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Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-01-02
Correspondence OItLs Tmr,l


VI. l'Cc II, lS42,
DEAR WHARTON:
l perceive that the Pittsburgh AMI
Brownsville people call their Mononaa
hela navigation improvement; an sim
Portaht feeder" it may be a big feeder.
but know that ii Is a vary small dr;nL
or; except perhaps in the spring and fall
when he old river takes a frolic. and
cuts mad caPers with mill dams, soap.
locks, navigation locks, and every other
sort OF nuisance that truots itself with.
In reach of its fury. 1t soon gets over
Its excess, however, and ashamed OF its
FOLLY shrlnks Up TO its usual sober lit
i~tIeness. By the way, what a fuss they
do make down there about this old riv-
er! One would think they had recent.
~ discovered its existence, or had here.
toforc considered it merely a creek; bur
had now found out shat it took its rise
in the south pole and bearing itself north
stopped at Pittsburgh, a mighty river,
capable Of bearing on its bosom the
commerce Of the woodland now with
their dams and locks, they are going 10
make it run both ways; down and back
again, just the thing your old friend
Jolly Walker promised US here, long a..
goi f you would send him to the Legisla-
ture. Truth is said 10 be mighty. but
when compared with this Monongahela
glorifcation it becomes very small. We
love our old river up hero as tho child
his motherj we have Duthed in its deem
places, skatod on its icy surface, spear.
ed fish among its rocks, and all that.
but wo do think all this sound and fury
the Plttsburg and Brownsville people
make over 1t, suPremely ridiculous
Why the truth about their navigation
concern is, to express it brieny-ii is q
Pennsylvania Improvement, the nature
OF which all the world knows, even the
Chinese, for they too have a "grand ca.
nal" Last summer the keepers Of the
two locks, which they flourish so much
about, we're considerably alarmed by a
sudden stopping Of the water from a
bove, and all the civil engineers in the
employ the State we're hurried 10 the
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-01-02

Solon was a fool for not being born in New
Hamp'hire. IL would have been n feather in nj,
cap II he could have so managed The mailer rs "a
have claimed the same birth spot as Henry Hubbard
isaac hiIl and The rest Ct '1Ihe democracy" As il
Is, the aim men Of that slate are taking the mind oui
ofihe ssilsOfIhe old Greek lawgIyer. Solon me- er govs
a thought, we take Il. 10 The determination of The
carbon crows. and never troubled himself port,cu.
AIRY aooutIhe wolves ef 'unt Monadnock. No,
II Il very likely that he would have deemed ,
very e~Nlnisiie piece Of patriotism 10 refuse money
actually due TO tho Siaie. lie probably would No,
nave ihonghI u very derogatory TO the public digni.
W 70 lake The proceeds OF Tie public lands Z" Stiu
u the sage had happened 10 have selected The "s,o.
nile commonwealth as his birth place. he wfnld
~ any rate hive enjoyed the advantage Of calling
those Immense men his fellow citizens. Tbsv have
already earned glory enough to eclipse the renown
o. al aniquiiy. they are OF this moment beyond ali
Greclan and all Roman fame; and what Is more
Ihey are growing into daily and additional glory
since the legislative discussion Ofanimal magnetism
they have turned their attention 10 other ana g.
nobler deliberotive 4 Iverlisemenis. They have aim.
pNhed the science Oglaw, and brought IL doHn ~,
the nesnest capacities" They have abullslisd IN.
bar and made every man his own lawysG FALL ar
Tho Uiginh amos laca6raGones' The New H,mn
SHIRE lawyers aro MT. hereafter. 10 spend twenty
hours or even twenty minutes in becoming Braetons
BlacksiUnes. Mansfolds. Marshslls or Story, Tb.,
w. Nv wv AAuAA WY uNl noEunn
profound Jurisis by insiiuct-e1peu praetiiioper.
and sound cOunsellors in Tho most democratic wavI
imaginable. IL New Hampshire should have oeca.
,l"n hereafter 70 employ a Stale Astronomer. or an
Engineer FOR The survey Of a .ailIOud, u would be
NE safest way 10 tck him mp in The streets. and nj
he was Of opinion Nmself that no was qualified IN
observe a celestial tNnsu. or 10 take a set OF levels
rom a Concord swami 10 ihe top Of Inc White Hills
-employ him by al Aeansl 4 man his only ro
hunk 90 himself and heis undoubtedly o must xii.
iI surgeon an accurate and profound m~alhemsu.
c an or IN expert matchmaker. Without ihe %slirbt.r
necessity OF ever having previously looked M suI
ln'o hose branches n hmm knowledge and skUI
Ine towns Of New Hampshire will probably fol1p,y
me example u the State, put their poundkeepsr
no me pulpit set Tho clergyman 10 shutting nm
ne stray pigs. while The clergyman Is made vg,ss,
~ weights aad measures and one NJ the o,,o.,
D'ys who has not reached reading and vyrtipg a..
pies ior The Office Of snperiniend,nt Of the p,hl,c
schools lot him ~ elected. 70 ID be lrus dom,.
raoy OF me hing s'rsing eremp.Gc,tion Co...
beauty aud simplicity Of our sy-tsm. TJ 49,
shows how much we are above the 81.
i~inciious that ~disfguro other systems-low
" superior Us ure 10 he vulgar prejudice which,
a man 70 kgoD something in dishsrginzl
specific duties-N \ Cour.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-01-02
We are reloiced 10 learn that a pc r


