Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-10-14
WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER IA. ISIS.

The Argus of Monday attempts some s,ric
lures on our remarks relative to the Wheeling
Bidge, which, coming from the source they
do, are not worth serious answer; but we
will show the man nP ia few wonl-. He is
most intensely ignorant OF all that has been
done on the subject. and neycr can b, ms nc TO
learn. lie SAYS
cit IS ives well known that the tate Of the
Wheeling bridge did not depend entirely upon
any ono party ia Congiess. PENNSYLVANIA has
always presented an unbroken opposition 10
this work
This is not so. We readily admit that there
have been some friends oi ia, measure in the
loco foco party in Congress. NJ. Blown
dad what he could last wear, 81 we believe.
did Mr.. Pennybacke,, but ia 1874 the loco To-
COS defeated the measure after il wasappenhed
Ia the bill making sn appropriation for the Ma
tionsl road. by their determination To defeat
that bill fos the purpose OF gratifying the south
and scouting them ior the presidential clcc
,ion. This no man OF ordinary intelligence
dare deny. Pennsylvania has not formed an
unbreken front agains, IL. Stewart. Dicke
Sod J. X. ln9ersoli favored the mcasure.
lie further says:
"lt may b. affirmed with great plsusibility. |
arising from the G, idenCe, that II the bridge |
was ever lost, erising from the influence of 10
ii,icsl feeling. IL was tom the bitterness, aud I
misconduct OF the ElitofVl the Wheeiing |
Times.
This is backing ones friends witha ven
geance. The Argus man has the sudacity to
libel his party by saying tina, they have been
governed ia their action upon great public |
measure by the bitterness OF political oPpo- 4
nent editing "a newspaper That is a more
bitter remark than we ever made about the
party or any portion of IT, 1t is placing their
motives below those of the most Insignificant
looier we ever knew. always excepting those
ofhim who makes the charge. But the editor
OF the Argus thinks in this way he can fright.
en- Wings from candid aud free expression /
OF their opiuioas OF public men aud meas-
urcs. Steenrod aud Thompson tried that last
spriags but their failure was most evident in
the result.
He forsoo,h now takes up the subject Of the
bridge, and calls upon the board OF trade aud
the council, Well, NJ far as this matter is
concerned, we will yield it to him altogether,
now the government is 100 millions in deb,
and going deeper We give up to him all claim
TO the honor and credit of getting an sppro-
priaiion.
We have no inclination to egoism or boast.
ing. but when he has drafted memorial so
clear and correct in It's facts. and iorciblc i'm
It's argument that it shall b. adopted as the
report OF d congressional commi tiee, when
he has 81 penned petition and arran gcd It's
circulation that 800 copies. from all sections
at the Union. shall be presented ia one Con
gress. signed 10y upwards OF 10000 persons,
when lac has Penncd an argumel 1t that shall
have been printed ns congressional docu-
ment withou, opposition; when lie shall have
procured, by his personal excrions and rep.
reservations, the recommendations at tle
measure By the Postmaster General aud Sec.
retafy OF War; aud when hc shail base daft.
ed memorial which such a nau a. Juds,
PeHnybacker prefers reading 10 the senate, "a
Introducing in the usual form al his own argu
Inents. the editor Of the Argus will b. wei
come 20 the credit OF having done something
which no man ever suspected him of bcins
able 30 do