Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-02-24


Il a'wiys know wheh have hit ray game by
the screams aud the fe iihers lying;" snys well
known writer. We. judging from the above. which
we thlnh entirely currrci. upst have gwen dca,h
Mound TO the writers for the Argue; the last nun.
Der OF that print contains q communication, woody
IN the extreme, and exhibiting as great agony a.
ever was suffered by dying squrrel, because we
said the loco iOcOs were the monied men, brought
on these times of depression by their aeis, and arc
DESTROYS, nay, are fighting with all their energies
10 continue them.tAiI they my purchase more with
their an oney Than They could when priccs wer,
high. We did aver Ihis it is true, and however
much II nay make the Argus birds Gutter. we in.
lie nd to PROVE il. The writer for the Argus has
brough, Up ihe Banks OF Ihs place as the agents OF
opRre ssion, and asserts that they have half mil.
li"u Of real estate now in taclf hands While he
says. the money OF the democrats was freely lent 10
personal friends &c them from being sNa lowed
Up D. The banks Now the banks are not people. but
they are composed Of the people, and the attack up
on them Is aa attack upon their directors ss men
and thus becomes personal; but be II So Let us
look at their history. In 1887, loco ioco lamperirr
With banks, the making Government agents Of them
ney FOR Governm' nj dues the next, toge Their with
the foreign drain, brought about a suspension of
specie payments. The banks objected TO i,-lhcy
had oppused wiki all the energy they could. that
policy Of Government which had caused a supen.
sion. Al that time they had their money loaned
oul; but no real estate. As years passed on and The
hue and cryOf the loco G,co party became louder.
aud more general. their circulation must be curtal.
ed 10 secure their money, our banks ere compel.
led TO lake deeds oil trust and mortgages Of their
debtors They were compelled To take them too
nt The value then placed upon properly. not al the
presentdeprcssed prices. Another year or two e.
aPsed with loco focos in power, still striving 10
put down al banks and ours were npelled 10 lei
properly they did not want, pass into The hands OF
thsir agent This is the way properly came iaio
their hands, aud it has been done m 10 uiher.-
They are now. not d,ewiug Two per rent inter, ST
for the property they en:. and the STOCK holder who
are IN reality the bankers, not receiving from
year 10 year one cent oi dividends. This is plum.
; dering" with vengeance Our Banks loaned NO.
ney 10 sustain men agnIns, tho times brought on by
loco focos, and when they couid not be sustained
they took the properly that d.prccl ting in pay.
piece OF property in their hands Tor the money III ey
paid for il, not even asking the SIX per cent Interest
Have loco fUcO breIhera lent money cheaper
than that TO their personal irendsl We wot not
But II. on The contrary, The hanks any other men
loaned money at any rate Of interest they might
chose we would say nothing ag1rns, it; bat We Gun
imagine man wh1 has landed esiale aud money,
mills &c. At a time OF high prices lie cuts up
portion Of HE land into lois. and by urgent appeals
10 he pride &c Of political and ne. soaal friends he
induces and 10 buy those lois paying all The
money they have for them and : wing decd OF
irus for the balance. We con supgoss ihsn thai he
has near relative. deeply interested rs himself
III power, elcced by ihe people egisa;e for thtir
Interests, and he, instead Of doing hat eIers every
energy he possesses 10 reduce money, reduce prices
and thus To force these persons, A b and { 10 rein
quish all claims to the la d, leaving the money al.
ready paid in the hands Of tho proprietor. We cen
suppose, nd not be wrong. that certain others have
told the people. 1--WE are your friends, the banks
your enemies-we wish TO destroy The banks and
you must help US" The banks are destroyed and
Sheriff. aud other sales, that grow on, Of the
eurlailment CT the currency. these same certain
others step forward and buy property Tor half its
real value pockeiing the profits We do moi blame
these men ior buying the properly. but we do blame
them for producing the stale OF things for teIr own
emoumenl and profit that led to The sales. We do
not choose 10 name men, but we wish 10 call the a.
IenIion OF the public to the fact. The Argus las
been for years abusing the banks The bal ks have
siriven TO keep up the pr,ces of properly, keep Up
the prices ofmarkeling, keep men from falling and
sacrificing their property, while The whole elm VI
these to whom alluIe. the rich caterers for the
Argus, has been to depress prices that they might
get more for their money. They have, by their
policy. thrown men cut Of work. and brought 10
want men,who were comfortable and This they huye
evidently done, make themselves richer. aud
they have got richer by the operation.
The Richmond WING suggests The name Of The
Hon NJ CLAYroN, Of Delaware, as The whg can
diIaie Tor Vice President. We kaow Of no objsc.
lions TO Mr. Clayton. and fully believe 10 be worthy
nmoag the most worthy but we nevertheless. pre-
fer The Hon John Davis Of Massachusetts
Died. last night in the upper cod Of the market
house. anef proiractcd Illness WIN Cosl JOhufOns
lOOOO0O00 bribo 90 the Staies.--Argus,
lYiH you be good enough 10 describe The death
bed scene. Mr.. Argus Some may be interested
30 hearing about 10.
We lsarn BY an advertisement 30 ye.isr3ay's Ca