Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-08-21

Tue Malisonian. the mouth piece Of |
the Administration, tried to be severe
upon Major Noah, aud charges him with |
corrupt motives in his prolicr Of vOlua.
bic services TO Mr. Tyler; how much is
guncl by this attack upon the gallant
Ag'r, nty b: inierrel from the c,lloW.
any portion Of his reply to the charge.
cit appears from the attack upon me,
that President Tyler was aware that in
my professions Of friend ship for him.
there were evidently, ''cOrruyt mJtiUeS"
Nov 1t SO happened, that | made no sSch
profession at all. President Tyler
sought me out; | dill not seek him; the
prof OF lrien iship came liro.n hun
To me; the assurance OF confidence and
regard, of promises 'to feel grateful and
To be grateful were ma ie by him, not
by me. lie found an L uccupV;nr an hon.
cradle ani lucrative position on the
bench, an / sli To ms throIIh his friend,
come to my add am beset with enc.
mes; establish paper TO defend nv
motives and TO sustain my al niuistra.
ton; will give to the paper all the pat.
ronage of the government. You of all
others can ali me. Resign your Office.
throw Yourself into the breach, YOU vii /
always find me grateful did so. My
friends SAID, are you mad? what service
can you render Mr. Tyler with both par
uesi you sacrifice yourself without be-
ing able To All him, YOU separate from
your own friends 10 espouse his cause
en- you expect more liberal, more gene.
rous treatment at his hands than the
men who elected hln have met with?-
Nevertheless, did generously, aud IN d.
der the persuasion that he had been
hardly dealt with, come TO hts AID, estab.
tabished the Union newspaper, and
took the lead, as the pioneer in his be
half.
Il do solemnly believe there was not
IN this city sincere Tyler man at that
time. Every thing seemed changed
PeoT lie read the paper and considered
him an injured man; was slowly bu
securely building him him up a rcspecla
BILE party here aud elsewhere. He was
entirely safe IN my hands, when an in
trIgue was set ailOaI 10 break down the
Union, and substitute the Standard a
concern well known to have always up
tor 'Cowes and market, aud IN this in
irigue, set on foot by the conservatives.
Mt Robert Tyler himself took cous pic.
uous part, and raised sore 5 900 in mo-
ney and patronage for that paper, for
which tho editor made most grateful
return, by running up the Cass flag, and
then the Van Buren, flag, aud finally Civ
ing up the ship altoge ether.
''Finding this act OF bad faith distinct
ly avowed 1 retired from .he Union, but
still kept up the organization, until /
discovered that clique Of the lowest
order OF politicians in this city after ma
ny secret meetings, agreed TO presen =
themselves at Washington, as the repre-
sentatives Of the great Democratic party
TO denOunce the Presidents original
friends, 10 offer him a nomination in
the name Of the party and to demand
certain offices unl influences, and TO put
us aside altogether, The plot succeed .
ed; the President was caught in the ne,
carefully spread for him; we were cast
aside and the Pewter Mug dynasty con-
trolled the admin lration, The moment
this fact was known, the respectable part
OF the Democracy, though cntertaini
kind feelings for the President, declined
moving step in his behalf. | knew
what would be the effect ofthis political
fraud, but was among many original
friends Of MIR Tyler, unceremoniously
set aside, after ali the professions Of con-
fl fence aud good will! without the cere-
mony Of saying Sir, thank YOU aud a
set Of men bankrupts in fortune aud rep
utation, took the reins in their hands. =
To aid the President sacrificed an of.
flee worth between two and tn rec thou
sand dollars year, and asked nothing
In return, lost caste with my political
friends, sPeat large sum Of money in
various ways TO strengthen his friend:
and his adherents, aud now because
! will not 'Pander' TO an ambition fata
10 his character and future reputation
by keeping him in the field as a cdndi
da.e to meet certain defeat, the write
in the Madisonlan, declares that hay
been governed ny corrupt motives il
my friendship for Mr.. Tyler.