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Washington telegraph., 1848-06-21
UP H0lsTsRy ARTICLES,
NO. 20 CAMP STREET.
Stn.oglrau

wv -o NAnhf eEREET,
Sth.orltan
VIE subscriber has on hand a larpe and zen
sfai asEnfiueni Of almost every Atfitle an
the Upholstery way, which. on seeouni of the
ndVaheed state Of thu season he aisfs at y.ry low
pners. Among the Goods on hand. he would
enumetais
CURTAIN Sruffs:
SIX, wefsled. aud cotton Daiaasks. tFr,ssi and
Eagli4a
bobne, aud muslin white cuf,ains:
PLAN aud figured muslins. SC.
coRNlcE, POLES. BANDS. &c:
Wooden hrass, and velvet tofnic.;
brass aud wooden poles.
tulip" "aeom," "polks." "afn,," ant variety
Of other curtain banda and pms -
TRANSPARENT WiNDoW.SHADE
The stock Of Ibis urirlr Is ns iall. and Of 4
HANDSOME patterns. "a can be fouad any where
among which. afe Sculpture, Chiaese, and olh.
'rcncs, large Gothic., &c
hl'SQulrO BARS AND MEETINGS.
Engsh hobne'i, masil. liDen musqaiiO bars and
ne'lines III efea, variety asd qus1li,y. ....
FEATHERS. CuRLED HAIR. &c:
Feathers IA lots Of from pound 10 100 pounds:
ANA eurled hair Of various qualities.
Together with lnalIinR. oil cloth, caiJrls. rugs,
mats table oil cloths. wal pspeh "a lar,e and
handsome ssspftIusn,.l cords and lasels. ffin-ea.
glmps' iife'boafd papers; esl,as, wors,cd, linen.
aud s's boTdsfings and bindings hlif.uloih win.
dow papsr, ready made hair ol iusSs mattresses,
bed furniture, Nc, Sc.
J., ,Ialyahiied spnng mattresses made 10 order,
aud Upholstery work executed with dsspaioh.
JOSEPH EIfER.
may 1922
Washington telegraph., 1848-06-21
WALL PAPERS,

= VIE advertiser has alwa,. oa hand a well
i assonsd stock of
FRENCH PAPER-HiNGIyGS.
with ,uiisble BoEpgRIAcs ior eueh--amon, which
arc
Gold and Velvet Papers and Borders.
Gold Papers and BofdeR;
aerne lapsTs, double and single Width:
Bed Top pipers aud Border, do.
Satin, unssled aud Common P4p-r,
Window Paper. feet wiss,
Figured serren Psp-n and Bordrn; .rH
which lie = selling as low as FrsueA Pap,is can
be sold IN New Orleans lie has siso AMgRlo,S
FArLHs, which he oilers louT than they can 30
purchased elsewhere,
Call n-lesfn prices, and buy il they suit YOU;
Il not, there Is "uolhing charged Tor SHOW. %
ITPap'fs hung TO order, and warfant~dt 10 ,fjsk
JOSEPH EfTER, 2U Camp II
may 1922
Washington telegraph., 1848-06-21
GAMBLING IN FOUR SCENES
SCENE FIRST

SCENE FIRST
A genIeol coffee house, whose human
serene conceals line OF efenndier bottles.
aud hides respectable bushes from imper,
t!nent eyes, There Is quiet little room
opening out Of the bar, and here sit four
lovial youths, The cards are out the
wines are in The fourth is a reluctant
hand. he does not love the drink nor ap.
prove the game. He anticipates aud
fears the result oil both. Why is he here
lie Is wholo.souled fellow, and is afraid
10 seem ashamed OF any fashionable gaieiy.
lie will sip has wine upon the mpoIluni.
ty oi friend newly came to Town, and Is
too polite to spoil thai friends pleasure,
BY refusing u part IN the game They SIT,
shuttle, deal, the night Wears on. the clock
telling no tales Of passing hours the pru.
DENT liquor fend has made it safely dumb.
The night Is getting cold, is dark ar
grows iresher, the east is gTey; the gu.
ming and drinking and hilarious laughter
are ofer, and the youths vending homa-
ward. What says conscience! No mat.
ter what it says, they did not hear aud
We Will not Whatever was said, il was
very shortly answered thus. This has
not been gambling. all were gentlemen
there was no cheating. simply a conviyial
evening, No stakes, except the bills in.
eident to the entertainment llauy uody
blames young man ioT little innocent
exhilefatlon on special occasion. he Is 4
supersiillous old blgol let him oroak. -
such garnlshed game is msde to justify
the whole round Of gambling Let Us
then look at
Washington telegraph., 1848-06-21

