Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-03-17
MEETING Ar REI.I.AlR

MEETING AT BELI.AlR. |,
"n ne l1h '"s'- ~sccord,nx To rrevi.us notice. IN. {
~oI4" 90 Pu'ney township and vicinity assembled a,
~ rc>gSnd % TIE nomination OF Harrison and
TNl.r
arg" a-scwhlsgc having gathered in the church.
"a m.scn7of Mr. Rsrnasc ofs Clai,yile % a,,r
"a II Brdg-PSt. was called to tho -ctnir, and ,ro
ace Presidents elected. Mc~rS kennon If St.
CisnsSiir Thompson of Wheeling. Newman Of rliz.
aSeih'o~n. AM Danham Of ~ Glars, lie. then appcar.
81 a'd da'ned a right IN n voice in the organization
Of The meciins. aid 10 b, heard in a debate in behalf
"i "e Van burrn party. Ths was granted. Three
more rrcsiding oh,ocn and two Secretaries were then
APps'n'ed Who were friendly to the administration.
Tins do,e. the wings proposed TO limi, tho speakers
D. halt sn boar each. An hour was asked for nv the
' an R-ren speaker. and granted. As these terms
had ercn freely yiehcj. At was expected that the Van
Bn''n -re~kers Mould open the debate bu, rs they
-gnihsd a Discrimination 10 do 50. Mr.. RAN.eE Of 81.
Ciai'sNi!ie took the r-t ns-ysed fs the speaker
lie confined 4 large rorirrn Of his hour 10 the rcfuta.
hoa q slAnden uron the character and princIple. of
Gen. Harrison Thes. ISLANDERS he refu;ed in a mas.
terry manner, and then LAID open the currency que--
uSn. and Was particularly happy and jui in fixing mon
Ne present party IN power The creatirn Of the vast
number Of banks Ihet are now IN operation. and their
pros~nt opbdition.
Tie WAS follow 81 by Mr.. Newman on the other side
Mr. Newman his q speech. arJ he spoke II. lie spoke
u very neatly, moved hs hands up and down in the
rghi place. promised 10 prove much that was NOT in
th. newspaper, DC bat he did in fact prove nothing
To oar knowledge, except that he proved or can prove
by those rrescnt, that he said he was a democrat. Mr..
~Newman's manner Of speaking is calculated to take
with many-sui when an unprjudicrd man examines
what he has aid. We doubt much whether he finds
any strong positions To cling To.
Mr.. Sprgg. uf Wheeling. was then called upon
Tic dwelt forcibly upon the present condition Of the
country. ana SPIKE feelingly Of The effect that must ne
cessarily result from the present policy ofihc admins
Irli:on. Ills position was god and his language farci-
bic but We have heard him much more fluent. w,
do not think II one Of his best efarts but as good ~
could be expected when We reflect that he had but a
weak aud wor1y predecessor. You cannot rouse a
lion with n straw, the best way YOU can IN il.
Col Thompsua, Of rhis city, followed. lie set out
On a false issue. striving still to rouse the country n
gainst the Town and to excite the friendship of h, au.
'iicncc, 10y asserting that his democracy had make him
condemned and despised by the citizens of Wheeling
and thai it was only when among his native &" hills"
hat he felt al home. We have once before tried TO
rorrcct lhis character OF speaking in Col. 7. and to
set ihe question in its proper light before the people Of
he adjoining country, and We now say. and defy con-
trldiciipn from any source. that no man has received
more courtesy from the citizens o. Wheeling than Col
4 has, and that this species ofabnse, his strife to ava.
ken sympathy IN the breasts ofihe people in the coun
try AT the expense OF the Citizens Of Wheeling. is un.
just. ungen-rous and ungrutefnl. FaulI has been ouno
and We contend most jusiy-with has i~nordinale
abuse Of our citizens three weeks ago at Elizabeth.
town but it was merely Tor that, noi for the opinions
ne eucnains AMI which he Is Snewn 70 rn:errafn.
10 s%ccupylng his hour. he cited several POINTS Of
history "a prove that Gen. HAMILTON was a fcderallst:
and from the time taken mp To prove Tins. We are led
TO infer that he misIpOk, from some similarity IN In
name, HAMILTON lr HARRiSoS. We beg 10 inform
him they are two men. One has been gathered 10 his
fathers several years the other j. yet living. aud vii
probably be gathered TO the Presidential chair in lIule
less than a year from this time. One was a f-dcralist
tho other u not. and never was. The balance Of
his speech was principally occupied in attempting 10
show that the United States ought not 10 assume The
debts oflLe States. and that If they did. they would
be compelled 10 raise something Ike 200 millions OF
money. That is a very large sum. and the only ohjec.
Ton to the validity Of he argument was. that nobody
has ever proposed that they should assuIne them. Tn,
States have never asked u. and the whigs have peye,
thought oft.
Mr. Crwan Of 81 Ciairsyille hen came on the stand
and with clear language. undeniable proof and s,rops
a gumcni, lac cleared the field. lie overthrow n.
opponents IN a few words. and then entered TIC field
OF general politics. His was dccidcJlyth best speecb
~ 'ic day. 10 routed The whole force that has been
opposed la The people, and set the oncc-holdcrS ayinp
Mr. kcnnon ofSI Clairs.ille followed. and before
h. was through, most Of hts audience were through tho
do'r Tie only point that We can remember that nc
made, be found IN a document. IN wh.ch he s,,cmu,.J
10 .hcw ihat ddaicaioas Scre rs numerous under Ad.
ans a. under Van Barren. The figures that ne read
however. related 10 tic failures ormerchsnfs on'y. n.
bonds Oi whom We're 'losci up by Adams. They had
been laying fr many years, and the losses on tbem
were m Adams time made manifest. The only def,L
caIoa' under Adams was that Of ToBIas WATKINS.
amounting 10 s3O0e.
Thus closed a very pleasant and agreeable meeting
80 ir rs The w!igs are concerned. How It was with
me o'hrr rary, We really cannot say.
To enable rs IN present the Address from the Wing
Convention Of Virginia, IN Ibis paper entire. We arc
o~o"PcHed to exclude much other matter. We .h,lI
% hro'Fh VIII long documents in a lule while.
III" Ladies Companion ET March b. before o.
noai ard valuable a. r~uaL The print q the Fa.h
IONS ID m ihc usugi style ofthsi fine Magazine.
We ore indebted 60 or " whilUm friend and com
i"m"n On Of mc Maryland Republican fr hs CON.
m'na"hors. Ah. Mac, ye VA more ~ the gG Of
rhyme iaan many wot or We IRE n rambling chicl
bot ke"id h' sunny side o. rhc waF when a. ut
down in the capital % Maryland. " shall IA tie
rurcr and mouy mO1e gu 30 likes yc.
fhc SHOWING resolutions were adopted m n meesoy
n fhe genuine repubb,ans be Mouanss,a e,Y,fy 81,
the gb J~t.
Rrsll,cI That We viii snprnr NJ MN o.. ~.