Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-05-27
THE LATE ELEcTIoN-Undcr this tide

me Pdrkersburs Gazette reads the Wing party.
IN. this State, lecture which is not only i'm a
great measure unjust, but the tone of which is
better suited to an opponent than a friend
That paper undertakes to account for the great
and mortifying defeat of the WLigs at the re-
cent election for members of the General As
sembly. 1t Is not satisfied To- attribute that
resul, TO natural apathy, consequent upon the
Presidential election. Nor docs it allude t.
some other causes, which we might assign, if
such inquiries were likely TO be beneficial. 1t
mtinatcs that the Wings forcknew that there
would be a majority of Locotocos in the Leg
islature, and that this majority would. OF
course, be composed of men too Ignorant, and
unmannerly as well as immoral for Wing mem
bcrs to associate with! Therefore the Wings
did not see the use of 1.-TWO or three, or even
half dozon more, Wings in the lower house. -
We fear Our Parkersburg friends are np;
Democratic" Wings
But a gravenTason is then assigned for our
defeat. ''Thc conduct of the last Legislature
(says the Gazette) with It's Wing majority was
proceeds 10 set forth that the people have sup
posed 90 that Whiggery means something" and
that this " something" would result il was
expected, IN determined efforts to preserve
the Commonwealth from decay &c. 1t as
ssrts that the Wings have generally professcd
to be BE friends of Internal Improvements,
and that, therefore, they were expected. after
" the Sirocco OF Jacksonism" had spent itself
tn :, lax the foundations of new and broad
'iih-ridi iIusIJU.ss.yH
length and breadth of Virginia" Then comes
the glst OF the lecture. Under these circum-
stances the application was made for right of
way Tor the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. &c.
And TO pin the blame (?) of the result on the
wings, the question is asked ''what was the
conduct oil majority of the eastern NVh;Gs ON
ihis occasion?' 1t is easy 10 reply that .he
Legislature. after most thorough inyestica-
tion' granted the right of ,ouy not to Parker,-
burg but TO Wheeling as III, terminus. Bpt
we are indebted for this TO our own party
friends, then there must have been terrible
rout OF our opponents last Spring. Nearly
three to one-think of that! The Wings are
then charged with the defeat of the project for
caiiing Convention TO amend the Const;tu.
'ion' And the Gdzet tie feels at last obliged to
declare that under such circumstances the
desire oil Wing prepondennce in the Legisla-
tue is not calculated to stimulate the Wbins
OIL Inc west to any very great exertions.''
1t is not our purpose, in this article. 70 dis
cusS the justice, policy or propriety of the law
passed by the last Legislature, granting a right
OF way to the Railroad. Neither shall we
inquire how far ii is consistent with Who
principles For the rights which we claim in
this matter we do not ask the support Of either
our own or any other political party. Our
appeal has been only TO those sentiments If
justice which are found in m,ny m ,mhers or
both those parties, and to that regard for tho
real interests of the Commonwealth which :,
common TO them both If, unhappily, we had
been defeated i'll the last Legislature. we shoud
not have vented our spleen on the NVhig ma
Jorlty, nor could we in revenge have iudifr,r-
enlly permitted, not to say. aided in produ-
'2ng the defeat of our political friends al the
spring election. Yet, we of the pan handle
ihNe been, at all times, large contributor. 70
'ne treasury, without having ever received
scarcely dollar iii return, while Parkar.b,,r,,
mas been more favored By the I.agisIoturo .nI
expenditures of the State than any ono ,o,,.,,
III H. except perhaps Richmond. The com.
plants OF the Gazette as to the neglect Of fl,
State to improve that section of country a.,
neither grateful nor graceful.
we intended, however, to commend 70 Tho
uazette, with the candor of political Cr;ond.
"revisal of the charges it has uttered apoin.t
the Wings 1t cannot deny that the mai,
cause Of Its complaints has been the dis,n.
continent of Parkersburg. in its effort TO pro.
cure iha Railroad to be made to that place. il
l'quns justto require the Wing party TO make
the interest Of Parkersburg its main object
ana d"votion-to that interest a test of MT.
hdelityY Is quite patriotic to sb,ndo, al,
desire Tor " Wing prepond rance in tho Lori.
lature,' or TO relax in its eyertions to son.
that end bacausa tha late Wing majority fail.
ed to sustain the application of Psrk.r.h,,,
as party measnreY We have heard Ga, o.
Richmond, when disappointment was anlI
fresh AMI smariing, gentleman of the Park
rrsburg interest threatened to return hom, ami
advrso tho Western people TO send no NOR.
wings There. But we never believed that nm,
lr'fI'fe ~ tirser,burg would suffer selfish
'o''sid ,ralionsto have more weight with them
li"n The great principles which have been
long cherished by themand az.
Weare devoted to Constitutional r .f.y,,
nd State Improvements. but il "sts,. La
movements arc TO mean only road, TO psrt
Is'uTE' ana the GIzetta means 20 abandon
he Wbig party AMI take It's stand on .cps
ate " piaitrm for the support Of STATE I'm
'fo''m."is IL ftis marrow sim selfish sanss