Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-09-30
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in divers sections, for you must know that ex-
eursiopinr is decidedly feature in the attrac-
tons up here. The Yankees understand full
vel how to turn sach a gathering as is found
here, to very lucrative account, and every jim
crack cot up that will extract dime, is brought
to bear upon the waiting multitude. ! could
not estimate the number OF people upon the
grounds, but they might as the saying goes
these days, be estimated by acres rather than
thousands Its worth the trip to see the peo-4
ple-the red haired, the bIaci;-haired. small and
large eyed, and cross-eyed, straight noses and
crooked, hair lips of more than one kind, all
sorts of well formed and defoFrned people are to
be seen ccowding and rushing in and ott the
gates.
In gazing upon and walking around among
such crowds you may easily gness it is hard
matter for your correspondent to preserve his
individuality, and although not underdone OR
sent into this world without lis full share OF
conceit he yet feels very much like one of the
particles only that make up the general pro-
gramme of creation.
Ibelieye 1 told you in my last, l should say
something about Cassius NJ. Clsy's speech, if he
should make one Well, he did speak and that
to a very large audience, about two hours, and
I must say nadea much more conservative and
arguu1entadye address that would expect him
to do on the Western Reserve, for you know
that the people here have got to such pass of
frenzy upon that subject that it takes generally
something peculiarly ultra to elicit much atten-
ton. But Cassius incline to think, like all
other men, has some State pride, and did not
want to make out his noble Kentucky State any
worse than she really was. He is not by any
means an orator-has very little fancy in his
speaking, hut has very clear and impressive
way holding his audience. He is very earnest
nan-pronounce his words slowly, and broad
". and makes himself understood by the mean
est capacity around him. He has very calm
and seic-reliant expression of countenance when
not speaking, an eager and calculating LOOK
when speaking. lie said he observed quite 4
number of his Kentucky friends among his au-
d;ence, and il was for their especial benefit, as
well as for others from the same direction, that
he was going to speak. He claimed that the
Republican or Fremont party was the only truly
national party, in the sense that Thomas JetfeT-
son and James Madison and the carly fathers OF
she Republic were national. In support of this
he quoted largely from the writings of BOTH
He said that the South now had nearly three
times as much territory as the North, and that
by equal division, if for no other motive, the
North should have Kansas. He stated that the
South thus far had had majority of Presidents,
of a great preponderance i'll all the civil AMI mil
i;ary appointments. That Congress, the gene
raj Congress, had purchased out of the general
treasury Florida, Louisiana and Texas. That
the North, b. cession of treaty had lost great
portion of Oregon and Of Maine, and yet the
South claiIned that they had been cncrosched
upon. He said that he revered and loved the
Constitution, that It was the text book Of the
Republicaus-and that if John G. Fremont
came into power it would be his guide and rule
of action. He said much more than this, which
! have not time now to refer to, but your read
ers perhaps can gather some idea Of the man
from what have said.
About the progress Of the fair, it would take
avolume TO set forth, for every department of
nature and art is fully represented. Every State
almost has paid tribute to the exhibition and
sent specimens of her productive industry. l
see Vermont and Florida alongside YESTERDAY
| The stock alone is worthy OF one letter. Herds
! of every kind Of "Shire" arc exhibited Tie
Dairy is feature we never have in our fairs,
| but up here it is one of the chief Huge chess
es are On the boards FROM every precinct of the
| Reserve, and all kinds of new and improved ma
chinery for their better manufacture. Tubs Of
butter, the incest and cleancst that ever you
set eyes upon-very different from that ovcrsaIt-
ed, superanuated stuff that is served up to US
at the hotels.
I Outside the gates there are innumerablc shows
representing every kind of amusement. Indeed,
doubt whether ordinarily in the course Of R
long life one would see SO many shows as can
be seen here in single day for twenty-five cents
head. Among the truly good exhibitions Of
art which have seen, the most complete and
meritorious is Hays great painting. 1t is a
moving tableau, illustrative OF the scenes and in-
cidcnts so wildly depicted in the story of the
Senators Son, work which has been widely
lead and universally admired year or two
| since. The painting covers over three thousand
/ feet of canvas and was executed by young
anu PROMISING "iIst III St 11V'4'S' Wv so" -
exhibited to the committees and others to-day,
aud as it moved along with each life-lke scene, l
could not but regard it as one of the happiest
hits ever yetmade by the pencil and brush
Very intelligent and explanatory remarks ac-
company its exhibition. We understood from
one of the gentlemen connected with it, that it
would most probably be exhibited in Wheeling
d,,rino, the CORNING, fall or winter
1t would be useless for me to go into an emu
meration of the articles on exhibition, for their
name is truly legion. Conspicuous among the
rows of patented machinery, noticed from
Wheeling, w. Steele & Co.'S patent "Tennonins
and Mortising Machine" also stopped awhile
to see the working of Leavitt's noted Corn and
Cob Grinder, which is in competition with the