Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-09-08
The Weller Meeting.

The great Weller meeting announced by
hand.bill, by newspaper, &c., &C., 10 be held
at CarrolIon, on Friday last, lOas held; and is
now among the things that were,
"A school boys tale, the story Of an hour"
1t was bright day, so far as sunlight could
nuke ii brighg but it was a cherries day TO our
Locoloco neghbors. The Two volunteer COM
panies Of our town turned out in very hand
some style, attracting more atte ntion than even
the Hero--the military hero! they escorted into
town. These companies paradcd by invita-.
Ion, "to DO the honors" proper to the military
character and rank of the men advertised TO be
here. We learn that all the commissioned Of
fcers and three(ourlhs of the rank and file Of
one Of the companies are Wings; and two of
the commissioned officers and about one-fourh
of the other company are Whigs. We make
this remark for the simple reason that Colonel
Weller appeared to have the impression on his
mind that all who showed him any respect, civil
or military, were his faithful supporters. He
remarked in the course of his speech that he
could just ''see enough Wings present 10 swear
by"-it was apparent, however, that the COl
cold Srtar by any thing sacred.
About | O'Clock hcraid announced the op-
proach orJho Col. AM suit, The military were
pu, m motion, and, followed by number Of
mon and boys, in ougses, on horseback, and
aloot, proceeded 10 the north end Of Lisbon
street, to escort the great ooked.lor into town.
As the procession returned and passed the courl.
house, in threading our principle streets, we
took occasion to mark its order and compost
tioa-for it was not "a multitude thai 10 man
could number" We are told that as it moved
down Lisbon Stree, it was larger, but great
number stopped III the firsI tavern they came
TO.
Programme o The procession as it passed the
courthouse.
/. The Greys. commanded by Capt. Kennedy
Q. The four.horse closed barouche, contain
ing SHE COL" and suit.
8. The Guards, commanded by Capt. At
kinson.
q. Thirteen men On foot.
S. Twelve carriages (buggies and wo.horsC
wagons.)
6. Twelve men on horse back.
Z: Two boys on one horse.
The procession having made tho circuit OF
abe ao~n, it arrived "a. the Exchange Hotel and
halled-being principally military it hGIted.-
The banOuche opened and discharged its demo
cratic contents as follows:
LIST. Col John B. Weller.
Cd. Hon. George Fries.
Sd. Hon. Billy Mcdonald.
4th. The Hon. the Driver.
,'The Col" we are informed, much exhaust
ed, retired to his room, there to seek
"Tired Natures sweet restorer balmy sleep;"
forgetting, poor man, that sleep, "hs ready vi
sit pays" only
when Fortune smiles-the pretched he forsakes.
We say forgetting this Poetcal truth, for when
he emerged from the hoaei, after noon, it was
evidently
"FrOm short (as usual) and disturbed repose"
The gazing crowd having been informed that
the speaking would commence at one o'clock
dispersed in various directionsS and the militia.
ry were dismissed.
At one o'clock, the drums again beat the as
SemSly, The military are drawn up sin two
strings like the reglars," reaching from the ho
tel to the democratic platform" The Col
reapPears, gracefully takes off his hat, anc
gracefully puts it on again; he enters the mar
row lane of soldiers, and 'murches" with firm
step aud without an accident to the "scuffoId'
erected for his reception-in front of the Pos
Office. Silence and good behavior having beer
enjoined, he was Introduced 10 the assembly by
Col. Joseph Gable.
Having remained some lime silent, arrang
ing his papers, he opened his mouth and ..spakt
unto The people," But what he said, il woud
be diflculi for us to report. We could not re.
port it fully we would not if we could; for he
said many things not lawful for man TO utter,
aud certainly not proper for Us to print. A
few notes, however, will show the course he
pursaed, lie called The Wings FoderalisIs and