Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-10-08
THE MAINE

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There are few Occurrences xhieh could do more TO
show the depraviiy and deception Of party leader "a. than
doss The result, in Maine. The administration presses.
from The Globe down, have been for two weeks past
Ginning tho election OF Fairfield Governor Of The
state sometimes by one majority and sometimes by an.
other. They know that The law OF Maine providing
Tor the election required that the returns Of the vote.
should be se'led up and could not be opened until the
meeting OF the Legislature in January next. they
could therefore by ireachery anS deception make IL ap-
pear that their candidate was not defeated until all
The elections were passed. They would have succeed.
ed had not tho leading papers on the wing side set
about correcting their errors in co nest. Among
the most active of these ae the Bangor Wing. Port.
land Journal aud Boston Atlas. from the Last Of which
we make the following summary of Van Buren, errors
The Augusta Age publishes what At calls a correct
statement of the returns footing them up for
fairfield sS.s37. for Kent45 400. giving Fairfield IS
majority. This fsPer has been copied by the Globe
Snd other organs rs correct. Its returns are made I'd
IN tins way A place called Dead River gave 90
majority for Fairfield. Its vote was included in the
vote OF hingfeld. the town with which il votes and
also given separately.
The Island OF Nionhigan, which stands 25 Fairfield.
Kent |. is admitted once by itself and once with the
town Of Bristol with which il Votes. inalhayen
which belongs to Waldo. is also given twice in the
same way. giving Fairfield % more than he received.
M. L. North Division. u plantation. is gwen with
Burlington aud separate. IL voted % Fairfield. Kent
D u includes Clinton Gore twice. II majority for
Fairfield, and places Topsfeld which gives a large
majority for Fairfield included both in the A.os,ook
and Washington county. IL also gives twice planta.
lions included in Concord and Lexington, which give
y majority for Fairfield. II sl.p gives Fairfield s.
voi sin Abbot where he has but SIS. In other Mace.
a makes errors which increase Fairfeld's vote and
reduce Kenif, which when corrected. So far m, hov.
been now discovered by the papers we have named,
leave Kent in a clear majority of2I7.
Thu majority may be relied On as the majority fr
hent IN the whole state, yet the Argus. to deceive its
readers, Ia. copied tho above false relur
The abuse of Mr.. Webster. by the Richmond En-.
quirer, proceeding evidently from a desire on the parr
Of the editor To bias the people of Virginia against him,
or To destroy the effect he may have upon the minds
Of the people by his e~loquence and sound argument, ia
a matter. that, as n Virginian, we feel not a little
ashamed Of What! shall it be said that in the bosom
Of Virginia, the home Of Hospitality. the land where
strangers are received Us brothers. one man can be
found Who will denounce the guest Of the State on hi.
inst 'rsit IL il. however, but an evidence that there
are always some black sheep in u flock. We have no
heed one thing. during our short experience Of lhs
world. IL is that great men. truly great men, nlway,
spoke well o Teach other. and never slandcred others OF
denounced them, although they might differ in then
views upon many subjects. Mr.. Webster, evidently
differed from Mr. jefferson in his IDEAS of government
| huf in Soc bo IoE.osoI.. I.-..t nm
On him, and one hat Mr.. JeiIerson's warmes, friend.
must have acknowledged did him ample Justice
Webster admired Jefferson as a great man and a pat
not-he also admired John Adams and John Mar
shall and Washington and MsIi-on. and all those who
showed themselves patriots. warriors or statesmen, ir
the days of the Revolution. or the adoption Of the Con
stItutiOn. IL is left for men Of such calibre Us MFR. Rit
chic, Amos Kendall, Blair and Burhanan. to narrow
their minds down to a hatred OF every thing re: OF
their own or party. Such men as Webster can al.
m're a Vrginian. such men as Richie cannot abide
any thing that comes from North OF tie Potomac.
NEW COUNTERFEIT State Bank Of Indian.
). letter B-Braneh at vincennes land probably other
branches(. Signed by 5. Merrill president a John Roe,
Cashier--daied al Indianapolis, LIST January. 1879
The vignette 10 a drove OF cattle resting under q tree
on the fore ground, a rail road train in the distance.
On The left end is the figure ola female sitting with
a scroll IN her hand and a wheel by her side. There
Is m" genuine plate of the bank. bearing any rcscm-
oisnce to this counterfeit, but the finoncss Of its engra-
wing being much superior TO counterieiIs generally
might lead many TO suppose that il was n new genu.
Inc plate Of the Bank. This counterfeit has lust been
put IN circulation in Wheeling and il would he well
tor our community to be in the look out
The Wilkesbarrc Advocate says.-"A trunk In,
been constructed by Col. Morehend us Mill C,o.L