Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-04-16


Ma. wH,EroS-Can YOU no, procure snd
publish a copy OF the incendiary Grafton OF
Thompson, delivered in ISIS. He denies
that his language or sentiments were incendi.
AIRY. and to prouc that he Is nosc an aholitioa
ist. tells Va hc he's black hoy. Bsiiy. Let
ms See the document. Truth Is what we ask.
TRUTH.
At me- little Inconvenience we have procu
ocd a file OF the National Historian. pub
lished at 81. Cleirs,illc ia is2S. which may
bc examined q, our office to-day or Ia. morrow.
by auy ouc who chousrs. IN that paper of
July l2, ls2S. We dnd an ota,ion delivered
by George w. Thompson. Esq at ST. Clairs-
Vile on the iih oi that month .fana which We
make the following extract, i, being all ofthc
address, which relates to that subject. We
do not saythat~ Ihompsoa is sa a~bolitionist-
VIC knew, before W. saw thc settlement, in the
Argus, tia, he was a savchollef; hut we do
say that a fair and legitimate inference from
the whole circumstance l.. that Thompson is
a man OF marrow mind wholly destitute of
principle. Ia Ohio. he was where the people
had Az avet,'on 10 slavery. Tie thought they
would delight la the picture oi the blacks
numbering the whites, avisling tlc women.
and sscking aud burning the city. Tho PEG.
pie had no confidence ia him. lie comes TO
Virginia snd tufus Shareholder.
We are free, we stand discnthslled among
naiions our country iss home Tor the ou,cast.
a resting place Tor Tie weary, aud IA each hos.
pitable cottage - spread the couch Tor the
wanderer from the lar oil land. But do we
extend To all the same privileges and enjoy.
nents that We possess , is our country. The
reputed asylum of the oppressed7' 1 ash Is
she in all her borders free from the slavrung
aud polluted tootstep oi bondage Africa
III is,ed and degraded Africa thou brst can
answer. Where is thy royal Warrior who
went forth 10 battle against the enemies of
his land IL who was a Prince and a sol
dler al home, has been a slave at Natchcz. and
has lcgiiamate offspring, now till The ground
and SOW the Seed, bat an aVariCious msslrr
reps the harvest. But WIS indiviiualizc
when millions are affixed to the soil anl pas
IN traffic aud exchange The time &, coming
when they will and must b. free. The same
physical and moral causss will combine To-
release them. that led the I~sracli,r froan his
bondage, The samc that iinpcllcd the Helois TO
ne ou their masters la the hour Of iestiyity.
The same that stirred up the tumultuuua slaves
81 Rome, though tii-s- two LAST only took up
aims 10 be Quellei-only fought for their free.
dom to h. doomed to- su indtscnminate
slaughter. The slaves oi the United States
mus and will b. FREE example is con,a.
2ions, and already we see the workings OF the
feelings Which SONS day must break forth
we sec the deep and sullcn undulaiion of the
human passions like the heavy ground swell
Of some ocean. troubled from the fsttherest
ieeps, which ere long must burai into the
mountain wave. aud which can only suhelde
10 the heal,htnl wavings OF a tree aud popular
e-oveSnsient or settle down into the calm OF a
sat- nrcse rigid iyusany. Example IL conta
e'ous-Hsyu s,is'alns a iree and popular gov.
%ernssest, and | have stood ON the spot where
The insurgents among the slaves OF our own
%oouniry had met in deep midnight when all
was ssN aud voioelesS, where the implement,
Oh hashsndTy were collected together 20 h.
made The weapons of death, wherc The M.
ltshted torch was really alta moment's VAN
ing io be bred, and lis kindiing flames applied
to the proud domcs OF the devoted cit, while
she rested la false sccunty-Silence WAS IN al
her halls aud slumbcT ia all her chsmb,u
But you have heard the deep toll of ibe ,,.,n
'ng bell and the thrilling voice of tie ~ sihm,n
wien he has aroused YOU from your dreams
oi peace with toe cry of dfc So can. ~.
alarm Then was heard the rush, the curse OF.
sturdy manhood and The Wild cry of the fear
'ui woman then came The waving of -pl,un.s
snd the heavy tramp OF armed =oldiery' m,
insurgents were diSpeTsed.-the fowl. of ,bo
an have ied on their pultiIated bodIies. AMI
'heif bones are still bleaching OF the cross
WAYS and IN the open Geld the SANE breeze
uani iousrd out ilI- Gorgeous folds of our ban.
ace aid Hugs the sonnd ri oar martial mos;r
~ HE glad sunlight, sNeepS over IA. sn,,
who're those noble Blacks who died ,be d,o's
death though wouhy ole better fsfe sice, =,
ihcif unTtEaficd inisHy. theg who oul, Nan.
trd sutCehs t0 cTuwg them wifh,plofv Th,t,l
blood VII cal Tor vcag,amte--s dsy n ma,
act b. isf on, l. coming when a st.m sn5
l,'nou'o power viii assume ihe sword and
IN" balance and
Feeble hc-H
u tel fisc that ne biopl Of nphlc M,
Ihrs pour d ior faith AMI freedom bsfh, time
Nhi'h tom The night ofages. from Inc enid
Videnihshil burst and mske iis huh sno..t
sound uutc earth au heaven.
~ 'fmrcisnce m.rfinc held ~ " =
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- h' Ne Rev Wesley K,nuc, suI q sol
~usniuAusiy.
Rtsoirsi T. That Dee thanh. NJ On. n..l.
81 IemPtfaoce m thi, ,iiy uii ,i,,ui,,
drc aud arc bcrrby rcsprtGul, rendered T..
orr trend all bsUlhes THOMAS GAuII
ha' les able and su,cessiul sa,ofsey NJ ~,
caus' during hs sisy sup1na us in fbi.. te
place Of bis nativity.
hso'r,sa ~, we h~srily. mcr, hcsrG
y opi"nfnd hln 60 he Mind at'cut,on nj ibc
inends 81 ~TemIeuaee wherever ~ the e,r, !.
= h- 'm'"s De- STAY have 'ime and opp,r
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