"eare reloiced 10 learn that a per.
arrangement has been made be
tween our Stage Companies. and the
eastern rail road companies, by which
she fare, as will De seen by the advertise.
peat. is -cduced to the prices of last
summer. We have thought that this
oniy was desired to secure the travel
IN this route. IL is now accomplish
and &c say, sunhesitat:ngly, tina,
're isRot and never has been, a route
>r travel that could compete with this
o cross between the east and west,,he
aveller has but one hundred and thir
miles of stage travel and that.oycr
great national road, the best in the
world, and by the beautiful, easy bow
spring, and the balance by rail road, a
voids the only mountains of any impor
'ance on the route. We, therefore, with
out hesitation recommend this route
as the best in the UNION.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-01-02

The Nionongnhela below tie bridge is clear OF
'ce.-PHms. CAron,eIe.
But there rs so much ice in il a;
brownsville that two wagons camo here
yesterday with full loads. that were des-
tined for Brownsville, Notwithstanding
the TACT that the Pittsburgh agents there
accost evo:y WAGNER that passes and
try 10 persuade him to let them take his
load 10 Wheeling for 90 cts, g. give him
full loads to Cumberland atthe same pri
ces he gets from Vince ing This is
lone in order 10 injure The Wheeling
route. They have couxed large lots Of
produce up there and hnxa-ho means Of
getting 1t off.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-01-02

