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

! The fOlowIr. eloquent and impressive letter from
/ Mr. Senator Pres;on 10 the Nhi-s y. Meudou, Mae
sachu etts, will be read th interest by his maHy
! brothers 81 the great Wing family" II defines
the position" OF the parties that now divide the
Country with great felicity aud precision;
| WAsHINGrrS Cry, June TO- lS4l
| DEAR SIR NIth nlSh estimate OF the compii-
mehi implied ~ your note TO me-, ! beg yOu ia my
behalf, 10 assure The Wing Republican Association
oil hend"h OF my earnest wishes for the suc,e ssiu
attainment Other purposes The condition si pub.
lac al ans ImpcrI"usly demands, from ever pa mot
ms utmost cACltions 10 tu,ct change VI men al
WCazJT-E.
Things h,yc come 10 that pass when il wo.lu
agc.I sUptIfIDus To- spccuIat, upon th. r,Iit,rrI
principles the party IA power or 10 a. g. con
u,rulU" them. Whether they to- T.ht or wrong
one tIIng D.. certain Inu country has been rIIInrG
uGn,i .ts administration. To the question how ha
the country ben EsNtru"at .tt the condition Of the
cyuUtgy answer. Has L. commerce been ,A ieudr.!
Have as GuanutlciUT,~ lie "a lHtT,as, Il! j. IL
agriculture prosperous IT. cuTTCHcy Iudl i IT,
cTcdthrm! Great AMI GIsast ous chinl Is have DC
CURED iu regard % thts= important te csts duIIug
'ie uJHhi'I oi our pTrstii ruicrs' ana, although
lh"y may yaln!y cUdeayyr - cAOueraIc thcms Ives
from ,'e chase 81 hiYiE- produced them, thyy
/ cannot deny they have failed tu avert thein.
! bui there are other queSuoUsu of searching ma
tuTc, 10 Tc-arS 10 wHcu, when pat they stand mute
We nave asked Them whether th"y have not so
mana cd the finances thdt the income Of the Gov
TnmCnt u dunn shed by two hirds, aud the TX On
dIture- increased three torl Nh,ihrr tbry nv.
not 50 managed our Indian affairs as 10 cmbroI rs
4 iu w"Ti aud whether they have not 50 conducted
lhai "aT a. TO occasion the expenditure of thirty
ilnurd uuichCTy and massacre, aud as to have a
I P"TuOn 0i our ieriHory conquered and retained by
| sfvagtsi ci, Notwithstanding tho general dis
| Irss "l me ,conntTy' a"d the failure Of every
department 81 The Guycrnmtnt, they have the har-
diu0Od 10 clalm our confidence.
How suct un administration came in, aud the
ElauHS bE which 70 proposes TO Tutaia power, an,
worthy OF ma my. The Pre- dent ~ hDui rrri.
ttuun for th'y or auy prcteucc Of llc services.
vas appointed hy hi- predecessor. lie ud not ca
l'y a 'icaro'' popularity, bu. was put lut, Office
10, the mere ppwcr OF General JdCk.On. II was Ia
.hi' way That lac came IN, and the means employed
% elect Nun arc not less dangerous our free
lu-tfUt o -.
Iirls ippprtcd by party organization and an ar
nay pioiitcc holders the Government has taken th,
H.id against the people and Tins The contest m
"Hi-h we are now Caga-,d. Tie mtrCCuaTts of
o." lnlIF i' rdv1gs aut suhfugarc U-an ur.an.Z nd
i1I discfpi ned corps, ever NIsi'1u'. over active
IL because We THE PEOPLE are thus ,nga-
S'u lh SUCH a contest again the Government pow.
cr 'IIi We are " hlg--NUI-.S 100 the true agd full
meaning Of the i.Tm-WH-e a.. our ancestors were
wa o. igy struck ipr liberty az y.Yr Bunker HIl!
ans CIR Iu-'7 Mountain
I'm 'he daring occupations cf the Executive
were 'N1b'iti. by ms srI/lu., without authority.
upon .t TItilc 90 Due anu no cus 80 without sane
non "l ~" The Wing party wa 70 ned aad Its name
lsEln u rested upon the bread sentiment
whl n nrcfTes through all oar hist nv and pcrylde
aIl or iu~uirfiJuz-Of love f law and hostility toH
prtTuGanNc ~ TINS sentiment aud all the -ytnga-
iHi.s anu associations which belong 60 a. the vh,s
are hound together, and wherever one D. found
az brother.
u surcrss awaits 80 efforts as believe ~ does. ~
VII come into power upon the pledge pf cr-Cum-
constitution. aud, with healing and conservative,
-"' ~, Co prcssrv" uui cherish 80 the institutions
and aTsHt Interests IT thc country.
'ln dear 'r ~i'h grol, r,,sr,el geur ohcd enr
Jous CSC. Mrro,tr. l7uJoa.
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