Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-10-22

Noie, must give Il Ia harrison lie Is II
brave man. nnl was never known wher-
ever he has been 10 take penny from his
Ccighbor or the Government that was no,
fairly his. We have irud over the same.
ground fighting far liberty. HIS father
! The was one Of us in the Kevolu;ionl Siru=
vd our independence roll, and then We all
weal oli together 10 fight for il, AMI va
proved It was ;rie.
I Ii appears to me tina; this canno, 90 the
/ sam government that oar soldiers help d
/ Washington 10 put up here. We fouuh,
/ 10 have Il GovrrnIncni as T,-ent from
any IN Europe as sc could make it
We'll, We done it, and until lately thiuns
have all gone on smoothly and Europe
was beginning TO get ashamed OF the way
she made slaves OF her subjects 10y max
inS them work and toll Cor seven cents 4
day with Standing army over them to
force them TO II. Blu; 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 rag
that we must fashion after them if W.
want TO be happy and ProsperouS2 W,
, had English laws here once AMI they wer,
the best IN Europe, but we couldn't stan,
then and we put them under our feet
We used 10 work for mere nothing then
and we cannot do it again. Working 70
few cents a day may do for slaves bu
not for frcemen whose liberty cost NOR,
!. blood than liberty ever cost before: VIII,
the very first thing that started the Oh
: Var Standing Army the King kept quar-
G tered on us: we told hiin we wanted NJ
j soldiers over us in time of peace. but h
n refused to mind us and | saw Lord Corn
Il wallis surrender up part Of them TO hon
:. est George Washington. Our Presiden
e now proposes 10 have Il Standing force
what foro-Beware.
Jefferson never asked for armed men I
X re.elect him or elevate his successor
L Madison asked for them only in the lin
: Gi the late war, and warned the peopl
!. when he left his office TO be careful abnu
n keeping soldiers in time o. peace. Gu
d streets are filed with idle men who wcr
). active Iaborers once, when emplovmcn
(. was to he had. The men of enlcrpri2
n who once employed them have been ruin
cd By the government. And now thes
70 honest but unemployed laborcrs are tol
c by the Government that whoa they 90
e work again they must 40 il for e.
n cents day-ihat labor mast be rs chea
/ mere rs 1t IS among the slaves of Cuba &
: the slaves OF Europe. Ambition aud l.
9 uorance on the part Of our Govc:nmcr
IF have shut mp our shops and stores, sou
s tied our ships. fillcl our streets with i'd,
c ness and bankruptcy, and given no Ell
n enlargement To the farmer rs no looks
II ms grain. Are not these things so2 Yu
know they are, and have no motive i
n saying what may be false i am too &,
:. advanced for Office or any thing else b,
J. death-it will soon be here My It'll
d pension, | thank you for il, will soon sto
i and go home with tho rest Of tho Lii
i Guards. There is but one remedy onl
. for tho safety Of the country served =
d Pat other men to stand nj the tiller alb
!. round the cables, and you will soon u
: back on The old Constitutional track, Gen
ri Harrison is honest he never deceived vol
t AMI he never lost n battle, and the IPeopl
wont let him lose this. Accept my al
d vice and You all have my blessing m,
+ advice is that ell of you bacomc The Lii
: Guards Of The country, and my blessing
Q IS that your old age may have less fear,
D Tor Liberty than mine.
BENJAMIN EATON.
One Of the tnO sgrriviRg Life Guards Of Gen WaJ
iHgtoa Newburgh, y. Y Aug -. 1870