Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-05-19
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FACTS FOR MEN WHO THINK.


elusive reading Of the politicians. Our business s to
loid friendIy union with the honest. unophisi
raicd straight forward pls-thc people who plough
and sow and reap and unaurcd by the glitter of
official distinction. and uninspred b. the "spoils o.
victory We would not throw away our breath or
our ik upon professed politician. Let him belong
to whiehsoeyer side he may thing is certain. that
nothing we Gun either talk write induce him
IN alier ia what he woad b. pleased To the
"steHey Of his pr,nc,p'es Yoa might well attempt
to move the Rocky Mountains. by cabalistic coujura
ton. and cast them into the Pacific Ocean.
vert Van Barren oiiiceholdng politician. whose bread
and butter is dependent upon his faithfuness his
party. The Harrison polite ans know beforehand all
that can be said TO them, and they much |
eoted by the prospect Of and triumph. that
they need no additional incentive action from us-l
Our object just now, is 10 have friendly chat with
our friends, tho farmers-ihe with whom, before
we were silly enough 10 become priners we used To
chop cordwood thrash whcai maui rails grub clear
iags and build worm fence-ii is they whose atien-
ton We now wish to solicit AMI we feel certain they
will grant IL without unkindness and without re-
&c We
Our farmer friends OF Ohio cannot forget that for
some years past parcel of well-drc-sed. goodookng
fellows styling themselves the Democracy and avow-
ing an unutierabo sympathy Zoe the tors OF the soil
and the mechanics max: rule TO visit all the farm.
houses IND l!e eo-;ry villages year just about
no close OF tho dog days Our farmer friends will
also remember that these same well-dresscd rooook
ing Democrats the occasion Of their periodical Wis
liaons. the most afisble tempered patriotic
liberyloyag, arsiocra yhaing people that ever bes
the eyes Of an honest farmer This friendly commun-
ion between these welldresscd. good-looSing Demo-
crats and the farmers continue from the dog inys I'M
al the second Tuesday of October and there il ends
After the election. these wel-drcssed good looking
Democrats seem suddenly seized with strange forget
fulness OF the persons and features Of their country
friends ana orgciuness sticks by them until tho dog
a..
;hen their recolectons of Former friendships become
as suddenly and rs rnarvellously revived From that
iimc until the aforementioned second Tuesday of DC
Iober the farmers are necessarily pesered, caoled
battered. teased. bowed grnned at and every way
beJeviled by These autumna patriots, until they
obliged TO vote Tor them and make oiceholding gen
emen of them. just to get rid of their mportuntes
and imPertincnce There is not honest farmer in
Ohio who, should he honor what we are now writing
with perusa will not at once, acknowledge the faith
fitness OF tho picture Us far We have drawn it,
Our farmer friends will further recoect that these
September patriots have ever when making their AN.
nnal visaiions amongst their dear country friends
peared TO hold the banking System of The country Ia
the utmost adherence and contempt They first coas
tho farmer to believe that the banks have ruined the
country. prosrated lis liberties enailcd apon il rag
baron arsocracy and plunged il so deep i'm The sin o
the credit system that nothing but the tot, annih
ton of credit aud commerce can possibly bring il bacL
10 virtue AM happiness For this disnteresied infer
nation these locomotive expounders Of modern Demo
cracy ask nothing than the very modest and pat
riotc compensation Of being elected Senators and Re
personalities. plcdging themselves kick The bank
10 perdiiion and make gold and silver coin cs pcnt,
as pebbles in bed of gravel
we now come To the very r 4 of orr subject. Gu
farmer friends nre. IN the general much busted IL
Ire task OF forcing the Garth yield up real uealh q
understand very perfectly the ATTRACTIONS absrusIies
and absurdities Of those philosophical bloc Ids hos
1 of
sometimes admit propositions, in politics and finance
20 Do rue Tor no other than that they have M
Tune 10 examine ihem AMI because they too frcauen,
ly labor under the false precision that the man u Ia
wears a line broadeloil coat and talks with an air q
learning must. Of necessity. be Oracle OF wisdom
With out intending any insult To the cot,mon sense a
Tue farmers of OHIO, be permitted 10 say tina
hey sometimes suffer themselves % he led by the nose
and that TOO by men whom. it would take The piin
to study their mental and moral calibre, they woul.
