Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-01-12
For the Wheeling Times.
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be a jewel, but that | had not sh one
with great deal of briIliancy Now
for this excrucialing hit, confess the
''corn' md pray your mercy in future.
But think, sii, you were not equally
happy IN comparing the aboli,ionis,n OF
Governor Mcdowell and the abolition
lists oil the North to The supposed whig-
gerry Of CAPITA in Tyler and myself; and
that, rs have not changed, but Cap
tain Tyler, SO the Governor has not
changed, but the abolitiouists Now,
sir, you so further in proving his Excel.
lency TO be an aboliiionist than did
You contend that he has not changed,
but that his seniime nis in regard TO sla-
very are the same that they were. All
the Richmond Wing did, was to prove
that he once entertained and expressed
aboIit on sentiments For example that
''@an cannot hold property in man. This
was the Governors main position, and
his own language-and does not every
one know that this is the foundation on
which all the rbolitionis:s build, and
that from this assertion or Dogma
sprir gs all their mischicvious aud bloody
doctrines.
But the Wing admitted that the Gov
lernor may have changed and probably
had (though he had no evidence Of i'll
seeing the dreadful consequences which
followed from his pcrnicious, and per.
haPs incon sidcratcly Expressed scnti-
timents.
Fair play did not complain OF YOU for
publishing the last edition of the Gov.
ernor's sentiments, but on the contrary
approved il, nor did he wish you or
Wing editors to follow the evil example
of the Loco foco papers. But as you
seemed very ready to break lance in
defence Of what you supposed. injured
innocence, for which you deserve all
praise, he wished TO turn your attention
to the case of Mr.. Clay, and the griey.
Gus wrongs which had been heaped up-
on him; but if you will hot vent yoar
indignation against the democratic pa.
Pers for their gross injustice towards the
ablcst AID purest statesman Of the coun-
try, can only lament that perverseness
which, while II refuses TO vindicate a
political friend, steps forward IN defence
ofan enemy against charges which have
not been made. For repeat that the
Richmond Wing did not charge tina. the
Governor lcdS nO10 an dbOIiiiOnist, but
expressly said that he dad not believe
he now was one; but h. roved that III
the Cover nor's speeches meant any
thing, he hal been us much Of an aboli-
ZIONIST as thousands of Northern men
were upon whom the South were IN the
daily habit of heaping the crosses: n
buse. " his cxcelIency's speeches mean
any thing, he expressed more dangerous
sentiments than ever John Quincy Ad.
ans did. As the latter has always in >
sisted that he was no abolilion;st, and
| toaS 20 vi sCu VI diiJ OlIC -CloC Cau say
for the Governor; but ir wo recur to the
proof TIE Governor is more guilty than
Adams, though do not believe either
is guilty.
All the Richmond Wing did was 80
seize upon the position Of Mcdowell in
relation to this question, as a means TO
compel the South 10 do justice to many
Of the best, but most abu sed men in the
land-eVen Bolts and other wing mem.
bers from Virginia, had been charged
by the Richmond Enquirer with aboli-
tionism. Does it not often happen in
human affairs, that you can in no way
50. certainly disabuse the public mind
and comPelit 70 do justice TO one set of
men, as by showing that those who com
plain, are in the same Predicament with
tho persons complained Of is not this
fairi And is this not all the Richmond
Wing did, For il has over and over a.
gain declared that It did net believe that
the Governor was an abohtionist in the
modern use Of the word, though his
sentiments we're identical with those of
the abolitionIsts. II was all moon-shinel
to suppose the Wings object was 10 pre-.
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