spot 10 explain the phenomenon. All the
time we were laughing in our sleeves
up here, and as they could give no So
luton of the pro5len, | will let yeu aud
them into the cause-a large drove OF
thirsty cattle drained il SO dry, while
crossing, that it did not Sow again Cor a
week But | would like 10 speak seri.
eusly about the subject If I could, but i,
is so ridiculous | can't, only for a mo-
ment; there will not be a sign OF the i'm.
Provemeni left in the river ivo years
hence. The ~Monongahela is no fool
when II as up: II whirls and cddies about
with guite a Mississippi air, in a small
way, and will End the way around their
dams as well as over them. | mean that
II will work into their ~fastemings an eli
Their hand and throw the whole concern
down IN sPite.ef them Look out then
whenever you hear Of our river being
up, for the MonongahSla navigation i'm
Provement, and stop it at Wheeling If
possible. 1t will bring a high reward if
returned to its disconso'ate rriends.-
Meanwhile suppose the Pittsburgh and
brownsville editors and SCI iblers will
tall TO scratching each others backs with
desperate vigor, as your Wagon trans
portation becomes more permanent an
systematic-I say let them glorify u
way,
Gentle musician let this duloei strain
Proceed-Plny Michael Virgins once again.
lei them diddle and fiddle as much as
they please to one another, but | should
be sorry, for the sake of truth and de
cency, TO sec the Baltimorcans or the
Railroad company ~inveigled by tins
shameful hUmbug and decepti n. A
d'eu, IL a rainy Sunday turns up soon
will write you a more serious letter
i should perhaps give you some quo
tatIons OF the state of our markets |
will only say that OF the staples,-dried
"huckleberries" are very scarce though
fiat, ginseng will leok up since the Chi
ncse pacification; coon skins,-one on.
ly in market today. and that the owner
did not like to part with, being the old
coon himselG-bul will quote more full
Iy in my next, again adicu.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-01-02

ditors contrary TO the act, or shall 40
ply trust funds To his own use &c ii is
enacted that he shall not be entitled to
a discharge from his debts. And that
The punishment o. his fraudulent act
may inpend over HMM all future time,
1t is added that If a discharge be granted
II shall not be valid, il, at any time, il
Gun be shown that any such fraud or
CONSIGNMENT has been practised." Now
contrast this enactment with the efforts
OF the States to repress the frauds of
deHors. Under them they might fraud
ulehtly transfer or conceal their ELECTS
ifihey could and the only consequence
Of detection was that the eff cts mist be
de ivercd up. There was no risk .ex
ccpt Of the loss Of the property and
therefore the con sequences OF honesty
and deception were the same. But see
the contrast. BY the Bankrupt law, the
reward of integrity is held up on the
one hand, 1T is the absolute freedom
from = load Of debt which 1t may DC i'm
possible &c pay. On tho other, as a
terror to the dishonest. is exhibited the
punishment of every species of fraud.
1t IS, besides the penalties OF PERJURY,
that no discharge can be granted, thar
If granted it may be set asi,ie at some
future day and the debtor be M once
stripped not only Of all that he has sa
we'd by fraud BUT OF all his subsequent
acquisitions. What could tempt n bank.
rupt to incur snch n risk? Are not the
hopes of his life, the prospects of his
family, his al ut stake and dependent
upon his acting with spotless integrity?
From what laws can creditors expect
more? From what can they obtain "a
finer security that the whole estate of
the debtor will be honestly applied in
payment OF the claims? When n svs-
tenn more effectual for this purpose shall
be devised, and when twenty six logisla-
lures shall unite in its adoption, it will
be time to repeal the Bankrupt law be.
cause it is the shield Of fraud.
Bat until then We must rt member
that there ara Two obstacles, which. in
spite OF all human regulations, will al
ways make the collection f debts i'm.
possible. First, If the debtor has moth
ing, nothing can be Obtained Then, if
he has property, but so conceuls it tina
1t can never be discovered to Lc his,
creditors are again baf.ed. Wi bout
such proof they can do nothing towards
the collection of the debts, if the bank
ruPi law were a thousand times repeal
ed; and with II, the bankrupt law gives
them the best possible means of enfor-
eng payment to the fIrthest extent Of
the Debtors property.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-01-02
BY THE GOOD INTENT LINE.
TWENTY SEVENTH CONGREss
WASHINGTON. Dec %.
SENAr III


