS that required The prose, 60 endorse
tie hic'nen, too csis, and the party accused bc
40 missed 90 Npteas before the court
Cn-rT ucs' Nari'lS regulations. obviously juien.
te rs 'nuecd ihclr effect wls To discourage prosec-
tons 81 assault and battery, bat few cases and IN 80
ou!y of an aggravated KIND which the par,ie. culJ
ut arrange botrr a magistrate or se,rl. between
then sNcs, were ever likely To be carried iu,o
court.
SIrpisc. however, person Imprisoned ON acorn,
Of :lr Tor assault and batiery-an eut that could
never occur under the leg cnicirucui- To which \
have referred without than ordinary degree OF
Jcliqgucncy--he could, nevertheless. procure ms
enlargement bv anv of the means hcfnrc indca,e,i
Anl 1.-The diduot avail himself of them but chose
rather be disposed funder the 18Th section it would
clearly h. h.s own fault
Ia conclusion ut INV remarks on IN branch of the
ease would ask gentlemen To compare the 18Th with
thc IN section with views TO adjust their relative
claims ulun our appr, baton. III not greatly de
cciVCd, the latter action cuncrs power FIR more like
" To prove dmrcrbus and oppressive ia ITS exercise
than tha iOImcT, and vet passed by silent vote aud
without opposition from amy
Finally, what Is the otlcuce 81 Gonl Harrison in
the pr,m,ses WHY. ar, IN lS2l. the House of Rey-
r,scntuuvcs olihc GoucTn Assembly of Ohio passed
certain bill, 10y vote OF two 10 one. aud sent TO the
Senate where a mo'ion made to strike out a par
ticulT section, and Gen Harrison. with other inic
gea' and pairutic gentlemen voted acans, the motion
An! tins, # YOU viii believe me- is hi, offence, \
N"Ie gwen neatly twenty years ago az iinsi rejecting
y position that had received the deliberate sanctlon
oi an immense majority ct the immediate representa-
lives OF the People. aud on a question concerning
wh'h different opinions weie anl might be very in
nuccny entertained, Is brought forward - a mat
tee u grave accusu alton, and that ought o. arouse
the whole American People with apprehension for
ihc saely at their liberties On the contrary shall
bc greatly mistaken At they do with me regard the
/ Whole ai'ir rs utterly pairy aud insignificant. A.
th'ISh ~ discussion was required Go ynItrate In,
Nni" Con Harrison gave, yet sOur explanation seem
ID 10 he necessary the vanIon misrrprrSen-
ni'nus prop'stted M regard ~; and that correction
~ Is believed hls been eitctual,v applied by PLAIN
statement, showing what ihl vut. was and the cir.
.cJmSiancts under which IL was given
said ~ an early part of my remlrks that inien.
Gel t. say few words gard To the estimation m
" Iich ihis charge was held by the people OF Ohio
| III" they hsre hrthertn considered IT, will appear
from iow historical facts The Honorable Thomas
NJ IRIS, slc Senator OF the United SAFES and an,
~" elected hy The Van Buren, parry in the Lesisla.
ihre ai ihli State. - the author OF the famous 10
S"ctIoh; and presume he has no cause To he a.h,,n
~ o' Tie paternity He WAS a member AT IN, time OF
me l"plar branch IN which the bill originated and
TOR the support ne gave Tins section, neither he nor
'iE one oi 10" IN UOriv with whom ne ac,ad ev,r
'alled ~ question. o. the contrary many of thai
/ r inhcr have since been honored in varinu. y,ay,
Wi'h ihe confidence and Apr 'bition Of the PEG &c
AIMING those who voted with Gen Harrison IN the
/ was IN Baldwin, whnso name ynu will inI IN the
- 'urna hav" read. when Gen Harrison WIS a ran
idiie, IN 1886. TOR the Presidoucv chi, slmo Mr.
r'""h was me candidate of the Van b lreu parry ~,
i7hl STATE TOR the office of Governor Driu, u. can
vas "h'h Was very animated one, the charge vss
nIIe by IN" Van rrn parir iLat Gen u,r,,s,,, b,J
f'd 10 sell 1rtie for S,g BIT when If ,,,s ia.
