The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-09-11

and waved the handkerchief that sug
gested the. bright eyes and rosy cheek
that were not quite visible. Then per
haps followed some hard-working pro
selyting Democrat, bringing as his com
paDion, his Radical ncighbor, to hea
the truth in its purity, and indicating b,
his determined manner a willingness
to re-enact Enaas and Anchises and t.
bear, If need he, that sane neighbo
upon his own hrawny shoulders fortl
from the ruin impending over the house
hold in which he so long had tarried
Then would come the future hops
of the country, the young men ant
maidens, swains and sweethearts, OF
horseback, side by side--a better cavalry
organization than ever charged under
Murat or burned mills under Sheridan
And thus fhey came, crowding, collid
ing, jamming and squeezing, until the
dense throng found within the limits
of the town scarcely room for their feet
Many repaired speedily to the Fair
Grounds, where the speaking was to be
had, and quietly awaited the hour thai
should bring them
PENDLETON AND THURMAN.
There is no Disgusting the fact that
these men are popular idols. The lat
ter, plain in dress, unassuming in ap
pearance and matter-of-fac in manner
and in speech, is the farmers ideal o.
a good citizen and safe ruler. Facts
undressed and crushing facts, are hi:
forte. He wields them with wonderful
energy and effect.
Pendleton on the other hand realizes
your idea of the finished popular or
ator. OF splendid physique, polished
address, and ready rhetoric, he Otter
evinces his ability to "mould the masses
as they move as one" Never at a loss
for substantial facts upon which to base
his arguments, his logic is potent and
his imagery irresistible. With perfect
command of all the agencies by which
that wonderful machine, the human
heart, can be moved, he wields them al
his pleasure and with equal facility ant
success.
THE AUDIENCE.
Upon reaching the Fair Grounds
within very few minutes after it be
came known that the speaking was
about to commence, We found an i'm
mense space around the speakers stanC
literally packed with an enthusiastic
audience of intelligent listeners. Har
ing with much difficulty reached the
seats provided through the kindness OF
the Executive Committee, for the ac
commolation of the press, we looked
out upon one of the largest, most sub
stantial and most intellectual
audiences it has ever been oul
privilege to behold. There were
the sturdy and huoyant youth of the
county, drawn togetherin a cause which
to an unparalleled extent is eliciting the
support of the young manhood of the
land. There were the mature, thought
full and practical men of Belmont Mer
upon whose property the taxes of tho
land are laid, and from whom the gov
ernmcnt derives its material strength
and its moral support. There, too, were
the gray-haired and the venerable, the
aged and declining veterans who had
exerted their decaying energies to lend
their cOuntenance to the move
ment for the perpetuity of the govern
ment and the freedom of the people
The ,ladies too, God bless them, were
there, not in groups, but in counties:
crowds, with their bright eyes and
beaming faces, and the earnest
interested attention with which they
hung upon the proceedings, attested
the intense feeling with which the no
bic women of the land are watching
the progress of canvass involving all
that is delicate and pure i'll our socia
institutions and our domestic economy
In numbers the crowd was variously es-
timated at from 5000 to 5000, and expe
rienced judges regarded the larger esti
mate as about the correct one. TakeI
altogether, the audience, in intelligence
numbers and substantial worth was ont
which few of our political gathering
can excel.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
Upon tho cessation of some most ex
cellent music, discoursed by the band &C
companying the Wheeling delegation
the meeting was called to order by r. L
Chambers, ESQ, Of St. Clairsville. Mr.
Chambers announced that it had beer
determined to award to tbe township
Sending the largest delegation to th'
meeting, splendid banner, prepared b!
the Democratic ladies of st. Clairsville
and he called together the committee
whowere to make the award. He then an
nounced the Hon. A. G. Thurman as the
first speaker, he to be followed by Hon
George H. Pendleton, aud he in turn te
be succeeded by Hon. James K. Morris
the meeting to conclude with the pre-
sentation of the banner, by a youni
lady of st. Clairsville, to whom bat
been referred that duty.
Mr.. Chambers then introduced to tn
audience Hon. A. G. Thurman, as tn
first speaker of the day.
JUDGE THURMAN's SPEECH.
perfect storm of applause followed
Mr.. Chambers announcement, and annie
the waving Of handkerchiefs from tn
ladies, and the shouts of tn
multitude, Judge Thurman begal
his speech. He congratulated tn
people of Belmont upon the EN-
thusiastic spirit which bad brough