Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-09-23

Monday last, o w I.sugGu. elrctor on thu
Federsl veto ticket for this District. led of
IN asreecald ens aauE and quarter, and f.
ii. Peirpont. Wing elec,or, followed ia a
lspuech Of the same length, aud Llngftt re-
piled, and Perpout rejoined in speeches OF
hall an hour each. And all cendid men Of
any and every patty who were present, must
admit That Langfitt was badly used W; indeed
some Of Laugfit's own party have acknowl-
edged that PieIpont is entirely too hard for
him; yet do think that Langlitt's overwhelm-
ing defeat ia this instance isatiribdtabe more
to the badness Of his cause than want Of abiI-
| lily in him.
You may well imagine that Fe,ierol Veto
ism was under going torures Of the most ex-
cratiatns character. VIXEN Lansftl's travelling
Icomptuiou, S. Clemens, IT your city, cried
out some three or four times during Peir-
lpaat's FIRST speech that his time was out.
when at the time be fist interrupted Peir-
pont. The time was not yet up by twenty miu-
utss, mo- two WAYS in it. the fellow was scared
but we could excuse Clemens freely, for we
pjtied him aud his Elecior, as they were taxi
Jog such drubing as mortal man scarce ever
got before: eln,ost felt myself like calling
10 peirponl TO have some mercy on the poor
4. fellows. bat then thought ii would learn
the boys never again to undertake TO bolster
up cause so unjust aud destructive to the
best interests OF our common country and
all this interruption about the time, when Jos
| kilwell OF Marion, one of their own men
was keeping the time; now il Pierpont was
own men, certainly If Clemens had not been
SO alarmed he would have been silent in rela-
ton to IT,
When the discussion between the Electors
stand frantic with rage, and there he irothed
aud loaned until, os suppose, he was tired +,
or disguised with himself, Tor certainly, some
OF his party were heartily sick of his slang
while bis rawlings only excited pity aud laugh
Ter among The Wings who Were listening to
him. 1t would seem from Clemens course
that he considered himself much greater
MN than the veto kltctor whom he was ac-
companving. and bad come TO the conclusion
to throw himself into the breach and try BY
the timely interpvsitlon OF his mighty genius
to rescue sinking cause; but oh! my stars,
such rescue;and TO DO the thing up stiIl more
completely after Clemens was through, John
I J. Moore Of Wetzel Co., was called out aud
answered to the call like man, by giving us
one OF the best humored speeches nsgins BILE,
and if ever speech was well timed, ii was
Moores, just the opposite OF Clemens, all
good humored wit Clemens all bitterness aud
madness; and will 60 security that Clemens
never jumps up again after the regular discus
sion is over, particularly it he should learn
that Moore is present.
Political meetings had been published for
some time back, to take place al Centreville
ION Tueslay.) tie next day after the discus
sion. aud al Samuel s Maxwell S on WED
neslay following.) And the wings knowing
/ Of this, aud knowing that the mass OF the
people wished o hear both sides. asked the
veto men whether their meetings Were intend
ell for discussion BIZ both parties. The reply
was that they had been appointed for the dem
oce,dc party alone. The proposition was then
made that the wings should attend and dis
cus3 with them; to this they replied that they
had speakers and they wished To have them
heard. th4 meetings were their own aud they
] 4 ! IL
had thus refused discussion, principally on
tte ground that they had SPEAKERS presea.
aud ioisked TO haze them heard on that same
! Mouday evening OF the Discussion, Mr. Glenn
ems. one OF their speakers, mounted his horse
and started as lie said. for home. Yes sir, alb
solu!eIy after making that hollow pretence,
snd coWardly refusal to get rid of discussion,
one Of their SPEAKERS turned about aud start
ed for home, leaving Laugftt aud Kidwel' on
lly to speak Now. ask, could it be possible
that those TWO speakers expected TO occupy
all the time at those meetings? The answer
must be they did not Such trickery can t
succeed in this country, and those gentlemen
engaged ia il will find il out. And here, sir,
would like some one to tell me whether this
is the same I.angfitt & Co, who, writer in
the Argus week or two ago. stated, had
come oft victorious in all their encounters
with this same Peirpnnt in the mountain coun
des7 If il is the sal me, the writer must have
intended it as a burlesque on the perform
ances OF Langiu & CO.. for il is impossible