Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-08-11


and ,licat, by th.r ,uur,grs ID" .cor.n ,,,l,l,cr
whom these hr,ucs Nnad degrade. and the y 90.
,aruel llurrls which q grateful ciuury haas placed
hS Atuw, will grow and Grdrlsa. uularnrtl hy tho
storms and raised hy the ~ n'h ct and
u.s. mu.ons carrot permit myself entertain tor
'nt the belief. that the yoiicl ugniuus OF
Ccu Harrison, well known hy hiS act, n the pub.
lic unc,ls and has numerous cNI uspns ut them.
be misuu lcrsiool ~ any Who . canddy IA search
of truth He s,aiids ia nn need OF my testimony 10
pln~c him it, his proper po~nn before the county,
these sulscciss bat sczc Ihs occason add, thai
served with Gen. Harrison IA the House ol Repre-
sl2atiy,s OF the United States. during the adminsia
inn Il President Monr,c. who belonged to- the ulua
republican party, nj the head ut which stool Thomas
Jefferson. liz gave sha Administration hs cordial
and unisn-n support; one that lay ever dreamed
ct chasing him With the plry designated as FEEDER
ali,is. accoriiH 70 the Iarty meaning Il 'he
lie has nevcr nee - ca--l by any aiinsraii,i IL"
entered the army. bv the appointment ui w'-i''tH
\ his acis and public declarations haze '-'" o."
conformity To- the Republican creod. 10 D, -, ,, OLD
cralsi." m the sense imputed to hil1.
fashioned Republican. of the srcteSi sect Who uhIi
ia. sclEstylcl d,lao-acy VI the present day. were ZEAL
ct constructive powers specially IN the Executive
department. and looked the Constitution ~ their
curlC accuuiin. to It's ohyluu ncauin. anl intent
lie l. "Abllrioais' either in thought. word or
deed. As SIuihem Representative. sat by Cen
Iilrrispn NJ the session at 'l9 and acted with h,p
shoulder 20 shoudcr, Ia defending the institutional
rights Of The Sluth against The most formidable aiia'k
which has been made them; which. had it
sucrCslel. new Safe coIld thereafter have enter
Z cd the Inrpu, hat "a HoH-SlaUeLoLiBg State Bui "r
the iimrcSs With which he maintained S,uthrrn M
icr,s> Va this great struggle aided by Iscrnrrrs
from New York. lrum Massa'huSet'. and one
r,u PcursVyania the clause the bill ,r the admis-
ni Missouri. restricting slavery, would have ben
inserted the imminent hazard at civil war and Dis
Snluiinn Ut the Cuuirdcrlcy. The evil aycricd
by the plirn'ism ahi scifiwmarfioH OF hm, WIN. "r
base and corrupt party purin l. now charged with
holding opinions aud feelings favorable to the
school al Aloit"ni>is Who accomplish their object
would overthrow the Constitution and pros rate the
lhcrt'e- of the cosutrv. And would ask tor whusc
he MOTT are those false charges made and unhlusiugy
repeated. iu the face offs volume oi evidence
tra.licI them and from what quaiier de- They come
They are Designed L. impose on the crclulIy of the
southern States. nuI thereby rc-Seat thc present M
ctmhcu; Ia the Executive Chair for nuOlhcr term uC
fur years. and thus enable The Official cors, that
p'rinl NJ least ~ rcVcl an the "sIOIls o victory"
They c'me from quarter unworthy of credit. he
they speak against the record and Interested
~ dcccivnc the people hy false icstimoy. Bui, how
stands Mr.. Van Burcn Tins absorbing question al
AHnlInn' sh7ll make Hn charge against him. cilhcr
direct "r ncrcntial M opposition To ms dceiayci
Opinions, although with kiS parZaS the upinuils - {
sen Harrison. often repeated and acted on. GO inr
npihinC. Dad Mr. Van Buren, stand hy the South la
The memorable attempt L. exclude slavery. aud con-
so7HeHHv. the slavc-hnldmr emrruut, from AIIsso r.
. "a Ia
out this restriction
lie did not. lie cvcrjc1 all his influence i'm tho,
great State of New NorA aud put forth all hiS known
talent for management. and intrigue exclude Mis-
soIr rs a slave Stale. and establish the rne which
woIld have made the Slu'hcru States hcucrs or wool
and drawers of water, under the oninpricnI power uf
non slav e-hnding States Such would have been the
inevitable effect of the had it been adopted
H. face then turnd 10 M North anil Eisf ,,h.r,
hts hopes Of political Preiermrnr rested. The mholy
cnIu failed by the iirnncs> and plifi sm of IIarrso,
The Suth retain her Just position ~ ihe uniun. and
f'rihwith Mr.. Van Barren became "a Northern man
with Southern principles" ! will not eak OF other
facts dem 'nsIriins NJ. Van Bprcns OPINIONS of nero
Suffrage aud negro testimony against ice white men;
they before lhc pubic, and wll oi course be sui-
m'tlcd 10 The judgement of the people. 10 the free
men Of the South, would say. with the evidence be-
lore yos, choose We. ia whom you will rcpsc your
confidence! VIII YOU your votes for one who
would have BUNDLED and degraded yuu in great
crisis. and take his profession. msie while candidate
for the public favor when those professions conflict
with all his acts will YOU prefer him who stood IN
the breach aud defended you ia the hour of need anil
/ 'he sincerity of whose PRIZES IONS have uniforEly
been verified by his actions, ia your cause cannot
doubt the answer which every enlightened Southern
man will give on an issue, involving his best inter.
esis where the evidence Is all side and emu
( " defamation on the other. The measures OF Air.
Van Buren, during his administration the best rX.
poncn fhs political Opinions; AMI the effects of tl,r.
me the prosperity of the country is the beet
standard by which to test their wisdom Ga Ibis
ground, leave them 90 the judgement OF an enlisht
encd people, without further comment.
have, r. ircSIrlsscd too Ear ynGr patience and
that of the Committee uf the Tippcranoe Clubs of
whom your Chairman. in the preceding sketch of
our political condition. Ia touching these suliecrs az
the present alarming crisis Of our country have sand
more but could not well have said less Again. thank
You for The kind expressions contained lu your letter
towards myself perspny and hey leave ~ odd my fer
. vnni prayer, thar the dark cloud which now hangs
/ over our Devoted country NAV arouse the sleeping
energies Of NV c"unryIncn and ihn; with united
hearts they may rush G" the polls and dryo their OPP
pressUrs from The Capitol,
l have the honor 60 be-
with great respect.
Your friend and ic,w citizen.
GEO. POINDENTER
JO>HUA MEprARr Esq.
Chairman Of Ito f,p,,,;ft,, az Tt.