Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-02-15
HEAR ONE WHO WAS AN orroyEyT.

HEAR ONE WHO WAS AN OPPONENT.
Tie Ohio Freeman. edited by Captain Duffy. an o d
soldier and an efs.nil Jaessln mar ihus spsals o.
he gallant Harrison and MS calun.na;crs Hear tie
old soldier.
GENERAL EAFRIsoN-hs mcst be yer; evident to
my numerous readers. have neither the time 10 wrc,
nor room for long articles. Yo. f were 10 pe-Te-
rate long article think 10 wosd he ia favor Of
Gen. Harrison know foil we'll the light am v ev-
cd in iy ihOsa who pretend to all the consistency
The world, and who woIld fan mako people bel eve
that III were the only patriots in the world lie ause
they woild probably Prove themselves 10 lie Tie mer
est slaves aud sy6o haIr' 10 Iheir party ! hear Of
m'n ct thoir Character. Who belong 10 all sides who
are ono day IN rapture. with Tie ireemcn and on ihr
next. would serve him was served poor Canlo.p
lie sar"sihsi Is. tear ~ hs very eyes IN send him
oil 10 beg his bread,
BIi, as ana no Office hunter, and have no claim. q,
mke Tor services rendered my belored irysI .
h wing paid up rs per.nrmed nv GuIyZI nav.
Al honest and dsnicrcsied witness DO permitted ID,
syJnt Eat lint Of one, and OF all her venerable
au wr!I-;!ct ga'Io.s; spd may al this time par, d.
larry sliudo 10 ore oi lhrn, whom a ccr,ain parry
knoSn as The Wing Dent cratic Party, have nominal.
ed rs sri!able oa'rlidlie Tor The Presidency
We'll. 1t Is great while since read Marmoaial's
affecting lille sorry of POOR lind Gesarius re-
IN smher that borrowed IL from the chaplain Of our
ship. who was pretty clever fellow, without bcirr a
very PoEs man. and that read il between two of The
lar'"aFI glHs on The gun deck seated on a uhatciub
Years havo passed away and Rave been rich and
poor soldier politician snd moT1lisi SINCE But
he memory Of poor Bslisarus will sometimes rise Id
re'nosi n my mind even now; especially whcA lie lr
some rroilne and hc-Illsss iyrs wagg.Dg his 0neue
IN dos'on 81 lhe iried courage, the venerable hairs
ne patriotism. and iho pure and spo.less integrity OF
he few remaining defenders of their country IN the
days Of her difficulty and great need
IN nc venerable person Of Gen. Harrison see no
''hf u IS true that can yet compare with The fate o.
oor Bclislfus Iis eyes are yet spared him 10 look
OF upon Ihc smiling country, her cities. villages. and
nFfns. te was instrumental IN binding up from n
drcary and savage wiemcss-hc is still permitted t.
WIZ abroad the face OF The land he has ole n
and - n,lly defended through the Providence oi
Heaven without lcad,. staff hut Hk. those o. Be-
ifa-us his too osn panied wi'h the ungrlc-
ini acci,msiios Of his counrymen and his venerable
Lrc,r tp frequently feels The pressure of the rufan
hand o Tie Iarizan, earng from thence tho unwit.cr-
ing chapiefs al his pure and spoiless fnmei
There is. therefrc according 10 my calculation Of
The history Of Besarus lille smillrIies in The
two cascs. Bo;h were soldiers. AMI both deserved
Wei of the hun0fs OC their country. mad both were
set up &C. marks or ihc malignant rdculc and foul
d'r'on OF foul aud debascd Paryi o, u cruel too
cruel. and too uIJus Cor the patience % generous
people 10 hear to hear Of the iruest and brlves
ond most worthy of their cOunfrymeu, traduccd in
cIarnctcf-his services dciamcd--and al The proud
AID noble darings Of his youth md prime Of lie set
~ naugh by the foul tougue of political party slander
The rich and cherished honnrs 0f i Of Ill and Of
ardent and uHiinng sairioi frDddtn under f,o ly
ruthless and merccnay aid nal gnani b. nj 81 ignorant
m1gogues whom a worse than ignornu; people have
cnoscn ~ their loade T. md INTO Nhusc hands ihey
have entrusted the d. iiies O themselves aud Of D.
co miry.
DO no seal, ~ IN n7w as fllug tie -.,s,,,i. -.
c1njidaio ioT o. Presidency. it is ,r.e ,,, 80 A..
countymcn have chosen 70 place tir In r., -
and be- cunsrnicd And what Il ihi., Sb,u ~. ~
low rifiz~-'s. ms fellow ooy,,r ,mcn d .,c -
20 reach be pns.ohc pI'ae md d,sb MI =. -. =,
INC dnsi' th'iw shade Of dislonor over the r,ls,
err 20 "o'lcr" hsIofysn ora boz which he cg,rrcg -
lo'soyi ont in}p-. as Be- were to most gallant s.t.
Of BE- time, ''''' f'''''
" 'heso cctn1r1ggcs io net intend flnt he s5,u a..
1t'co lei 'h,m al least Tor The SHE Of their CO.,
o. lH'i io h'm-,or his lame. auJ the -. "a. - ~
,'li,'s' is e. ,.os..y wooded fose Ger. that IN ,, 49,
~, = 20 go. i'a o'her - mo. Know. that ~ ,,s.
-, ~. '''''' i'- rame II Coleral fIsrrs,n. f :
,r,.5 e" svay many Of the highest scrolls r.t
-sH .hc proud csrutcbcons Of thctf rouufr,. AL
.raur'c o,'n some Of he hfoh pages Of her g5r5,.
history
an uo por'yan--s1l tllerc -ro ~,,r, ,.a.-, -
IFc o. stl have become politically Hss-t.,,.i 81
~ 'an snt1 another campaign. nI8 ~ ysF s.aI 49,,
me. camfa'sa 10 % musi needs bel. s d. l,,. Il, M.
hon-t s,'iisf Who Stood b. rs nd or es1r.s, 90
many Of taoso iradUcsu were lsrn, or f,oI - ,,,...
III asylum o. co. saorCs',