The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-08-23

whisky in one, place aud a pound OF
tobacco in another, and you would only
be permitted to take one, which would
WON takeT Answer-"Ill be id if 1
wouldn't sit right down between them
and cry myself to death" There Q
GOOD many officeholders standing be-
tween Grant and Greeley, and it is,
indeed, very embarrassing. If they
could only look, by some prophetic
power, into the hidden leaves o: the
Ides of November and know OF Ger:
tainty that they would not be compelled
to write, as Nasty does, which was
postmaster" they would not. perhaps,
see 90 much embarrassment in Poorman
and others. But, Messrs. Editors. here.
are the facts in regard to the
Greeley meeting: According to an
nouncement made through your excel
lent paper, a very large collection OF
our citizens met in the hall for the
purpose of hearing Colonel Poor
man, who is the nominee of the
Liberal Republicans and Democrats tor
representative in Congress for the Six
teeuth Congressional District. The
meeting was organized by appointing
Ross Alexander, Esq, President, and
]. Hoover, Joseph Waters, M. ID: b.
Cleland and George Shriner Vice
Presidents, and R. E. Sweeney Secre-
tary.
Colonel Poormau was brought up,
in company with number Of his Bel
laire friends on the steamer Market
Boy. The Martins FERRY Brass Band
met the Colonel and delegation at the
wharf and escorted them to the hall.
1t is needless 10 say anything in regard
to the quality of the music; it is enough
to know that it was the Martins Ferry
Brass Band, led by Professor j. B.
Wallace, which band never fails to
come up to the most sanguine expecta-
tions of the greatest devotees of good
music. A large number o! people were
outside OF the hall waiting for the
arrival OF Colonel Poorman. When he
made his apperace rush was made for
the hall and every seat was
packed with anxious spectators to hear
the old wheel-horse OF the Republican
party OF Belmont county, man, per-
haps, who has done more to keep the
Republican party alive and active than
any other two or three men within the
bounds Of the county.
AS soon as the Colonel took his seat
on the platform with the presiding
officers, the chairman, Mr.. Alexander,
arose and addressed the meeting for
eight or ten minutes with force and
eloquence seldom heard from the ros
trum. He held the audience SPELL
bound, and closed with most beautiful
euloay on Colonel Poorman, in the
closing sentence of which he introduced
him to the meeting. Colonel Poorman
said:
"MR. PRESIDENT AND LADIES AND GEN
TLEMES 1T is proper and right that |
should be here in obedience to your
invitation. 1t is proper and
right that | should speak
here. 1t is proper that !
should address this people here. 1t is
altogether right and proper that |
should tell you, my fellow-citizens, how
it is and why it is that ] occupy the
position ] do in the present political
canvass. know that am charged
with being traitor, a sore.head and all
that kind of thing, which is retailed
broadcast over the country by Office
holders, officeseekers and penny-a-
liners. If am a traitor, my country
men, because | dare oppose the re-
election OF General Grant to second
term of the Presidency, am in good
company. ! am in company with such
statesman IS Seward, Chase, Greeley,
Sumner, Trumbull, Carl Schurz, Gratz
Brown and all of Lincoln's Cabinet
(save Of one who was kicked out of the
Cabinet), and a host Of others who
are statesmen of the first order; all Of
whom must be traitors, il ! am one.
Mr.. Poorman spoke for about an hour
and a-half in his usual forcible man
ner, full of facts and logic. He showed
up the Grant dynasty in its true color.
He showed himself master OF the stu
alton. The meeting, all in all was q
grand success; a full house, good Or
der, a good speech, and everyone went
away well pleased, so far as we are al
vised. A goodly number, 'of the Grant
men were present, and, l think, if they
would throw off party prejudice, and
listen to few such arguments and
reasoning impartially, there would, in
very short time. be less OF them than
IL =. L. S.M ID