Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-03-29

. In the official account Of the proceedings of
the Democratic Convention, Mr.. Wheeler oil
Norfolk, Chairman of the Committee on Rcsolu-
tons, is sail to have prciaccd his report with can
eloquent, humorous and appropriate speech."-
We presume that this complimentary language
was intended to console the Norfolk orator for the
very cold reception with which his stupid and
abusive diatribe was greeted by the Convention
For To the honorof that assembly be it said, that
Mr. Whceler's eloquent, humorous and appro-
priato speech" did not elicit even the cheap ri-
butte OF Il single round of applause;
twas our purpose to have given some speei-
mems of this wonderful Grafton. with brief
commentary thereon, but our neighbors of the
Wing having taken up the subject, we gladly
avail ourselves of their pungeut sketch of Mr.
Wheeer's eloquent and humorous effort -
Mr.. Wheeler from the committee to prepare
resolutions, came forward to report. Mr.. Wheel
err was, however. not content with the simple dis
charge of his duty in this respect. The opportu-
nifty to make a speech was too fortunate to be
overlooked, and Mr. Wheeler, though not fitted
by nature with cloquence ola very persuasive or
commanding character, thereupon, by way of
preface. inflicted upon the Convention harangue
that mt once marvellous in its rhetoric and flu
nerealiu its wit. He pitched right and left into
the Wing party, which, by happy use ofperson-
ifcation, he designated Old Mr.. Whiggery.-
This imbecile dotard according to Mr.. Wheeler
had got somehow into power, promising to pro-
scribe prescription. and had not left one single
Democrat in office throughout the U. 5. (Wepre-
sumo Mr.. Wheeler is unacquainted with James
Points Marshal for the Western District of Va.
and Col. Thomas b. Bigger, our Richmond Post
mastery Old Mr.. Whiggery, however, had been
"ldia OUT dead last fall, and was now harmless.-
1t was true that it exhibited some signs of life
Mr. Wheeler then explained what he seemed to
think the Convention didn't know, that dead bo-
dies underline action of the galvanic battery, might
be made to exhibit certain spasmodic and ilregu-
lar motions, both in the limbs and countenapce.
Now the corpse OF old Mr.. Whiggery was being
subjected to such Influences as the galvanic cur
rent, aud its features presented the same contor
tons and horrible grimaces. Otis but justice to Mr.
Wheeler to say that this hit was given with great
effect the gentleman himself presenting as faithful
a resemblance as possible to galvanized corpse.
Such gestures and grimacesns his We're quite I'M
| earthly-his very expression a momento moril
Mr.. w. went on further to cover with his dlsma
rdicule and melancholy sarcasm, the poor old dead
body of the defunct Mr.. Whiggery, but he re-
ceived little applause and excited no laughter q
few painful smiles having been attempted at first
by the enthusiastic young Democrats on the front
seats, who soon abandoned their efforts of being
| Jolly. Mr.. Wheeler, however, continued to the
last to parade his figure of the corpse, and finally
wound up by declaring that the Democratic party
would bury the remains so deep that the hands Of
the resurrectionist should never find them! This
expression, recalling somewhat unpleasant re-
miniscence of Hannegans damnation of Polk, il
may be supposed did not call forth any vociieours
| cheering.