Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-03-20

are mental slaves, according to these
Democratic expounders? Do not the
Democratic papers of the country pno-
lish these declarations with appreciation
and applause. Mr.. Stealcy never imoloeo
these heresies until he gave himself up 10
the potection of Democratic slavery pro-
psgandism. Mr.. Stealey, for the sake OF
your ancestry, why do you try to degrade
them. Your father and my father were
bound together by the common ties OF
fellow tradesmen. They almost learned
their trades in the same shop. Both high
II respectable for making good shoe leatn-
er, and as honest Wings as ever trod snoe
leather. They honorably worked with
their own hands, willingly, not forced, and
honestly and comfortably clothed yon and
me; you shall not call them slaves without
rebuke from me. AS for Hunter, he was
born and raised among slaves, and, l have
no doubt, INDUCED in his youth in that
manly luxury of occasionally whipping
one, to deyelope his physical powers and
elevate his chivalric feelings, and after
spending upwards of 20 years consecu-
lively in Congress, and while at home liV-
ing in great pomp and seclusion, now that
he is just ready to mount the Presidential
horse, it would not be surprising if he i'm
agined that he and his neighbors o'cned all
THE HOUSEHOLD" No man shall say he
owns me without Tebuke.
WESTERN VIRGIEIASs you must free
yourselves from this Democratic slavery
propaganda party. This is notime to par
~ about names among opposition men, or
those who expect to be freemen. Rank
and file of the people, look to your rights.
What has this slave party done? They
withhold from you equal representation
they exempt from taxation to great eX-
tent, their slave property; tax it less than IL
cents in 500; tax your property from
pewter spoon to farm, 40 cents in SlOOi
appropriate nearly all the money to the
slave owning districts. Your Democratic
Governor says the tax on property must be
raised this year above 40 cents tothe $500;
that on slaves cannot he raised. Merchants
are to be taxed one per cent on all their
sales; this comes off you; the slave
wears but few store goods; S240,O00 was
appropriated this winter to educate the
slave holders son; none comes West for
that purpose. The Democratic leaders
of the town and city cliques are bound
together by the cohesive ties of public
plumber and slavery propagandism: they
fatter and cajole you, while they are
taking the last crumb from your children
to uphold the STAKEHOLDER. These leaders
Richmond Enquirer, Examiner, or Wheel
ing Union will write them down not loyal
TO the peculiar institutions: the country is
flooded with Hunters speeches telling the
people that ave masters representing the
household, " do justice to you labOrers
and ourselves. The leaders cone along
and exclaim amt that q great speech Of
Hunters Don't that show up the North
in its true light. Stealey tells you that
you are all slaves. The Wheeling Umio"
says hurrah for Stealcy-thats pill for
the opposition. But fellow citizens, does
this pay or Tighten taxation-does this tax
slaves ad valorem2 We are willing to
stand all the time pledged to defend the
master in the rightful possession of his
slaves with all the power of the State; but
we beseech him not to Cypress us to des-
peration, and then taunt us with being
slaves, called politely Stree id6orerS."
Fellow Citizens, tell you the democra-
cy are not to be trusted. There was only
one man in the late reform convention
from the N. W., who voted for the slave
exemption clause iii the constitution of
the State. That man, to-day, was honor
ed by the assembled democracy of this
district rs the standard bearer to Charles
ton Convention to nominate II democ Cratic
President. Henry a. Wise was the author
of the negro exemption. The strongest
advocates of slavery are those whom the
Democracy delight to honor.
You must get Opposition men for every
Office, call upon the people to rally around
them, make the West unit on the rights
of the West that is the only way that you
can make the East respect your rights
Democracy has had the power of the
State for 80 years, and getting worse all
the time. AS soon as this Legislature adj
journs, intend, by the grace of God, to
address the people in all parts of Western
Virginia, that can, and talk to them in a
way not to be misunderstood. l am an
old Wing. My business just now is to
get the people right about the things that
deeply concern them ut home. Then if
there is candidate in the field that suits
me, I will go for him.
Yours, &c, F. II. PEIRPoINT.
Fairmont, March Is, 1860
P. S.-Just say to the small fry that they
need not waste breath in calling me an
Abolitionist, they have barked that at me
so long that it has lost all its terrors for
me. +. II. T.