Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-05-22
THE MYSTERIES OF INIoIJlTy

interesting article with the above title. Il;
commences an exposure of the frauds which
have been usually practised in elections. almost
always, OF course, by the Locofoco party
Those industrious knights, or chevaliers lin
dusirie, the gamblers, have long been in the
habit OF using the ballot-box as an implement
OF their trade. 1t is used instead of the box
oi the faro dealer, aud bets on elections are
taken with more calculation" and won by
more fraud than is common at those democrat
ic, individual-rcsponsibility, unchartcred mo-
MED institstions, the Faro Banks. These bet
tiers, especially in city like New York, have
the game in their own hands. Perjury, dou-
bic voting, fraudulent naturalizations, and
thousand infamous tricks are at their command
and their success sometimes startles even
themselves. More than one instance is men
toned OF the elections in New York CITY be-
ing carried by a set of gamblers and other un-
principled persons merely to win their bets.
Ii is observable, too, that these influences are
usually on the Locofoco side. Perhaps it is
because Wing policy favors only the ndustri-
Gus, while the Locofoco policy, producing al
ternate ruin and imitation in business affairs,
favors only those who lie in wait to make for
tunes out of the sudden ups and downs of bet
ter men, Perhaps ii may be that these char
acters find more assistance among Locofoco
leaders in accomplishing their villainy than
they could expect on the Wing side. How
ever this may be- it is true that these iniauities
generally come to the benefit of our opponents
Plaquemines is not yet forgotten-a villainy
so astounding and so openly avowed that in
State of Louisiana, where it occurred, the more
honorable Locoiocos have refused to take bets
won on the result of the election in that State.
The opponents of John Quincy Adams avow-
ed their purpose to pull down his administra-
ton " though ii were as pure as the angels in
Heaven" Yet the same party is now in pow
er through means which might Justify such
purpose against them, if any thing could. If
ever an administration arose so polluted by
the crimes which gave il birth, that no subse-
quent acts could entitle it to forgiveness, it
must be one that has been Pfaqucmined into
power. We DO not, however, adopt Locofoco
Locoioco morality even to punish crimes.
FACTS.-lt is fact to which we wish to
direct the attention Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Rail Road Company, that goods are now be-
ms carried east by wagons TO Cumberland for
thirty-live cents per hundred, and are being
brought west for sixty two and half cents
This is as cheap as they can afford to carry
them, and as cheap in proportion as the Canal
carrys them. It's also fact that two regular
daily packet boats run between Wheeling and
Pittsburgh, carrying freight almost wholly de-
signed for the eastern market, and going by the
Canal. Were the Rail Road
Company to reduce their freight eastward
to fifteen cents per hundred, making re-
duction Of ten cents, riley would take this
amount of freight, of Western produce, which
is 20 1000 tons, or amounting to Is, 900 dollars.
We will venture that in consideration of such
reduction the citizens of Wheeling will guaran-
tee that the price for wagoning shall not exceed
an average of thirty-seven and half east and
sixty-two west, from April to December, in
' " the Rail Road Company would
adopt low ireights 10, - ,,,ontbs we will ven
ture to say they would not go back TO the high
ones again, for they would find their account
in it their income increased
oF- Although the Argus denies that it has
ever charged the Wings with always taking
sides with the British, il will scarcely deny
that in the columns of that paper, the follow
ing pretty compliment to the leading Wings
was given to the world-the greet world which
reads Tire Argus. 1t is little extract from
big letter of G. w. Thompson 20 a 18th of July
committee at Cadiz, died June 22d 1874:
g In every measure of policy, in eUery tone
Of sentiment, IN EVERY MOTIVE OF ACTION, the
of the English tories with the
wire-workers OF the Wing party of the U. S.
is perfect!
BY the way, this letter concludes with some
thing about extending the broad limits of the
Republic to the Rio del Norte, and mouth
OF the Oregon" Can the Argus tell us in
what latitude we may find the mouth of The
Ortgon9 No doubt il would furnish the
proper boundary bet'5een the British and
American claims, and save the negotiators on
both sides great deal of bother. If, howev-
er, the Argus can only expose the trick of
school-boy affectation, by telling us that it is
familiar thing, called by name which four
liiths OF the people and cleven-tenths Of the
Locofocos never applied in that way, why, it
need not trouble itself
CO la these office hunting times, we UNI
derstond Dr. Duncan has applied for foreign
mission, but to the credit Of the administra-
ton, he has so far spent his breath in suing for
1t without success. 1t is strong breath, too,
to b. wasted.
GEN. JACKSONS HEAErH.-John c.
Reeves Esq, in letter TO the editor of the
Union, says that the letter Mr.. Blair has re-
ceiYed from Gen. jackson was dated Oh the
81 inst, and not on the eth, being the day
previous TO the date OF the letter from Nash
Vile which announced his increasing illness.
The letter from the General to Mr. Blair con
.ludes as follows: