Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-02-02

dent, put ior some time Mr. President
wouldn't hear, but kept shouting silence.
AT length Mr. Van Trump got a chance
| to speak, and commenced amidst cries Of
| who is he---he looks like Tom Corwin, on
/ ly blacker--wander If he goes Mclean or
ICorwin--damn it. hush and let us hear the
fellow, &c. 49, - .@
+ Sir, Mr. President, said Mr. Van Trump,
Elhefe are gentlemen up here as we'll as
ssdoRna there, lcries of doubtful, who wish
to speak, Shall it be said that whiggery
knfxad oaras. the people with the power
s say sslss, asaas loE HEasidenals ~
| Cries Of no, yes, no, no, yes, yes, yes.
1t looks like it. Cries of So it does, old
lellow--no it don't, &c ] say empha.
ically, Mr. President, it does look like it.
[ [Cheers and groans. Is whiggery, Mr..
President, going'to skulk this great ques-
ton! CCries Of yes, no,-we don't want to
be dlstracted-question, question, question
Sir, | hope and trust the substitute will be
adopted. Mr. Chairman, have we forgot
ten that we are wings? ~ e -
Avoice No stree, not by id sight.
Mr. Van Trump said, he thought he saw
a manifest design to glorify men instead Of
the principles of the great whig party.
Many voices. Yes sir, that is it. No sir,
no such thing.
A gentleman then moved that the substi-
tute be indefinitely postponed, and called
for vote by counties -t<
A voice. MIR President, / move to refer
the substitute to the committee on counties.
Voice No 2. The gentleman means the
committee on 'ae,U couHties. Laughter.
Voice No 3. The counties have gone
home. (Laughter.) 5.a zs-. d. a.e.
Voice No. 4. There are lots OF new
county lobbles left. (Roars Of laughter
and cries Of good. }
Mr. Backus, of Cuyahoga, (who was on
the ground in the crowd. then attempted
to speak, but the reporter. although near,
could not hear him, the confusion was so
great. Alter attempting to speak for a
moment, he was seen diving into the crowd,
swinging his arms after the fashion of
Norma oflhe Filiul Head as she scream
ed ''lost, lost, iostH .....a.-:- .-.s
Mr. Campbell, who was on the stand,
then charged that the wings who went a.
gainst the substitute, were afraid 10 trust
the people with SAYING who they wanted
Tor President. 1t such is whiggery, said
Mr.. c | don't want anything to do with it
i am not a whg, ,ilthat is whiggery. (ln-
creased confusion Il call, said air C for
vote by counties, the rules give me this
privilege, and [ will have it. (Grea.. ex-
element and confusion } want the great
mass of the people to be heard on the ques-
ton of the Presidency, the hard fsted yeo-
manry, the mechanics from their shops and
foundles. A voice from the wood pile.
That fellow is a id locoloco, put him
dows. Cries of go it Campbell III with
draw this substitute | will introduce anoth.
er resolution. (This was understood to
mean resolution in favor of Corwin, and
produced great sensation among the Nc
Lean men, ...-. ....L .... ...-'... ..--.-
Mr. Anthony-Gen. Charles Anthony Of
Clark, the same who rode through Colum-
bus on a log cabin in 1910 milling gonger-
bread-then rose and said. z,, = -colI.
MIR President and gentlemen-Thew works
of the great Creator of the universe are
marked by order, und the nearer we ap-
proach His great example, the better it
will be for US all. (Cries of oh yes-that
fellow is right-damn it, boys, keep quiet.
&e.) am in favor Of the substitute 1t
can do no harm to pass it cries of yes it
can't will distract us-question-you
have spoken long enough-go it boots '+s
Mr. Sing ham then took the stand, but
what he was in favor of we could not tell.
AS ne spoke, the confusion increased; shouts,
laughter, &C., drowned his voice
When he had concluded, the cries Of
question, question, question, drowned eve
ry other voice, until the President came
forward amid cheers, as if to put the vote.
He said that he saw many democrats
rabid locofocoes-in the crowd, and the
vote could not be fairly taken, as their
voices would drown those Of the wings.
A voice in the crowd.-sNo democrat will
vote'-cheels, &c.
The President. Gentlemen, you must
keep order. 1t is outrageous. Here are
wings and democrats all around US, looking
at us, and there may be some of the worst
kind of Locofocos among us.
voice on the wood pile, Go it boots.
D-d the difference; we are oil for Cor
win
Voice No 2. Yes, this kind of proceed
ing is what has killed Delano, and it will
kill Corwin. ...--
Voice No. 8. Yes, and they ought to
be politically killed, if they cannot keep
better order.
The question was then put, on the adop-
ton of the substitute, and ayes were loud
and long-the nays uproarious and pro-
tracted. s
The President decided that he could not
decide. [Cheers, laughter, and cries of
the nays have it-no they don't, it is the
ayes, &c
After much tumult, Mr.. Campbell came
forward, his face exhibiting much passion,
and seiz ng the substitute in his hand, said
that he would Withdraw it from the consid-
Grafton of the meeting. He then sprung
from the stand and disappeared in the
crowd. ~ ii -,.....I o.
q. The question was then taken on the res
olution about the Central committee, &C.,
and the President said they were adopted.
Three cheers, with some Kisses, were
then given for Judge McLean-three, loud
er in sound, for Corwin-three, very loud,
for Clay-three reasonable ones for Tay-
lor-three very weak for Ford-and three
/ for DelanO. El. i Et--s t-.,..., -.