Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-08-08
THE HARDSHIPS OF PRESCRIPTION

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We have pointed out more than once the
evil tendency of prescription for opinion.
sake, and It's deletcrcous effects upon our free
institutions. It's cruel operation in individual
cases may well add the indignation ofoutraged
humanity TO our solicitudc for the purity Of
our political institutions. Some instances are
related ina letter from Washington as follows.
The first is the case of Mr.. James, whose death
was mentioned in our paper yesterday:
James, brother of the apothccary. one Of thc
most useful clerks under the Government, and
a most pure and exemplary man. under no
preteXt whatsoever, for nonc could be forged
against him, was removed by Gillet-,he Oh
fctine from the Registers Office, and for weeks
no clerk could be found to fill his place.
though attempted by three of them consecu.
lively, or perhaps united! His sensitive ma
ture sank under the blow, and he is now DIV
ing. lie will leave a large and utterly desii-
tule family. His whole life, from Is wears
old, had been spent in the Office. When TOO
late To repair the injury, the voice of shame
shame was heard, aud James was given am
inferior clcrkShip, u thousand dollars a wear
with the promise of future prclcrmcut But
TINS poor solacc came too late. The fsgrg nj
the old messenger in the Department. turned
out Tor opinions sake mcreiU. and mon tbe
Commons to pick up their livelihood as thnv
can, are treated with dcrision and laughter nv
our young, or ncw-ianglcd Democracy whose
cruel Dehests are executed with slayish and
aDlcct readiness. by members of the Cabinet
WHO oush' 10 be Statesmen, and who profess
to BE- Christians.
Walker, whose immediate family connev.
IONS 9rd" more than $4,000 annually. from
'Ie treasury with his own hand. but directed
as nc says ny Folk, ordered the dismissal of
MAJOR Lewis. Messenger. a most ino1,nsiv 20
man, with light chiidrcn. to make a ol,co Cor
one of Ills l%oalcrs. who has no children mo-,
merit except That of having assisted 10 cirru.
late his doubt, Joccd handbius.
Marcy. who had the mpanness tn take 70
cents from the Treasury for mendbig hi,
Oreeches. which had been p%riUafsIy torn In IN,
PuJiic service, turned Davidee from the Wa,
Department. and deprived his large and anna.
Die lainIly oi bread, To put in his place one Of
w" three nepliews OF Governor Porter. idle
Young men whom he left az pensioners ,mnn
the Government. 'F'
IL our city there is indeed great SUFFERING
under Polkdom, but A. there il a God in Ue,,--
en-, surely the day Of rctributiye Justice mu.t
come.
No dcspotism. of which History frypi.bo,
any account. was ever more cruel and unr..
lrniing: auI here is your Mr.. Ritcbie-tLc
Pink OF ChivuIrv-iic pcrsoniGcatiou of Iiber.
aliiy"ud baucyclcucr cXultingly procl,imiug
To no" ID mocrary, claIuerinr Tor NOR, blnoI
- be- quiet. have patience '-thi, President
oi thn nation aIl not Of It party. has 4. NOT ,ct
got to thn end oi his tcthnr have patirrcc
we have yet more victims-mnr. ynmc,
and children to BE- bnggarl-bIood shall NOT
cease to low uor shall 10 dr., upon thc altar
wlulc % hcrntic con b. found. who Jq,,J n,
mum That llnur Clay was 'hc equal i'm states.
manship to Jgmfs h. Poit! The marcel I.
that IN Il publican land these monster. J,r.
sliew themselves abroad. with their banI-
dripping with boot Tie fngc, Of Son
should point at them as they walk Inc streets
anl u history does them Justice. they mus,
succeed lH making uheir own corruption uoi
vcr-ji. OF Their measure must SO down with
iniaIny 10 p1stcrty. Two al thr Cabinet ss
sure th" Wings they arc hoflHad but ,,pI,,
prcvcnt-why then do they reinaiu7 D,,.
heir poverty and not tlcir will consent
.oor Mlson' iirat RACED rom o frigate 10 a