A great number Of memorials were ,,..
against The repeal of tho baDkrupt Inyv ~
Mf BeRIon introduced a resplutio, .
additional inquiries in reference 10 The ooio'n"
Treaty. which under the Rule lies over
Inc Bali 10 continue the oaice OF Commission, nj
Pensions was before The Sena'e. a motion 4, ia.
crease The salary Of Thea Commissioner of P.ns;on.
from $1,000 to 5000 was rejected, and 81. R,I -
then passed 10 az order for an engra.sm.ut
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
GOVERNMENT STOCK.
Mr. Cooper Of Penn, presented a pet,io, f.
ciilzens Of Adams connty, in that State provin, g.
gress 70 adopi some measure Iy which slock na.
DO issued by the General Govornmon.. and J.f,.l'
uied among the several States and Territorios m.
soid ihat he was ~ fnvsr Of The measure p,ooosoJ
because Il would relieve The States fr,u ~. -
baFrassmenis imposed upon Them b, Inc m.L.Imia
isiTaiiOn Of he Government.
Mr. Johnson Of Maryland, 10 save time. naval
That this petition, AZ we'll as Two from N,rvlanJ !,
ms possession, DO referred 10 q select Comnit.c
70 cOnaist Of nine members. And tho motion ,yo,
agreed 10. WV
A resolution was adopted calling up,n The Pee.
ident Of he United States 10 Communicate Il, ~.
House 1t not incompatible wiki he public interests
copies Of The correspondence between The Consul
General OF The United States at Tangier and the
Emperor Of Morocco.
The Bill 10 repeal The Bankrupt law yas taken
up as The order ofihe day.
The most important business ~ eongreess On The
3Oth was The reception Of memorials aas INST Inc re-
peal Of the bankrupt law, and The discussion of The
Oregon claim.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-01-02

CiNcrSSArL Dec. 30,
LARD Olive are happy to learn INA, n.
excellent Lard Oh made by x. w. Lee. has seo,,.
rcd such q reputation in Eurogc, that an ords, = =.
received by him BY The las y sion steam snp. e.r
several barrels We have seen q lsusr from q Man
p-cluref mho has iHed ~ and ssys for burning a
gives god satisfaction, and ior the 6nsst kbJ -
machinery 10 is unnvaled.
FLOUR-fhe receipts Of Flosr yesterday b.
5,fYop vas uthor large; for a muddy dsv. A..
,lsao-aNere received a. tie upper wsg7o ys,s.
td al 2.6J.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-01-02
STEAMER

STEAMER BURNT.-We learn.
says the St. Louis Gazette Of Saturday
week, that the steamer Lighter, which
''Ns been ice bound at Grand Island.
caught hre a rev days since. and was
consumed. The Lighter was owned a,
pittsburgh, and has b,en running in
the Illinois river trade during the low
water.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-01-02
U on DELEGATES.

"WEDNESDAY Deeqnber .. 1917.
a letter from Mr.. hicDoxELL sisuigiug his &C.
oep'ance Of tse Office Of Gsvern 4. 4as read.
PETITIONS
by Mr.. GallaheT, OF Richard D. Sinxay. proposals
to furnish the State with a rev and enlarged edi.
ll'n OF Henninss' Just ice-By Mr. Bbie; o { Vim.
Berry. 10 be Reimbursed for loss sustained whilst IN
the employ Of the Stale. rs cute keeper ON The
Northwestern Turnpike RIad-By Mr. Miller, Of
Mason county TO mako karaUha river n lawful
,ehee-Dy Mr. Basseli. of citizens of Hiuisun for a
Convention TO amend the Constitution.
On motion Of MIR Taliafcru.
The hose ad tnrneI
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-01-02

The Missouri Legislature has rcsoly
ed to read out of the loco foco party all
the Senators in Congress who voted for
the treaty with England. They will
be compelled 10 get the whig members
to do the reading, for the majority of
the loco focos cannot read.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-01-02

