Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-07-16

THURSDAY CORNING, July Is. 1870.
Ip1NRY - Ar wrrrLING

Yesterday murniog ohou, c.4st o'tiock. a gentleman
arrived from Washington Pa. art n'eEtoned to some
. re hat Mr. Clay was At Washington on the previous
aight. In sn hour about roo pcr1n- vereon horse
back aRd ru carriages TO meet ham. lie was met nj a
rhosi distance from town m. the stage. The proses-
al N. If sueh the hurried grIcnng might ~ called. Ca
"a the rear Of the s-ge and came into town s,a brisk
rs.e, stopping atiae L : Hotel. Here Mr. Clay syas
waited upon by and in,oduced To many orour citizen.
Who were reloie>d ut having snoppsr,uni,y ofyrce,ing
that NeneFlt,d statesman. After the ceremony Of ina
trojue,On icas post. and Mr.. e. had retired to IA. room
the people assembled in the hotel, organised into =
meeting, Ivy the appointment OF II. Morrow. esq 60 the
chair, and NJ c. Good e-q. secretary. s sPrieg, esq
then prPoscd the appointment OF n committee to wait
on Mr. Clay and request him to address the ci,iIess a,-
ssubled, which was agreed IN and s, Sprigg. NJ. c.
Good. r. Simm.. Gee. Duliy. VI. W. Chsplinc. Thos.
Hughes, James w. Robb. X. Morrow. S 2. IIullih.n.
John MLure. and =. shnvcr were appointed.
The committed having retired and consulted Mr.
Clay returned and reported that they had not succeed
ed in persuading MIR G. TO address the citizens but
hey Ind brought him along to make has own apology
tor Do, doing 80.
Mr. Clay said thsihe had hoped hat the committee
-Na@ $3.50 WI - NAh@ ~ W tl1As ul UlsAOEl q
him 10 hu f.sus's Of Wheeling bu, as that duty wa.
expected ESn him. he w~oula1sy that he duties which
had devol,cd on him IN and oct Of the Halls of legi.-
lstioa. had been 80 sstuous. and the siigues of hs
journey % great, tina: together they had entirely unfit
ted him for sppssring in pnb,c before his friends. lie
felt tina, the s,1ier wi0 wss wounded in acton is en-.
titled 10 the care sthc xurye0a before he appears n.
gain in the ranks, anS he should I've compelled To ask
the sstas indulgence, Besides. gentlemen, said he. 7
can say TO you as I said tn q gentleman on my WAY
here this morning. who asked me to address you.
= What is the use of it. the people Of Wheeling are all
right, nos, IL would be bstIrT for me to address those
who are ihe friends OF the party in power. and endeav.
or TO cunvsSt them" but" said-tte gentleman. "ws
are anxious that you ,hruld confirm us in the faith. sad
make US stronger" -Yeu IRE already firm" aid /
and have been 60 Cor the last fifteen years to m,
? knowledge"
And gentlemen, were ] 20 address. what could Z "a,
to you-,Louh l tell you That he party inporer hrt
abused he power entrusted to their hand' should
tell YOU that it commenced its career BY denounein,
the United State. Bank as a grea, m~opopoly. then III,
stale banks as uonied nO.opoliss. unul they excite,
the people sgainsi them crippled and prsirared them
and finally by these donuneianons closed the work
shops the stores. srd all tie avenues by which indu.
try seeks wealth and prosperity. and secured the who;
monopoly or monsyPower in their own hands. Shout
point on, the evil sfIecIsI !, with many others. apr,
bend ~ill follow the subtreasury law. L. ia needles
for you all know these things.
MI. {. then alluded, very happily, TO TIE chsryu +,
inoonsis' eney brought against him Tor once havin
said that war. pestilence and fnmine were ~prsferabl
10 ihe rue Of a military ch:efail, and now su Jpor,i
q military chieftain. He said. iii were true that b
WAS now supporting q military chiefinin, the sam
charge of Inconsistency might be brought home to h
, accusers. who then were the SUPP oriers Of a miltal
y. chlcilsin. and now opposed ono; bu, he said the char,
that we arc supporting such ar one lie not true. &c
Harrison theughA military man and one Of the fir
military men ofthe country, was never on advocate
military rHlo To The exclusion Of the civil authority. on
h hus proved himself in and out of Congress. one Of III
- first among statesmen and scholars. II is objected, to-
|, that We were afraid Of the effect OF she popularity q
Gen Jackson and yet are seeking 10 place q man i
POS.er equally popular, and, therefore. equally danger
Gus. ,lIIs the prsctice, you know der the hunters Q
u'e prairie. when they eco a flame. approaching. stat
likely TO consume them iGits progress, &c build ako:he
fire TO meet II and stay iis progress. This We have don
and we shall saye ourselves and the country by it, W
shall effect a cure by applying hair Of the samed & Ina
4 wroughtthe evil. lie said that the opponents Of Ger
H.cslled him On old granny and u coward. Ii is an il
dieation tiai ou present rulers are very poor one-'s
granny anda co~st IS considered by the people
preferable alternative. i sl satisfied now, g~enilemsl
that there can be no doubt 0ftps s-sult Of tho elsctiV
IN November. and every day more fully confirms me
the opinion that Gen. Harrison will receive .ae, vot
Of at least twenty states Of this Union, unless som
Hino should be sprung upon US. como deceit practice,
Of which We have now no knowledge, or the wing
should failin their duty to themselves and the country
To ,nskosuro Of thus desirable result wO must worL
for tive must labor by day and by n.gh;, in seusor
and out Of season. we must leave nothing undone thai
We can do with honor 10 ourselves We must GgEl
the battle. e%rnestly. f~aithlnlly, and We shall do it sue
e~essfully.
Amer Pronouncing this apology. which we have but
imPeHrctly reported from memory. Mfr c retired. and
after dinner lsh in the steamboat Massachusetts,. for
k'nucky. bearing the warmesi and heariost wishes
Of our citizens for his health and continuance in pub
lac service.