Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-11-07
TRAGEDY TURYEp FARCE

The deve lopemeI,s connected with the present
mOI abOai elc ilon frauds elInchOly eohgh, IA
tbs general bat here AMI there presents
preGu.ly ridiculous. The avd disgssi with
wliicI al honest ed Iu reading them ure
ro!.e, od intervals by uncoSroable bdIsj-
sacnt. For example a.nOns the woTdy ufliduvs set
iof;h on Thursday morning. rs confirming fatal eyi-
deues Oi rIscaliIy The part of the wings, was one
made lay Mr.. Wall, keeper of the public house ut
iurighe Terry. stating IN substance that a party
To hIS house an carriages alter the election oil
1888 among whom were Two bro:hers named Geer (;
That muncy gwen by al these bruiheTs TO
aral Of has cOfnpanI"Hs, who were then smuggcd
bJird schDncr ,und eastward; and that, from THEFT
conversation. he learned .or inferred that the p res
50 struggled away had been doy lSiiing illegal Wing
votes. aul were running away from Justice YesIer
day morning another affidavit was published made 10y
one Thcolore Southland, aud apparently confirming
the statements %. Wall
But. Simultaneously with the affidavit Of S,uiharI.
appears made by Roswell Boniecrn. who was al.
so present al he cmbarkaiOn ct the mysterious par.
ID, 1id knows all ubonI 1t; and from his II
APPEARS Ilrt thr individuals who were put on board
lhe s,hnoner, Instead OF being fraudulent dying
ir"m Justice. nere--sirollug players setting out
Tramp io Halifax. Many ofour re;drrs will probably
femeinh'r now that the subject revived before them
ceflain Appearances OF IA young man named Geer at
one of the ciiy Icalhrcs-hat Young man was une Of
he bfoihers Goer referred ~ by Wall aud Spathlrd;
III the money that WAS y tiI kindly advln-
ced to iin 10y his brUrher to stand hun ia ca shoId
the eIped'iIou prove essful. The other pas
S"hse We're Inemb rs Of ihe Company o! watch n
DuVerniy VAS The minas0r, aud the little precautions
taken 10 notice were rem Tered ce ary that the
fact that some OF te party were leaving debts beha
Them which u w.1s not Just then Convenient TO pay
and IN view Of ~hih they had .Jine reason To decline
iho civIliiies Of sheriff or cer-N y. Com ADJ.
Mr. ADAMS LECTURE-On Tuesday evening
we were present nj n lecture At Warren ST. Chapel by
John Quincy Adams and we were gratifed at seq
ing Ihis distinguished man, now inr advanced into
the vale Of yeaIs; exhibit unsquivOca proofs of ply
seal a. well as intellectual vigour. We cannot but
hope tina, our national councils will derive benefit
IRON ms practical wisdom and experience for many
years to come.
The subject Of his lecture was Of a nature net Of
ten selected for the purpose Of ediyng AMI entertain
ing popular audience, being definition Of FGifb.
nhd dcscrPiIon oi Iis attributes aud importance.
tone OF de'Pfeeling Of picIy pcrvaded the lecture
Throughout. which also characterized by powerful
argument and n strength Of language and energy of
manner. which would have won admiration in his
younger days lie regarded religious faith a. n be.
lief III Creator VI all hngs-in the responsibility of
man 10 his Creaor-and IN the divine mission Of Je.
sus Christ. and he considered Faith the first and
most important Of the three great fundamental points
Of Christianity, Faith Hope. md Chariy--for
whe1 Faith was waning neither Of the Others could
exist.
lie introduced his subject worry happily by a nara.
i've OF the we'll known anecdpto related by Plnarrh
OF Alexander Of Maccdon. aud bis phy-cias Philir-
and aiycried to Rousseau criticism of the condnci Of
Alexander. prnnOuncing The trait strongly dcyc.
oped ~ The Macedonian hero drinking oil the DO.
ton whle hIs phys'rien readiHgi the letter which
Alexander bad just given HIM aud accused Philip of
e. ieraihg design TO poison him, TO be Faih IA va.
Tue.
Mr. Albums accounted fpT his selecting such an un. I
usual subject for lecture before popular assembly
rom The fact hai a spirit of Wild and cstrt,rInary
speculation was ubrUad-aarrninC dDcirIncs Ind been
lately expressed imported from Europe. which tended
10 snbvcri The foundations Of society AID sap the bo
5s oirecipn The spirit Of inf,lcty .hp "a be- r.
1uked and the principle Of return should be- 10 bu,lJ
1p and preserve. not to destroy