Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-04-16

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no emotions Of regret. they bat Gow their vocation
and they have ,heir reward bat when men Of judge
meni and information. OF humble and sincere p-
ely Of pure morals and correct department good cit
liens and good patriots heart thus err we are in
clned To eHcla the bitterness of our grief and NOR.
'ifeaon. alas poor human nature how ar, thou fall
en-,
Tia, men Of judgement and oircu,nspccrion some.
times hssiy adopt opinions ON the most i'm
poren; subjects. is truth too well established to be
ecn'rovored. the many absurd. bu now exploded sys
tens of Astronomy and Philosophy that oncc could
boast among their advocates and champions, men of
profound learning and gigantic intcccs and the prom
'ncni humbugs of the present age. Phrenplogy. An
mal Magnetism etc. defended and supported in all
their ridiculous pretensions by many OF the literaii Of
the day; fully prove that with all his boassed per
ir''On and wisdom rs failible being and yet find
men who subscribe unhesiatngly TO this truism who
from lomsniable deficiency in moral oourage-an in
snperabe horror of owing have been wrong;
persist in their hastily adopted opinions, however
rOncou long after they have been fully convinced in
their own minds that they dangerous and unlen-
able.
conversation winch had the pleasure Of holding
with intelligent farmer Of this vicinity few days
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" aections which have just been INDUCING and fully
: confirmed me ia the opinions therein advanced.
" With all the candor Of an intelligent and holesi
y man. Mr. A. acknowledged thai the sub-Treasury
u scheme Of his party which virtually placed the sword
- and purse in the hands of The executive, a mea-
ftausht with danger the liberties of the people
= and the stability Of our happy republic. and yet he
;" went with the party,
W
&c scripion for opinion sake, holding with the sage OF
Monticello that the only interugatories candidate
Cor executive favor shond be, lis he bonestl is he
81 capabic he deprecated the practice of Office holde
" turning dcmagoguos and controlling the popular cleo
tons Of the peopie-and yet he went with the party
!" spoke Of the recently OVERLOOKING, bit now e1
= hausted Treasury Of our couEtry-of the Swartwou,
~ and Prices and innumerab.c small peculators and
" plunderes of The public spoil-of the culpablc
negligence. conRyancc, and participation Of in
high places. and asked him if he could lay his hand
upon his hear. and with his VOWS Of fealty TO this I'M
adopted country upon his lips say that he approved OF
=" such men and such measures. troubled expression
" Of shame and fitted his honest face or,
he replied, when he acknowledged that there wa
something strange, something mysterious IN the matter
We that il ought be siitcd To the bottom &c and vet
hii"N ne VIII go WIN Ns party. DO y1u ask tbt
reason. will tell you Mr. A. is one Of those mer
whose confidence ia the nfallibty orhis own Judge
" ment nothing shake-hc never uc kno uledacd him
self wrong in any matter. and he never will Ia tn
palmy days Of oar Republic he ranged himself unde
- the banner oithe Hero Of New Orleans and lac ha
ever since identified himself with the rariy true the,
have long since abandoned the policy they once advo
cated-ihe principles they espoused--ihe inca
suros they once pursued.hut il struck him-seI
&c by step his party fell from high estate anc
y step by 'iep he was led on to defend i. until he VA
too far committed for him. with bis very extraordinary
and peculiar ideas Of consistency retreat Ills IT.
nate honesty of purpose and recttude of heart will
not Permi' hm TO defend all the abon nations of hi
" party but he would his adopted country brought
70 the verge Of rain. and his amrle inheritance
" fleeing from him, hefere he would own he was doing
wrong in obeying the behcsis Of tina, party whose
" cause he once espoused. HAMPDEN