Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-04-11
From me St CIaIvlls (oa.) Caroaioic. .

SON AND TYlER.-Never was there such a political
gathering m Ohio save the great Harrison Convention
at Columbus in February last. witnessed in Our
town on Saturday last TWAS truly meeting of "ate
people"
They CAME a, the winds como when forests arc
rended,
They came as waves come when navies Inded'
TrEty did they como like Jreenscn. and truiv dill /
they come like men who know their rights and know
ing. will maintain them" Old Belmont did indeed
set elorious example for her sisters of the Buckeye
State. Never do we believe, was is like witnessed
IN any county OF this State or in any county of The
great Conederacy Of States Since the rrea, and ro-
nous Convention at Columbus on the 22d February
the cry has been. "Ohio against the world"-Now il
will be the eosn,y of BELMONT against any county
ia the Union.
About two weeks ago there wa, notice given By
TIE Harrison Central Committee of this county for
meeting. on Saturday the 4ih of April TO respond TO
the nomination of the Hon. Thomas Corwin for Gov
ernor OF OHIO and To appoint delegates to the Young
Mems National Wing Convention TO be holden in Bal
timore ia May next but no expectaiion-so hone
no thought-not the most idea was entertained
by the most saHyUiHe that should ever see such a
tremendous rally OF tho true democracy of the county
upon any OccaSion-e1er. We believed that the waters
had been enthusiastically moved, and we e.pected
TO Sec perhaps thousand Of the unirammeed citizens
OF the county come upto good workout hat tongue
can tell what pen describe the patriotic scenes Of
That day. IL beggars all description. The most san.
gan to 20 forth from every tongue country is reeee
The people have ut last awoke from the almost fatal
ineubss which - long hung upon fhem-they have
shaken OIL their lcihargy, and coming up in the
majesty OF their sirengih-ther E'hg indulgence has
been too Tar presumed upon and the spoer is now Ia
be rcbuked and soon shorn of his i'll gotten power
The number Of persons present was variously est.
mated at irOm four TO thousand and one gentle
man. Gen. Samuel r. McCracken. Of Lancaster who
passed through in the st,ge thai day. stated his be-
me- pra th.ft Al,
sand persons present and perfectly astounded NJ
, inc immense number on such occasion, i'm n small
county town like ours. that he said he would no, dare
when he arrived home. To tell than hair the truth
about If he expected nj all be believed IN il nd
r mitied by our political opponents that We were from
hree 10 seren thousand strong. One man. political
opponent, who Is minister OF the Gospel whose name
we " III give II required stated his belief in out nre
ence that there were betweensr and seven thousand
persons present on the OCCASION and passed hrh con
pimeni upon those present for the sober and decor
D manner m which the meeting conducted tbrop,b
out. Another Wilmeth Jones' Esq we understand.
unhestangly said. that had least six times as
n large meeting theirs of the 9Th of March which
the Gazette estimated at from 1900 TO 2O0e Fer o,r
self could form estimate as 10 the nun,he,s W.
can only say. II at least times largo ms any
B political gathering saw and was decidedly
The greatest crowd Of people that euer we saw mon
! any occasion But Why should we wonder al IT, the
bail IS rolling every where, ihrougho the Union
The policy and of the parry in pow,1 has 6l
len with heavy hand upon the aberer and producer
Tho real "bone and slnew Of the country The far
mers OF all parties are roased, end they have de,er
mined To throw off tho shackcs Of party Er once ,,d
examine Tor themselves the cause of the distress
which has been brought upon them and un,p oil
classes save the office holder and the wealthy capa
isis; and now we say TO those Ruler. who have
G 'ronised the people bread and given them stone
I About 10 o'clock, A NJ. the citizens of ibe ,o,,
and vicinity, headed by the gallant Young "yyb;c bd
from Cadiz, who were present the occasion were
formed into procession BY Major Bentley and Col
Grmes-old soldiers OF Cen Harrson--N6o yxer. an
pointed Marshas Of the day, and proceeded East 10
meet and escort in the procession from tho .os,o
{ iownships-ihey met about tire quarters of N mile
from town. The procession ffom the East WAS lo b.
