Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-03-07
For The Times.
a MEAN TRICK.


To The Argus Of The LIST Instant. "I,i.s,stsd thai
The House of Representative, on motion Of Mr.
SrsenrOd agreed 10 50 amend the general nppropri
nti'n till. as to appropriate $4,000 for continuing
the Cumberland road in virginia. aud for The pnr.
chase Of materials for the construction Of bridge
over the Ohio river at WI ceiling"
But, Why did the Argus not tell lis readers, that
IN a moment afterwards. the same bill which WIS
thus alluded To. was. on motion Of Cave johnson, the
Ring Of Democrats, laid Yn the table-and that The
very men who supported Mr. SlecnrpI's amendmenr|
must IN few moments afterwards have voted 10
kill H. But this suppression Of TIE truth is only
part Of Inc trick thus played on by the Argus on il,
readers. lie calls the bill. which lie says was So
amended on Me- steenrod'- motion. one IF the
general appropriation bills" while It was "a bill
for making appropriations fo the improvement Of
certain harbours and for continuing the Cumberland
road"
suppose the Argus Is not fishing tor wing votes
IN that wing town called Wheeling; ~ here, accord
ing to Bill Allen. a Democrat cauuol be seen with
out insult. How loving. certain big ocJs will soon
be to wings BIC.
EXTRAyAGANCE AND DIsTRESS.-Ths
Glowing comm EMS or tho Crescent Guy" will
apply as orcibly TO other places we know Of as New
Oflsans:-
I'VE know clone family IL this city. whose chill
dren have been kept from school for more than
year, on account Of the erpeHss and vet the tkird
silk dress that one Of the daughters IA. had To- aunt
and make herself ridiculous m, would have paid
the entire tuition Of her little brother aud sister for
year or course genisel people Of that oaibre
would not send their children to the public schools
because 10 looks cheap! Bah,
But besides the actual impropricty Of women lar
ing (lor show deeply the rockets Of thsrr male
guardians. there 10 something, think. incongruo
20 female dslicacy, in their being milling TO shine
like tulips. al limo when distress " aks about liko
an impersonnon Of the plague attacking every
body, aud crushing many. IN saying this we re-.
sPsciiUlly mean oil ladies' whether they he able %
support the expense, not. No delicate woman
would think Of nlunung 10 n rich dre,s by the
EcahOld where her brother. or her friend, OF her
lover. was shout 90 lose his life-nOr would she 60
20 even hsggaf's funsrnl 10 satin ball dress Yet
We conceive that any rich gorgeous array worn
even By the wives and ,ughters Of the rich. com
poris little with The misery oflhe times, or tho
solemn tendencies n mems thoughts We beg The
lsdiss 10 think Of Ibis and. in the Catholic church
eli ts females wear mourning "ie jour dc Horfs
90 let the ladies Of New Orleans put sober. cheap
habits and weep for q community Of men, ROBBED in
sackelOlb. end Fpunkisd with ashes,
THE RED RIVER FLOOD.--A letter from
Washington. Arkansas dated on the I Il uit. says
Some thousand bales ofcouJn may BE- seen % &
ing down The rivef and ths steamboat Hunter Ian
dod Of Fulton yesterday with part ofs Ely families
which she hsi picked up. sumo on drift some on
cotton bales and Ufhsrs from Tho tors OF The houses
all IN the myst dsPJralls situation you can ima-
Rine.
News hss Joe, reached that Pine Prairie IS /
fen feet under Watsr. e thing never before heard I
OF Losi Pane entirely some. snd 200 balss oil
cotton belonging 70 Carungf1n.a large quantity /
81 Pnofs J2aes aad Hsmli,ous completely svsTil
swty"