Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-10-17

Saturday last was The day appointed w = seiHa
Committee Of wings and Democrats. fora 2aS-
lie eIseussisn, The laiier hsving given 'he esal-
leDge 81 one q their neelisgs 10 AuEqss%
Il lad been understood between The Ecenmit.
ises hat lie discussion should Be eonhdec toOne
spesker-oa eseA SIDE, from abroad. q ID g ths
Recommendations for Iss District Mrssrs
Haaler snt Besiaser. The severe slelsosss q
he Jsiies eeutieu az. who j. siil eonifei q his
BED az Maninsh1fg, il vas rerdeiet eedsip,
would rkeyenfhiu from siiensias, and ~ {. Hun
Ter wouId decline speaking, as matter ef Foafss,
in he absence q Ar. p.
+ The Democratic commiiies SecoiaiEsiy made
efforts 70 gel speaker from aerOAdt-s the
wings wese osly successful II pfeksifg into
their service Geo cxlRLEs FEkTyS MErcEE,
nor d Florida formerly q Lvsooua-
al about o'eIoxk, considerable huFibsr 81
persons having assembled al the Co4n Houie.
vs. C. WosTmSlroE, Esq, as President 81
The Clay club and chaiImsn or ,be Wing Com
miilee, stated 20 the meeting Toe circpnstaness
which had ledto lhe disappointment IF cur op-
poneais-ebd ihatihsy had mace III Reasonable
eGarls 10 meet ihe wings il discussion, in the
manner arst proposed, but bad beea tnsuecess-
fai. he fily acquitted them offall blame ID
the mstler,ss there we're numerous meetings
throughout lhe sag, and prominsni gentlemen
re,thetefIe generally engaged. MI objection
therefore. couiA 5e made 10 the wings oe-
rupyiug me day, ., they had Induced 4 plomi-
neut nddis,ingalsbed gentlemen. lens known 10
them b. reputation, 10 leaye his route and come
10 interchange sentiments Eitb h., There
would heno ilmitss to lime, Is no champion was
named ia opposition, and many Of Ehs people
were pressai, expecting 10 be eu'sriaEoed
ANDREw HgNrER, Esq. the WING Electoral
candidate, arose and added few wotds 10 these
expressed BY Mr. wonhing!on, Joining most
theefllly 10 aeqaiitiDg he Comuillee Oh The
Pan Of the Democrats from all blame iii not be.
Ing prepared with a champion. He knew ihe
efforts which had been made, and wsIlInsly &C.
quilted tbe party Of any disposition ID back OUT
from 6iseussiop-sns expressed lbf hope that
no Wing weullthink OF even insinuata any thing
Of the sort sysinst our opponents. That be re.
grened NEST sincerely the continued illness Of
his esiimahle and hounrAble fIehd, hir Bedin.
ger. in which feeling be was sure Z geFy mem.
Der or this community would NEST htagily con-
cur. Mr.. HIS ifibuleto his gs4Ianl competitor
was both feeling and appropriate. api the meet
ing respgnded 10 il most cordially.
Mr. fssla,er stated ihai fhe whias had only
seen more fortunate Than their ada srsaries-
,aat thief had an along relied upon tAe ReI kelley
Mass Mtetipg f9r supply Of spesktrs5A-.hat E.
ven thee they had been almost ssrpoiated
owing 70 The number Of meetings else y here
and that tbad only been by-espinf4gl thsir ex.
tellsnt friend, in1he Cars, Oh his way Eastward
that they had Oee6Neady 10 AS battle Oh the pre-.
sent occasion. f,e therefore invoked The atlen-
ton # bolh parties 10 uha. mighLbd offered for
their Consideration, and introduced dsn MrscGR
10 lie meeting. IT.
The enthusiasm with which Cen M was reE
eeiSed4 and The emo spiri, which seemed 10 preg
vail, Vas honorable 10 al present, abd added
still farther 10 ibe character Of Jefferson audi
ence. la noticing the effort Of thsIspeaker en-
the occasion, but briefly, as necessity wiIl com
pei Us, we may adopt the language d conlem.
porary Of the West, and say that Geb. Mereef's
speech was every thing that coull have been
expected from that sound, fable, and most dlstin-
guished statesman, for yeats one Of The master
minds Of the Congress Of The United States. it
was a speech hstwould have been listened 10
with Instruction aud delight in thehighest de-
lucrative assembly Gu earth. II was afne spe--
cimen If ehasie and polished otalotyl Ii was
full Of wisdom and full ~ the reasu9es or a ling
experience 10 subtle Me. and was enliaehed
throughout with The most charming Personal an:
ecdolesaBd incidents OF Amercad boliIical his
tory. Ills topics were national bahk. the tariff,
the distribution Of abe proceeds of-lhe public
LANDS, Instrumentation cf Texas prescription for
opinions sake the eorruptions add Final-practi-
ees cf Van Buren, saminisirasio5, he charac-
tiers Of Henry clay and James X Polk. He
said he was more Ialeres,ed 10 The annexation
of Texas ihan any ether man in Adefica snd
yet be would have voted against theiirea,y if be
had been Senator, because it wouldhave m ade
US parry 10 The war ,f,Tezas and fiesco.
War, too, with nation that had given us no
just ground Ct oheace.
The views Of Gen. Mercer on the Tariff were
peeuliaElg. striking and fprcible. His personal
Of the system had convinced him If
Iht error Of his formeF ep5nlons IN 5hs subject,
and he acknowledged that be had bssn orig lnally
opposed TO protective duties, bu, had been a
convert from The irresistible facts which had
come 10 bis knowledge We wish we cshldJ
trace him through he rain 81 instructive iuci.
>denls brought to bear upon This sbbjrcI His
whole address was listened TO wihifzed aiteL-
,ion add absorbing interest. Il was liz satts!nan
OF the past ase giving 70 aaO,hef generation.
mostly, ihs advantages and ins'rPeqen. with
which they ysfe not personally fsulr ar. 7
Gen Ms appeal 10 his his hearers 10 cherish
the fame If ourgrsas9nen as national spfoperiy,
was peculiarly harry and. aPpfbptiate, and
touched responsive chord il every 5bsom If
you wefe abroad, Would fsrtfgnsr inquire for
James K Pulk as one Of the great mene Would
they not ask YOU if you had seen Ser. Wash
iastonto Henry Cls,s Ia irulh ID was our in.
terest to cherish the fame or such men fsr they
moi only rendered thei. country service during
skeir lives. bat throusl all timeI The dead
Washington was even uow more useful TO US
lhanslhe liriog Wasaing,oa--in his great moral
example, il. he influence OF bis iA3stflous char
ac,sr, ard IN The venerstion uniyeikaIfy fell for
The work efhis hands 4 t
This elaqaeaNconclasion produced a sPon,a-1
teoas oatbrsak throughout The assd mblage, and
Gen. in. concluded amidst Iunals ofappla1se
Many ladies efacsd The occasion with lhsirptes-
ener and he whole auditory united on mo4ion