the Wheeling German BaRd. They had their r,;rso.
ture log Cabin--,heir meiio.iheir nsrs and tbe;r
appropriate devices. Here heard The first bpr,
oil feeling. Five hundred voices ut once rent tho ar
with the names of Harrison and Tycr--"LLeir coD,-
hyS hope--ihe'r couHtrys pride" These unilcJ onI
moved "esI 10 escort M The prrc ss:ons from the wesi
ern TOWNSHIP s-they met The procession from m. wei
about IL miles from town. Alarshaied by Major
Waugh. MAJOR Bradshaw and Isaac Barnes F., III
procession from the W. ST completely blocked nm n Gu
mile OF the National Road. Grand indeed ,,ss ,bo
spectacle The farmer the cay laborer the mechanic
all were there in wagons and horses with banners
0a'ing IN The breeze and two clog cabins m Sill
wafer creek, decorated with all the emblerns or Tho
humble domcile Of the early pioneers and first scitIo
OF the West in one OF which were seated s.v,,r,I e
Seh harrison old soldiers having with them Iirig
deer from the Saltwater orcs,s--the OF o. cno,.;;s
number of the sons Of our first settlers VIII, 49,,
born reared and brought in clog cabns and Graded
IN the sugar trough When these VIC proces,jans moi
shoni alter shout-@-Peal upon peal. rent the nj
"Huzza! Huzza. Iluzza! for HARRISON AND RE-
tOhM simultaneously assembled to the Nigh RIrr
ARCH OF THE HEAVENS Their greetings vyoro i
PEELED by free and unresirained now of the na,nI
feelings OF band Of Republican brolhers who r.
ing been long oppressed had arisen in the majesty NJ
heir strength impressed with the important Irnb ;,,
IN order TO be free, they must not only do tbo;, o
hshshg when their rights are invaded by foreign foes
oii That they must also TO man. do their own l;,L
ING and their VOTING. lest they be onoressod d.
an irsidous internal foe, with ten times the power n
/ grind them down F "
Immediately the marshalls formed The whole in,o oro
grand PROCESSION Cadiz "Whg Band" in front-nex,
magnificent Harrison and Tyler banner with the mot,
| TO OF their friends-"OUR CoUNTRY's coon Is ar, 60
AIM INSCRIBED upon IT'S iods-next The soldiers who
served under Cen Harrison; then followed the Iona
ram OF log cabins, carriages. wagons &c in com
uehsed ana magnificent procession, Oh innurnetable
oeVices motios and flags among the rest n beanrG,l
flag with the inscription 'for Goyernor Themes Go
me wagon oy'--agan, was bsrne at The head al
e young men OF The procession, a beautiful flag with
The inscription, I'VE will defend him who defcnd.d
QUE iaihers. The grand procession now moved east
ward towards town, increasing in splendor and an
numbers by citizens from the West North and Sou,h |
Who had not reached in time Join an the processio,
when FIRST formed When the front came in siebt Of
iowD, they were met by immense Procession FINN
ne " Eastern part Of the county headed by The
Mount Pleasant Band IN eanoe, with Appropriate aags
Next The Cabin" boys frUm Indian Wbeei;ng 60
In their Buckeye Cabin" with the silent ,bo9gb go
nifeent emblem Of old red Fox stretched ssad g.
the cabin roof with two iiping young ones chained g.
tho weight poles. These emblems took At once ga
here again fhs blue wekin rung with shouts Of low AZ
the sight Of ~ -
The Old "Fot" caught n last.
And the liule ones chained fast
The main procession. now immensely enhanced ~,
mat rom The North East which had joined &c. moved
into iown-bands playing and cabin boys singing The
log cabin song-welcomed by immense cro,,ds oil
citizens Of the town and county amounting 10 perbans
two thousand) who had collected On the pavement,
and the cross streets ard especially by the ladesod
ahd young-who by iheir smiles and waving Of flags
and handkerchiefs. manifested their zeal In The cor,
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