Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1844-02-23
SPEECH OF q WATKINS LEIGH
~ Inl L.9f s,asiNla CONVENTION.


NC should Ike Ia have heard the
Speech ol Mf Leigh. Of hich ihe i'd.
lewIne account i ( van q. The EDITOR
al lhe L,acltbprg Nifesasn, sho eas
resent, did hcaf b, and AS mus efaph
iea.i, dcsculsd
puor TO the ajjoarnmrni of The ron.
,cnnoa. 81 End nigsi. Mf Leigh lie.
ilsercd one 81 the must splendid .i.eeoh
= his kaIc iclory Addtcss--io winch
ihave ever had The good fonUae 10 Is.
ten. n tic course of II he skcfcheti tho
prcplmrises OF Nessts La. "a houa.
and Van l.ufen @nh the prtca al a
master. aad Rfa.lhed thc immense aual>
enee with personal rrtuiuisccnccs Of
each, IN scvaes 20 WHICH he had been
personally aa aeiot. To MIR Clay be
ascfibed the highest qua.iiirs Of sis.es-
mans ~, "a ents. genius, virtue. afu.
ness, decision. wDiera ION. and taasn4u
unity. OF Mr. Calhonn he spoke IA
terms 81 mingled severity an1 praise, A.
a nan 81 the highest order Of intellect.
AID OF the utmost putty Of private
character, destroy d, a. Lucilcr was. b,
an inorJtnaie and bpundcss ambition -
Nr Van Buren, b. described as a sofi
oi chafacler.css aan--as ono who hsJ
won The highest distinction without es.
iranrdinaty mefif. bli who had II dcoa
hurled from his elevated position With
oat fault. as n man OF strong aud .isof.
Gus. bui ol unnnpruscd aud nersefte1
mind. DO him ,oInsilce. however b.
attempting 10 copy his glowing por.
ifans with ny untuturci pencil Refer
ring 10 ihe cAciung scenes which grew
eat II The Modification controversy, aud
10 Mr. Gays active add fortunate apcn
= n aalns lag thai angry aud pofl.n.
tous collision between The Federal Ex
eeuii'e. aud sovereign state, he sad
ltal 10 Mr. Gays eAcrtiun, Ne,s,.
"a hoan, llatn M. and Hamilton we're
indebted ler lhelf escape IRON The hal
tar, for ben lack SOL had ceelagrd ina,
BE- knc@ he remedy. and he only rrm
edy, Tor Notification. and that vas m.
death, b. hanging, of lhcse. The three
mosi prominent OF The South carol,o.
aehalor,; and. he aided, Zen Jacks n
Vas not man 10 forfeit his word ia
such a matter as THIS lie illustrated
ihis remark By an anecdole dawn from
The Peninsuiaf war. Sif homas Pic,en
one oi the hefcesl OF the Bri4sh COM
naandrrs, having desperate enterprise
on hand requiring both scefesy ami des-
patch, orlere1 a cummlssary Ia nfo-
'i1e' "1ihin a given ume and at slated
poin.S, cerlaio amount OF pfoyiS.sn.
necessary Tor las troops 1pon their a.,
eeJ march. he comm.ss1ry deri,,.4
Ia II vas utterly Impossible 10 comoly
IN me order Very well" said Sir
Thomas Picion. .iinpossib.c ar ma, u
me faltons are not ready al the tin,.
snd place shen they are called f.,
@ul hahs you upon the neat tree
H. coinmissary, alarmed for hi, saf.tv
vent TO tie Duke OF We linston AL
informed h.m thai S.r Thomas IA 80.
ca nun an order which il was lmnoss,-
o'e 10 comply with, and that he hal lie.
ciafed Il this tmpossibiltly ne,. a.,
accomplished lie should be hung Are
YOU sure CIR Fnomas said -, -
me duke " here Is no doub, Of n"
rep'iei The trembling comm,,s,,y
. hen' sad The DIAe, Il soa.t IT..
y7l 10 do Il, ior ! know no man VI
more '"ahI1i 1" his promises. IN s,ca
cases' Than SIR Thomas p,cton - -
! Aao" e' II" mao" added Mr.. le,,h
y IA 20 such matters 4ere ,,.,o -
70 Aser ms word Than Gea Jsck.on y
ne 'aen DIE" yis'd picture of N.
Consequences which would h,v. ILL.
CD 'he hfsl ACT oil bloody v,ola,ca -
Pe''a.ed a; thal esensfal period n ~.
history OF TIE country II woold 80.
been The inmsdisa5lo WonoJ 80
ne Ne'l asa of the siam w,nl3 -
'een hsA.si IRE which .oaIe 49,.