Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-03-25
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DEMOCRATIC MEETING WHEE
| LING POST E-.THE .uA n
i MONlOuS DEuOCRACY"-A NJ
! PHLLlPS--GENERAL FEENEY :
"LONG FAIL BLUE "-COLONEI
/ THOMPSON-AND BACON DE
i FORD
/ Saturday was great day for the De-
mocracy If Wheeling On Wednesday O
Thursday handbills had been posted up
calling a meeting OF the "Un,errifieo
Democracy" on Saturday evening, al the
City Hall, to take into consideration grea
and weigh,y matters touching the division
OF the loaves and fishes. in this "Glb
ralter of Whiggery.' Accordingly, on
Saturday, during the whole day. the lea
ders OF The diffe,en, wings or factions OF
The /" Harmonious Democracy were ex
ceedingly busy in beating up and ma rskal
ling their lorces. They were to be seen
al ali times aud in all parts Of the town,
sometimes with a group Of anxious look
ing Democras around them, listening
WIN profound attention, and anxious soil.
cinde, to The revelation Of some ioul and
damnable conspiracy by which their fayn-
rie was To be taken off," and thereby
they were 10 lose a clerkship in The Pos,
Ofhce. which had been promised Them:
they were going from street TO street.
from alley to alley, and from house to
house, rallying and cxhorting their res
pecli'e friends TO attend the meeting. -
indeed, such was the zeal and ACTIVITY
manifested, that il attracted The notice Of
me " higs, You could frequently hear
during the day, from them, something Ike
ms: What is the matter among the Lo>
ccsF Nv hat mas broke loose with the
Democraeyr' . Has Thompson got the
Post Object" "ls i, fact tha, Sieenrpd
brought The commission home with hin.!''
I" Has George Forbes golan Indian ngen
cy - Is 1t really fact that Joe Iris
Ter is Collector OF the Porl r. and thou.
sand Other questions-of like import.
MI haysag had Inc pieasur re Or ass...i
ing, a aee,iLg Of he : Harmonious Dc,
mecracy" since the memorial bic rati6ca>
ton meeting of the Blacksville Convcn-
ton, in i6i3-when they ratified. coa-
frmed. signed, sealed. ami delivered the
contract "made and entered inlun be-
tween The Hon. l.. Stesnred and Wm. G.
Brown. in which the former purchase ed
the liter for a valuable consideration in
Z" hand paid "--antlcipating some rare
sport. ldetermiaed tha.,l would attend
and see the fen. On my arrival at the
Hall (Which by-ihe-by was unfortunate.
Iy rather late,) found assembled ycry
"large and re- pectnble meeting"
Join Hamilton, Esq, late Captain OF
the Bridgeport Blues. -Councilman
from The First Ward. and late President
OF the Washington Temperance Society
was IN The Chair.and Shadrach Clemens.
Esq, was officiating as Chairman, Secre,
tary, and Spokesman.
There was 50 much noise and conf,
sion al the tine, could not hear wbal
was beiorc the meeting Br. Wardea',
musical voice was soon heard, however:
Gentlemen. less taIkin;n " get of the
bcnches;' "get Out Of the windows -
;" no smoking in the meeiine;n "who
kicked that dogs" "down in from, y
Z" hats Off" &c.. &c. II nppear red there
were before The meeting two sets OF
resolutions, one offered by the late talenl.
ed Editor Of the Argus, G. w. Clutter. IN
which IL was proposed TO ballot for a Pos,
Master. and The person having the great.
est number OF votes should be recommen.
ded TO the President as the choice Of the
Democratic Party-the other offered BIZ
Mr. Mccullough proposed 10 leave IN.
nalter with The President 10 make The
appointment as ne should deem bcs. from
he applicants already recommended. y,
some one else Now was heard all throupF
The crowd, among the Phillips faction
something like this. You can see Nh,
cloven fooi;' ",he whole oljcct is TO kecr
~ the family s" THOMPSON wants il
although he said he would not have il :
8 II Polk appoints Thompson I'D /
] ever vote The Democratic ticket again ;
A motion was made to lay the latter reso
lulirn on the table.
Here Major General Hugh Ferdinau NJ
Feeney- -son-in-aw Of Daniel Steen.
rod, add of coIrse a BIO her-in-Iaw {,
Colonel Thompson, and an applicant e.
The oili e~~.irose 10 address me meeting
Order" " ordef;" ORDER" down il
fronts" Feeneyi" "Feeney;" "ano,h
or one Of the family" " Clemens :
Clemens" Deford -" Deford;r b ,
con Defurd !" SIT down :" ego on :
4" go ON !" "hurra for The Old Red Cow (;
&c, &c resounded from hundred yo
ces. ! mad discovered by this time. il
nningling in the crowd. that the Philipl
facli H bad out Generated the Colonel
and would be able TO carry any thing tho
desIred-' when | caught the souGd o
General Fecpey's yoice--he was re,non
slrst'ng against the action Of the meeting
lie stated that two other gentlemen a.,
bimself- bad been recommended 10 III
Pfesiden'. and he was willing TO Ie, IN
matter res. shere. W the sppoialmeo