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

IA TIE Argus ug yesterday. arc two cotumu
nioetious, perhaps from the same prolific pen.
cue over The cndesnng arpelianon Of u
'ThomI~n Voter, aud the other OF a
Friend 20 Whoolisg," which deserve a fur
,hcr noiicc "a Friend to Wheeling NO,
being oeic 60 .nswcf ot gainNay our logic ia
The Times ~ the 10Th, fcsrs IL may defeat Col.
Thompson. ltiust sentiments and a true re-.
gsrd To our ia,crcsts aud ou principles will
defeat Thompson. there il M doubt of his
defeat. Are " e not all interested in this local
question alluded to- Have no, the Wings
here taken car, al al iives, to bring on, or
support no man who was not with Us on tins
question: Is not such tlsc case with Col.
faniott' Hasany oae obyct-d to Thompson
that his local interest was the same with ours
Have We not oil, democrats sui wings. the
safnc focal iaisres's, then should not both
parties see tha, thrir Candidates were with
us IA our local questions, But suppose
the majority Of the Legislature, a. was the
,ase s'ew years ego ina the lower House, was
Wing. would /, be right to ask democrats, on
That soigfe grouad. TO vote for Wings, when
their candidate was equally with our candidate
in isVor of our local question: Ademocniic
Legislature has heretofore sustained us in our
local controversy, aud w~hy?-jus, because We
had rtghf and justice with ms. We do not
believe a Virginia Legislature has. OF ever
WIN, in a local Controversy, b. guilty of deci-
ding the os khot way. according as ihe politics
q the pcspl, immedi0f1y eoncerRed aayAap
3'tn 10 %. We have suficien, confhicacc in
the dccsocracy OF N,rgiuns, 10 bciierc. that
had wheeling been = democratic to" a iastesd
OF Ntag oac. i, would have Jared ao better
than % has doae, aud nc furihes declare oa
ou' eonscienoc, dat we believe, that uaile
we dcribt not a NiIginia Legislature aould
b. pleas ~ 10 sce w converted 10 ttseir nav OF
thwa'ng, yet they uovIl oaly despi>e aud
scofn IA nase. thus TO sec IA voting against
our pT'so Plce, merely TO propitiate their good
wall tstt'e meu aud narrow miads Sesor, to
Bach r~-eoi'ces togdin their ends. bu, extended
and liberal unnd, Revos do. lu such ca,-s
what ~ honest and high zinded is wisc, and
the prcns Is the hashr al folly. And we
know oetnsg vttos sc,t1 illustrates the
character snd order of Jhompsou's MAD and
morals ihen TIE ,rty ,.c~ Ok the question we
nfe hire committing. Mean Aad nauow in
his views himself. lac tiinks others are 90
Such men are never fit Ia b. entrusted with
The manageren a large ,stteste.
The Argus ssys. "Eiect Col. Fausoe-tske
now the scpave~is, disttict out OF the hsnj, Of
the Democrats, snd what raau hec ~ouh go
before a denfocta,ie Legislature and ak th.a,
10 sa.la'n thls dli.." We tcpiy. ,k.s 1,is j.
al gsn,"on-tlra. o~-hise csa b. ssote ia.
seoous on unrouid han CHS Kind Of arguwes,
ihs distdc all oeSresc - . wlsg distract
Clay had ove' rotk a majority "A p, ,a,,.
ana WI q p-mocfaiic Lsals latss, ~ spvr,o
democrat 90 the district ,cfuse e, ,sre ~, W.,
Just righ,si scc-osc ve essess,- IA -si,,a,,
our msJofify' Hso-thch -Se,..,s NO
more Democracy aud honesty aud l-gh mind.
ed Tan''meHt src $50 more In %fsslior Rw
away with oil such argumsut. snd away uits
is abet'csN The pcoplc. deinocrst ADD
Whsg, scors al rnch s.iTs
fhit these writers viii hetctt tbs, 11o,,
son - q ma" 81 ssr~1io' qsalrhoauon, 20 Col
raTt'o" w jeay a. We "a, he has mn, .
n'1e % FeT'o't sensc, sad tsst ,os e,,,,
lFacueAi purpe- Mr. r Is sfcau, his .,,,,,
"' Fnf"oi' = no, obi, hs ,upenos. ba, -
i'ct iof "so'uiees~ spd iaaucnoe be- hs. few
o4"'''s and Tho, tr she -e'y plain ,,s an
u'a' Ne - SIS md ~fsuacn,. literal and en-
hEh'encd SID mad. css,1eoss. useial and lu,,
20 his iaie'oourso Nth Ell. With b,w ,b.,c
800 aiiahne-s no o'aiigpiiy. No uncbss,ep
90 s"e tor no n~suO~ncss, aud no li,t.
ne~' !" MAJ his purposes spi 10 destroy IN,
'"hoe'ce "iih iie bb~'sl and 'bc just.
To TIE ARGUS. THOMPSON. A.,