Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-03-25
TIE POST OFFICE MEETING.

We will tfsspass but little on the province o.
our correspondent, IN relation TO the meeting o.
me loco ioco' on Saturday, night; bur we canno
foTbeaf a comment upon il generally. The
handbills calling the meeting, were out two
days before i was held, aud they did no, iai
10 strike mon OF good sense, Of wha,ever party
as ridiculous in The cx RENE. To cali meet
ing to nominated candidate for the Pos, Office
was something pew under the sun. and 10, less
absurd than new. The call was evidently made
oy 'he Phillips faction OF the parry, and grew
Up some'hns in this wise. Whether young
clemens called on Thompson for a clerkship
upon conditions, OF for his influence and back,
ing to procure the post OF Secretary of Len.
non TO Constaniinople, we cannot say, to, such
call was made itw weeks ago. and the young
man was unceremonioasly htu ST from the Co.'s
office by the shoulder. This indicated no very
pleasant feeling bet tween those worthy leaders
oi locofocoism, Of whom it:hss been common
to ue the expression, I'm honor OF which, we
cannot saw par no6iis frotyun.' Itseems also
that II had been whispered about amorg The
ieihfui, al this time. thar The little 'rejected,'
3, had sold on, 10 the Col for q clerksh;p.
and that in view thereof The clelkships were
al filed, leaving cut both Clutter who poor
fellow, has killed himself work ny tor his par.
" IN The mud up 10 his ne tx --and Clemens -
They ineontiLss,ly ven. over 20 the Phil.
isc,ion and justly sapposius thai the power near
fna tnf nae vas mDs= posset than the roiec al
the people lathe ordinary form called tbs meet
ing. 2
Saturday nigh, came Glorious Saturday
nieht--,o such scenes we commend all bypo
chondfiacs, dys,.e2iics or iovers OF fun in the
last and lowest Stages. Had Hosarlh seen IT
with bur one eye, he would have thrown down
his pencil in despair, declaring that the lud,-
ci1us was beggared and his shop N ghl be clos.
ed. Ther. were a goodly number in the ball
when We entered, and all, for about half an
hour, was silent as quaker meeting. AT lengih
dangerous little feIluv, judging by the fact
that he always has his FIRE locks with him Jump
eh on The sand and cried cut III nobody Sc
will make speech. will. You arc al like a
set Of Turkey Gobblers; you talk I'D
sight and think ID sight more By this
TINE he was in the hands Of the rx sergeant
Mr. Clutter then came for ward and nomna ed
John Hamilton TO reside. He wss elected mem
con. Is Mr. Hamilton 10 the rnom?cried Clutter.
M answer, a pause. lis Mr. Hamilton in the
roomF Paus'. Yes, now he Isl cried voice
away back. Mr. Hamilton came forward. Il
nnmina'e Geo Clutter as Secretary saws one
i de:line,' says Clutter. y nominate VIM
Stoneman ae Vice President Carried mem con.
is MIR Stoneman in the roomp said long John.
No answer IL Mr. Stoneman 10 he rocm7'-
No answer. j nominate A J Psnntll a. Sec.
reIsry' Carried mem con. IL Mr. PANEL in
'he ro,ml said the President. No answer. Is
Mr. Pannell in the ronm1 No answer. y no.
inmate A Lorine as assistant Secretary Car
uei. rs Mr. Lofiag in the room1' Silence
is Mr. LoIing in the room1' No answer By
this time ihs President began 10 swea, little;
bal be did not know how soon relief was con.
ing. 4 nominate sherrard Clemens, says some
orc. Carried, and the new Secretary pounced
on the roslrum like a