Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-01-17
James F. Wharton. ESQ

James T. Wharton, Esq
There arc many coniec,uies nn,at n,
tn who is the author Of tho articles
which have lately made their appear,
Hnce in the Argus, addressed to the Me
chanIcs and Wcrkingmen of Wheeling
and which ] conceive 10 a direct inSul,
To the understandings Of these most wor.
thy portions of our population My own
opinion rs. that the author i, The indi-
ridual who can every day as well ms
night, be seeG lettering about the v,
Hutol md other places, wheo he has nu
business, generally OF late, well dressed
md when so dressed, If il was no, for
his rosemblance To n goat, would DO to
ernb'y good looking fellow, according TO
tho general acceptation of the word, and
one among many others Of his dstin-
gushing traits is. that no never was
known 10 attend TO his own business, and
thereby it's pretty generally understood
that he is burihon To his own family
and tax upon all his friends, and If |
am not mistaken, by profession an artist,
bu; IN fact only n pa inter. Indeed il would
be difficult to find this out as he does no,
give the world 10 understood that he is
either; but thinks himself above follow
ing such an occupation and yet calls him
sell workingman, "a mechanic. A person
certainly not entitled 10 DO called n
workingman and therefore n Iibsl upon
the persons 10 whom the articles allud>
Ell 10, are addressed. This modest, un
assuming person, is one Of so much cha
rity, that IL seems Ia afford him pccu-
liar pleasure 10 eXuit over the misror
tunes o. his fellow men This, nv Eel =
low cl'lzens, is in part, the character of
the individual who awards to himself
so much credit for writing the articles
alluded 10. This is the bright ornament
IN our ciiy,ihal attempts 10 shed so much
light and knowledge 10 Tho mechanic and
wprkinaman- He. pretty specimen oi
a wofkcy! and he complain about the
distros' and want Of employment in our
city, and undertakes 10 account FIR il
IN what he, no doubt. consijersa very
plausible way, indeed. u
THIS individual gives many evidences
OF his extreme mcdesiy and liberalitv.
lie says the city has been governed by
property h,lderS and bank directors dc,
iniering thereby. that they are not pro
por persons To render n city prosperous
and happy and that such men as himself,
who are not worth as much rs would
purchase the powder that would kill
Them. should govern and control The
property holders. This beautiful indi>
vidual IS also much displeased because
the Bank directors will not loan (other
people's) money 10 such INDECENT persons
as himself, and that too, wilnoul sccur.
~. This Brother Chip as he impu-
DENLY calls himself, would give grca,
prosperity 10 you alias long as the vaults
of the Bank could supply him with he
means Of INDUCING again in his well
known former HABITS lie, fellow cii
zcns, is just the sort Of person to reach
you what would lead TO prosperity asd
happiness! lie who should have adopt.
ed the name OF JmiaS IscarioL instead Of
Janims, in giving vent, through tie col
umns OF newspG per, 10 the very worst
feeling that ever took possession Of mans
heart, that of enOy, hatred To all worthy
and good men and things, oylncing the
black heart Of p"ny igraH', al the same
time protesting democracy.
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