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

pared ." oursf GreNt applause. couis
s,ow hear kierce's VOICE again, .sGo \
nmn killer, v hi Q yeu are young ,""Yes
sir, this man, this renegade from the whis
party, has got UP the meeting with i
view OF accomplishing ssme sinister de,
sign.
THE gentleman had talked abon a
'lique of parlor politicians. 1, SAID the
Doctor, take lha, as personal to myself
| 'ecanse, sir. have a parlor. and there
re many oi my Democratic friends who
have not. Sir. The gentleman talks about
certain Democrats having q desne Tor Of
fice and thanks his Maker Tint he has no
itching in that way. will ask the gen.
.leman when II W. that he lost his desire
Tor office IN The Democratic party-for
assert that the gentleman had not been
six mouths member Of the parry befor re
ne applied FOR a secreiaryship in a For
cien Legation" [rremendoas cheering
and loud and long appinuse.I "iiurva for
the Fourth ward" The Doctor. At The
conclusion of his most eloquent speech,
ofe red the following preamble and reso-
u'ions, as near as we c,uld gather
"Whcreas. the Democratic patty has
individually signiiied their preference Of
the applicants for the office OF Post Mas.
ter, IN this place; and Whereas there are
nu merous applicants for the clerksh;ps in
said Office who cannot all be accpmmoda
ted. AND Whereas unless This meeting, got
up oy some who are likely to be disap.
pointed in this bch II. shall take the mat.
ter on, of the hands where the constitution
has placed Il, therefore he it resolved that
tho power OF appointment to office does
not belong 10 the President by and with
the advice and consent ot the Senate. hut
that by the example which this meeting
Institutes, II belongs to any indefinite col
lection Of people got up by any expectapls
in every village, township or school house
mel hborhood in the country.
whereas the acton Of th;s meeting as
sumes us that a member the Democ ra {,
PARKWAY d" too much efficient service T.,
en,'l!s him 10 the just and proper con.id-
Grafton, either of the party or executive.
therefore, resolved. that in the distribution
OF he spoils. !, is proper and just TO selec,
some one Tor Office Who has not so high
claims Tor long and continued service. for
zea,. energy and talent; that, therefore,
'hls meeting vii, Select some eleventh
hour-man, some renegade from whigeery,
who has not served Presidential term,
or some other individual Of such requisite
qualifications.
Now occurred the riches, scene for the
night. When the Doctor took his sea
an old and long-tricd democrat appeared
on The stand 10 address the meeiiny-it
was no less person than Merchant De.
i1'd Of Market Alley, commonly called
Bacon Deford. Now was heard "sit
down." "eo on "Deford, Deoord.n
"Clcmcns. Clemens."--in a moment az
ter il seemed TO me tina, every soul in the
house was tawling at the top of his voice
Bacon" Bacon" Bacon" "B con ~
."Bacon eford," ''B ICON Deford," ..lIur
ra for Bacon DeforJ." What the old man
said il was impossible to hear, bu, had
the powers Of Hogarih would ai,.mp,
TO give sketch of he interesting trio on
The stand all trying to speak - Deford
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