Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1840-07-02
From the Baltimore Patriot-June 10.
THE MEETING IN MONUMENT SQUARE,

THE BUCKEYE BLAcKsMITH.-There was a tre-
mepduous turn out Tuesday night in Monument
Square, to hear BAER, the 4" Buckeye Blacksmith.
DAVID HOFFMAN opened the meeting in few
forcible remarks, and introduced Mr.. BAER to the
assembly. The " Blacksmith" then proceeded in
his own peculiar plain, and happy manner, to nd
dress the meeting the subject of the Presden-
tial election, and, for nearly two hours, engaged
the attention of his hearers, in effective speech,
remarkable for strong sense, apt Illustration, and
often of very superior order of eloquence. The
assembly WINS remarkably attentive, and when Mr..
BAER had concluded, gave three cheers for the
Buckeye Blacksmith"
MIR. BAER evidently abored under severe inds-
position, of which he complained, and stated as he
about conclude, that he should retire TO the
country for few days TO recruit, when he would re-
turn to the city and fulfil his intention of visiting
every Ward in the city, and addressing the people.
He was listened to with great pleasure and at
tention by the dense crowd in font of the stand,
but on the outskirts near and about the Battle
Monument there was a gang Of rabid Loco Focos,
who seemed to be in great agony whilst digesting
the wholesome truths he dealt out to them, right
and left. They could stand it, and made several
efforts to disturb the meeting by outrageous yes,
cat-cals &c. but their feeble tho1sh malicious vol
ces were drowned by the deafenng shouts OF near
" or quite % 900 sturdy and unyielding support
ers of the old.Hero of Tippecanoe, who filled the
Square.
Mr.. BAER was happy and prompt in the notice
Of several rude interruptions. Being asked what
he thought of the Bank of Maryland, he replied,
that he knew nothing of that institution, but he
could tell them something about the Banks OF the
State of Mchigan--a State which had been govern
ed by the Loco Focos since the day OF its creation.
In that State he said "the Banks were so numet-
Gus that you could not cast stone without hitting
one-that the money of some of these was worth
three cents in the dollar and some worth nothing!
Again, in the course OF his remarks, he noticed
that the Loco Focos in places had called the
Wings 'British Whgs;" but he well remarked,
"if we are British Wings the Loco Focos must De
British Tories; for they are opposed to us!
ILLIsoIs.-An immense meeting was held at
Springfield, Illinois on the Sd and Attn days oil June,
which was denomnated 1.-the Young Mems and
Old Soldiers Convention" 1t is estimated that
there were from twelve to fifteen thousand persons
nresont. of whom the greates mass were yeomen
and laboring men, the hardy hllers OF the soil -
The description Of the animntlng scene occupies
six columns Of the ST Lsuis Bulletin, the editor OF
which was present. From various papers we ga
Their items relative to this grand assembhge, whch
give proof of the enthusiastic sentiments ana heVo-
ton by which the Western people are animated ~
the cause of Harrison. Tiprecanoe iisgs adorned
the farm houses, the log cabins, the fences, ana e.
ven the ploughs. A large and distinct portion OF
the procession, in the present instance, was com
posed entirely OF late supporters the Admins'ro
ton, who have now declared themselves Tor Harm
son and Tyler. The encanpment was formed on
a beautiful plat containing ten acres large canvass
PAVILION huadred feet ia diameter occupying the
centre. The several parties brought with them
tents. which on the evening Of the first day were
pitched for their accommodation during the night
and the scene looked ifit we're occupied by
large army II is impossible to render justice 70
the affair in brief ParsgrsPh.-Bah. American.