The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1844-10-03
IOrdecaI BARLEY at CIncinhati--Hhat Is thong
Of him. Read--Readl

saIiley in Canal Dover in 1872 and come away swear
Ag that they lad been humbugged and deceived, vii
youch for The truth Of the following every word of it
Week before last the old Coffin hand bill peddler was il
jiucinnali, and made speech. The Enquirer give'
hisaccount:
Mr. Barley was introduced to the audience, and he
commenced his talk He is man under sixty in ap
oearance moderate height thin visage, weak voice
small head, and countenance IN no wise bearing
more than ordinary intellectual xpresson-scarcely
ordinary.
We we're not disappointed in him as speaker, fol
bis merits had been fully detailed in another occasion
by one &ho had done him Justice,
His speech was the most singular jumble Of weak 6
mpotent opinions-the most miserable specimen ofig
norance Of facts or wilful perversionsthe most fat
stale and Improbable speculaoDs, that weeyer listened
10; and we doubt fany man, whig or Democrat in the
crowd, ever did before hear similar eer that
would bear any comparison with his in all its essentials
intellectual impotence. There were many OF his
auditory disappoi1ted-so many mortifed-so many
disgusted-so few at all pleased-hat our charity for
their ribulotons partizans is forciby appealed to
as 10 forbid review OF his numerous indefensible po
silions politician his false statements as eandi
date, and his ignorance, as man. To speak Of him
in all these particulars as he deserves would be erue 10
the extreme He is wholly incapable, as much from
lack OF political intelligence as lack Of intellect TO
make an argument even upon the most common issues
that involved in the present contest Of parties This
frequently asserted before ne came here and as fire.
quenly had the coon partizans repeed it as caumny
but the fact was demonstrated by his own tongue, and
buvery few of our friends viii nave the efronteIy to
claim for him any character from that in which we here
and before have represented Him. His whole speech
was medley Of fugitive and detached thoughs-raked
up without application ard put forth without system
showing not only weak mind but untultivated even
according to its moderate ability. thought oh some
subject would seem to struggle tohim, and this he would
utter. He would then turn to some one setting behind
him as prompter, whom We took to be Mr. SiOre', &
being ffom this reserve source supplied with another
idea he would turn 10 his audience and tell them that
then he would probably have additional idea on the
subec just before This mentioned and that he would re-
tail In this way, advancing and rptreating between
what he could extract from his own shallow fund of
knowledge and wha, his rOnpter would tell him to say
next he used up moderate period Of time and closed
apparently reoiced that he had eed his brief hour
the stage and thankful that he had been able to say any
Ithing at ALI .,........
Our State prompted us 10 sincerely hope that there
none in his audience who were citizens of Other
States. The spectacle of such a man as Mr.. BARLEY
being the candidate for chief Magistrate of the great
glorious State OF Ohio, was reflection upon the intel
gence and seltrespec OF our people, BY means fiat
ering Ifthere were citizens fIom other States there
we think they may be assured that no such disgrace
twaits US, ,odrpeople will not suffer H. They go TO
party but not that far-they become excited and man
ttimes take counsel Of their ZEAL but there is ever cool
ness enough in their minds to deliberate between the ot
ty talents and noble character of David Tod, and suc
man as they on this occasion discovered is Mordeca
!, Barley
The Enquirer iutlher says that some wings would nc
believe that he was the Wig Mordecai BARLEY, an
wanted TO fight those who said otherwise. A correspoI
:, dent Of The Statesman says he undertook to speak
tSpringfed Clark county but it was such failure th
Ea dozen Of wings came right ont for Tod. A gentl
Fman from Holmes County, says Barley passed hroue
;, Nashville few weeks ago. and bis decrepid appea
ance lost him votes in that town. Gen. S!okely to
a number of democrats in this county few days sine
that Barley was the most untortnnnte man ever Il
twhigs brought out--that he was gone coon &c. Al
fye this same Barley, impoent and weak as he is
ESQ full Of British federalism that he peddled coffin ha
n bills against Jackson, and few days back in Mar
= Field declared that 'Gcv, DohR WAS JUST WHERE
toaghtto 6e,' for uphodihg the principles of The Dec
:; ration ofIhde pendence.
70 Freemen rise in your might and put him down!