The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1844-08-23

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| Now all was anxiety and expectation. Prepsra-
tions were made for mighty gathering Of the
people, marshals with their blue badges were
mounted, horsemen were parading through the
streets ready to meet the delegations from the east,
west, north, and south, as they came in, and send
up one long and loud shout for their leader, Clay
But imagine, Mr.. Editor, their bitter disappoint-
ment when, instead of the people coming In
crowds, some half dozen would arrive at time,
(and many times one half Of them democrats,) and
when met by the wings here, and called upon to
raise their voices for Harry Of the West they said
whose banner they could rally--that they had no
voice to raise for Clay--so that the only pretence
at reviving the scenes Of 1840, (for will not
charge that they were in earnestly was made by
few of the leaders here whilst the greater part of
those in attendance were among the lockers on,
many of them having come in to attend to their
own business. others to see what was going on,
without the least desire to engage in similar
TO those enacted in the memorable campaign of
1910. After the procession was formed it was
counted by number Of persons, amongst others
gentleman who has heretofore acted with the whig
party, but who now, Qike many others in this
county who were foremost in the whig ranks in
ls40,) will support Mr. Brney, and he says that
there were 265 in the procession as they passed
down street, all told-some make the number
little over that, and some under. This number
with those that did not wish to march in the pros
cession, formed the meeting. They next marched
to the woods, and partook Of dinnkr of crackers
which was soon dispatched, as those that came up
first either devoured or carried away the entire
contents of the of the board and left those that
followed either without dinner or compelled them
to 60 and seek il elsewhere. They then repaired
to the stand erected Tor the purpose, where they
were first addressed by Mr.. Harper, who tried to
make the people believe that Henry Clay was the
greatest man in the nation-that in order to make
the people prosperous and happy it was only
necessary to keep up their taxes by way Of tariff;
this being hard to make the people in this part Of
the country believe, he closed his remarks. Next
In order came Solitude Ewing, who prefaced his
remarks by speaking of the good feeling that ought
to exist between the two parties, and spoke of his
kind feelings towards opponents, and then COM
menced by attacking Col. Morris, our democratic
candidate for Congress. This unmanly and unjus-
tifable course was pursued because you, Mr..
Editor, in your paper some weeks since, had said
something on that most delicate subject, Mr..
Ewing's scrip speculation. He charged that the
article in your paper on that subject was forgery,
and that Mr.. Morris was the author, and tried to
make the impression that in your paper was the
first he had ever seen any thing Of the kind He
called upon Mr.. Morris, who he said he understood
was in the meeting, 10 know if he had published
the article. Mr. Morris, being present, informed
Mr.. Ewing that he was not the editor nor had he
published the article in question, and called upon
Mr.. Ewing to give the name Of bis informant.
which Mr.. Ewing refused to do, as it would have
exposed him to shame and infamy, if resident of
this place, for every one here knows that Mr..
Morris has nothing to do with the publication of
your paper. After Mr.. Ewing had closed his
remarks, Mr.. Morris informed him that the article
was taken from the Ohio Statesman-that it had
been published in many of the democratic papers
years ago, and that it could not have escaped his
notice-that he believed the charges there made to
be true, and that if he had been the editor he would
have published them as such. Whether Mr.
Ewing voluntarily make Ike attsscc,s on Mr.. Morris.
VI ""e'ner ne was induced to do so by some whig
who wished to injure our candidate for Congress
in some way, and was afraid to make the attack
himself, we are left in doubt. In either event
they are welcome to all they made. The cheers
of the democr ats present will attest that they were
foed in thei effort, and the base attack was hurled
back with Iedoubed force upon their own heads.
Mr. Ewing acknowledged that he had purchased
scrip of some nine eleven persons, and said that
he had refuted the charge made In the Statesman.
of this we will see hereafter.
Mr. Ewing, during the course of his remarks,
took much the same course as Mr.. Harper,-that
is, he came to about the same conclusion. As in
1910, they said but little about United States
bank, which is well known to be the favorite
measure of Clay and the leaders of the party; but
they fear to make the issue before the people
They spoke with great deal of bitterness against
the annexation of Texas, swelled the amount of
her public debt, and reduced the amount and value
of her lands.
But alas for Mordecai Bartley!-you would
scarcely have known that he was the whig ca ndi-
date for governor Of this great State, had it not
been that his name appeared on some few flags that
were made; in the moment ofreflection you would
not have known that there was such man in
being. In the evening, what few remained in
town were addressed by Jo Ramage, who calls
himself the independent candidate for Congress in
this district. Why style himself the independent
candidate! Is he becoming tired of Coonery, or
does he think to get the vote of single democrat
by coming out in this way' We can assure him
that the democracy in this county are too well
acquainted with him to give him their support in
any event In his remarks he cried out against