Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-09-16

the city OF New Eofb. j. wjN rot effect iae
result ia The great Empire State. Taylor con
scarcely ail 40 getting tHel So votes OF New
York bv u plurality oi 10000 votes, let The
CITY oi New Yoik ~ Fs # ma'.
And uhin. bow wifi She CO. The Loc1i'-
COS hsr- have been SO astounded q the siN'e
IN ,,h. o 'he Cl-@ party lis ben sIegll3cd
ZAP 10 Vermont. that they begin 60 lose ail
hopes C cauying OHIO. Ii wuld be very
pretty hn,urs. Indeed tor The Wings OF Ono
10 60 ,tJojght and vote lor Van Buren, in sui
Gcient numbers 20 give tie State 20 Cas-, jast
because The Washington Union, the Cincln-
natl Enquirer. the Columbus Statesman ant
other Locoioco papers have b'asted thai they
would do sol The Wings OF Ohio are not
exactly The men, when they have the State
to gise it away TO the Sassiifs, just TO please
the editors OF the Locofoco journals alluded
To,
And why is that the L1colocos have been
alt along couiending that Ohio would gn Ter
Cass? What has he done for Ohio that She
should give up Ter wings principles and her
wing majortv to go for hm2 j. il because he
did not break his sword Of huli's surrender
bat submissiycly marched six miles to give
himself up! Col Mcdonald, Of Ohio. who
was with him at the time. states that Cass lid
not break amy sword. but did 60 forward and
yi-A himsrta prisnuerl
The friends OF Gen Clss getting sick Of
the sword business rs well as the extra allow
suce- and ihe book in praise Of hing and a
Court have been hatPlng at great rate upon
jhe declaration that their candidate Was me
hero Of the skirmish al AJAX Csnards--ihat
che won the first battle anl victory OF the war
OF 1912" Now they had better not have stir
red this matter. A sp1ndence, on the
subject of that battle, las been had between
J. A. Tnnble. Esq. O! ONO, the son OF lie
late Col. Tumhle and John Fisher. Esq. Of
Cedar Mill, Ohio, aud oil and highly esteem
I'll citizen, hich sheds some light upoSYlew-
il Cass's herJism al the "mtile OF AK Ca
nards" Mr.. Irimbes letter, transmitting
lhe statement OF Mr.. Fisher, commences as
follows
HlLISB0RO Aug. p. 1913.
DEAR SIR: The enclosed letter from an old
and esteemed friend. who participated in the
honors, and shared the alieues herIships and
Limitations OF the campaign Of 1872, will
speak Tor itself.
From, Mr.. Fishers statement, which is dat
ell Cellar Mill. Aug. Z. 1913, make the
subjoined extract:
During the night The British had placed
masked battery. with one gun on each side of
the bridge, and before we lad fairly got INTO
er3ar they opened q spirited fire o! grape apd
canister shot, directed at our artillery which
was returned with such interest that eyenttl-
ally The British guns We're sienced bat not
before a scene took place that beggars descrip-
tiou and, to give correct description of il,
acknowledge / am inadequate for such
task.
will confess. placed as was very near
The artillery; where the shot rainsd pretty
thick. expelirHeed but few OF the sensations
Of a ballroom, nor was the music quite as "a
greeable as the music drawn from VIOLIN
What were The feelings Of Colonel Cass and
Major Irmble, nearly in The same range with
myself, know not, but do know their ac-
tons were different.
il could not be expected, under such cir
cumsiances. that would not occasionally
glance at the bridge where tue danger cane
from. From such glauees. my attention Was
suddenly drawn TO d confused roise in the q
regiment, Through the smoke of our gun,
(Which did not wait long to load and fire
never before believed it possible for one Gun
10 fire IN such quick suceession,) discovered
Cas- and his regiment IN rapid retreat. My
next glance turned TO HE first regiment, 10
ascertain ii might run out of that hotted
tool hui tbere sat Major Tfinhie ga his horse
as much a. TO say we-ll aae it out, tun who
wllI-Colonel Macarthur DITTO The regi
meat slandlngas though they expected to be
tile next target after the British Battery had
disposed oil our artillery. Lieutenant Patter-
son, and perhaps halt a dozen OF our com
Pohy, were all that accompanied The retreat
lug heroes.
This brought me back 10 my feelings. as |
discovered by the Majors signal. at once, the
commend OF the company devolved on me
Tor That day; aud my ambition was OF that
KIND That would sooner risk the British
grape and canister than the lust displeasure
oil Col. Macarthur and Major rrimbe.
Whether il was ozcing to the Aotter of the
coIors OF the n regiment or the confusion OF
their officers aud men in trial Of speed be-
tween horse and foot Of who would be the
Inst out OF range of grape shot, or whether
he horses OF the ammanition wagon were
alsgusIed a. the apparent want OF discipline
oil Casss regiment, / know not; but | do
KNOW, the horses took the ammunition wa
gon, with as much speed as jadcd horses well
could, directly Tor the bridge, With the
speed OF an arrow from bow, Major VIM. A.
lHmhle sunk his spurs to their rowels III the
noble animal he rode. and much quicker than
i'"h "Ii'e II, overlook lhe communism wa
son nearly at the bridge, Immediately in the
range oil the two batteries, caught by the
rem, and continued the race by taking cir
cut down the river, in circle, till he bought
them up TO where they started from
Now the question arises, eau this state
ment be correct? II so, who ought to, who
wall vote Tor Lewis Cass, in Ohio or any
where else? II not true let other surviving
actors In the Aux Canards affair step forward
and say so! II Cass ran well then, he can
not run well now. that's all