Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-08-18
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" iiAst+Asi-NNf y \. aug. L. lStJ.
arrived IN tins town some days ago cannot re-
r,m from informing your readers Of ,kc state OF pt
cal 1tlurs in the West
Non can have 40 idea of tho enthusiasm That pre-.
walls all over the valley Of the Mississippi Every
hing D. "lrP exCcp; whit Is Tyler Tho citizens
ol Wheeling are Wing almost o. a m7n. Il makes Just
rcieuSiuus 10 the title Of jhc best WING city I'M the
Union; indeed, never saw place So thorough, Whg.
Iu 100 my travels
There be no doubt but that "Oil Tin ,ill re-.
ceIvc the vote Of the ontir0 West You have only 10
come ihts Tar % be couyincej AMI am told That the
people IN Indiana, Kentucky and i,m1i, arc n ppssi-
Die, more enthusiastic Than Western Virginia Western
Pennsylvania Ohio. II seems az IT. actuated by a
general law OF nature, he bal, was rolling win in.
creased velocity the further 10 proceeds.
/ On Monday evening. V. T. Wiley. Esq the candi.
date for ecc,or from this district. addressed nearly
thousand persons hy moonlight al tie Liberty pole 30
I The pole beautifully Illuminated b. means of ~
nal lanterns hoisled Ia the top Mr. w has Just leca
travelling through what have always been considered
ihc s'roncholds Of Loco Focois IN his district, aud It
ls indeed cheering lsici hs description Of the
progress of the good cause. By-hc byc. Mr. " siopp-
cd short at time % tell aucclo,c, which Is TOO
good 70 bo lost, particularly th- election now
arriving from Indiana proves ,hc old lady be no
moan tortune-tellcr "a g.nt!emnu,' slid Mr. W.
"wus lately travelling ne State Of Indiana, and Il
one time happened to 81. into conversation with an
F old woman. Among other th.n nc asked her how
the election Coiir; In which she replied she dad
\ nUi know much about elections. Well asked our
traveller will Hsrri,in receive many VOTES. do Won
h.uk' Yes sho answered, i pose he will get some
! How many will Van Buren, receiver She r,ckoncI
Van BureD would get few, oo but says She there's
an Ola mIu they call TIP tl1j get five Times "a many
as Jfh ui thcm, HAD she been speaking vi the en-
Tire West she might have sl.i the same verify he
cye "ihe old man they cali TIP" Will get every State
. west re the mountains.
intend 20 remain this city until the great ihr,
~ ~s,-n.'.'r' WHOM expect there will Do aboa,
Ht lHfg 'st meeting IN Wheeling ever held in the Ijn
ted States not excepting the Al OF May in Ba'ti,-e
trust Blimpra viii be well represented Vbc,,ip,
rcut .rry respectable delegation 20 Ralt;rno,r ami
she pugEi 20 repay with interest Arc YOU doing oov
ching on tgc matter YET About 1000 are ey,r,fsl
from "u.d slTgIUny. The arrangements making b,-s
are oI ihc must extensive scale under the 5rerfi, o
/ d committee of 200. Messrs. Rlycs. Wise PreDiis.
Lyon li".h 'nd Tom, are expected G, Dc here a.
n'ng number Of others, champions iu the cause
the NHceiag people have already erected M. il.sr
pole VITA The laTgCs' 1g they are preparing the l1l
csi 7'.es-Hcy intend 90 have ihe most on iacrl and
Tie 20 go number OF lIligs % empty them.
10 goa il.aS this sru15.C ~. ituy an ms sri,r r,,,
Ns.'e you again a. proceed West. Before closing
"oIi say 90 the iri"ais ui lIarsi-.a Won b,y. r , r
son 90 fear Marlin Van Barren IN The Wrst-.I f,
person yor have O." fear Is old man they call TIN
y io' .Ac &a.c OF Ohio, she Is all Tor Tip TYLER and
Tom