Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-02-05
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CLNEss EACH "spEAE PIEcE. An anti.
New State meeting was held last evening
at the Courthouse. Mr.. Richardson the
anti-New State candidate for the Cons,i.
tutional Convention, was the 6rst speaker.
He said that Mr.. Ross was candidate for
the Convention, and that Mr.. Ross waslin
favor OF emancipating the negroes of the
proposed new State. He said Mr. Rich.
aTdson was also candidate, and that Mr..
Richardson was opposed to that PROPOSE
ton. He spoke Of the unauthorized sus.
pension of the writ of habeas corpus-the
WoFthlsssness of the Government green
backs, and the black tide of tyranny that
was sweeping over the country. All this
was very ingeniOusly interpreted with
frequent illusions to Abolition, which were
received by the audience with demoDstra.
lions of greatjOy. Mr.. Richardson's piece
lasted about an hour. He concluded bv
urging upon the people the great impor-
tauOe of their at once asserting their man.
hood. as4.
"Clemens !" /" Clemens ~ was then vo-
CiferOusly demanded from the galleries
when gentleman of that name, surnsmed
Shsrrard, emerged from the obscuritv in
which he had rested during the evening
(and, in fact, for the last two years, y and
stepp ed to the middle Of the bar.
He was greeted with applause. He stood
for moment, like member of the Indi.
ana Legislature that We once read Of
gasping like an expiring frog, and then
leaped to his hind legs and beIched forth
such TtndictiVe TRADE of abuse against
the restored government and the proposed |
now State as we have never heard eouall.
ed. His audience seemed to be amazed at
the almost savage forocity of his dsnunci.
atoms of men and things in general. He
said he had had paddock on his mouth
ard Wtththat he made pluck at his face
and threw the imaginary paddock at his
feet. He said he had had mauacles ON his
wrists aud shackleS on his legs, aud he tore
them off and stood up like defiant free
man. 10 said he knew all about it, and
from Ihe manner in which he conducted
himself We really thought for while that
he did. He gave a detailed account OF the
manner iu which the usurped government
and the new State movement were inaupu-
rated and the temptations which he had
encountered in his piOus efforts to keep his
virtuous hands clear of the business. He
pitched into Governor Peirpoiut, Auditor
Crane, Senator Wiley, Gen. Wheat, A. b.
Caldwell aud all their principles and prac-
tees. He exalted the patriotic Garlic to
the skies and denounced Senator Sumner
as cringing hound and a lover of negroes.
AT least he dropped down from lofty
flight Of eloqusnce upon the name Of Ben.
Wade, of Ohio.
"Ben Wade, said the speaker, with a look
of whitening scOrn, "Ben Wade, who stinks
10 the night like rotten mackerel. HIS
feet stinks, his mouth stinks, and his teeth
stink. know this for 1 have slept with
him. Not Ofmy own choice for 1t was! in a
sleepIug car on railroad train"
Mr.. Clemens announced himself as a
Butternut aud said that although he had
been under cloud, somewhat, for . long
period, he had always been unalterably OPP
posed to the division of Virginia, The au-
dienee was quite q large ono and all APP
Peared to be very we'll entertained.
We had almost forgotten to state that
Andrew Wilson was President Of the meet
ing and ]. Boone Mcclure acted as secre-
tary..s .aa ..lsi $50