heartily despite.
| The farmers of Oh o have been t,ld every Septem
Der. for two year,. that III. banks were the proG,
source oil all W. rldly misery. whea the farmer wa
rejoicing over his golden harvesis selling tho proluc
oi MS ground nj prices that insured him not merely in
dependence hut wealth. and contemplating. in IN. ex
ui'aion oil an honest and gratifed hesr the rich re-
ward which Heaven had be slowed UPON his tolls in
t'a moment the Office seeker would cross his Tires
hoid and make him believe that he aud all hi. breth
rem were ruined rretrieveably ruined, by the hanks
Ia not this sol We will send the Straight Out Harri
soniaf gratis and pay the postage upon IT, from TIN.
uhe uniii next November. 10 any Ohio farmer OF
Twelve years standing in The State who will proye ,o
Us 'hat something very like this has not happened
n"nseh' But this IL neither here nor there The
Iarmers' IN the midst Of unbounded prosperity have
700 o'en' been induced 10 sregard the evidence o.
ther senses and take upon trust the rawlings, tbe bonn
oss'' Tue ehicanery, the hyPocrca bank reform can
81 n set OF political knaves and humbuggers ,,,on,
ior iher insoence and men,acliy. they should have
kckeu from Their doors. and them 10 hunt for oc
noes and salaries among their brother rascals
Ihese demagogues however. have alwrvs been
oui Too successful They have been honorod with The
confidence OF The farming ard mechanical Interests
ana hey have come TO the legislative halls of The State
breathing anahemas against the banks and PREGNANT
70 pursuing with pledges 10 reform them AxD NOW
HAVE THEY REFORMED THEM Winter before Iasf
nose bnk reiormsts set TO work and drove all the small
bank bills Of the State out Of circulation They lad
Lher inierdieion upon The notes of the bank Of tho
United States They diminished the currency Of lie
c'ae some millions Of dollars They caused The price
Of wheat, The staple product Of the State to tumble
down TO oae-thirj lie iorl;sf price. They crippled
credu-ihey annihaiod confdenee--they thew me.
chancs and laborers out Of employment--ihey para.
yzeu eommerce-ihey checked mproy cments--they
Pocke'ed their salaries drank their brandy shouted at
The theatre. munched their oysters gave due bills for
their board, and then went home TO their Constituents
!" reVei m the Injury Of bank reform and sing prans
over The PrOstrated hopes Of the enerprsRg and
dusfrousl
lttbis ske'ch Of fancy7 The men Tor whom we
VINE TO know that Il is but too faithful TO the reality
Las' iail. the same nsdious game played upon tho
100 conidng farmer Bank reform was again pro-
nised, and again the nagnaies OF Ohio Locofocoi~n,
issombled at the Capitol to carry their pledges
rhey assembled in all the n.agnihcence Of an over
shelming majority. In The Senate and in the
louise OF Representatives they were panoped in
ne strength Of numbers. Surely then was the mo-
nent ior iuihlling their promises 10 their constituents
Bank reform lay within their grasp as snuKly defence
ess rs mouse in The claws Of an Injecting cat
AND WHAT WAS DorEl The farmers Of Ohio have
erainly learnt by this time. that notliAg Uas done
nothing that either beneficial 10 lhe interests OF
ne state or conducive 60 its dignity. They met aSd
luahdered thousands Of dollas. belonging 10 tho
'aie, IN brutal attempt 10 defame the character of a
ing member from Cuyahogs They srent the rest
her Time n nnssing reanlniions Ihni ihnv ,.nrn