| FROM tile earnest houf llfthe morning TILL
late at night, the Streets offices, and ware
houses OF the large cities are lhFongcd by
men OF all trades and professions, each fol-
lowing his profession, each following his
vocation Ike a pcypetaam aobite, as II he
never dreamt OF cessation from labor or
the possibility OF becoming iatigued Ii
lounget should happen To be parading
the street, he would be sure to be lostled
oil the sidewalk or to be pushed in every
direction, until he kept time with the rest.
Should he meet a friend, he will only talk
to him ON business. on change, he will
only hear hun on buSiReSS, and, If hr r..
tire to SOME house OF entertainment, he
viii ugaln be entertained with business.
Wherever he goes, the hum aud hustle OF
business Will follow HIM. aud when he II.
nally sis down 10 his dinner. hoping, there
at least. 10 find an hour OF fesl. ha will
diScovefto his sorrow, that the Americans
treat thu Is Il business too, and dispatch
il IA less time than he Is able to stretch his
limbs under the mahogany. In q worry
few minutes the clang OF silver and steel
will euasr. anl he will be lei, TO his soli.
lay reflections, while the rest are about
their business. In the evenings. II he
have no friends or acqainlahccs, none
will iHlrada on his retirement. tor the
people arr either at home with their fam.
iies, ar preparing for the basiaesS OF the
next day. Whoever goes to the United
States Tor the purpose OF settling there,
must resolve in his mind 10 find pleasure
in business, and business in pleasure or
he vii be disappointed, aud wish himself
back 10 the social idlcness Of Europe. -
Nor can any one travel IN the United
States, without making Il basHesS OF it
The habit OF posting beng unknown, he
IS Obliged 10 travel in company with the
large caravans which are daily starting
from, and arriving al, all the large cities,
under convoy oi n thousand putting and
riankius engines, where all thoughts oi
pleasure are speedily converted mo sober
/ reflections on the safety OF property and
persons. lie must resign the qualification
ui his own individual tastes 10 the wishes
Of the majority who are travelling on has.
iHcsS, and with whom speed Is infinitely
more important lhaH all that contributes
To pleasure. Neither i.ihis hurry OF bus.
mess confined to the lafen cities, or the
method OF travelling; II communicates
itself to every village aud hamlel, and "a,
tends 10 aud prneImtcs the western for
csls. Town aud country rival with each
other in the eagemcss OF industrious pur
suits. Machine, arc invented, new line,
of communication established. and the
depths oi the sea explored, To afford scope
To the spirit ol enterprise, aud it isas II all
America were hut one gigantic workshop
! over the entrance OF which there 4, the
blazing Inscription, No admuiaarc hen
ctnpt an business. q ruRls imcTieanS
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-10-19

