Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-06-06
A MEMRER oE coNGREss.

Win TIC IocO loco party There seems 10 Us '
} be BY Car too little regard paid TO the moral
haracter of their candidates for high station
hey are fond Of condemuing the candidates |
the whig party whenever they can find /,
ingle one TO carp at; bu, they never shrink
rom the suppost Of the mos, depsavcd of .thsts !.
wn party. Mcconnell aud Petit Of the pres
mt Congress are prominent i'm the way OF
ice. but they are yet behind Mr.. John S
Chapman Of Michigan, whose virtues are por- |
lrayed by neutral paper in his district, as
follows:
JOHN S. CHAPMAN.
eve have thus long held silence, in regard
10 this God forsaken william, simply because
he Is The representative in Congress Of large
dominant party in this district; and il we said
aught against him, IL would Immediately be
set down as a political attack; and be seized
upon. by political hucksiers, as grievous
charge upon our neutrality. But To longer
refrain from posting this william TO the world
would be violation OF our own conscience
and an omission of duty to our readers.
1--WE have been so heartily ashamed of the
course pursued BY this fellow i'm Congress, du-
ring the past winter, that we never gave any
Congressional news that had the name of Jno.
3. Chapman attached to il in any shape, eth
er as mover, advocate, or voter. AS If re-
gardless OF self-respect nc has done little else
than acted the buifoon, cut anticks for others
TO laugh at, aud give the world to believe that
q. s.y were little else than the ha
noted by the letter writers throughout the u.
mon, and his name has become by. word for
Jolly, ignorance and buffoonery among the cir.
cles at Washington.
"All these things are sufferable, because
nope bids us bide our time, when we shall
nave an opportunity oil staying his career at
the ballot box. But there is a charge prefer
red against him by an insulted people, and an
outraged morality, that nothing but the puri
lying fires ei holy God are sufficient TO a.
venge John ). Chapman has exiled himself.
by his neiarlous acts beyond the pale of hu-
man sympathy.
The substance OF his Growing &C, of wick.
edness is this. During the term of St To-
seph county court, preceding the las, Congress
sionai election in this State, Chapman applied
lora bill oil divorce from his wife, Francis w.
Chapman, charging her with adultery. A
Gnorge as ialse as falseness could invent
those who are acquainted with Mrs. Chin.
man, say she Is high minded, honorable wo-
man, lar above even suspicion. Immediately
alter the election, Chapman came TO his wife
and told her he had been deceived; that now
he bad iull confidence in her; more, If any
thing, than he ever had before; that he had
| wlthdTawn his bill Tor divorce: and he wish
ed her 10 prepare herself and start on 10 Con.
necticut and visit her friends, and i'm a few
weeks ne would be on after her, on his uay
TO Washington, and take her along with him
ms apparent restoration OF confidence healed
up the broken spirits OF his wife. She ac
cOldinsly prepared herself and proceeded nm
IN J.
was she out of sight, before Chipmsn entered
into court, and by the hard swearing of vile
prostitute, whom he had introduced into his
family as servant, Judge Ransome imme-
dlateiy granted tile divorce. That same night
Chapman and his rotten, pe1ured st-umIet,
started off for Mishawaka, Ia, and were mar. ,
red! lie immediately returned to Centre
VILE, his place OF residence, made arrange q
ments with his brother TO dispose of his prop [
erty, and started on to Washington city. Ar
Centreville aud Kalamazoo TO tar and featnet
him; but he eiuded them and made safe es-
s"RS 0ut Vi me State. The utmost feeling of
indignation was felt, by the citizens of tlat
section OF country, against the vile renegade.
yet there has not been paper in the south
ern counties, which has dared 10 whisper a
word IN regard TO the facts. Oh craven heart
ed cowardice.
NaN hiNV otdtt VI ltlS case was known
some lawyers in Kalamazoo. immeJ;otrly
went INTO court, and moved for vacation Of
me divorce, and then started to Washington
ana ana served The papers upon Chapman. This
ms spring the divorce has been vacated and
snnuiled; and every hour that John S. Chin
man continues TO live with that strumpet. he
Is liable TO be committed 10 the Penitentiarv
and most undoubtedly will be if he ever re-.
turns TO this State. But It is currently he.
lleved, that it is his intention neyerto return
God grant he never may.
Mrs. Chapman has returned home. this
spnng' and was entirely unaware of what had
happened. She had waited with all nat;encs
Tor her husband to come on for her. according
TO agreement, but he came not. She had no1
heard one word from him. either verbally or
oy Ietier' aud has returned home 10 know
what was the matter. She is described as be-
Tug Tue most perfect picture Of despair, that
human eye has ever seen.
The cup of his iniauity is full