Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-03-17

" t'SHGH' an. 10 rs id.uTt cons, gucu
ceS,-It may, on The fast pres, n a'.ou
30. the llsS'lun. IN ct with many alvD-
Gates; BAT "a the subject Sla b. exam
iuej, IN ITS rcmO:e bearings, even they
/ VIII be iorcSd TO conclusion. sooner or
later ihat II Is better 20 bear The III,
they feel" Z cviJuS oS they may bc..ha
| OF"
/ 1t becomes Us Ia indicate orr prefer.
ence as 10 the caldIda-c of the Whru
F4rty for The next Pr sIdency Inslruct
ed by our Constituents. as we'll as IN ac
corddncc OF our own feelings, we pro.
claim that
llENGY Clay. or KENTUCKY,
Is the object Of preference, over all 9th
or manufacturing, however, that i'm
Making this avOwdi, we deem it due t.
our brother Wings, IN OTHER States. who
may prefer any other ind. viiual. If ANY
Svcl there be, ia Il we are willing To
ubmli his claims 10 the conSido ion
and decision Oft National Convention
we deem II unnCcesS lrv to suS ain the
nomination Of this Distinguished States
man ami Patriot, by an eau nrrIiian of
MS public services or by an a.tcmp: To
ViniIcite hts character fr rm the aSper.
SONS ct his enemies These services
are Inscribed upon every page Of his
cnuntIy 5 history THAT party has ms.
sed Thou IN the fiery oroIal of uunrcr.
Gus party contests, withoI a SPOT OF
h'emish resting upon II. His bitercst
enemies ai,nlt his superiority To all sci
i'h ~ljcratlJn>: anu they who IN IS
loudly cundema hi, opinions confess the
independence with which they are ayow.
81, aud the aba Ily wish which they are
m1ln'ainci. \ naive o Nruiuil. while
ne has always been loVai 10 the Union.
ne has never been au alien To the land
of his birfh lie has no military eX
pioitS OF which 10 boast; but although ne
VAS never summoned 10 the iei,t his
wise councils gave tUerIy TO The arm
mat ~Icldci the sword, and his eloquent
voice, like that OF DcInDStheucs, when
he aroused the AthcuiIuS against the
Naccdouan invader, often kindled the
Dropping courage OF his countrynen.
when imjrciity and cnwar.lrce and
ircachery hal struck our flag and shrou
I'D the nation IN Z onm Equal to any
emergency, he has twice by his wse
moderation, thrown himself between in
lurIated parties, and rescued the Union
from impending dissolution. In 1919,
VIII IN the question of the annexion of
Missouri To the Cunfrdcracv agitdtrd
the h dls Of Congress; and. i'm 1882.
when the Stale of Carolina AMI the Fed
cral G"Vernme''t were arraycd against
each other, and when the friends of our
free institutions trcmblrd tor their safe
~. ~ each # these itical cras IN The
hIst1ry of our Government, Henry Clay
proved himself equal 10 he emergencies
that arose, when feeble minds, or less
patriotic spirits would have sunk despa.
rlngly under the trial. or rashy deied
us consequences. At that proud period
81 his brilliant career, he Illustrated the
beautiful sentiment, hat
'Pedcs hath its vic cries as we'll as War"
md lad his crunirymen under oaliga-
I ons, the fore of which even party ma.
Lightly cannot Who'll y destroy and which
TN highest honor IN their gilt cannot
more than repay.
In reference to candidate for the
Vice Presidency. we shall express DO
personal Preference leaving his selec-
ion 10 the aturer dellbcration of the
National Convention, which is proposed
TO be held in the city Of Baltimore on the
Sd day of May, 1871.
Eel ow citizens of the Wing party.
permit US, IN conclusion, TO couture YOU.
AS you value your free institutions, and
as you conhde in the necessity Of the a
doP ION "f re prime piles by which you
nave so long abided, to their purity as
well as to their perPstuity -aS you de-
sire the re establishment ofthe prosperi
ty OF your couGtry,tto which the success
OF wing measures IS esseniIal-as YOU
would rebJke and defeat those who have
saI ped the foundations Of the one, and
destroyed the other, by series Of rash
eXPerImenls-we conjLre you TO arouse
from your lethfagy; to grid on your ar
moronce more for a battle; and to make
another vigorous and united effort to res
tore the Government 10 the hands OF
honest, patriotic, capable men. You
have received high legacy from a no.
BILE ancestry: see to 1t that you transmit
1, uninpared, 20 your descendants.
BENZ. w. LEIGH,
PRESIDENT;
CHAPMAN JOHNSON,
WINDHAM ROBERTS ron,