The Pennsylvania election.
But tins victory is mainly due. not to gov
ernor Johnston, nor TO Gen. TAYLOR, nor 10
any man whatever. More than all else. II IL
the doing Of the artifcers aud handy workers
OF the State, who feel deep interest ~ the
Protection of their Labor. The tornado has
not been telt every where alike; its main
strength is evincsd in The regions underiaid
with Coal and Iron. Schuykil, the focus oil
Anthracite. is the focus, also. os the revolu-
ton. While the Ssnguinr calculations bas-
Ell ON Arkansas aud Iowa, Missouri. and even
Georgia, Bucna Vista, and 'Old Whitley,
have prove delusive, the calm intelligence
and keen sagacity Of the colliers OF Pousvilie,
thu iron workers of Luzerne, the wea,ers
of Msuavuuk and Nofrstown, have settled
the great question. The States, to gain
which Gen. lay Tor was nominated, have not
YET evinced any very grateiul sense OF The
condensation; while PENNSYLVANIA and Ono
the former hardly consulted, aud the latter
duiugiy deiied, 10 makugu candidate, have
done the business We gain no u. SEN
aJor where we 6sbed so ventnrously for them,
" gain two here, because the Peoples pm
cipirs and interests impe them TO act with
the Wing party. There are IN these. results
lessons lor politicians which, rightly read, viii
teach Them TO know thi, people beucr aud re-
spect them mere deeply. We shsll recur 10
the subject hereafter, aud discuss 1t with eH-
tire freedom. Meanlime, since 1t Is sbso-
luiely certain that tie Wings have large
majority OF The Members Of Congress. morally
certain that they have both branches OF the
Legislature, aud highly probable that they
have carried the Governor and Canal Com
missioner certain, at the worst, that these
can only be defeated by very meagre MAORI
ty, which cdnrot stop the swelling TIDE Of
popular sentiment which is now rushing on
to o change Of men and measures in the Ma
lonal Councils. let US raise one united shout
Tor redeemed Pennsylvania and her chasiise-
ment OF the k4ne Letter swindIers OF AZ
She hsr marked them now; she will fully set
tie with them oil the first Tuesday OF Nov
ember.-N l. Tribune.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-10-19
FLORIDA ELECTION.

The newspaper returns from Florida, re-.
ceived by the Southern mail, show large
Wing gains in Mariana, Leon, and else
where. West Florida and Eadsden county
have given Cabell "a majority of 800 and up
wards" which is gain Of over 200
"Leon.-For Governor: Brown. 1877; Bal:
lev, 277. For Congress: Cabell, 1896; Duval.
309. Cabell's majority las! year, 50. Legisls.
turs, all Wings elected
A letter from Tallahassee to wing paper,
gives the above returns, and adds:
"Gadsden county last year sent Democrats
to our General seniby-.hls year none.
We eau now afford to lose one Wing county,
and then have majority on joint ballot; II
we do not lose any, land we have all assur-
ances OF gain,) We will have IL majority
on joint ballot, thereby securing | Wing
United States Senator, a State Judges aud 9TH
er State officers. Cabeli's (Whig) majority
over Dewai, (Dem.) will be 500 in the State;
Browns Wing majority over Baily (Dem.)
1000"
The Charleston Courier. OF Wednesday last.
gives the following, which it states is obtain
ed from an authentic source:
sin Florida it is said that the Wing vote
was n increased one over that OF last year,
and that Cabell, Wing, will be elected b.
some 500 majority. The majority for the
Wing candidate for Governor, Brown would
be about ,o00--and the same party would
have majority in both houses OF the l,egis-
lature."
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-10-19
OREGON NEWS.

