The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-08-26

Of the National Legislature What ia
this proposition 2
That six millions OF our own race meIs
women and children, shall be trampled
into the earth, in order that an aristocra
ey of four million negroes shall be sstae
lishe1 over their graves
And can IL be that policy 50 moI
strous in itself, SO atrocious in its concep
tion-a policy equally inhuman, uncoG
stitutional and unchristian, can receive
the sanction of the enlightened citizens
of Ohio Can il be true that the people
of Ohio desire the extermiuatiou of our
countrymen of the South and that the
black mans home shall be built upou
the white mans grave2 Forbid il Hea
ven And in the name Of our country
in the name of civil liberty in the name
OF all we hold most dear on earth, in
woke the spirits of the mighty dead-of
Washington and Adams, Of Franklin aud
of jefferson, of Hamilton and Of Madi
son. against the horrid proclamation
against humanity, against the Constitu
tion, against the Divine spirit Of Christ
ianity itself
CIvu. LIBERTY
Although commenced my military
career at fifteen years Of age, Twas taught
from my earliest youth to revere the
cause of civil liberty, and view the con
tiuued suspension Of the writ Of hdbeaS
COrpas. and the trial Of citizens by mill
tary commissions. in direct violation ..
the Constitution, and as dangerous IN
fringemeut of the liberty of the people
THE PUBLIC DEBT AND TAXATION
The National debt is estimated at fou.'
million dollars, and General Cox proposes
the purchase of district Of country con
tanning thirty million acres of land, Ia
order TO create negro dependency. |
am wholly opposed to that or any other
scheme calculated To increase the burth
ems of the people. and am in favor of an
equitable system of taxation, and ~ ~
ducing the expenses of the Federal and
STATE Governments TO the lowest practI
cable point consistent with necessary eN
peuScs
PROSPECTS oF SUCCESS.
We are entering upon one of the most I'M
portant political campaigns ever known
in this or auy other State The question
has been asked mo what are tho pros
poets! Can we succeedi IL has been
my fortune 10 see many an engRgom ~
on the battle field. but this in the hi,t
time ia my life that have boon pat i,
the head of civil column; aud though
am not boaslful. | must say that neN
er knew tho strength of the respective
forces without being able to predict Nlc
tory or defeat And as | have studied
the ground of this contest we'll. | tell you
that the morale Of the enemy is had
their strength broken aud their dag wall
soon he dragged in the dust. If you, the
representatives of the people. will do
Your duty. have spoken of the gallant
men who went forth to sacrifice lifo aud
limb ia defense of the Constitution and
Cnion-but not Of the niggsI aud
while they were thus battling In the ield
there was another army at home, Of ciyi-
lians, patriotic and devoted to the prin.
ciples Of the old flag, battling for Con
stitutional liberty What we want is for
these two armies 10 join hands ana
heart and bear down on the mongrel
hordes would say to soldiers and civil
isns, be friends; lot no petty jealousies
mar our glorious cause Remember We
are brethren and friends, and upon w.
soldiers and citizens, rests the well being
of this land
LIEUrENANT-6ovERNoR
Hon WILLIAM LANo, who, our German
friends will recollect, delivered one OF
the finest political speeches that was
made iu Washington Hall, in this city
last fall, was unanimously nominated for
Governor. Alter the noIni-
nations were all completed, Judge THUR
NAN. of Columbus, being called upon,
addressed the Convention IN stirring and
pointed remarks We extract.
Before the creation Of the public dsDt
In Great Britain, member of Parliament
was elected without the expenditure 81
more than hundred dollars. After the
creation of the debt, IL cost three thou
sand, aud even fifty thousand pounds
We have now q debt equal to that oi
Great Britain. One.third Of the proper
ty of the country Is exempted from taxa
ton 1t is easy TO see tlat corruption
has placed her foot in our midst The
men who maintain this systsm will ne,
er be satisfied with popular govern
ment A conspiracy is on foot auO
tue machinery in operation for ere
ating privileged aris,ocracy ia fact ii
not III name
The tendency Of these things d, 10 cor
rnpt the masses Already it i asserted
that the war has proved that men are in
capable Of self-goyernmeni II would
be as wise to say that civil wsrs haSs
proved that all government is a failure
While war lasted men submitted TO arb
trary and military rule as a necessity
But this was a trife, compared To IL.
insinuatlon that the people are not ~ for
OF capable Of selfgovernment
The great danger in time OF val
vas the Inauguration Of military ie,poi
lain But that danger being passed
there succeeds q greater-the creation Ot
a national debt Never was there tims.
when it was so necessary as now, 10 cher
ishthe principles Of Democracy Of Democ
racy synonymous with free government
and free institutions II we would PIE
serve them-if we would maintain Ouf
inhertence Of freedom, now is tho
time to SO plant the principles Of DE-
mocracy that they shall grow aud -four
ish forever
Judge Thurman referred 10 the at
tempt TO deprive the Southern State, Oi
the right of fselfgovernment and Of theiI
very existence as States. He said thai
an assault upon any one State In this re