Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-06-23

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ing his Ilos,on friends for their kind
hospitality, which he appreciated the
more as his conscience told him il WAS
entirely undeserved. lGreat cheers.l
Fourth Foast.-The new Secretary
of War James Manson Pr, living
evidence Of the discrimination ofJ-n
B-r, who sought for a warrior, and
statesman, and found one on the peace
tul banks Of the Lehigh.
Mr.. P--r, jumped up and said he
had few words 10 say, and would saw
them IN an off hand kind Of a way
gentlemen seemed embarrassed by as.
SociaiIods connected with this old place.
lie didn't. lie had had so many strange
associations in his time, that nothing
could embarraSs him. dom: care a fig
Tor historical associations. That's all
/ gammon,sIr. I'm Demorrat-a Penn.
sylvanla Democrat, and am as little EN-
| barrassed here as | would be in the Com.
mon Pleas Of Northampton county where
II say 1t with pride and exuitation,
which will, | hope, be pardcna5le-l
practised with honor and distinction,
and where should sill have been, had
not the President of the United States
certiorariel me 20 Washington. Sumo
folks h We expressed surprise al seeing
me Secretary Of War. What right have
they 10 !eel surprise, let alone to express
III Am not | a Democrat my ather
and my mother were Democrats-my
nephew is the Democratic sheriff Of
PhladeI phia, and has a posse and nv
brother the Governor perfect Indian
OF Democracy. In Pennsylvania it is no
matter wLal a man does, if he is a De no
crat-hc may kick his grandmother if
he chooses, PROVIDED he ever had on D.
do not, however, pretend, Mr. Chair.
man, as Democrat, 10 have ever had a
| grandmother. but do not abandon the
| right IN the abstract, and thus principle
| con ended for as early as 1919, in the
case OF Snively VS.. Siegfritz, which was
an appeal from justice Of the Peace of
EehIgh county on a question Of costs
but will refrain from those things.
am not vain glorio Is-yet that case is L.
be found, Mr. President, en- the records
IN the PrUthonotary'S Office at Allentown
and | eieve was reported at length in
the ID yleslown Democrat.
Gentlemen Of the Jury mean Mr..
President if any body finds fault with
my Oeing Secretary at War, let him take
u quo warranto, as said To David when
he made his own son High Sheriff. |
ike these eX-relatione proceedings But
enough Of this! sir. The Battle Of Bun
ker Hill, as tbs President has been con .
tInually saying on our journey, was
first rate battle When old Prescott
5wore owe shou'd'n get over the post
and rail fence, he made what | cali n
capital affidavit Of defence. It was a
| sort of speyIal in junction on further pro.
ceedlngs Here the Pre- sldent, seemed
much embarrassed and Mr. Ri TT
whispered 10 the Secretary at War1 |
beg your pardon, sir. And Mr. Chair
man, LEI me say, no exceptions can b.
taken TO the proceedings Of This day.
have witnessed many Jubil es. In fact,
SIR, made the dam across the Lehigh,
and laid the foundation by contract of
Mat noble work, which was unfortu
nately swept away BY the great freshet
OF 1871. But what freshet can ever
sweep away the monument we have
consecI ated this day, or depreciate the
stock. The man that shall attempt il
will be damned to eve lasting fame. like
the Lehlgh aforesaid, But, Mr. Presi-
] N~'i'' ~ - hOL lol INC 10 ldlk OF these
things | see men about me who no
doubt will 60 it extensively Oh the learn.
ed system. Permit me, in conclusion, TO
thank you for the kind manner in which
| you have been pleased To sDeak of nv
poor abilities. Such as they are they
! shall be devoted 10 my best I'D terests and
those Of ny friends and kindred. /
learned Indian in the lobby Of the Penn.
sylvanla Legislature in 1910, and will
endeayor TO carry out those principles
IN the War Department over which /
have the honor 10 preside.
At this point The festivities Of the eve.
nlngweTe interrupted by the appearan e
in tina gallery Of Mrs Abby Folsom, nc.
companied by two men carrying a clothes
bag of petitions, signed by 2,I52 men.
1888 women, and ihnumerahle child.
rem Of both sexes aud co!ors, praying
the President instantly, and by the next
mail, L manumit two aged slaves, who
we're living very comfortably on his
| iarm IN Virginia, but whose abstract
aud lnallenable rights Of equal yapabond.
] ism we're derived from the Declaration
OF Independence and she asserted. Ga
Mrs. Folsom Inlimatlug her object, the
President rose very promptly, said If
there was any are Of legislation. which
he considered Az integral par, or rather
he would say the best part, beyond all
comparison, Of the Constitution, II was
tho twenty Rule-ihat it should
never by him be viOlated-that when ne
sworc 10 support the Constitutions was