Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-07-21
HiGurAxDs July ooh. 1910

SWN -Jtus CIV
The above elegant extract is ffom the Argus of
tho l7th instant. 1t purPoris to be an editorial. a I'd
# tits, really il docs Mr.. Ncwman's tact great credit. I
see that instead Of attempting To refIto my statement
Of facts. in an article OF mine which appeared in the
Tunes OF the 10Th inst in which ! gave a true acc lunt
vi the late meeting between the Hon. VIM. c. Rycs
and Geo. w. Thpmfspn-;he Wheeling Post Master
on which statement, and the charges therein set fbih
said Thompson. has, 10y his attorney Newman. thus
confessed Judgemcnt-insiead I ny, Of attempting to
~disprove what | have asserted, Newman, the editor al,
that filthy sheet, has not even quoted n single sentence
OF mine, but has essayeJ in the siH.cs and most child.
th aud Disgusting manner to ridicule and insult ne
why HIi that he has not dared to attempts refulation
of what ! have stated : Because he knows lhat |
could make even himself under the w~ilierins and
awful responsibilities OF al oath. testify to lis ,rntl or.
if lac did not DO 50, suffer the penalties of periur, b,,n
in Richmond and in all time To COM, And becau,.
also, there are some of his plriy. who-.ira ven
help Ihcm!-never see any thin; lksn newspaper OK.
ccpi his Argus; he therefore will not make even M
extract from what ray. lest even a ray Of the Light O.
truth. which he eschcws as he does arsenic. shoull
dawn on their bcclouded minIs-on any subject.
should, however, r ally think myself quite as ri
diGu!ous and "im5ec .lc"-tim5ccile indeed il is a
idvouie tPhhet with these pseudo geaasmea)-as he
has attempted TO make me appear. if / could for one
ui'Tncni notice him as a GENTLEMAN "a character alto.
geheT foreign 10 his groucHiag ndfurc) for he must bear
IN mind that I have known him by character. o.. r.lh.
or rant Of character, both here and cast of the moun-
tains, for many years, AMI iha; 7 AN not ignorant of
some oihis acts and doings &c The gentleman is curious
OF this subject I will let HIM know what they arc in
my owa g'oi tImc); alI az soGiiag Bat Gkh aaI co .
ruption eaa possibly enaHa,e from such a POLLUTED
source; the h-gL,-hlse aid ~dcspicaLle as every body
who has ever seen il .,pows it To be-is a 1T rype of
and proper vehicle for II. i,sisnifcant editor to- figure
IN. | must lherefore see soE. >ne III print whom 4
can look upon as n gentleman. and Il. II 100 openly aad
over hs proPers.gnlinre, before l will de- - 70 notice
ITEM again ia this way. Newman is nothin. nj
the cl's-Pawln tins matter; and Whatever other or fur.
ihar notice may deem Gs 10 take OF Mister Alexander
Norman. future circumstances AMI my own judgement
shall decide; and il would be we'll for hum and gH
others Of his VIGOROUSLY bad character. when they
want To assail a gentleman 10 use a lille discretrpn
For to use The apt remark Of friend who would have
disSuadcd me from noticing that Pacrlc article at all,
AMI who by the way, has boen, If no is not now. n
supporter of the administration is rather late IN
the day, here or elsewhere for ny reputation as a gen.
iIeHdn TO be hurt by such upstairs.
r. w. WASHINGTON.
Mlarstall Beacon. Washington Reporter. Winchester
Republican, and Morganlown Republican will In.cu
with the piece from the Argus.