Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-11-01
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TFIE FL. LECTION NEXT TUES
DAY.
Axe notice that our Baltimore and other Mary
land exchanges through their editorials and cor
irsspopdence, arr, endeavoring to calm any symp-
toms of tunult at work among the partisans---
tits feared that on Tuesday, there win again be
a recurrence OF the bloody scenes which have
made that city noted Of late. The Mayor, we
are glad TO see, has written, in reply to anx-
ious interrosstories as 70 how most effectively
to preserve the peace, that he has made all pos
sible arrangements with the civil and military
forces. We sincerely trust, not for the honor Of
Baltimore alone, but for the sake of the princi-
pie involved in the free use of the elective
franchise, that there viii be no need to call the
authorities into rOquisition. If it must be so,
If ou popular political assemblagcs are to be
marked by blocdshed--by Gatricide, We do not
wonder that good and learned men on both sides
the water, conclude that our trial Of selfgoy-
eminent is an abortion. Indeed, the violent and
fragrant outrages Of late, committed upon the
ballot box, both on our Pacific and Atlantic
coasts, would seem to argue that as our nation
progresses in population and commercial great
ness, the stability of her institutions becomes
more and more . question of debate. Either
men must not be hampered in freedom of speech
upon any question of State policy, or debarred
in the absolute freedom of the elective franchise,
or elsethere is an end to republicanism. When
ever party in power or powerful in numbers
denies this privilege to a minority, they set in
motion an agency that will upset and oyerturn
any government where men are not slaves and
have not had their manhood crushed out. Men
who have tastei of the sweets of freedom will
never consent to stand forever harboring in
their hearts sentiments which owing to fierce
and relentless despotisn they dare not speak
"A government sustained by such q tyrannical
element has failed of the ends for which gov
ernuent was ordained, and has no longer nation
atty See how the principle worked in Califor-.
MIA Partisan bigetry there through the brute
force of street bullies, for awhile ruled down the
voice OF the people; but it reacted, and through
that ancient method, an en- masse rising, Califor-
MIA freed herself of her base tyrants If we
concede that human nature is the same else
where, we have no reason or right to expect
anything better if we in any particular outrage
therfree use of our national birthright When
we 90 to the polls, we should go as if we were
unit in political opinion we should differ ami
cably, allowing the largest freedom to the dis
cussion of our mutual principles and their ex
preston through the ballot box.
SPEkcH OF LEWIS d. CANFEELL oy ONO
NnSErRcS MAJoRrry-AfAKISe THR BEsr OF IT.
The Dayton Daily Empire contains the following
portions of a speech delivered by Hon. Lewis
II
Hotel, on the occasion of his re.electiohby nine
teen majority. 1t viii be remembered that no.
tice had been served on him that his seat in Con-
gress viii be contested:
II see carried in your procession tonight
transparency upon which is painted in large fig
ures, 1911 Yes 10 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 1gi
had rather be elected by 10 majority than 49,,
coo
81 will go to Washington with my commits
sion as safely lodged in my pocket as certain
candidate had certificate that he was. and
certain affidavit that he was not member of
certain order.
twill spare my opponent, not out of respect
for his feelings, for don't think he has got any,
but he has family, he associates in your city
with honorable men, he belongs to an order
whose influence it has been attempted to bring
into this contest; he belongs, too, am sorry to
gay, to q church standing upon a corner, near to
hostile meeting, but if his God can forgive him,
! can, and forgive himl"
IT will do the voting for the people of this dis
trict and will do it well, tool will do hespeak
ing for the people Of this district and will do
that well, tool And if anybody dares infringe
upon nay constitutional right, and attempts to
prevent me from talking and voting upon the
slavery question as IpleaSe, Twill do some fight
ing too! will not say hoto viii do it, but like
the Quaker, viii pull off my coat and do my
endeavorl
.sWeIl let my opponent and his friends come
20 Washington to contest my election. will
10 there with my commission signed BY your
Governor, and viii take my seat upon the floor
of the House of Representatives while my oppo-
nent will be compelled to occupy cold seat
outside in the Rotunda. He may possibly, a.
gainst the rules of the House, squeeze himself
into the lobby, but will occupy the seat, and
do the talking and voting. ! may possibly, as
his friends who accompany him will be my con-
stituents, treat them to some oystersl But as for
my opponent, would-yes, would present
him with congressional knife"
--NsOSsS.
ELoeuExr ExTRAc1s-sAt the Fillmore and
Donelson mass meeting in Brooklyn. on the 9Th
instant Mr. Sperry, of North Carolina, delivered
a very eloquent speech, of which the following
is an extracts
s'Sirs there may be those here who are older
than am, to them do 1 give due Difference; thero
may be those here who surpass me in learning
and eloquence, but there isno man on God earth
who surpasses me In admiration Of Willard Fill
more, or my allegiance to my country. have
wandered where the north wind twines the snow
as crown around the mountains brow, and
have roamed where the cypress grows, and the
myrtle twines its tendrils around the orange
tree, and mingles the sweets of their blossoms
as an incense from nature to natures God, and
I have never yet seen that portion of the Union
would be willing to see severed from the other.
Your own mountains as they raise their blue
heads until they meet the bfner sky, seem to