Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-06-26

however, near - o CLOCK when 1 dpprOacncu the place
of meeting; and as entered the Square, concluded
the meeting had adjourned or would not take place,
from the small number of persons who had assembled;
but on getting 10 the crowd, J found was mistaken, as
the meeting had been organized, and Nr. Baer, Called
by the Wings in ostcntatious Difference to the mechanic
arts "the Ohio Blacksmith, had been in full blast for
hal! an hour. Great stress is laid on the HdrkSm5h
qualification of this adjunct to the cause of Harrison
aad hard cider by the Wings here and wherever he
appears, his cntrcc is accompanied with sNfiourish Of
trumpcts, not to greet the arrival OF Mr.. Bacr, the ora
tor, the pGtriot, the man of high intelligence; but the
'BtGrhSmih." The truth is, the Wings are great be-
levers in talismanIc influences; and when they can get
hold Of any man or thing they consider a novelty, there
IS great shaking of hands and self graduation. Well,
the Wings having elevated Mr.. Baer, "the Ohio
Blacksmith to the bad cminencc of one of their
hobbies and principal orators, ] cannot do less than
10 take i passing notice OF 4 man who Is to have
his day rs a Lion amongst the Wings, and live his
appointed time in Wing annals, and become iden,i.
fed with "liarrison and hard cider, and other sub
lccts of Wing humbug and i%lummery, bIcdHSc he is n
"biacksnith.' Mr.. Bacr, who, for aught that know isa
very respectable man, at rs not my purpose 10 detract
from him or 10 hint any thing IN disparagement Of his
very useful profcssion,) must find himself in a false
position, occupying rs he does for a Gmc-Ssrrng pur-
pose Tie samc platform, with the conscript fathers of
this Federal city, whose hIgh-toncG ATstocracy is head
ed by the late President OF the Bank Of the {. S
He is a sturdy, muscular, fat man, and has Golbtless
added greatly 10 WIZ Strcngh, as he tourshes his
arms and hands with a power that IS 4 caution 10 all,
10 stand clear of his Slcdgr,-Thc Roman Orators had
each his peculiar maHncr-and Mr. BIer has his; butas
to his mdrer, lie IS supplied from the same magazines that
furnish the ammunition for the Wing batteries all over
the country. When he takes his place On the stage to ad-
dress n meeting, he takes off his hat, his crayat, his
coat, but not his pan;aloons-irom winch | infer he Is
no suns cuoncS-hc then Lends forward, al an angleot
IL degrees with the plan" OF the horizon, and looking
down on those Immediately under him, ''lcts fly, right
and left, with great volatility. Ills attitude re-
minded me most torcihly of that OF M%awworm, in tn"
"llypocritc, when in the pulpit, reproving the sin and
immortality &C the agr-himself being the greatest SIN
urr of the day-prcciscly rs the Wnig Bellwcathcrs,
Missionaries, and travelling Orators are III tins time.
The 'Ohio Blacksmith, as h. is called par s~rc,iicmcC,
in Tie Wlim haudbillS Of the day, told the meeting that
"llarrison beat the British and the Indians, and IN.
viied them to ..shout for HARRISON, and a scattering
response was made to this patriotic invitation, which
was frequently repeated in the course of his TRADE and
ianiaronade, and was answered hy those nearest 10 HIM;
but no one near me said, Sod save King Henry =
After abusing the Administration, and the patience OF ms
hearers, and those whO were not listeners, Tor an hour,
Mr., Baer gathered up his hat, his cravat, his coat, and
retired.
