The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-10-14
uppcE DOUGLAS, SPEECH.

ABSENCE irdHi Town PaS'S" -
iag Judge Douglas speech at Rock Island
on the 2ua inst. We heard several Nhigs
,ludc 10 il in terms no; very ilaueriug.
which We attributed to prejudice. until
We me. q report Of il, in the r. !. Repabii
can. We had supposed that the giant.
as we presume he is ironically termed as
much from his mental as physical proper
ions The lea5er Of the "young Democra-|
c,." the man who was talked Of as q can
dida,e for the Presidency Of the Z. States,
would certainly leave personalities and
slang TO men occupying lower stations
n tue political world, bu, We were mista
ken. We make sirgle ex,rac, from his
speech; as reported in the Locoioco paper
Of r. Island, and can say, us We have
heard others remark, that the utterance Of
such speeches have contrary effect to
the one intended by the distinguished
spesker:-
aJajge y. followed with an eloquent and sea-
thing announcement Of the course pursued by
Ex- Gov. Bebb in his perambala'ions through the
country, referring especially to bis malignant
ISLANDERS OF Col. Weller. Bebb had accused the
latter Of being public defaalter, in not repaying
money borrowed OF the State OF Ohio, upon the
day when it fell due, but the Hon. speaker show
ed conclusively that Bebb had done the same
thing, and he was not aware that his note had
been paid 10 this day. Weller was In McKee,,
sighting at the head of his regiment and pad ms
i,sss Immediately upon his reitas, while Bebb was
skalkiag at home, holding reasonable cores
ponience with Tom Corvin, portions OF which
he read to the audience. He male these remarks
because Col. Weller was his freud, and an hon
orable luan, and when his friend was absent, he
usually stood in his place"
The above we believe 10 be true re-
port Of that portion Of Douglas speech, as
the same words were given 10 Us by q
friend who was present. Some years
ago, nearly dozen if memory serve us,
John B. Weller as one Of the Fund Com
missionefs Of Butler county, Ohio, proved
deiaulter of the public money TO the
mount Of Ss93,l5. That money was not
then paid, as Douglas says, nor was il eV.
err paid until about six weeks since, and
then il was liquidated by brother OF Mr.
Weller's for the ostensible object OF re
moving the stain from his name that he
nigh, stump il for the Loeofoco party aud
moi be weighed down by the weight Of
rsscali,y that would be produced against
him. re prove tina, we are correct here
is The Treasurer's receipt:
Treasnrey's office, Butler Co., o.
Hamilton, Angus, p, 1852.
Received OF c. L. Weller, for John B. Weller
The sum Of eight hundred and ninely-three and
Is 100 dollars, being for the balance of the
money OF the Indebtedness of the said John B.
Weller, late Surplus Fund Commissioner, for
surplus revenue, and set forth in the Master
c commissioners Report of The same, made and
submitted. May IS, 1852.
Sso3 l5-!Oo. HEs.y TRABER.
Treasurer Of Butler counts, o.
Nov, we sex, is a man, who viii make
such positive declaration as Mr.. Douglas
did in this case knowing il to be untrue, is
he WORTHY If belief when he classes Gov
Bebh ia the same category with this man
Weller? We would be very loath 10 be
iiese him 10 anything. unless pretty strong
testimony were furnished.