Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-10-21
.4G M. CLAY in Wheeling.

In returning from our county Fair this
dis,ingushed Kentackian sddresseda "a large
sudienesir Wheeling outbe popular politics
ofthe day. For force. boldness and point
we have heser heard the speech e4celled.-
The stronghold Of Democracy flew before
him chaf before the wind. His speech
was not calcolssed to irri:ste, but TO con-
vince. Il was not sophistry, bit loric.-
With his enemies be commanded respect;-.
from his friends-which were net few--hei
drew forth enthusiastic spplsse. He spoke
nssr tive hours. and every sentence was a
hot bomb right into the Democratic camp.
Tie Wdssl,ns Inieligsnesr gives, the follow.
isg secopnt sf .ihe meeting:rs zzs' sFiias-
The largest political audience thst ever
ssssmhlsd within sour recollection, at
Washington Hail, was convened last Sat-
usdsy evening 10 hear Cassius M. Clay
Il sas such in sueisaceas any man might
.sti be froudiof.F0il be- e. stha if-s -si'''-
tFhe responsibility Of the ciy in its
essence, bone aud asinew, was there, ard
rssdyssu his sppesssnce to greet him with
s,barss1of sppIsuss. He spoke nearly two
hourss aaiste apespe no listened with
wvspt attention They greeted every point
10 eaads in his review Of thestrugg;es which
free asbos kadsmade end maintained against
slsvs labor wifl1 enthusiasm. 81 70 '''-
-Aseutisnent 10 this community was de-
vsloped shich politicisns and denagogues
have sffsctsd heretofose TO disregard as m
sigaifss ns.a Ashe traced the history of
their struggles; as he contrssted the benefit
Of the ons system with the evils of the. other
a. he weighed cur condition here in the
West sesinst that Of those who control US
ana subordiaats os IN the East part Of the
State, the synpathies Of the people gather
ed more inseutly upon his kfndiing words,
sad at lest gave vent in most hearty and
unmistakssb BILE endorsement. - -.
nHe told our people what he had suffered
ssd Toss in this struggle. He told them of
the psoecri psiou with which he had been
visited for MS sttechment TO his principles,
--snd he told them how that live or die-in
every 5iaee and under all circumstances be
has determined to vind:cate those principles
because be felt they were right. And his
audience said amen in the spplsuding
stsmps with which they greeted these
v,oyds. aucI Ef1a - - t
-csssius Clay has many tlrirgs to be proud
of. Hls life has been series Of hard fought
struggles, but slwsys victories-but he may
welfrsnk the cmphatie greeting which he
received at Warrington Hall last Saturday
night, Is among The chiefglories Of a we'll
spent life. go t' -
From TIE Richmond Wig, notion. wes.
tern Virginia and especially Wheeling had
comnittea asn sawful heresy in allowing
CHAy1fo speak In the Stste. Hear the old
fosy.ss7 ~ sass ''.sfs 81 20 go = F.
s,The notorious CsssiiaI II. Clay address.
ea & si.tse audience in Wheeling on Sat.
urday evening last in favor Of the doctrines
oftht Rufper pamphlet, which were 80 cor
ciars endorsed at one tine BY honest John
I,sts6ef. Il ths:e nothing .sigai6cRnt in
this sudden Abolition movement in the
largest city 10 Western Virginia; AS for.
oufselses. We consider il a great os;rage
thar This man, Clay, should have been allow
cd to ait his offensive Free-soil notions be-
fore 4 Virginia audierce, on Virginia soil. -
We presume. however, he derived .encoip-