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

The v.'ass mixture of folly and inl.ci-ol that us
have this vcck.--for every week brings some
new coinage irom the admins ration rnint.-:s what /
pGrpcr.s 10 DC the speech of General Carroll before
"a democratic s,n;c Convention An Nashville. Tenn.
Yrata this precious extract the oiloV ing
passage. sample cC,ho whole
"Uhsrv v,as us-r.s9u when Gen Winchester sus- !
tal.,d Ihat de.eat at the River Rasia' answer he
tse r5Gr. f,ycrc position Of his whcre he al
,yays has been !ound, IN The hour of peril lie had
relroaied Chlicoihe leaving ard ell our
means OF warfare al his cnenys merry--and II was
there that he received that beautiful present. of which
you have all heard"
That beautiful present." - WHY t,j no, Gen. Car.
roll say Bstiicoai once His dignity could nv, have
been lowered hy repeating The ioutnouihcd scandal
ia its most obaONious seuse.
Most of oar readers know that this Calu5ary orr
ginacd wi Mir Allen, one of the present senators ia
congress from the of Ohio, ana that. reward
therefore, he has received the cognomea of "Pct;i-
coat Allen, by which no Is now known But all %
them do not know Ih!s, and io5 their benefit copy
the following from the last Alodsonian
"Pefieoui Alien"
Att political meeting held at Columbus. O..
the evening OF The 9Th Of January. 1886 Mr.. Allen
made speech. in the course OF which, he was report
ed TO have ssid IN alIsion Gen. Harssos that tho
ladies Of ChiiicOhe voted hin petticodt the
suitable emblem o! his military proves
This. then, the au;hor--,he occHson--the mas
neE form Of that -landrr which is in the ribad
mouth of every federal iory IA the country.
We fortunate 10 have now before the
Scioo Gazette OF January 30. 1886 published at Chi
icothc, which Ii both the where the story u laid,
and tho residence of IT'S author.
In the Gazette of that date We find the following
Communications. which we o;O assured was written by
Maj. Gen. James T. WorIhiugton. and commander ol
tho division Of the Ohio militia:
THE PETTIcoAT ISLANDER
KS citizen 90 Chiliccghc aud resident here dn-
ring the whole oiihc aio war feel called uTun to
notice bis misctIbe fabrication. which Mai Allen ui
this place has given currency to ia a speech Co
lumbus. do th.s bcca carries charge OF gros.
iniel!cacy against the iadics.of village snl tor
other pvrpose Whatever.
"SO long tho report was confined 10 the ccluran,
OF few collar presses. IL passed. among the thousand
and one lies they daily issuc, and which. like the Fr
assisuais are debased and rendered uncurfeut b,
their multitudino,s number-wus not believed scarce
ly noticed any where. The pubic knolr them.
Cd" ils their Uocatioa. Hal
But its form slikely to attract more attention n
uttered ~ citizen o; town. a man uf acknoyyl
edged talent, and wko has recently filled a high pub
tic station Although IL cen Raia credence her,
most ialse and erroneous impression may be projuc
ed abroad highly deogaoy 10 the ladies this place
the true barometer of is moral elevation.
"ln order 10 So tan INV own reColleciions hav,
inquired ofa number Of the oldest and most respecia
bic residents G; own of both sexes and Of all 10
laoa parties. 10 the truth Of this report, (which
will not suly my paper by coPying.) and have uni
fnTTn'y received the reply that is rglirey false an
: unioundeJ
! IL 90 not pretend decide non what decree q
blame attaches To Mr.. Allen the circua,or Of ihi
SANDER upon our me.hers a5d sisters. Tint will 30
pend upon the fact whether hc NIL have the n en
ness after due inquiry make his recantatIon as put
lac as he has made his libel call upon him 20 do u
otherwise he must siand lac unenvIabe light OF
"liul slanderer oil Qua VILLAGE.
Mr.. Allen never had the .fnaaiiaess" to max c III
-ecaniaon called for. and Therefore he sahds brand
ed before the whole country by the highly rcspcc;a
Die authority OF Gen Worilngron. as a "wilful Sian
dercr oiihe ri!lage Of Chhcohe and its fair ladies
But this Is no tall. La the same paper we find IA,
following card
''rO NJ jon ALLEN.
"Sir, p Ibsh you a liar aaG a se,un!rel for n,
Ing stated IN public assembly. at Columbus on H.
OF January 1896. that the ladies of Chilicothe '.
ei Cen Harrison pe.iicoai, as a reward for his mill
taTy proves" w 5. MuRPu,"
Mr. Mgrpby was bTieadier Gen OF The Ohio mill
iIa and MAJ Allen officer subordinate 10 br,
and considering Mr.. Aliens military position and n!
responsibility Of Gen Murphy, one would have suppo
sed that If major Allen had felt the justice Of ia,
publication, that IL he had possessed one sorclc O.