Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1842-07-28
From the P~repil.no, CA,on,ci. or F,do,

ATTEMPT TO STEAL rwO CANNON AT
PAwTUNET.-An attempt was made by a por-
of The %insurgeni party to steal tho cannon be.
To the State, under the charge Of the Paw
IuIet Artillery Company. They so far sucC eeded
rs 10 break into the building in winch the guns
were kept, and TO drag Them 10 n high wall through
whiIh they were making 4 passage. when they
were discovered. The alarm being gwen, the
rpgues fed.
We regret that attempts are again mixing To- re.
new the difficulties from which we have just emer.
ged. We can assure those. however, who orc not
dispOsed 10 regard The laws of The land. and " 18Th
again 10 involve the State in farther trouble. that
pnumPi and effective measures will he taken to
suppress any aud all valuations ofIhe peace.
We do no, wish TO DO considered in the ehanc-
ter Of an alau~isr, but we cannot iorbear express.
ing our heliefIhat appearances indicate that more
mischief is brewing. The refugees are returning
10 heir homes, and many of them arc mute ring
anything bat peace and qu;siuds. They undoubI-
eddy would have returned better and wiser men
disposed 10 r,main peaceable-bnt they have been
i~ngpiritcd and warmed into az ton by deceptive and
alluri ng appeals, addressed 20 their bASrS passions
by demogogues in neighlonng States. whue object
10 10 make political capital al The expense Of the
welfare and peace Of our State, and The lives ofour
ciliEens.
The author tiles OF this State have prsclicsd no
cruelty Tow aris ih'se unfortunate men Who were
found with arms in their hands in open rebellion
against the laws Of The community.
The u ajoriiy Of Them have been discharged. and
nre now once more nI their homes, whore We hope
they Will remain qnieI. ard il possible. happy;
while The few that remain; being charged with The
commirnl Of offences that came within The pale OF
he laws ofIhe land, will he tried by 9 jury uf their
country, and be acquitted or convicted as the evi.
dence Of the cases may weigh.
RETURNING HOME The insurgrni exile,
are dropping in from the nsighboring States with.
er they fed nj the dispersion ef Doris camp.
Several have reached WooRsnckei, and the
friends ofthe Government at that place feel alarm.
ed Of threats which thus early begin 10 be murmur.
ed forth.
Sumo Of these refugees have returned 10 Stu
ate, and IL would seem. in obedience to the Piebr-
IAN. hey have commenced operations. An attempt
was made o. fire Tho harm OF DR.. Anthony near
that place and to Cnie- n, premises. he having ron.
dered himself somewhat obnoxious during our re-
rent troubles.
We strongly urge upon the Inhabitants IN these
sections 10 organize and To equip themselves forth.
with with sl necessary means OF IL fence. In case
Of an attack, should they prove too weak 10 auesI
and dISperse soms half DOZEN Of he resilcs, anil On.
priDcITled HmoHg The "a. fbe city Of Providence will
furnish, al a moments warning. an entire regiment
all Ufhcered and equipped. containing IN rank and
file about 1900 To 1900 able bodied citizen snldi-
ers. IL is lime IN check every indication and law
lessness in the land. Open infringement of whole.
some law has been suffered long enough To 60 un.
rebuked.
MOST vGLLANoUS CoNDUCT.--The New
York PeheIan. not satisfied with publishing the
cuipgeous article which we copied IN our paper Of
The 2Oth inst, relative to firing our city. and the
way and manner TO proceed in order to effect the
object, sent on lately a package Of the papers con.
tanning the article referred to. supposed TO contain
uI.ttT am uharL - I.U.b.V.I
throughout the city.
Such proceedings a. these nre Of n character nm.
paralleled, unhearC Of; and ~e are att loss for word:
10 express our indignation of them.