Papers and letters from Oregon city to The
4,h OF April have been received by the New
York Commercial The Intelligence in man,
particulars in the same as weI,ave had before
| Major Lee has been appointed colonel in
:, the place oi the late Colonel Gillian. Chilled
! il will be remembered some time ago BY ac
! cident, Just after d successful action with the
| Indians, )and now commands the little amy
OF the territory, which appears to have suffer
ed terrible hardships and pfiydtions on the
Indian trail and on its running fights with tie
savuges.
The intelligence Of this battle and Of the
death oil the colonel produced great excite
ment in the settlements. Gov. Aberuethy
imm. diately issued defamation in an ex-
ira OF the Spectator, dated Apl'3d, cal.
| ling for three new companies To enlist
! for s months, urging the people 10 as
sist them an all outfit. &c.
! In the Indian war the submission Of the
Nez Perces and Waiia Wslla Indians, leaving
the Cayuse tribe alone in hostility 20 the
whites, has been mentioned. The comnis-
sioners had, however, effected this submis
sion in February, and the fight above alluded
to did not take place iii 23d March.
The regiment Outrageous recently dispatch
ed TO Oregon will arrive out in season to rem
der valuable services.
Hostlities, it was hoped, would be confin-
ed 10 the upper country.
| The Spectator demonstrates against acts OF
retaliation upon neighboring Indian tribes, for
outrsges committed BY them The dwelling
house and goods OF the chei OF The Moaslas
had been burned By some OF the whites ia re-
venge for d small thelt committed upon the
settles; and several ol the Cahpooias had been
severely whipped Tor stealing cattle. Tn
Spectator urges the duty of caution aud for
bearance in the present alarming state OF the
relations with the natives.
Accounts from the camp represent the men
| 10 be in a very desutu3e condition some al
most without clothing and many without
| horses. The term oi enlistment OF some was
d bout TO expire. There was very little am
| muniion and no bread. Some OF The volun
eers had also learned that their farms had
been taken possession OF by unprincipled TEL
lows, who had sta ed al home imslead-o join
ing in the common defence. Indeed lh- dis
banding OF the army appeared 10 be inevitable
although many friendly Indians had offered 10
Join the whites against the Capuses, and
would no donbt have done 80, had there been
means to encourage them
The Spectator, ot the 81 had the following:
"Gentlemen OF The hudson's Bay Company
! in rescuing The unfortunate PRISONERS IRON the
indians, performed an act worthy OF eternal
gratitude, the expense ol which we hope " i'll
some day be cancelled. Very much of the
ready means OF the country Is IN the hands OF
| British subjects. Will not they render lar JheI
assistance IN the present Crislsl'
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-10-19
WIG PLATFORM.

rsc,blican government. IN ~hen W.
.et 49,. of The people shall pas laws
Ieplesnim II the win Of him who happens 20
ta pr.sidont we believing that 'he wno"
- a,a hotter capable OF governine 'ne'"'
80 han i one man OF governing 'uem.
Tn administration Of all The affairs .,
-, a. they were administered oy "as
80, jefferson aud Madison, Tor the e'ea''
est good OF the people h;,h
Hruesty al men aud purpose IN al h'sn
stations as well as low.
go,baarsnce from The conquest Oh ioI.,s"
- a, enleavors TO extend our pow
&c nqtioo beyond It's present vast oo"o'
daries. ., x ;n,e,caur.e
with foreign nations ana ne"''a..y rasrsr,.
fairs. that while we make our cou"o.
cd abroad We may max. II Inc Pe:s' ~
Inn for the Oppressed oil o'hef "soo"s
Liberty OF free expression OF oFi.'o"
,mopg all men, 50 that the ofilce,s ="
mi while they shall be required 70 aischa,e'
,he;y duties faithfully and prompuy 10 'l'e"e.
nartr,e3t and the people by w.neh M y ~
Maid they shall be allowed to diner WIZ, ~.
executive in measures OF government "'''o"'
fear of removal. =, oox.u.
Ths economical administration oil govern
ment-the payment OF salaries Oh. ~ 80 a's.
md the prompt payment oil the ha'io'.a' ~.
The protection Of our domesuc industry
and the money OF The country against 'tie pau
her labor and oppressive miilionaiies o' Hs'
rope. r. lakes ..d
barhors. and the general protection Oh '"e
commerce of the country.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-10-19
Making


