Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-10-04
WHEELING, LEE VA, RI URsDAY =NORNINl=e4s=
ThoPittsbur,gllil ConventIon.. Ci5,l1llL,I s.

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The oPltssburgl,z ,..E,ze5,,ll75 conventlon.
y he senior editor of the Intelliqencer MOI
oe''ng 'g at his post to-day, we, take adyant.
!. age OF his absence to transfer to or ;tts COL.
umns, from the New York. Post: thsv fol.
lowing notice of the receutigreat Republi.
can Convention at Pittsburgh. The letter
from which we make the extract is evil
dently written by oneswell posted in. the
political affairs of the country, oul his
statements with regard to the result of the
great struggle in the Old Keystone, NAV,
therefore, be relied on:
Arrangements had been made for n
consider:9ble gathering; bnt the result has
'Ston'sned everybody. The day dawncd
ys WSt An9 !,1 cold, and the rain continued to
emil the ardor of the people. At an early
hour they commenced pouring in from the
country districts, in carriages, in wagons.
on horseback, on foot and by every posi-
Die means of conveyance The railroads
ana steamboats, also brought in LARGE
delegations from adjacent counties. and
from Virginia and Ohio. Our iron work
ers, artisans and laborers of all kinds
turned out almost to a man.. and made a
grand display. The procession formed
IN IN tue city and marched to the Alleghanv
commons, where four stands had been
erected, from each of which speaking com
menced at twelve o'clock. Among the
| speakers were Hon. Ton Corwin and
senator Wade, of Ohio, Morton McMichuel
OF the Philadelphia North AmercQn. Mr.
Campbell, of the Wheeling Inteliioeucry
Mr. Armor, of Maryland, aud Tlomns n
Marshall, Esq, of tLis city.
Inc procession certainly presented the
most ostlmposing spectacle OF, the kind ever
witnessed in this city. 1t was at least fivc
mlles ln length, and was composed of the
%None and sincw" of our population. or
tne number present it would be idle to
attempt anything like an accurate csti-
mate. 1t was Il s'multitudc which no man
can number" No one talks of less than
nifty thousand; hut if with those who par-
ticiPated i'll the pageant we include all
VINO came to see and hear, one shall he
Justlhed in suggesting one hundred thous-
and t''o 40
But should have said that this splendid
political carnival was opened last NIGHT Inv
a grand torchlight procession .of Wide
-i"0kes Three thousand torches blazel
"long our streets, presenting scene not
soon to be forgotten. The most striking
feature lure OF this Spectacle was Il delegation
T1 NJ, wac Awakes from Wheeling, Virginia.
Ihey numbered nearly three hundred men
resolute, brave looking fellows
who looked as if they meant to vote with.
out consulting the knight of the slave
"hlP. Thcy were greeted with shouts of
applause wherever they went
One of their number CIr. CampbelN
made speech to-day at the Commons
ne SAID he came there to assure the Re-
pAoilcans OF Pennsylvania that they nre
not sectional party. Their principles are
taking fast hold in the South. They are
Is IS strong to-day in Virginia rs the Bell, or
douglas, or Breclinridge party is in Yer
It, he added, you lSEpToiiUnnS 49,
sylvania elect Andrew G. Curtin Governor
first in power, and Lincoln and lIamlin
will lead all competitors Mr.. Campbell
made an admirable speech, and it WAS re-
ceived with tremendous cheers by the inn
nenSe crowd.
Governor Corwin arrived at o'clock,
and Immediately commenced speaking to
as many people as could get within hear
ing or seeing distance. For nearly three
hours he kept the multitude on their feet, |
and retired amid cries of 500 on, go on !" |
l shall attempt no report of the speech
He is unreportable as his Uanner is mimi
table. But let me simply say that he paid
hl9 pIOlOuAu AGSpCStS " 4hl. 4|OuShAS3 hthu
can any man pass through Mr.. Corwin's
hands and live? Alas, am compelled to
announce that Douglas is no more He is
dead and buried. No more will he come
into Pennsylvania crying "Thc tariff the
tariff 10, how your interests have always
been pushed ont of Congress by this negro
question: Make me President, and I'll
give you a tariff"
This great demonstration is decisive MS
to what Western Pennsylvania will do at
the approaching election. General Moor
head, our present and next representative
in Congress, and one of our most reliable
calculators, stated in speech the other
day that Lincoln would carry this state by
eighty thousand majority. But the Cen
crul was then speaking at Braddock's
Fields, the scene of General Braddock's
defeat and perhaps the place and lis asso-
; ci,,tions had some effect on his songuine
! temperament. But no man here pretends
to doubt that Pennsylvania is sure for the
Republican ticket by an overwhelming ma
iority The West will meet the East at
the Allcghanies with twenty thousand,
which will there be augmented by twenty
thousand more. Tell your Democratic
and fusion friends in New York and Wash
ington to save their money. 1t will not
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