Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-09-19
From as AReny rejy Advertiser.
A VOICE OF 10.

he LIFE GUARDS OF GENERAL
w ASIlNGrON. let the frccmen OF ~
nerica heed the honest Warning oil tins
venerable patriot. Let all who are able
10 enlist for the war adopt the advice Oh
this aged vet ran and enrol themselves as
the Lie Guar ds Of tho Country:
To he Descendants r Revolutionary SotSisrs.
An old soldier Of the Com mental Army
asks for the last time TO sreak 20 his coun-
trvwen. During the suffering service
Of the Revolution, | was in sixteen en-
and was one of The little band
who volunteered under Sullivan TO desi. o.
s.the six nations Of Indians" ! was a
Of that small company selected as The Life
Guards of George Westinghouse two
It US are now living. was at the tough
siege Of Yorktown, at Valley Forge, Mon
mouth, and in thirteen other hard battles.
AID saw CtTi,a . surrender 10 our %
General. My service ceased only with
the war. Afer all this hardship and SUI
fering, in the street whe ] go out in my
old age TO see the happiness | have help
ed TO give you, | am pointed nj as q BR.r-
isu Tony-yes, a BgIrsu Tory. have
said nothing when ] have been told so,
but rave silently thought that my old
General would never have picked out n
ToRY to form one of his Lille Guard, nor
would a Tory have suffered what | have
suffered for you. This abuse hns been
shamcfully 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 as We al were going home.
| was a Wing in the Revolution, have
been one ever since. and am one now.-
A.. NH. .,I,-,,l e.. sk. xplnla war
was in favor with tho other wings Of
Thomas Jefferson, went with the party
for James Madison, was in favor Of tho
last war, and TO DO consistent in my last
vote, mus, give i, 10 Harrison. He is u
brave man, and was never known wher-
ever he has been 10 take q penny from his
neighbor or the Government that was not
fairly his. We have irod over the same
ground fighting for liberty. His father
: The was one Of us in the Reyolu;iont signs
ed our independence roll, and then we all
went out together to light for it, an we
proved il was true.
IL appears To me that this cannot DC the
same govern ment TINT our soidierSh HELM d
Washington 10 put UP here. We fought
10 have IA Government as q ffcreni from
any in Europe as se could make it.
We'll, We done il, and until lately things
have oil gone on smoothly and Europe
was beginning 10 get ashomed of the way
she made slaves of her subjects by max
ing them work and toll Tor seven cents q
day with n standing army over them to
iorce them TO it. 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 aud prosperous? Wo
had English laws here once and they were
the best in Europe, bIi 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. Work.ng FOR
a few cents n lay my do for slaves but
not for frecncn whose liberty cos; more
blood han liber,y ever cost before: why
the very first thing that started the Oh
Var Standing Army the King kept guar.
tered on us: we told him we wanted no
soldiers over US in time OF peace, b., no
refused 10 mind us and ] saw Lord Corn
wallis surrender up n part Of them 20 hon
est George Washington. Oar President
now opposes 10 have a standing force
what for?-Beware.
Jefferson never asked for armed mcn To
re elect him or elevate his SUCCESSOR.
Madison asked for them only in the tins
Of the late war, and warned the people
when he left his office to be careful about
keeping soldiers in time or peace. Our
streets are filled with idle men who were
active laborers once, when employmene
was to DO had. The men OF enterpriza
who onceOemployed them have been ruin.
ed by the government. And now these
honest but unemployed laborers are told
by the Government that when they 20 to
work again they must 40 il for n few
cents a day-that labor must be az cheaD
here as II IS among the slaves Of Cuba or
The slaves oil Europe. Ambition and ir-
norance on the part o. our Government
nave shut up our shops and stores, scut.
tied our ships, filed our streets with idle
ness and bankruptcy, and given no en-
icouragement TO the farmer as ne look at
his grain. Are not these things sol You
know they IRE, and | rave no motive in
saying what may DO false Il am too far
advanced for Office or any thing else bu,
death-it will soon be here. NV little
pension, thank you for il, will soon stop
and | go home with the rest Of tho Life
Guards. There is but one remedy only
Tor The safety Of the country served
Pnt other men TO stand At thu tiller abe
round the cables, and you will soon nd
Duck on the old Con Sti'uional track, Gen.
Harrison 10 honest he never deceived you
and ne never lost n battle, and the People
won't let him lose this. Accept my adj
Woo and You all have my blessing-ny
ADVICE Is hat all Of you BIC ,me the Life
Guards OF the country and my blessing
Is that your old age may have less fears
Tor liberty than mine.
BFNJNMIN EATON.
o"e 9de hro fvriUizs Life Guar3f Of Csa. Waa-