Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-10-25
RspuBliean Meeting at Cameron Yes
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Republican Meeting at Cameron yes
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One of the best Republican meetings OF
the campaign, was held yesterday after
noon at Cameron, in Marshall county
There were present about two hundred
people-men of all parties-and the at
tention, order and perfect decoruln was
all that could have been desired, and was
indeed. most creditable TO the good people
of Cameron and vicinity. The meeting
was called to order By James R. Bell,
who, up to the elimination of the fusion
movement in New York, had been an active
and prominent (John) Bell man, but who
Is now equally warm and Jealous for glo-
rious "Old Abe" He nominated ]. P.
Weyman, a merchant of Glen Easton, as
Chairman of tue meeting, and Dr. Stiger
and Joseph Phillips as Secretaries. The
meeting was then consecutively addressed
by E. ". Norton, A. W. Campbell, and
Alex. Minor, formerly editor of the Wheel
ing Argus, once strong Democrat, but
now stronger Republican.
Our Cameron friends are working might
and main in the good cause, and will
roll up handsome vote for Lincoln and
Hamlin. They think it will h, ra h h9HH
suppose 10 t6V :..s We asN The want 80
Know If we are in favor of executing the
Fugitive Slave Law. Like all their lodges
they, no doubt, thought their asking this
question would imply that there was
some doubt about our being ia favor oF
executing that and every other consti-
tutlonal provision of the government.
They want to know, also, if we don't
know of some of our friends distributing
the Helper book" Yes, we do, and among
Breckenridge Democrats, too, that don't
own single niger, and are not, there
FORE qualified to read it, according to an
article that appeared in the Union last
winter.
They further ask this brilliant question:
docs the negro belong to the same race
with the white 2" '''es
Immediately following this question, the
estute writer observes:
question" F'' ~ 'N'S
We "premise" that the man who asks
such superlatively nonsensical question.
Is not worthy of being dignified with a !
reply. But as we have designs on this in
oiVi9ual in answering any ofhis questions.
we will answer this one, too, by saving to
him that he knew as we'll when he asked
inns question as he does now, that we
believe no such thing; nor does any other
human being on the top of ground, that
we know OF, believe in such an absurdi,v
Now for our "design."
We want this gentleman TO answer tboss
questions We addressed to Pryor, vest.r.
day. They are:
Are you in favor of the extension of
slavery into any of the common territories
now belonging the United States
Would you vote for the protection of
Slavery in any of the territoriesP
Are you in favor of the acquisition of
territory adapted to slave laborP
are you in favor of re-opening the Afri-
can slave trade I
In the event of Lincoln's election. are :
you In favor of submission to his inauou- :
Now we want no palaver, but PLAIN an
lWers.
fHR Washington Star says that the Hon.
Alex. b. H. Stuart, who addressed the a
Bell men of Lynchburg on Wednesday s
hight, had frightful fall while ON his way y
o the Alexandria cars to return home
While crossing the aqueduct across the
anal, near the Tennessee depot, about c,
our IN the morning, he accidentally step ',
ed over the wall which serves as a guide, tt
nd fell distance of some thirty feet into ju
ne water below, without, however, as we oc
re glad to learn, sustaining any other in.
NY than a ducking.
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