c'vc I'd thar Mr. Baldwin had :, ven th. .,n,e ,,,,
&c ''dera leaders changed their tactics or rather
Tie Srene pr .slllying them: and they c,usrd In
D al 4 k.4.s. -
cIlrIs coalition AID sent oil % MIr,lsuJ in The -
'it II might receive there. from the hands of sir an
SirS more hospia5e reception than II had mel ,,,I
40 ho ne. where it better known
| Notwithstanding has vote Mr. B,lIvin roco;,.ol
'he Jealous and undivided support of the federal Ico
iocp party ia Ohio; and by that sumner we orc en-
''shcd with test Of their sincerity in making Tho
'hnrg' They NV use against Gen. HIrrisoa D,Jib.y
believe M The IrIth ogihu charge VIII "a They rysbJ
The poIl' to elect No BIlwin to the first Office IL
. S:dc! 80
| Here Mr.. Duncan If Ohio rose and said rh,t he
woHld give II as his de,erats opinion and belief tina,
w bid~in lost ms election on account of he ,or.
ne gave IN the Senate of Ohio in 1921
MI Mason resumed and said: Ny colleague will
'''l mnch easier TASK To- declare what his oor,inn
- a :" Reconcile that opinion with the facts of The
ease. IL Is true Mr.. Baldwin was defeated b, no
'eVe' ahpnt 90p votes, q spenk fr m rccnlIertion
"'u pretending in bc precisely accurate ! but WHY
was he defeated Because (slys my culienrve m
~ "'''r "''') Tue dem 'cras would go u the
polls and vote. Precisely 80! And Mr. Van Iyureu
Will be defeated next November FIR The .,,, 80.
tory reason Bat then why would they not 70 4, tho
I polls and vote for Nj Baldwin, Nj cerf,i,I, A.,
cause he had given what my colleague. ~ n I,t.
'''h against General il1rrisnn chose H. drnouncr
~ very "DnoX'o vote. They were influence by
no such objection: FIR, vi hin the g, rs oc ,brr'
'ller III" defeat of Mr. BALDWIN the real d.,n,cr,c,,
a." NY o'a'e mol only wei Ia the polls but they d,,l
-UI'y gave Gen. Harrison, Notwithstanding the
pretended Sih OF tiit vote on him. fresh m her
r'cnIlec'on' majority Mr., Van Barren of ab,,t
/ . 900 votes VI "'o''
! Nos. SIR. my colleague took the field md ON.
p'o''d all ms energies 10 the election of Mr.
p'uNln' we knew what his opinion then wa, respcci.
''s ''' very same chaFse be IS willing now 10 use
'S''S General Harrison. We know That he fh,u
"'u II as false and rvul us for il for mel with HIM
80 Injection against the claims OF NJ, g,LIc,, ., r.
confidence and support And we further know rba,
"''S M since occurred 10 render the charge less
ia &c aud frivolous Than it was at that time
NY colleague (Mr. Duncan) when making his
eech me other day, reld aH extract from tho ,,rn,I
VI Tue > hhle oi OHIO. which forth the 18Th sec
non OF the bh VI IN proceedings ofth,t bod in re-
''''l 10 u. NJ the same Time he sent 10 the Jerks
'lnIe paper. which he said contained the remarks
- "e'','' Lucas delivered lat the time the measure
was under discussion " ard that the true character of
'he proposition Then under discussion" might be f,,
ever liked ~ the minds ufthe present and all c,r,,
s'"rri'ohs' he desired that these remIrks might be
ie' ana TO give force to the remarks of Crn
e'nI Lucas, my colleague pronounced an eyr,voo,nt
th''sy Oh MS character aud public services With I
''E'e praises whether well or lcserveJ have NJ.
'h'ng To do The whole speech attributed 10 General
"'h' furnishes internal evidence that u was not
made at the tine the measure was under discus.in "
nu' Is we production Of later pcriol, and The cai,
',o' " he,ri c'nkercj with tIe accumulated venom,
~ FoaT'' am the last plrlguph uuluckIly for tho "a
NOR Is perfectly conclusive ON this point II ;s /,
ne'o words THE question was then takrp nj, NJ, /
l'""s motion. aud carried ia the Affirm, i've. y,s
-, h'S' - 81 this obnoxious provisr,n voted f,r
,nl defended hy William II. Ha f,so, docs not nov,
iHg"ce The statute book ofC'io."
''cneral Lucas, incIins d, mink would have t..,,
g o'r 'n his denun' ni,ous had no not forgo.fe1 n
''g Ie''i "he- wrote this speech that no had
.''.'''i VOICE I' the l7h section. " hich M fg one,
49,, 10 ''' u Tho patriots Of the evolution" vb,
49,, neon provoked 90 cDmmI m as-1uIf in .
~ dg the honor Of his G1yernmoat" - Car more
'-' oNs mud degrading than the sectou Hyu.t ,.b.r