IRE AND SUPPOSED ATROcIoUs MUIR
Huntsville (AIa) Herald Of tho I3tf
nsi, soys:
n small house situated on tbs canal, sb,u,
mile from oar town. belonging n Ksn.om Fulss "a
h1bted by JUhn x Elliot. wls burned down fS,,
nrday hight last. Aquanuy Of human bons, ,w.
possd 10 be il'ose Of Mr. Elliot. we're E,und sror.
Us runs during 'ho night sOmo negroes passing
down the canal heard q noise in Inc 49, -
ono duplicating. and the sound Of blov,. NJ.
~ bloJd have been found ~ didsfsnI place, sl.vt
NC premises. aud The conclusion IL that Door gu,.t
nad been murdered, and the HOUSE fred 70 e,s, cal.
'he airocions deed. ~ iot was a ppor. old. d,.s,.
,el' intirm, ine1ensiye man. and lived entirsly sLo, .
Who we're The perpetrators Of lhis Guided. and ~
what cause, we cannot Imagine
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-01-02
ID O = G. a 4 ID u

NEW YEARS-bEsOFder to give our
hands a holiday, which we have denied
them since July last, we shall issue no
paper tomorrow.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-01-02

CHINESE PoLICE-So summary rs he mod.
m which The object Of the police . effected in Can.
ion' that u 10 no light mauor 10 be once in fb,ir
hands. The Chinese emphatcally express ,bs I,
sense Of This unfortunate condition by The popular
phrase The meat is on The rhopping.b block o.
Not unfeqnsnily, 10 miRof csseg, a man receives
the punishment, and ogain goes free The ssms hon,
N which he Commits the crime. The forms Of
rial are simple. There ~ No jury. no pleading -
The criminal kneels before the magistrate, Who
hears the witnesses and passes sentence; he i Then
remandsd 70 prison. or sent 70 The place Of srecu.
lion. Seldom is he scquited. When yitosss.s
are wanting, he - sometimes tortured until he
gives IN evidence against himself There are euy
Iails IN Castor, which, together, contain several
hundred prisoners. The jail IL commonly called ts
yo-lhsll) or. literally, "eauh's prison." All cant.
ial offenders suner without The spuihorn gates. pso,
he river. Hundreds die there annually VIZ,
brought 10 The iaial sooi. they kneel with tboi,
faces towards he Emperos's couu; and. b.oI,,.
forward IN the altitude Of submission asJ tsanLs
giving. suddenly expire beneath the SC7oJv 800
u he oxscutioner
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-01-02

NOBLE REPLY-Austols. when eenslYsd Tor
giving aims 70 q bad man. replied. u did NOT g5v.
"a 10 The maH-I gavo q % humanity"
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-01-02

NEW YORK. THURSDAY. Dec. %. -Tb..
60 Of tea Of chip Huntres from Cansn. v,s 49,
q auciion'uis morning The sale went of ve,g
no~y ct a decline on previous sales Of The 40.
9uauly AboUtoas hail The catalogue wa, Win.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-01-02

TIE LOST RECORDS The Stanton speet,
tor learns IRON an authentic source rhn. the lRooL.
and Records Of Green County. Va. which were
stolen from the Clerks Office Of that County. abou,
twelve months ago. have been recently found bv
a FOX hunting party in a cave ia Inc side ola noun.
tain.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-01-02

The steamer Britannia has crossed The great Allan.
tie twenty seven times within thirty Two months.
Several other passages has been made in very tenn.
Pestuous weather, and she has encountered several
ierri6c ralca =
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-01-02
THE BANKRUPT LAw.-No. 6

