Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-02-06
TO w wICKuAM AND oruEns.

THIS conversation io'k place. | will now state what
were The words between WIckham and myself aud
the tune. r%egaIdlrss Of what Wlrkham calls facts.
la tA' fall, or win'er oflSll. prior to The election
OF 1871, you, Wickham, inquired of fine. III had got
that money OF George Duliy l answered No. and
replied whyf You replied. that Won had heard
some one say s1roeihinS about IL. You then " iuted
." know IL ] heard of Dulty's failing. I stated
that ! had. and observed. I believe DIliy Will NV
me. hou Then said. that he. (DIIiyl would moi,
Tor he Is MT worth the money. I Then stated. #
Duly Is not worth II. Cots Is. You clnrended that
! could not IN Ike Colts pay it for / had waited too
IhnS.l insisted that | could .(if there was any ,ppo.
sed cnse. II was this time and no uthrr) Y,u Then
advised me To casa Duliy. that he cogld not swear
oIi, for Il he did he would not he eligible for mlvor
and insisted on my doing so You injured of me
a number OF times concerning the same. from TINT
lime. 1910, 10 the summer OF lSI3, neaIIv Iv,o v.ors
During tins time | would not give you any slIisfat.
'ion. ono Of the reaSrns is now before The public.
HE other Is. ! did not feel disposed to crafty Cuts
'hro"gh you. The above is the couversaiion be-
tween us. az! the sime I stated 10 you in the pres.
ence OF Col Duly, which you dId not deny, bur
stated that you sad 50 for The cneft oI CONS
II nae supposed a case as you and y ur deIuded
Iollowei now say or wanted your adyice. why uut
say so when .hc above statement was made TO you
IN The piesen:s of Cpl Dultyl Why not defend
YOURSELF Why admit the fact before my face. and
no~ deny II ehinJ my hack; was il soward,ce or
WHAT Are you net aware that | stated the case
PLAIN and distinct. AMI that you are an amin Il NOR
than one ihiId larger than MYSELF Did Won moi
know That | eurst not strike you when the NJ Iyor of
the city was at your sidel Or did your guilty Gun.
science Pahg yuu 60 such 4 degree, that YOU was
not sensible Of this fartP IL IL was cnwandice. I am
compelled To say, that your heart aud courage is moi
rs prOpOrlionate To the size nf your body as | had
'hOughi. why do you not assign some reason as a
gentleman would. Tor hunting me from corner 10
Corner TO know what | had done with The DULY
nnanY l. a. -. L. II.
your usluded followers, cant conceal nl Why O
get men OF known worth AMI rcspectahtIiiy. n,i
nased alone on your responsibility. to say that they
remember well ot heing present. at the Market
house at my house and lumber yard office, aad
DINER places where you made these enquiries, and
nave mem 10 certify, ihail WIS supposng cases al
all the above named pllce'f Are you afraid that
you can't conceal The true eau &c from the plblic eve
aHer having, Notwithstanding yUuI low, deep cum
hins' oInilied that the advice OF lawyer Nelson was
had. aud that ] could not make Cots pay the mon.
eyi arc you AFRAID that the citizens Oi WherluIg
WIZ suspect The true cause and believe You MAS as.
pirIng TO The hayOraliiy, knowing. that you admit.
TED I" making these inq Iircs after having The abnve
ahNice' aud according 10 YOlr own statement, your
Inend Coils was out OF danger, is il not evident that
you Was Try ing To make use OF me as a tool, TO &C.
c"mplIsh that by foul, which you could not by fair
me1nsi II IL a fortunate circumstance for Col Dull.
ty, that suci "A course did noI coincide with nv dis.
'HkANNNA oACAuAtd sNt q
WIN shame and regret. acknowledge | have been
your Trend al the polls, and in politics. Since yuu
insisted on me TO casB Duly, neither friendship or
PoliiIts, as you are by This time well aware, could
induce me 10 lie To screen you from your statement.
Col Dnlty has been my enemy in politics but lhts
! no reason why ] should not make a fair statement
between you AMI him, I fault no man for his poltri-
cal opinion. l would no more do 50, than I would
condemn a party or church. because on aspimn,
whose exalted conception of himself whose impu-
uehce and assurance, might prompt him To Join such
a body with no Oiher object Than that Of pppularirv
thinking, by a dirty. low cunning, 20 enpran HIMSELF
IN the bOsOm Of the members, an obtain The INNER
most seat m the synagogue. l am aware, that Won
VIII consider these remarks personal. | care not.
When / animated TO Col Dulty that was ADVISED
70 case him. he Unexpectedly inquired ofme. who
advised me, ! withheld your name, he (DuIly0 said
that It was Smith Wickham. observed would
make use of no names, Daily said he knew il uas.
Tor WIckham had heen trying TO iniure him. Dultv
Tor a long time, that he (yVickhom) was that family
lawyer aud so on. Col Duty never obtained vour
name from me- until a few weeks ago. in your pre-.
sence, II was not got up To make political capitaI
out ofas you say. for you Stirred inns subiect nm
yourself. when attempting to make fair weather
with Col Duly, the Saturday preceding the Monday
you and Duly came 10 me, when you had learned
Ia your sorrow,. that il : bsIter to ali still, tn m To
attempt 10 rise and fall lower than you wero. as is
your present situation.
"HHA ~ lNAu W &c NNlua I ~ III
the city expenses The round sum Of SlS9.O 90 for a..
sessment. Part Of that SUM was paid 10 you, w S.
Wicktam' ns compensation Tor your lime and trou.
Die Tor searching The lumber yard and office, hun
ting me To enquire about my business, not the ciiy's
10 know what | had done concerning my claim ON
Duly and on the same day. one II The assessors wa
hunting you. and stalled he (WickhamJ had prumis.
sd 10 meet him somewhere in that neighborhood
where they s'Optasscssing on The previous day. You
was on THIS day spending your time in asking me
questions oDncetning my own business, aud try
ing To drive you oil by indirect answers. wish
you 10 say when You was assessing. if your attention
was not directed 10 the recent city election tho cit.
izsns have been assessed with taxes, which they say
are not legal, which gentlemen. for what know.
you might have been well aware would not vote Gar
you. and now you object 10 iheIr votes and say that
they are not legal whoa cast against you. and vet
they are men who have grown gray in The service
Of paying tar. and You have the auduciiy 10 say. and
have % endorsed by your deluded followers. that I
went 70 you and wanted your advice. when lie fact
~. I had abandoned your sucieiy long prcvious 10
the lime that they say they heard the Conversation
] will meniion the circumstances 10 refresh yonr me.
moy. IL The summer of'4I. Tie citizens of the ID
ward, and properiy hOlden Of The square bounded by
4h street on The east, by Market on the west by
Union on the south, and market alley on The uoub
presented 10 yon (Wickh1m) The representative M
the ward a. they ihoughta petition g z ei by nl The
properly holders Uf said square excepting n. Michel.
and George Colts, 10 me beat Of my reccIlectio,
praying the council 70 open on alley 5orn marker 81
ley 10 union street. which sad Nichols and Cgus. To-
Of your intimate friends objected. which said neft,,
you thought proper 70 burn. hide, lose OF destrov. Al
least DOranco McGinnls has said, you never retur.