Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-02-12
FOR TIRE TIMES.
GREAT CALAMlTYM.


creatures in distress, aud wh,. from the
benevolent feelings Of your na'u.e, wilt
give di co.'s"la,e Loco Foco pace IN
your paper TO vent the sorrows Of sou
over-burlhened with griet at one OF IN.
most horrible caias rophies ever heard "
in this or any other LAM.
Hung be The Heaven, miM Biaek!"
Let there be neither eating nor drinking
waking nor sleeping throughout the length
and breadth Of the land. LIT every hu.
man being. man, woman, an child let
dogs and cats, rats and hice, ICONS ard
possums, hogs and pigs, mules and jacks,
all, all, put on sack-cloth and ashes, to
mourn with me, he fate, the dreful, The
malignant, the unparalleled. the unhea d
OF tate OF Journ'yman clerk Viii ONE %
the Post Office in Tins City. Alas! tha,
| should live ,os The day when his good
City, and we, the Loco Foco dwc,,.r
therein, should be called on to behold me
talented, The modest, unassumiag, |. b b.
Hale come 10 an un'imely end and perish
by the hands oil such m"nSter. IN human
shape, as David Agnew!'! know YOU
will be loath to print what have written
or may write against Mr.. Agnew, because
Know that not onl y you, but al most eve
rybody acquainted with him, always Ionk
ed upon him ms one OF our very hes, CHI
Zens- But after what he has done to the
Iamented double B.. can you or any bndy
else entertain that opinion much lunger y!
Must you not join with me aud set him
down as nm ther numbering, butcherins
Robespiere
1t was but the other day-the day, il
my memory serves me right, preceding
| The caiasrophe-thal met the victimized
double Is on tho street, and oh ! as the
ladies' say. how sweet he looked with his
mantle Of blue so gracefully thrown over
his precious shoulders, his Liberty cap oil
beaver SO jaun,ingiy adornins hi, manly
Orows, while his ivory headed cane peep
ed out from beneath the ample folds Of hi.
roqueleur, giving notice. as i, were, oil
being carried by one who would soon have
The right to command. Then, his maics
TIC form his sweet countenance, his win,
ming affabiity Of manners, presented a
subject worthy the pencil of brother pa
triot, the immortal Mac!
Oh, Mr.. Wharton! Mr.. Wharton !-Oh!
had you but seen double b. on that day
moving along with the else. the grace, he
dignity OF whole. souled Loco Foro,
while his expressive features SCENE d
beaming with the noble thought Of his
soon being in possession Of the "spoiIs "
] say, had you seen him as dad, on thai
day. you must have concluded with me,
that, take him all in all more beautiful
specimen of one Of the patri. tic band Of
Polk men, who for their counfr, $ good
might be induced TO take an office, was
har1 to meet with But, alas his race is
run. his quarter isup, his account is ST.
lled!!!
Well was it said that Republics were
ungrateful. &c this then be true, mus,
not those holding big offices under Re-
public be un9raIeful also, Certainly. -
For how else Could Jour Pos, Master find
IN his heart to deal The cruel blow he 20
numerically dealt on the head OF our do
voted double B Just 10 think Oh the
ungra,itude Of this man Aenew. If he
Was not one Of the most hard. hearted Of
men do you suppose he would have re-
tanned our lam"n'ed friend in the off for
the last four years TO the exclusion OF
many deserving Whigsl And if he was
not one Of the most unthinking as well As
the most ungraiefui Of wrelches do YOU
suppose he would ever have forgotten The
favor our high-souled double B. want
I'd 10 render him some two years ago D
For did not our departed friend, with a
magnanimlty becoming his extreme mod
es,y, and jus! by way Of relieving his em
ployer. Davy. from the cares and duties
OF the office, try toget the office himself -
Yet after all, how has he been rewarded
at last DISMISSED. Dismissed
rather killed by the base iDgrat,lude o.
the very man who was under so many OBJ
legations TO him - Bu', never MUD
Mr. Wharton, for although our late amen
ted brother was despatched by weapon
sharper than traitors swords-base lngrat
i,ude--stiil the dear martyred man live:
IN the affectlona,e memory OF all who low,
The cause. Dead he is, but not yet buried
Ills mortal remains ore still with US Will,
his ghost which strikes terror into tn,
souls Of learIul expectaDts, is occas ional !,
seen fitting lhrou gin the streets speakin,
with trumpet tongue of its moDslrou
wrongs, and crying "vengennce, ven
geance, vengeance, espouse my cause, "a
venge my injuries. got me the Post Office
my Democratic friends and may be III re
suseifotr."
Then, Snakes. wake u2 Vpers. hiss
Fro-s, croak Turtles. snap Bulls, bel
low Horses. neiI Asses, bray Hogs
grunt Pigs, squeal Corks, crow Hens
cackle and oh, ye exlinguished lamp
whirh used 10 hang so gracefully from on
lofty Democratic arch, light up once nor
and burn blue blue ! blue! for | double
isa singular case. My heart. Mr.. Whar
ton. is so choked up with unul,erabIe gre
that ! must for the present lay down IN,
pen, after have subscribed myself
Yours to com nand,
RICHARD DOLEFUL.
p. S.--If you. in compliance with M
request, and in accordance with your owl
benevolent disposition. publish hi, fette
in yOur Danpr nleaso eond n conv a., - rcs .