Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-08-29

here II asks for sliesaIses Tho powers that be
The Democracy Of eGer-sn asked candidate for OF,
ice II he capable and hone 81. and would support
the Constitution. But the Democracy asks very |
different questions. II asks. how many votes you
brig to the pollsf What's your influence! Are yon 1
boiSterOus partizansf IL also holds out inducements,
or brhes. which JeherSons Democracy did not u |
says. II you labor in my and the people reject |
yOu. Will take that your reward shall be Certain
Tie ins;anced the appointment OF Mr. Grundy. aud then
referred 20 The appointment of John NJ Niles Post
Master General who four months ago was rejected |
by the people by 4 500 votes. To be thus beaten !
was q sure passport 10 an Executive office BY the /
by, no said. the office conferred upon Mr. Niles was
was not very enyable one. for he had 10 take scat
previously occupied by than whom a more
despicable creeping reptile could not be named. lis
ielow-citizcns, he presumed, would know whom he
allu ded
Mr.. Clay here dwclt for some minutes upon the
immoral tendency TO which such n course OF admins
tration. a, he had been abiding 20. would lead But
he trusted II would be cheCkedthat the great physi
can. the Ballot Box. at hand. and that by .
November the disease would be met by effective
and most salutary remedy. When before had sgch a
state of things now exists been knowuf When D
fore such disregard Of ohlgaiionsl When before
have 6i out OF o. Land Officers proved defautcrsi
When before have dclaulters only been retained
in office after their dealcaons were known, but alb
sOlutely reapponiedi lie referred the appointment
of Mr. Livingston Secretary OF State at "A time
when he n deiaulter, hut said he presumed the
President did reflect sufficiently upon the irnden
cy such appointment would have. lie referred To
the Moore and Letcher case, and TO the appointment
ofiIocker the best Office in the county for his seryi
in that dark Transaction. lie had heard that Hook
CT had since proved defaultcr.
Mr. Clay said he would like 10 address himself d.
recily to the Democrats within the sound ofhis voice
lie wished 10 address them. not enemies. but bro
thers. equally patriotic and equally devoted
with the Wings to the hest interests OF the country
We differ, said he, hut upon what subject do men
not dticrf Have all your hopes been realized in re-
gard to the administration of the government Have
/ the pledges that made you been fulfilled Take
for example the term for the Presidency. Did
that great Captain promise You that
enough for President To scrve Was il carried oul
How was the promise not TO anppnt member, of Con
gres- 10 lures carried outl How the promise TO
reduce the e,rsvsgani expenditure fulfilled What
principle carried outl what promise kepti what
pledge rsdeemedl Is there an administration man in
/ this vast assemblage that will answer shouted the
Kentucky orator in tho loudest tone, of his musicaI
voice.
Mr. Clay sad he had called the present vast az
scm5lagc AMI he would take that occasion TO declare
that there more people & banners there than
here were at there at the g'eai Baltimore Con-
/ yenIlon And why there 81 many people hero
coming together rcm slmost every Stale in the Union
! Mr.. Clay said he claimed TO DO n democrat in the
true sens" OF the word Democrat ready stand by
Or die rr his country. e referred O. the great con
test now going on, AMI asked that nothing should be
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were interested alike in the success of the voyage
But there exceptions the general rule: N, re-
were beings in the lead Of the party who could not
be hung too high-beings who set al the base pas.
s0ns Of men AT work-and labor constantly and sole
! y for no god There was another claNs-the bois.
ferrous Office holders, the Prrtorsn Band the palace
| slaves-he was about 10 say of Martin Van Buren, :
But then To call such a a King over such n PEG
pie a. this concourse oh, he would insult the n
Mr.. Clay IN conclusion. addres sed the Tennesseeans
q In fhp Of
see and Kentucky. They stood side hy sIde--their
| sons fought side by side at New Orleans. Kcniuck
ians and TsnnesSceans now fight another and differ
ent kind ofbarle. But they are fighting now as then
| a hand Of merCenlres, the cohorts of power They
| are fighting a band Of oihcsholders who call Gen
llarrisonl coward, an imbocile an old woman,
Yes. Gen. Harrison a coward-bui he fought IN IRE
battles than any General during the last war and ney.
er sustained defeat lie is no siatesman-and vet
he has hed more civil offices Of trust and importance
than almost any other man IN the Union,
man in the crowd here cried out Tell US of Van
Buren's harllesr'
An SAID air Clay, will have II uso my colleague.
language and tell you Mr. Van Burcn's tLres grco
battles! lie saws that he fought General Co,nmarce
and conquered hn-that he fought General Currency
and conquered hm--lnd that with his Cuba Allies be
fought the SemInoes and got conquered
Mr. Clay referred, with great good humor. 70 the
I'oOO wing majority Of Kentucky, and askeI if gen
eIous chNalEic Tennessee would not enter the li,.s
OF competition with her lie doubted NOT she ,vorLI
make gallant effort 10 only run up aonpsiIe but
TO come out ahead Of her!
Mr. Hopkins of Alabama followed Mr. CLAW in nm
able Impressive address which we shall take ocf on
nero ater 10 refer TO- After dinner Mr. Hopkins con.
GUIDED and was followed. the PRINCIPAL # md bv
The Hon Mr.. Underwood. of Kentucky Al the same
nne here were two other stands on The field occupied
so that IN the course Of The afternoon the Cenvanon
wa. favored with ms many four or five speeches
Inc speakers besides Mr.. Underwood were Mr. " hiic
OF Indiana Mr. Sioror of Ohio Mr. Hogan of Illinois
ana Judge Gayle Of Alabama. and perhaps others
whose names have not been mentioned 10 US
AT i've O'Clock. r. NJ the Convention ediourn,d
70 meet again on the field tomorrow (Tues,lay) when
p" non. mr.. Cnuenden Of Kentucky. Hon. Blylie