Some who render no reply 10 our ar
guments that the bankruptcy system is
Necessary TO the regularity of trade and
90 the safety OF creditors as well us hu-
manerto debtors, yet object that many
dishonest persons will be discharged
from their debts. We have been told
that men in distress Tor want of money
due them, will behold their debtors en-
Toying ease and perhaps wealth under
tiSaN secure shelter OF a bankrupt's GER
tificate. Every device will be used, it
rs said, by the bankrupt 10 secretly pro-
vide out Of his estate for his future com
fort; that he will often be discharged
with a full purse, and yet ne one can
touch the money that he has saved by
perjury and fraud. "See that thriving
rogue" one will be heard 10 say, snow
living in a fine house and enjoying
all t~heiuxurics OF wealth by the use of
"""V WI IN honesty, ought 10 be
bankrupt law J"
We admit, may happen and
may have cause TO execrate the dis
-S2htors and tho imper-
tectIoLv 9NI9NaWRh1ch permits dis
honesty to escape with imuunity. But
these directors forget that such frauds
have always been perpetruted and with
lar greater case when there was no
bankrupt law, than they can BE- now
1t has happened in all times, that rogues
have eluded the vigilance OF the laws
and sot their creditors at defiance, while
they themselves have felt not poverty.
Yet the enemies oflhe bankrupt law talk
oft as fr had beer created 10 become
the parent, the Adam, Of the whole prog.
eny of fraud. When law -giVers shall
become diWinely gifted to penetrate the
coverings of mems hearts-to detect ev-
cry lurking place ofiniquity-to reveal
-" hidden thoughts-to direct, with
erring aim, the weapons of justice and
guide with infalible wisdom the az.
fa.rs Of nations and individuals; then
we may demand OF them a law which
shall be effectual for the prevention of
all fraud and injustice. But until then
let US not reject a system attended with
go many benefits because il is not con.
structed with divine wisdom.
We have never had any legislation
so we'll calculated to prevent fraud as
this abused bankrupt system. We have
had occasion, already, to expose some of
the Injustice which is tolerated by the
State laws and has therefore been daily
Witnessed without even the name Of
fraud and III the same time. TO admire
the higher morality Of the bankrupt law
which gives to every such act its pro-
per brand and aims to annul al! that IS
not purely equitable. But besides IFS
fatal effect upon those legalized frauds,
we must attend to its salutary provisions
70 Preyent many other species Of dis.
honesty. And a more thorough scruti.
ny in this respect than we can now
make will satisfy every one that instead
OF giving immunity TO fraud, il is the
most efectual restraint upon it that has
ever been adopted in this country, and
more eIectual than we can ever expect
from State Legislation.
We have not space To ooumerato all
the provisions to which we refer. We
turn 10 a single clause Of the Act. "Ii
any bankrupt shall DO guilty OF any
Faud or wilful concealment Of his pro.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-01-02

The MsdisoniAn has an editorial Article in "a b;ch
"no Of the leaders Of The Democracy is thu, ,p,ken
of
NJ. BENTON ImiiaHEg Mdru.-We see hy the
6lohe land the Augusta Agr) that tho cry Of MIR
Benton as sIill for wnr." Marni. one Of The ,uum.
viraic Of bloody lewis in The French Revolution. il
IS well known, contrived 20 get control Of The col.
umns OF ore of the daily journals. and with his pen
as "eli as with his voice. urged on the bloody uork.
lie commended that The revolution could moi he con.
Plete' h"r the Stale in safely. until tuo hunSyrd and
eighty thousand heads had CaIsn! nnJ sure enoo,L
me axe was pat IN motion. Male and female. oil
ani y0nng- both the guilty and the innocent. CON
lubuied their blood TO make the wave ON rbirL
Siara' rode TO power. So with Mr.. Benton. II mn,
P,' ho' ma ai our difficulties and disputes with
o'her haiion' caR be Hmicably, aJVanlaeeou,Ix .,,d
honofably adjusted by Siplomacy-tnts nodo of
settlement would not attract The attention orthe coun.
try TO Mr. Benton. He must have a wnr-Soms
$50 600 heads must fall. to make steps for him n
ascend 10 power.
TAAES-FREE TRADE.-A writer in ,hs
United States Gazette says that Benjamin Frank.
lin. in a letter to Governor Shirley Of Massachusetts,.
IN December, 1854, makes this extraordinary re-
mark:
some manufactures we could make, hut are for
hidden. aud must take Of British merchants. The
whole price Of those is a tar paid TO Britain
What a commentary upon The doctrines uf free
trade.