/ Now we should be pleased to know what
public services Mr. Richie and MIR ileiss have
rendered the country, TO entitle them TO EX-
ecutive and Legislative iavtrs. that have en-
sbed them to become DEALERS IN GOLD
| MINES from the emoluneuts Of some two
or three years public printing, in spite OF The
annual thousands they have squandered in
magnificent living And with what face can
these men assail Gen. Taylor fofthe receipt OF
| the hard earned, richly merited, and comperi-
| lively humble emoluments OF an American
othcer'
Yes, Mr.. Richie. for sitting in his magnif-
| cent apartments, taking bis daily ride 70 the
Capitol in bis own carriage, with his own
equipage, lounging on the Senate settees in his
well brushed, brass buttuned coat, white vest
and unsoiled white kid gloves, Ga fresh turn
out every day. figuring about and dancing
himself of his legs at The splendid assemblies
al Jackson Hall, and al the magnificent .nter-
,ainment OF the Head. of Department aud the
Foreign Misunderstanding al the luxurious
dinneTs of the French, English, and Russian
Ambassadors for running this round OF rank
through elegant dissipation, and writing an
occasional paragraph tau3atory ef MIR. Poik ia
the columns OF The Union, This Thomas Richie,
in single Congress, fingered some ST., 465
50 the oil the peoples money.
During the same period al lime, one old
Zachary Taylor was winning immortal hnnois
BY his splendid achievements in the service OF
his country. Under the burning suns aud
presidential moonlight OF Mexico. he was bear
! Ing our flag in triumph through the veteran
! l-gions OF Arista, planting il ON the towers OF
| Monterey and the ridges OF Buena Vista
sharing all the while the tolls, the prlvations.
4 4 . = g.. l. y a
| ly dispensing. with a handful OF raw recruits,
! the disciplined and concentered hosts OF Santa
| Anna. Aud all this, the sleak an pampered
miniou OF official patronage, iatteniug on
| $277 ASS, thinks overpald by the en- llument
Of Major Genera!
Let us see how the accounts stand:
Ritchie & ileiss, S277, loS 90
Zachary Taylor 749i 80
| Both paid out OF The public Treasuryl We
have not heard that Gen. Taylor makes any
| complaint because the official printers have
become the. proprietors OF gold mines, from
their immense emoiumenIs. Wills, he had
been receiving just enough for supporting the
ordinary expenses Of his rank aud an establish
men, for his family. But Mr.. Ritchie does
complain OF General Faytors pay, and abus s
! him every day in the Union because he re
ceiyes the emoiuments Of Ma Jor General to
the amount. horses aud travelling expenses
| included, OF 81 I93.
is Mr. Riehe such simpleton as not to
see that no man Can read bis abuses OF Geuer-
al Taylor, Tor receiving SEVEN THOUSAND THREE
HUNDRED AND NINETY FIVE DOLLARS NINETY
CENTS, without thinking of Mr.. Heiss' GOLD
MINES, and good MIR Rltchie's TWO HUN
| DRIED AND SEVENTY SEVEN THOU
SAND FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY
ElG HT DOLLARS AND ElGHTY-TN 0
| CENTS9
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-10-19
THE wlLEs OF THE ENEMY.

To the ways o. Fcnnsytodhid-ihe N.
Y. Express states that the sum OF seventy five
thousand dollars has been raised in the Cue
tom House OF that State to be expended upoa
Pennsylvania. A large amount has also been
subscribed among the government officers il
tits city. A lraudelent conspiracy extending
along the whole line OF railrsad and canal has
been discovered TO manufacture illegal votes.
by forged naturalization papers. ii Is evident
that Pennsylvania is regs rded as in danger.
and that desperate effort is making TO re.
cover lost ground, by the Locofocosand to car.
~ the State in legal defiance 10 legal adverse
majority.
II is time now for the wings oil this city 70
look TO the State. The Interior demands our
aid. Our various excellent committees should
collect funds, circulate documents, and con-
duct the campaign III vigorous. perseyerins.
and resoute manner. The great contes, re-
ally is to commence from the closing of shs
polls on Tuesday last. and TO continue 10 the
Eth of November. Wings OF Philadelphia
your country friends call upon you to uni.s
with them in carrying the electoral ticket foe
Taylor and Fillmore. The great Issue at staha
can only be achieved by labor and zeal.-fA0
Inquirer.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-10-19

