Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-07-02
DISCUSSION AT sMITHrlELp.


DISCUSSION AT SMITHFlELD.
We would have given a year, growth could we
have been al SmilhGe!d on he asa, and heard Mr.
Rivrs nae up Col. Thompson. Our hiIhinl co'rc-pou-
dents IA HOnongalius have. hswsvcr, given Us 81 ne
very graphic description, Of ihs scene, One remarks.
POOR Thompson! ] heartily dcs2is, and deie.t the
man. >, seryile. base. and aNarcious has been IN,
course, but / ss pity him when he Ial and vri.hed I'M
4 r Rvcs' lA.h. IL WAS a torture Iha,I could not have
condemned a dog that hAd s,'cu me 10. Tho Thonp-
son deserved It liza man could have deserved 1t. by
the deception he had rraciieej mon Mr.. Rivcs, in pro-
fcs.iag 10 boa conservative, aad by the a,tscshs made
on him. personally. which was entirely unproyok-d.-
But h. Tot his Establishment" .iaoIh.r correspondent
remarks or asks, Did you ever ~imugines l,on setting
his paw On n worm and then holding up the CO pse 10
LOOK ct i1Dld you ever sec lightning STRIKE, hencoOpl
l. you hive YOU can form some idea Of The manner in
whsh Mr. RiVes used up Col. Thompson al SmiIhfeld
today.
The fact, are. that Col. Thompson hos neglected
his once for moaths pact, and gone into Marshall, rs
Ter asi Asnongalia counties. accompanied BY ,h, man
what keeps Ihe flies of Of him, (NcwIaanO making
~sp'cches daily. and striving might and main 10 keep
Tie party together. Whenever the whiIs proposed q
debate. always hndiss he had The worst Of II, he has
declined. where he could do 20, to meet Them. In this
case. however, 10 thought he would gain some honor
by boing logged by Mr.. Rrye.. and he accordingly
accepted The proposal Of t. wings. who made it in
order to draw both parties together. to hear both side.
There were from 1000 to 5000 persons present. For
a description OF The matte, we must refer Inc reader
10 The !sicr Of oar correspondent below. uha, has
~ Co.
he hus wi'hcred up and blown away sticking to .
hickory leaf others are ~oforinion that ~ crswled be-
hind a log and died. Whatever may have become Of
him II il pretty eerisin that lac Will never show his
fees ia ihoSe FaEt' assIn.
FOR THr TIHEs
Dear Sri hsv, jrsi returned fus Shutdown IN |
shis county. the place appointed by Thsmpson, New
man & CO, 10 bold forth 10 the people Of hat tectisn. !
also the place appointed 10y the wings 10 hold =
81 Democratic Republicans IN favor Of Tho
election OF Harrison and Tylcr. IL was a day. or.
lonE 10 be remembered by both political parties. The
day though very warm wss agreeable. Tho Nanitcs
were gathered from oil quarcr. and ] DO not suppose
there w.re many lcf at home within several mile.
around. The delegations from Inc Clarksburg Con.
ventIon were on their return home, and arrived m lime
70 complies n majority Of wings on the ground
Thompson and Newman. were upon the ground
with their saddle bags stuffed with documents. SUP
Ifct 10 sGONt iIal Gen. IilIllhUl az N0tt lr selling &
white men. Their honosgalia allies weroall present
-Tauzey Clayton. VIM. J. Willy, Harrison, =. Billing.
". sc. with several O;LeT gougcrs Oi alcsscT denOmi-
nation. Their spirits were buoycd up with the prot-
peeis Of a glorious day long 10 be remembered by The
democracy Ofold Muuongnila IL war. thank God. inst
'uch a day, sincerely assure you The Democratic
ofold Monon2lia were wide awake and met
hem Of The stand, which bad been erected TO speak
rom. However. ! am n lItilt before my story" as the
'sying & will 60 back. In ihs morning Otto
Jay. about 10, when the people had principally arrived
pen tho ground. the wings anxious 10 hold a political
discussion. between The parties, formed q committee
Iud proposed 10 debate the qse,iion. In about an
our committee returned and reported that hey
we're Rgresd, and that esch speaker, should occupy Il
iouu ,he fra too oHly) each. and ell others one hour
'seh, siiomaiely. veil, under ibIs arrangement, The
b-g,a - gather. and all enquiry Was. who
lead % the dance. Bus IN a very short time
II anxiety was gratfsd with lac announcement thst
he Hon. WA. e. RIVE vas TO lead. Well or oil
yeat or very finely tArough Mr.. RlVes address ola
iouu, whose admirable manner. pissung address
nd sound political tOclrBs sank deep into The heart
{ many Of this county. aud which cannot easily be
nrkoush BY lhvn. lie ssid he Did not intend any
vnonslluss. IA speaking Of tue ofies-hOiden Of the
ensral government interfering with sleelions a. he
there were gentlemen present. m that cupa.
Iy who would probably address ihs people ~ answer
b hIm. lie then went Oh and said = CREST many CREST
nd fsod things 10 The end Of time allotted am
80 AHNANe ~ - @tH ~ 4 H W ~ " .N|N".
.ng 6iiOusd. IL Immediately pgI me IN mud u the
aDis % The on aud he frsg-and 30 W fact. % TUNED
ut. Thompson had not said more ihsn 10 or IL
T0rds bSiors hs charged Mr. u. With harIng voted lr
gsg law. Ihs ! Knew would not 10. And knew
lso,thalT would 10 glad bhars been m hs Office Of
s~.endiug - hs businos.by he hmcR vas
Win him. durHg ths ium Of hs ueIt hour, a - Il
ispyened 4 appeared % every man present. " the
Ousscusnoe, the IuIsung Of ts body. The rssuessnsss
II TIE eye, the leigh Of physogomy. aud q thousand
lihsr onin0us syup,Omt 1 could nsmc, bssyctk The
inward rortinEs oiths inward man. Did gOu svof
ST. Riv,s speut ssressucsliy. or sny otbef usyi
" yOu DID, 700 Hsy from sJne idea Of b GAYS pre-.
.gsedinss DID you ever see man used up t~et0tslly %
hist 10 resenbled an ~slePbsni trying 10 hide hiussll
% q Bundle bees h0lef a. ypu dd. you may bsvs
some Idea Of to-dsys WORK NJ Rivrs Co.,. shsh ~
the b,u Of H . the only mon who ought have doHo Il
because OIthe psuOnal rsisuons orgtug botpesn hind
Thop psan Nitn rssarj 70 The appointments olP ~ nI
your p,scs M kiyes had been imposed upa1 by hn
sshshsd represented himself BE- = c0nservauvcA sw1s
81 v the su5-trossury bli, and Ind they aucmptsd Co
curvy favor by miseFrosshunz L.msslf Mr. y. chsr-
gsd sm With tend told hus % BIS teeth he could
prove a. ! would hsve gwen sr n { had u,a mint
o. msney ~ have bad The p-oals VI whroIua hssrd
IBIS fspiy Co ThOm ls'a. Because 90 psro1 but th..
could folly aprrocists Joe worm. AnI could you hsvs
been here. ny friend. you would c0incds rth ne n
~yinI ne ssvl 49, a. ~ sns =, lsa Rive, = 10