Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-04-14
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We avoid, as much a. possible, mingliul
ourselves with the controversies which Col.
Thompson has been carrying on egainst a large
wing Of his party in this city. and pa PARTICULARLY
against Mr.. Clemens. MANY of the grounds oi
dispute are matters which in no manner COZ.
Germ us or the Wing rerty, ami prudence for
bids US TO intcrposc in q family quarrel. An
other consideration also renders ms less in
clined than we a, FIRST felt 10 give our rradcrs
an outline of The speech 81 Mr.. Clemens, de
liveed last Thursday evening. at the CITY
Hall. Our utmost stretch of political or per
sons dislike fof the character OF Col. Thomp.
son, can scarcely SO steel or heart against
hun, that we would willinsly lay befor: the
public eye that portrait which Mr. Clcmrns
traced rom the rroonls OF his past lite. The
truth OF the portrait cannot be doubtcd-ius
dcplomble dciormity perhaps canno, b. die.
senbIcd-but pity Tor a man who l. forever
e,tinguishcd by the publication of his own
history ]inclincs even political opposition To
wish that this history were untrue, or, bcing
true, had not bccu wuttcu.
But our duty 10 the people OF this senate
Iial district requires us TO notice one portion
Of Col. Thompson. history, which, having
now been brough, TO ligh, by a mcmbct ofhis
" party, becomes a matter Of thc highest
interests at this j%unciur. II this, like somany
Other faults in has past cancer, had still 80
manned concealed OK forgotten, We sliould have
held ourselves blamsble, pcrbop.. II we had
first made il public, although il j. certainly
better dat il should be known now thsn that,
IT should have been dragged forth after the
people OF this district might have committed
sn important Office 80 bis hands.
Those Of our readers who hcarl the rec
ords read by Mr.. Clemens viii have proba
bly, guessed that we aliudc to lhe Grafton de-
livercd 10y G.orge w. Thompson, ia Belmont
county, Ohio, GA ,he 5th OF July, ls2o. In
this address he rciencd 10 an insurecuon of
slaves which bod recently taken plsce. 1--WE
believe M louisiana with circumstance OF
Outrage and murlcr aud arson, either actuall,
committed OF fully planned. The slaves how.
ever bad been punished aud the instruction
quelled. The phfa-. OF eulog, IN which Mr.
Thompson mentioned the blacks. the s~,ti.f,c.
ton with which be described tb.if prsuan.
lions Tor crime. aud the lefyor with which hr
declared that they only required success tn
cover them with gIpD-all uit~c things must
BE- ifcsi M The recollection Of q multitude of
people who beard a portion OF ihe address
read. il would b. culp8bIc aGc,.stiuu INNS
To omit a public mention Of them when tb.,
are already public. We restrain our,elves
however from expressing The adherence and
detesiaiion IA which wc hold such .niimenf.
or The man who alta mature sse. and ina well
considered Grafton could express them. The
southampton instruction in our own sat,
1ada a eulogy In ihc Language appli.dh, &c,
W Thompson 30 another ani .ip,l,, .r.r.
OF crime. Boz our purposes i, uot, to cop,,,,,,
on such sentiments. We viii not ,nl.s,n
10 stiT the angry passions oi our r,ii,.u. HY,
we leti bound 10 submit to tbe esulJr,u.,.
Grafton @. thc ,oiers Of th.. 5i.fnc; Vt.,b.,
% - not absolute folly Go s-nd d man IN Ri.l-
moud as their S-uetor sgsin,t whom su,b =
matter Ietn1ius ~ record. IL h. impossible
to keep tbc people ~ Virginia in ianomnce Of
these thing now ihst they arc known 10 +.
many. u thIs msu should b. your senator
Ie'io" citizens, those 0ho msy happen to op.
poe your interests will b. quick TO bring lot
"am This ecofs spiinst him What thr,
VII h Tie resoll7 VIII De- b. = NJ and nc.
'e"' ch.iorion OF your rights and your inter.
'a'' WIZ hc in short. b. tolerated in she
ISL" iaH 81 u, State 80 e,ca the western
~ reeve 'heae questions So ,ouf calm con.
sidcmuon.