Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-05-12


mas inc following accounts OF statement. zee. MT
" made by Elisha Whit,lesey-ihe working" mem.
Der OF Congsess from that Sta.c whose voni never
i-iich To challenge full confidence Mr. Whiitlcssy
shows NJ The pretended econolhy of the Van Buren,
administrator IN most effective manner Hi. lexis
under the different numerical heads well DIES. 20 IN,
commentaries OF the people. To the nurrnru . Iea
der- e the Ing Cabin Advocaie--io orery LOG Cabin
boy INT" whose hands the paper may fall we earnes.
y commend the subioined account of Ven Buren,
economy.
Elisha WnrrLEsEr.---E~rryb body who has heard
oil Elisha Whiiilesey, knows that nc man in Oh o
hhus hsher " point of hanoE. integrity vcraciiy ani
PATRIOTISM When IN Congress. MIR. W.. was known
ny The name OF Tho workey" lie was not willing
70 re"siNe ms own wages ne illing thai any
body else should receive his wages svitbout doing
lnil da,s wsrk. MIR. w lately made q speech in
Irumbu.l county ia which he took oc~tpsion TO amin.
auNe'' upon the eSravagance of the present admins
'raon and related some four Eve outrageous instsn
ces.t which We call the attention of the public
Lag C06ta Earuer
No l-Mr.W. said he woall read from the.report
al The scerclsry Of HE Treasury one item winch
though small fsscharacterisc of Me manner in which
the public money ID eSpei dcI Washington. Tie
then read the estimate of FIRE huadrri end forte odd
dours fer dnsnanec az tie Western a,e Of N, Cam:
iot lie remarked that the oii;c of gate-kecper or
gnhied hut lew years since that lac had obsery ed
irom day to day. at the westesn gate of the CAPITOL
man. who appeared III have aoLhing do yet kept q
raised over his head by this time Mr. W. came TO IL Q
conclusion that the man must knve permanent MOTT
Al the gaze. Mr. W. made enquiry. ind harmed tha
tie had been appointed gatek eper-cre long the man
had covering erected in the style OF sentry bon in
leu Of Ais umbrella and since that he has been TO all
appearances one OF The officers Of The general govern
meia. Mr. w. said there was some shrubhery g. .
growing about the gate. and a very beautiful flower
that MIR Dickinson Secretary OF the Navy twho is
an Old bacheior and boiansi) was fearful that
aoy might pluck the flower. and suggested the idea
TINS new officer ostcnsibly attend the gate but
really 10 match the fouer least some fair lady might
pluck ~ and N>the protection of this fair fousr
Mr.. Secretary Woodbury. recommends the exp, ndi-
furc OF i've hundred aud forty dollars for the current
year.
No 2-Mr whiiilcscy remarked tha, he had M.
served man leaning cga,ra ire Capifol for two or
three days IN succession. with his hand and
occasionally moving round in the shade of tree To a.
void the rays OF the He irSi supposed him to
be some stranger IN Washington but he confirm,
nj the same place from day to day, Mr. ~ inouir,
what was the occasion OF the mans occupying that
post lilo l~:sned that he orerceiAs t,UO olher in
ui'huais who were digging up some posts for hitch
ing horses TO. and planting oncs--and that this
overseer OF two men received siIher three four dol
lars per day.
No. 3.-Mr w. .aid that when he frs, went into
Congress, There little boy. in the House of
representatives. who acted IL pages carry papers
from members TO the Speaker that when he LEFT Con-
gress this number had increased 10 eshieea. That
members OF thc House land that he would be believ-
ed when he said they Wing members bro
their cousins and their cousins mates pages
and feed At the public crib.
No. 4--Mr w said that the special session Of Con-
gress IN SS7. continued ioriySo days and that moth
ing was done but 20 pass six Of bills relation
to The currency. that the who'll f se writing done by
all the clerks Of the House Of Representatives ne
could do himself ia Week That ntihe close of the
session, Me Cambreleng. Van Buren, member from
New York city, introduces q resolution 10 gipe TIE
clerks erfrs pay; that he opposed re rezoluton and
ior 50 doing. was called ard-keared and opprcssive
that at The nextscsOn of Congress he bad The curi-
osy 10 look INTO and what amount had been thus
expended and found that the clerks and pages Of the
iiouse OF Representatives had received over TWEEN
TY-oNE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR FORTY
TWO DAYS SERVICES
No 5.--Mr. w said that he did not mention these
because they isolated cases. but because they
were Characteristic Of The eKtrayagant manner in
which The party in power ezpend the money Of tie
nation He said il in ali the new Offices al
Wsshington--thaf while the old Offices were plainly
and simply furnished. thshew were more splen
didiy furnished and ornamented, Than any psrlor OF
the Western Reseryewirh sofas and serecs for Las,
clerks. 20 lay down sic up then conveaienc,
might dictate spending their time reading Newspaper,
or talking politics. morning. and rght and but
SMALL PoHTEos THEIR TINE. IN earning their hgl
sasrics. md all This 10 from party protesting b
purely democratic
| Mr. Whittlesey urged upon the convention, the nc
cesity Of setting as Americans, friends Of thei
cosntry and not merely partisans. The neccpsir
OF electing officers who Will bring the nation back
ts former republican simplicity and relieve the puopl
iros heir present grieyous burdens.