Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-02-13

We find tho following in The repor, OF the
debate upon the election 81 Stat. officers. in
Virginia which took place ia the House ON
the 3d inst.
MIR. McMullen ssid he had risen msrel, to
assign his rcasons Tor his own vote. n a nor
ton ot his own party chose To make an issue
with him, he was ready tor IL. Iii, party wen,
entitled TO a lair proportion OF the oifice~
aud when i, was stated elsewhere. thai out oi
u,s $50 offices IN the State, the T. bad
but z, II could not h unreasonable 60 ask a
proper portion of them. MIR. McM. alluded
To the extraordinary fact, that many OF the
Dcsnocratsiurned Wings when they got office.
Tie rrieIrcd.to Some instancrs OF this kind
and among them, he regretted To say. was a
Western man--one OF Nirginia's distinguish
sd sons. bom IN the mouuiains. and imbi5iug
Vie pure MIR FIRE from COMMUNICATIONS he
too hed tuned Wing. H. alluded 90 his
friend Col. C.. y. Morgnih upon whom also
they would shortly have 90 paas. "a he was 20
D. presented Tor fe-clcctiou.
Mr.. MN enlarged upon this idea of ami.
prescription hy tie Democrats. IL would
have the eject Of making ell officcholdcrs
tum Whigs. lie alluded To the case oi the
iste David Crockett. au uncompromising or
poneni Of the l. s. Bank. bat who, when bts
sotfbn crop failed, anti be was induced ia
take a loan irem that Bsnk. thought itbs NO
means Stch. a monster a. IL had been. a.
caiied upop gyuilemen to remember the Strip.
tuIc iujunction-"Lead us not into tcmpts
uOn." S"ch would b. The effect always, II
this tcmporiEing policy were continued 10y ia,
Democrats.
THIS Is dovbslcssall right; but a horSe cuulj
draw one inference from tho remark Ia IN,
above that persons wefe apt to tuf, Wing.
after they wec elected TO Office. ,iE tha.
these eme individuals knew Wing doctrine
were the true doctrines. but were induced io,
sake OF Office To fongo their principles, Dni
turn loco ioros. When they had gotten the
eiice there was no further U.s. for ,ampcrius
with their 90, 3 fences and they took zap ilwir
true principles. Again, II does strike as that
the fear exhibited OF loosing ground by retain.
ing Wings in Office j. but a criteosiion OF Nj
Calhoun's remark ihst the loco iuc3 party wa,
held together b, ihc cohesive powered pub.
hc phmder." We have NJ do1bt beat both
gentlemen were right ia their estimates Of Ire
honesty Of their party.
The steamer Belmont, lam Pittsburgh aud
Wheeling Pocket has been purchased h.
Messrs. Smith and wilkins TO run betwccn
st Louis and Darlington.
IL would do apy one good Except oar friend
oi The Wheeling Times,) to ~-e the passengers
and tarnlas1i1e ,ls arrive at ousotsy 10y me
MACK w ateT Daygsiieu- -PaffS. J0Hr.
Well. yol nsei not mind Va. We are do.
ing well enough now. We had TO wait ,hree
hours yesterday foT a day man to haul d load
@f shingles 10 our new Office. they were oil 50
eosy At the p-lng, hauling up and down
freight ratitat ia your pip.
LOUISVILLE AND PORTLAND CANAL
We have received. says ,hr NetronsI Intel
ieeDcrT, a cops OF tn Twenty FIRST Annual
RcPor, OF n President aut Director. Of the
Louisville AMI Portlanl Canal C,Ap.ny lo,
the year 1873. Not having space Tor the
whole document We have compiled the fol.
lowing abstract, which col,aius oil that an
pears 20 US to b. % interest to our reade.
generally:
NApPesr ~ that thrTe was cash I'm
tho Treasury, Jan. /, las. sJl3 loo -
That tltsre was rccryved los tolls
IN 80 lbs. 29l II