Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1842-03-17
10 THE PkoPLE-No. .

TO THE PEoPLE-No. !.
Or State Senator. IA be cage remarks upon the
n"ninasiOn ~pfJudge SUNNI nj HlnaNha. Tor Go
verEor Of Virginia, in a s1hLms phrenzy, speaks
- 6lloNs "whsre t. rha, disIinsuished champion
q equal rights. he VIA frsi put the bail IN motion
~ favor Of Slate Reform. George WaIhihgtO Ton
TAo7pson p lie is. as We believe. in Wheeling
engaged in the mysteries Of the law. and writing
for the Argus ever and anon but ye gods and
little fish shade Of DodIndgc. blood md bones Of
Morgan. Ssmmers, Baldwin. where were ye when
this mighty Goliath started the hall Of Western
principles AID Western rights Were ye mailing
md puking in the nurses arms. or were your great
spirits sleeping until aroused by tho Premelhean
FIRE cluiehsd by III. bold aud chlvulrous hand
Of The renowned Colonel to speak his words be.
fore the convention Of your peers, and do his bid
iIngf II may be 50, aud that the iniellecis OF all
who have gone TO rest in the bosom Of mother earth
are TO him but as the iendrl Of the vine to the
giant oak but, really. ard seriously, if The earliest,
Longest and most arduous De yo,ion 10 Western rights
and freedom should win for the actor the honored
seai Of Governor OF Virginia. We would thank the
gentleman TO stand back a few years for Us. ns we
were thus engaged while he was seeking the dignity.
from the "Jederais" OF Belmont, Of seat in the Ohio
Legislature.
But setting aside our claims upon the people Of
Virginia, we propose to spend a few moments in an
swsring the articles Of the Colonel, in the last Ar.
gus. upon the Tariff, one Of which is a reply to US
OnG tie other directed to the people.
In his answer 10 US he states that We did not re-
ply fairly 10 his former article. because we did not
show how capital or m tnuiactures can he protected
without expressing labor. We assert that we did
reply md fully refuied. both by facts and arguments.
that favonie position OF his. We dill show that The
effect Of protection was to decrease rather than in
crease he cost Of articles upon which the duty il
imposed, and at the same time increases the price
Of labor and promptltude Of pay. II this is oppres-
sion. il is such oppression as we hope the lsbOres
of this country will always ENJOY.
Il was also a triumphant reply, showing by truth
telling figures. not from public speeches. but from
the census ofIsiO, taken by the gcnlleman's own
friends, that The number Of manufacturers in the
country is more than seven hundred thousand IN
stead Of one hundred and fifty thousand AS stnted by
that gentleman in his first article, and that the mum
Der in The families and dependents Of Ihsse amour.
ted 10 nearly three millions. We consider THAT
to the purpose aRd believe that q jury Of radicals
would look upon it 10 that light. This fact he re-
msmbered not to touch in his rejoinder. and thus
iaciuy admits tina, he could not sustain himself. and
was in The wrong.
Ia hi. first production the Gil. assumed, as he has
often done before tho people. that tbs cause Of the
present depressed condition of the English laborers.
was the high duties. Whether he erred IN This
from ignorance or Intentionally to deceive We are
unable 10 say bu, when we showed the fact that
other laws, entirely unconneciej with this. prOduc-
ed that effect. and gave him the Prsof Of u, he Was
compelled t. acknowledge 20. and did 90 but still
STATED that We DID not reply 10 him. We cannot
hess'o,c to attribute The To q malicious cT'rt TO hum.
bug and deceive The unwsry into n belief in his
AnitAmerican d0clrines, without any foundation
for his creed or prelrnsions bot It will not have
that effect Few afs - ignorant rs to misunder-
sinDd the facts vhen presented to them.
Having. rs he suppo5es. bloied out and destroy
our argument on other points. he attacks The eslab.
Ishsd church and calls the IS millions paid for The
preaching Of the gospel @ tariff on religion. We
we're not entirely uRFEsparcd 30 expect ms
Brownsoni,n fling. but itiz an unfortunate ono for
him, Tor II 4 tariff. IL lends TO cheaper the oriicis
w ~ FAFAAANN y aHiAuN 90 w.
the gospel aus the incuicatIoa Of sound morals. cs.
pecially when ronaeciei with fAc %srtuOus duties OF
scientific nsiruction-sheu ~parfo-med 10y the Eng
Itch ciorgy-is certainly az inpoTast 90 The well be-
ing Of soc Iety o.. Inc delivery Of lstsrs and stump
ofarions. yet The English clergy. hOmrhs Archbishop
Of Canterbury 10 the humblc.tlatOrs 90 tho vine
yard Of God, get but on average ri SlT dollars per
annum; whHs Inc ,guer OF he rei,iutor once iho't
the salary and perquisite5 of 5000 doIlurs none 800
high a tariff lor hm.
The nett femsrs ihsi calls fOr attention g Bud
The Tunes gives q long LIST Of the salaries snd PEN
sions Of che Rnglish government "JcE ? hank
thee Tor that word" II we will give twenty. five
thousand dollars 20 nl the widows ofour grg't mem
n We permit John Tyler 10 nppolnt secret commit
tees At Washington. At New Yurk and Oh over the
country 10 be paid out ofths public purse We will
have 10 pile ter upon tsr. tariff upon tariff. until the
people ofthr United States shaY graaH bsaeah PkO-
FICTION snd privilege
do ne, rosbls yourself with ~guutuje most nc
mble SIR You are more Than welc'fns TO aH you
have ~ A man who would oppose 90 upfopfia'
tisr Of The piiry sum of25 600 dollars To- The wid-
ou and children II one Hho bad spent be TINE h'
talents and his fortune re The service of his coaniry
100 nrisble a beiar 6f iho confederation Of ds
,,b,.e , q rec auJ sratcful people will cousideri That
g-d0n one Of iho proudct memorials of ther
-,s,,,vs ,osiice Bot. fuppaso, @r q moment that
.oo,.y unworlniy besiJwed and The fomm'lee'
,.e,,,,ry. the whole expense rannoi exceed 81"
ron t.u.r 10 alsnco fhs. lot ne turn back .