Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-02-07
no " wiCKuAM AID OTHERS.

The latter omitted for the sake Of Col Duly. o.,
iUiiner VAS omitted, owing to a friend DIV : Wich
hams being eg'r, IN ~ auxiBns 20 Know the tim
this c 'nverSatIou tOVs place. I will nDw state wha
were the w"rds between Wickham aud myself, aut
the time. fegnidlCss Ui what Wickham calls iucis
Ia tn fall, or Winter urlsi0. pfiort1 Tho electi,,
of 1871. yOC, Wickhani. inquired oTrae, ~ had 90
that mon y OF GeUrge Daily. 1 arsA cred ~. an,
rePlied whyf You replied. that YOU had heard
some one say s1mcd-ng about IL. You then ~ n.tpd
10 knpw II ! heard OF Dully's EiIiing. 1 static
that I had. and observed. | believe ID ily Will ply
me. YoI then sail. that he. (Dulty) would MOI,
Tor ho Is not worth the nancy. I Then sailed. ii
Duty Is not worth a., Cot Is. vi cntrnJe,l th,l
) rOi''d not Ia Ike Colts pay II Tor l had waited tru
llng.i insisted r.aI | cr",iI.G az there was ANY stp,.,
sed case. 1t was ihi. Iime and M "intr) You then
advised inc Ia ra'a Daily, thai he could nni swear
Oui, tor Ii he dd he would uot To- eligible for mlyor
and insisted ou TN doug 50 YJu inquired OF me
a number OF Iim, ; cuiicc "a ing the same. ir IN that
Q me. 1910. 10 the s.Iaiacr u! lc42. neatly Two year.
During THIS lime 1 Would NOT save you nny saIrsfac
'ion. one Of The reasins is uow hriurc the public.
the Uiher Is. I did not feel disposed to g-aiiiy Cutts
through you. The above Is the cO.ycrs,iiun be.
tween US. aEA The same I stated TO you ia the pres.
ence Of Col Duly. ~hirh y.u dd not deny. Gul
stated that you said 50 Tor Tie cacit q. CuIts.
III had supposed 4 case a you aud v ar deluded
t"ll'werI nuN say. or wanted your advice. why Lol
say 10 when lac ai,iye statement MS ids 10 you
m The ptCs;n-e OF Cpl Dulyl Why not defend
YOURSELF Why admH the Lri beE.Tc my face, aud
now deny IL 5elind nay tack; was Il COW ard &c or
whaH Are yuu not aware HAT l stated The case
PLAIN aud distinct, mn. that you arc an animal more
ihln one ihitd larger than myself Di YOU MT
kuuw Hast | Surst not strike you When tLc NJ yur @.
the ciiy at your siiri Os dill ynur guilty con
science raUg you Ia surh a degree, IN { YOU was
uut sensible OF ia = il'R lin vas cuNarlice, [ am
compelled To say. than your hear nnd courage is not
rs IFlfHBFfUnnnf a Ia tho zrya 20 Vt,rr - L. 49,. II
'hOushi. Why d. you not assign some reason as a
gentleman would, Tor hunting me from conner To
curncr. to know what | had uonc with The Duliy
casCf l. 4 50 Lain. that orr DENIAL. endorsed by
yuur doludcd followers, cant conceal AZ WY o
get men OF known worth and responsibility, not
based aluno on your responsibility, 10 say that they
rSmcmber we'll ut being present, al The Market
house, at M house aud lumber yard Office. aud
oiher places where you made these enquiries. aud
have them 10 cerIuy. IhnlI wts suppOsing cases at
all The above ntmod pllre.f Are ,Uu afraid that
you cant conceal the Iruc cause hOm the public eye.
after having. un,w i'lrsjaudSg your low. deep cum
ming, omitted that Tie advice OF lawyer Nelson " as
had, aud That ! could not IN ILe Co.'s pay The mon.
e,f Are you afraid that The citizens oil Wheeling
VIII suspect ile true cause, and believe You was as.
pIrirg Ia The Ma omluy. knowing, that on admit.
t'd u making these Inquiries after having The abUye
advice. AID a%rcurling 10 your own statement. your
Trend C'iis was out of danger, Is II not evident that
~ No - AE w AAiNt VI TIC Il , "A Ahols 10 &c
c%"mplIsh that by foul, which you could not 10y fair
means! IL is a fortunate circumstance for Co Dal.