He was succeeded on the stand, by a tall, gaunt,
larger featured man, who seemed TO be ambIdextrous,
as he was a heavy and unrcmIlting gcsucnlator, with
both hands. Sometimes he applied his flat hand, and
extended and distended fingers 10 his left breast, and
sometimes his clcnchcd fist. THIS man reminded me
very much of the ticctiogs Jarvis, in his gestures,
when he used to stand behind a table orator, and with pro-
IlItu UlIlls, Sdb1o L' 'hN h'' t'''N - ''''o
manner and matter both. Atthis stage of the proceed
Inrs, / observed some one on the stage, acting as fn-
gieman, and when something was sad by the orator he
thought should be noted, he gave the sigma; and faint
applause seemed 10 damn the success OF the Speak
ers. The noise made by thst boys playing Tag,
precluGed my hearing Il word from this Orator
and therefore as to myself and others around me,
the affair was a mere dumb show. ], however, oc-
cupied myself in estimating the numbers present,
and, men and boys all told, | should Judge To
amount to three thousand at the .bl,,shSSi7,l .HS:
- -"",a Nh !" he whole number at any one time pre-
lsent, at this .srrca; Wing meeting. There was a con
! staIa ingresS and cgrcss OF persons, VINO ""ula come
! from curiosity, stay ten minutes, ana retire. near"
individuals ia he ward say, "1hlSls - failure. was
very much surprised to read in the morning papers "i
Yesterday an account Of the meeting have described
to YOU. The writer Of that account estimates The mum
Der at from II TO 5000 people! wall, however make
affidavit of my sincere belief IN the truth oil my 's''-
MAZE. As 10 the 'fnMuSiaSm' said TO exist, neither
saw il or felt it, neither do believe it existed in a SIN
ale bosom present. But this. l. do know, that the ac
count published in the Philadelphia wing papers 81
this "rreat Wing meeting, IS an cXaggeration oil Inc
real state Of the case, exceeding III lis dIsproportion
between Fact and Fiction, any thing to be ioaha III
the record Of Wing monstrositics. rs a pageant,
this meeting was also a Jaiigrc. Perhaps the wings
begin 10 discover they have made a mistake III ,h''t
). mode of clrctlonecring heretofore, and are ABOUT
TO adopt one more worthy D! the intelligence OF tHe
people, by dispensing with bntloonrry. Al inc
..crcat meeting saw what might be called a candle
box, from lis SIZE and shape, painted to represent d '"0
story house, supported By a pole some t"ciVe leeI io'g,
and resting on the platform from wiicii 'c '"'"' =
dressed the audieucc-Oycr the door "i ms miniature
rdifcc there seemed TO b. Il SigH board; but whrthcr
shard cider or Hcakcs and beer was written on y > ! M"'
TOO distant 10 ascertain was told, however, that III"
aforesaid two story house was 4 FOG cao'h ; '"'t
This description, YOU may Judge what the architects OF
/ ph;ladclphIa lor cabins know ot the log cabins ol ne
Western country. have no doubt, that Inc intcl''geht
and patriotic occupants OF log cabins often sniiIe III con
tempt al the efforts max Hg to cajolc them INTO inc aDa'''
donnlcnt Of their Democratic principles, by me auol,.
!. lin, of the coir,. roriS clog cabin and "hard cider
candidate, on the part ofthc Fcdcrallsts.
Before the second speaker at this meeting had con-
cludcd. became tired Of the dull scene, ana "ilhufe",
3, cannot inform YOU who held out TO The "hitter emo,
or at what time the meeting ADJOURNED ! ah ON
! dent the Congressional portion OF 1t returned 70 inc"
more appropriate duties, at Washington, not little dtS-
appoinlcd in the meeting, which they llad traVe!lcu a
f. enIuh,rp. The more see and hear, in this quarter,
the more am convinced that all the roar ana ra'Ec1
I about "Harrison, hard cider and log cabins, IS nadepy
> very few persons, and when the Wings SIT down To
write accounts Of "great meetings oil the people, 'heS
undertake to write a regular romance, 10 y : cn'"as."
through the country for political elect II % ~
cciyallc. what Il dci0RHtiag Gua!ity thcrc j. III ~ =
mort. nj, Whir procccdiHgS-thcy make so M"ch o''c
ala A,,aace-and attract So little attention at Ie plaet
5 where they originate. am c"nhucnt '' "''
IN, .s,treat meetium,' held on Monday last, WI D'
,ai,r ss.,b.ad' in the West and South tor a inohth 10
; 800 ,rd grrot calculations Will be founded on u, 10
prove that Pennsylvania will be Hh'gged by tne al
and yet, question If the meeting lSes " = - ~
memory Of those on the spot. Who now feh'e,hocts t"S
"rc,, VINO Conventions, "tarcntyJrc thousand strong,
IalJ IN Baltimore some time since, an the inonni 81
r Nav, believe, but wil not be Ioaitve: its rtesl'
: dent and Secretaries, and members, ana "" pes,aes'
-. t,o,x;, yrorin nnndi, and the Baltimore Convention,
J az, ,nd ..greai Wing meeting IN Philadelphia, meet
with some good Wings here, who say, they care
"o,h,ng for HARRISON, but want a ~"changc.' That Is a
rout thew have labored under for three entire admins
rations-Jefferson's Madison 5 and Jackson ;, comp.
s;n, = pe,iod Of twcnty-four years, to say nothing OF
tin. existence of the same '~ant during me fr.s'".
administration They admit, that It - not IN 'Hei'
power to suggest any legislation that wi!i 'lnp'p'e H.,
ces and stimulate commerce.; or, IN QUEER o. 49, 49,
no legislative enactments can coh'PeI Pe.ps raor;,.
sSs6 1 msn 'G a1s lnok m9'i for ma" miracles, though they can
~, I'm who : 10 perform them. The Inon'il9n o. az
- III manufactures, at tlls tIhe,