TUf INC 4 AHt#.
Mr. Wharlon-Having had the pleasure of
meeting with some OF my brother CHIPS, with
specimens Of their be-t work at the annual
fair. or exhibition Of manufactured articles &c.
at West Liberty on THUS lay lost, and after
lair and thorough examination 81 all our Hats
By an Intelligent and competent committee,
the premium offered for the best silk and also
for the best beaver bat was awarded to me. |
therefore respectfully request you TO take out
my advertisement OF some months standing
offering reward OF ten dollars 10 any Hat
Manufacturer, in this part OF the country, that
would make better ha, and touch il oil with
more taste, than we could do one up on Union
Street.
now consider this point fully and fairly
settled.
JpuN J HoGE.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-10-19

CRowY LANDS IN CANADA The provincial
Government Is offering liberal inducements
to settlers in portions OF Canada West.
genclences having been established for the al
lotmeut OF the crown lands ia the Wellington
AMI Simeon districts, Every settler eighteen
years OF age and British SUBJ ect,, who will
present himself with sobriety and probity,
and having means OF subsistence Tor the time
thai must e.apse before the land becomes adj
eqaately productive is to have 80 acres provi
dcd he takes possession withiI month, that
he puts twelve acres lii d state Of cultivation
10 The course Of four years, aud that he builds
house on the lot and there resides. In adj
dilon such proprietors OF fIiy ecre lots will
be entitled 10 purchase each three other lots,
or hundred and fifty acres in all at the rate
Of shillings, or one dollar per acre, for rea-
dy money, thus becoming proprietors OF two
bundled acres. The lsud 10 these districts is
as fine any ia Canada, and there are few parts
OF the world in which ond can be found and
it is we'll watered and timbeled ~. Y.
Courier.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-10-19

What saws the Argus about Florida now
We will give SOMETHING about those five
members from Georgia tomorrow.
| FLORIDA ELECFlON.-Ihe last ac-
counts we have give BrowO (W) 1000 ma
| jorily. Tor Governor, ana re-elect Cabetl CIV }
to Congress by about 800. The Legislature is
also s,d TO be Wing in both branches
which gives Us Senator OF the United States
in place OF Mr.. Wcstcott, whose term IS og,
/ in March neat.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-10-19

Gen. Taylor thus briefly replies to one Of

Gen. Taylor thus briefly replies to one OF
his many quersts.
Baton Rouge, La. March 30. 1918.
SIR: have to acknowledge the receipt OF
yoor polite communication OF thu 9Th inst,
asking my views on certain questions OF d.
nestle policy.
beg 10 Inform you that have uniformly
declined yielding to similar requests. in the
belief that my opinions, even IT ! were the
President OF the United States, ore neither
important nor Necessary; and regret TO add,
that see 10 reason for departing, in ;he pres
ent instance, from that course.
With sentiments Of much respect, am,
sir, your obedeut servant,
T. TAYLOR.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-10-19
Webster on Abolition. Daniel Websts
said In a late speech;

said in late. speech:
'.isiy that agitations and attempts 10 dis
turb thereiations between master and slave,
are unconstitutional ia their spirit, and in my
opinion productive OF nothing bot evil and
mischief | tounienauee none 6f The M The
The manner in which the Government oil
those States where slavery exists are 10 regn-
late IT, Is lor their own consideration under
their responsibility to theirconstiiuents, to the
general laws oil humanity, propriety and JUS
tice, and to God.
Associations formed elsevh here, spring;ng
from eelingof humanity. or any other cnuse
have nothing whatever 10 do with it. They
have never received any encouragement from
me and they never will. In NV opinion they
have done nothing bat 10 delay and defeat
their own proiessed objects.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-10-19

The Argus OF Tuesday endeavors to make
the Irish believe that Mr.. Cass was in favor
Of the appropriation by congress for the RELIEF
Of s,arv;nu Ireland. Never was there moro
eutjre falsehood. Cass and his party opposes
ii as unconstitutional. Unconstitutional 70
feed the hungry or cio,he the naked; but NOT
unconstitutional tc tell falsehoods when votes
are wanted