~, that sucTa course dd mol coincide with my dis
lOsIlnn-my better judgment dictated . herwise-
With shame and regret, | acknOW ledge / have been
your friend al Tie polls. aud in politics. Since You
insisted on ms 10 casU Daily, neither friendship OF
rulItifs, as you arc 10y this time well aware, could
nduce me 10 lie to screen you from your ;aIemonI.
Col Daily has been my enemy ia politics but ihIs
Is ho season why ] should not make a fair slaIemen
between you an him, | fault 40 man for his pOliIi-
ral opinion. | would no more do 30, than | would
comicmn a purity or rhurcll, because nn aspinnt
~h"se exalted conception Of himself, whose impu-
dctce aud insurance, might prompt him 10 join such
a body, with no Oiher object Than that Of popularity,
thinking, by d dirty. low cunning, 20 sngraI himself
Ia The h"snm of The members. sn obtain The upper
most seat ~ The synagogue. | aH aware. that YOU
will consider these remarks personal, | care not.
When ! minated 10 Col Duly that was advi ed
Io casI han. lc Unexpectedly inquired Ufme, Who
advised me. ! withheld your name, he (DulIyO said
that II was SmIli WI,kham. observed, 1 wuuld
make use oi uo names, Daily said he knew it v as,
Tor WIchlum had hccu lB ing Ia iGiure him, Duly.
hr a hong ;iIne, that he (;FIcLhom } MAS that family
lawyer aha 80 On. Col Duly never obtained your
name from me. until a few weeks ego. in your pre-
scncc' u was no got uP To make political capital
out VI rs You SAY. i1r you stirrrh inns subject up
YOURSELF, when attempting 10 make fair weather
''N ~ ''''t ''S - Nhlat1 liC'tfftiis tuG NADlltlal
you and pulIy tame O., m-. when you had learned
L. your >prruw ti,I it is better To al sIiI, ia u l.,
a'teiupi 10 rse and fall lower than you wero. as Is
your pres NJ sItu,lIun.
a u not done wih you yet, WtcLham; I see y
ue cay cXIrnses the r,uud suIn ul SlSJ.OO Tor a.
scssmcuI. Pau ui that sum was paid Iu yuH. w )
WickhaIn. az compensation Tor yOuLmue aud trUn.
bic iuI searching ,he lrmper yard and oGi e, hun.
ing me To enquire ah0ur M husincSs, not lIe city :
Ia Euuw what had d,ne riucrr ing NY ciuim ON
Duly, aud Jp the snme day. one ,f the .ssessJrs wa,
bunting you. and slacd he (VickbamJ had prJm 5
eel 10 meet Eum somewhere "a that neighburiou.
where they sI"piasscssing Oh lac previUus day, You
was uH t,ls day spending yOlr Time ia askn & INC
questions concerning ny own business. und [ Try
ing to DIVE you I'll d. Indlre,t answers. / wis
you tU say when You vas ASSESSING. if your attention
vas not directed ro lhc r. cent city e cciiUn the cit
IGeus have been as,csod with lake, winch they say
are uui legal which gentlemen. Tor what I know
yru might have been we'll aware would not vute lyr
yuu, and TOW you UlJcCt TO Their VOTES aud say that
they are not legal when cast ag1ust you. aud YET
they arc men who have gown gray 10 ihe service
81 paying tax, and you have lac Hudarity 10 say, aud
have % endorsed by your de'udcd followers. that
went 10 you and wanted your alyicc. when Tie Tact
o.. ] hnd abandoned your srcteiy lOIg revIOIs TO
TIE time thai They say tIcy heard The conversation
] viii mention The circumstance To- refresh your me
n'ury 10 the summer OF 4. Tie cIIzeus of the 3d
ward. md properly holders Ui tie square bounded by
4h street uu he east, ~ Market on the west, \
UuiuE on The south. ard market ALLY on lie nouh
presented 20 Jon (NYlcEh Im) iho representative o
the ward as hey hipughi a petition s z cl by all the
prprcuy hu'ders Ui said square excepting "a. Nlchul,
auI George Colts, 10 mo Jcst o! my recollection
pay iug ihc council Co open on alley IrUn market a.
ley rD uuirn s.ree', v bsth snd Nichols and Coils, tw,
OF yupr INFINITE friends Ohjscled. whirh said petition
you Thought pry9er 20 burn. hide, lose Or destroy. @