Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-10-20
The Democratic Meeting at the Court House

The Democratic Meeting at the Court House.
large number of our citizens, Wings and
Democrats, turned out on Monday night to hear the
imported Massachusetts, Webster Pierce Wing. who
was announced as the orator for the evening. AT
the appointed time DR.. DuSHAM rose and opened
the meeting by reading, as usual Wing authority,
"the only kind he ever used in traducing Scott"
"He made no charges1ldt the Wings did, &c. &c."
Before the DR.. arose the flag down rather fast
leaving the point hung above the window. We
thought of Amos kendall then, but not being of
the scar order,we leave the omen to others. Then
came fat, smiling, greasy, well fed live Yankee,
ali the way from Massachusetts, who came to tell
us "what sort of a man Frank Pierce ISL He
commenced by saying he had been all his life
literary man and now edited "Our Country"
Union paper in Boston. Unfortunately he stated
he was Democrat, while the audience expected
to hear "Western Wing" He said that no De-
mocracy in the world were more worthy than the
Massachusetts Democracy. owe thought of the late
coalition and wondered how Virginia Democrats
could stomach that. 1t cost much to his
property and even to his person to be Democrat
here, (what has been done to our Democratic
friends,) but it had been worse there. He had
come to the west on business, but not to locate
"military asylum" perhaps he was seeking a
room in iunatie asylum,) and was "passing on his
winding way" He declared that Gen. PIERcE's
name and fame were not unknown in New Eng
land. Us it possibility He was not new among
them. He had seen PIERCE since his nomination
and had the honor of shaking him by the hand and
did it as freely he would shake his friends the
stand (How condescending in Gen. PIERCE ~
He had been connected with paper which with
many other Democratic papers supported Mr. WEE
srER. Just as we expected The WEBSTER
movement is Democratic trick to entrap his friends
from Scorr's support.) Mr.. WEBSTER was not
considered as Wing by them and was regarded as
having separated himself from the leading Wings.
(Ah indeed, the secret is out at last.) He saw
men as trees walking, and left WEBSTER and went
for PIERCE. (wonderfulD 1t at Hillsbor-
q ough. He had naked out here day and Wheel
ing reminded him of that illustrious spot Hills
borough was named because of its hills. The hills
here would be mountains there. A valley there
thirty feet deep was something extra, but as he
looked down from the mighty pass leading 10 the
residence of our ex-Congressman, he felt-that
we had mountains out here. He went to the old
family mansion house, where FRANK PIERCE was
born, short time ago, and took-his wife with
him and saw the little room where the immortal
came to light. He saw the little school house too
where Frank learned to spell "but" And more
than all he saw his office, up over an old carriage
shed, where he studied and cattle chewed the cud
under him. PIERCE was offered the Attorney GEN
eralship while he studied above and the cattle cud-
ded beneath, also the governorshp, but Frank pre-
ferred remaining with his cud chewing cattle and
would not leave them Frank was sojourning
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ed for the Presidency. eve do not recollect wheth-
er he was in the cattle shed then or not and he did
not describe the parting address.) He went to
New Hampshire to take Daguerreotype ofPierce's
old house (great errapd) and expected to find Gen.
PIERcE Democrat of the "knock down and carry
out Democratic school, 1--WE are sorry to hear that
our Democratic friends have such school and
Iealymust be allowed TO disbelieve Mr.. DENNrsoN,)
with Tough whiskers, cooked hat and segar in his
mouth, but was agreeably surprised to find him a
gentleman with piece of Grape on his hat. He
was stating facts and no mistake He took da-
gueHeotype view of that house where Pierce was
born. wonder if he is travelling to sell that
picture.) He saw man who was PIrRcE's schoo,
mate and playmate for IS years (raher an old boy)
and he said he was gentleman. Saw a clergyman
who had known him IA years and had seen him
kneel in church icith great humility and give some
thing to charitable purposes (That 25 cents we
suppose) PIERCE was man of letters and we
would one day hear some words fall from his lips,
tuot from his horse.) He learned his Democracy
from JAcKsos and Polk and was smarter man
thsn hislast teacher. He also passed by the hall
where PIERCE shouldered the rusty musket of his
father He said he knew that boys were like es-
cape pipes, must let off steam, but that he, the