Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-09-02
From the Frankfort Commonwealth

This gentleman, 80 long our tOwnsman took pas
sage on last "wednesday in the Steamer Tom Met.
cae. iof CoviugIon, Ky. where he Intends to eslab-
lush his future residence. We cannot thus notice |
his departure. without doing justice to hm.
prompted solely by our own heart, but ~hch We are
sure VIII be cordially cOucuTred IN by a large ma
JOrry OF the citizens at thus place
% Gov. hiorehsud. general political character. il
| mot necessary ihai speak; G,r his cJunIry-
men are iaIni liar with his pvblI services. la his
relation 10 the dOmesti policy Of Kenacky il is but
repeating history To say. that he 10 perhaps more
completely Identified With her system Of Internal
Improvements. than any other man. At all events u
oui just TO say that of those great public works
which now give such admirable facilities for inter.
communication between the various pOrIIons Of The
State; aud between this and the neiehboring Sales
which have stimulated our productive resources, by
creating new means and new markets OF cOnsump.
hoi "hlch have served not only 10 bnd the various
sections Of the Stale, by interest," affinity and sym.
Paihy' into still closer relations Of affection but
added new igsmenis stronger than links Of iron 10
bind hgeher this glorious u1ion Of States he vxas
TIE early, the earnest, the CONSISTENT tho seud,; the
nniiring. and. throughout, the able champion. Asu
kentucky Statesman, his nHme is cut IN the hill.
along the line oi every turnpike road and engraved
on tho elitis OF every sack~ altered But these
ruins are well known tn the country. II VAS our
chief purpose to refer To- Gov Aioreheadis public
eharacier'in manner affecting hm more personally
| Than politically.
Ou The expiration ofhs term of service as Act.
ing Governor IA 1886, he concluded 10 remain IN
IN tranSt1H,I 10 pracuce law. But he hal scarcely
opened his Office, when his friends required hun 10
represent this county ia the legislature The office
was one which could add 70 new honor 10 his name
and SO inT ifcm Offering any emOlumeII. the exc
cuiI"n oi Ils dulles. Involved To him. graf pecu
mary sac mice IA drawing I'm uf from his practice
al Tie bar. The Wings had lost the county the
year previous and The democrats were Confident of
repeated success. But Gov NIorehraJ under oil
the aspects oil tie danger oi defeat and the certainly
OF suffering IN pecrnIary sense, p4iIiuIc0lly de-
lefmined 10 incur the h; zard for las prncipIes mud
went buddy into The contest. Il was gIuriou.Iy ssc
cessiuI' and The wing banner has waved IA triumph
IA The county Of franklin ever since The public
records Will attest how well he discharged the du
" OF a legislator and ho who fejoices in the odya
i"ges which our improved rivers and ronds confer
upon The whole co unIry Nil lingcr with delight on
the pages that testify hts devotion to the glorious
cause OF Internal Improvement.
On retiring from the Legislature. Gov Moreiead
intended to devote himself for som years 10 h.. pro
iess'on that he might envg"rale his fnauces,
which, never ample, had necessarily been very ma.
lrrially reduce "a the public service. HIS pT.c
iice was already becoming lucrauve-ampls enough
10 meet TITS wants and eIpeCll tons wncn he was
calIei on o make nu her sacrifice al pecunary prog
poets. The Ofiice OF PesIdeEi of the Buard Ol In-
'er"nl Improvement was rendered hun under cir.
cumsan' e. that compelled him 10 weigh his person.
al inciiuaiious md ms pecunI1ry prospects IA the
scae against ms devo"n 10 The cause ui Internal
improvement lie decided wIIh paIrioIc enIhusI.
asn Tor The country against himself, aud accepted
and Tor years filled the oiiic devuI ing himself al
most wholly y It's dulles a small aud inadeq VA e
salary. But a. was well for the State that sh, had
Such son. There were then many who were for
abandoning The public works m their unfinished
siaie The hostility 10 the river improvements " "a
exceedingly powerful aud threatened their utter
/ A nr Ia Nat
Tor transportation and travel. and that the MYERS
which, iol the largest pOuion OF the year. SCARCELY
| Afforded waller enough 10 float q skif now Offer re.
guar and permanent navigation Tor steamboats, al all
sensons, Is IN great degrees. due TO the able and
| unremItiIng eIerIIons Of JamesT hiDrehead. Let
this fact be remembered forever TO hIs high honor
HIS Country nus been grateful 10 him. and he has no
complaints 10 utter against her lie doubtless feels
that she has done all and more than oil for him he
deserved. Bat IN her service. to which he has ei-
ven his days aud nights, his worldly substance has
melled gradually away; ard he now compelled by
Considerations of the highest character 10 devote
himself with The energy vi n young 10 the duty
ofrearlng aud educating a rather numerous family
lie goes 10 CoviDgtUn, where prOspec. Of a wider
held o Practice opens, lie will be followed by the
good wIsses and the ardent hopes Of troops of friend,
whom he left IN Frankfort, as we u cs hosts of tn. m
IA every quarter Of The State. We trust his prnfes
sOnal career IN hIs new lUcaiiUn will be alike homo
| rable and prosperous. Such a man-so Distinguish.
ed by all The attributes OF generous aud noble cha.
racer-of public and private Vrue-Ui life un.
| spoiled by single yce-Of that amiabily and
kindness Of hear that he never made an enemy
We say such man must needs find warm friends
wherever his lot ia life may be cast. lie may find
IN hrs new place Of residence, friends as true and
warm those he left here; he may find them all
his heart yearns to find; but he cannot ind Them
more warm and rue Than ihtse " no hsVe iD regret
his departure from Frankfort, hut who pray for h s
health and prosperity wherever providence may
may lead him.