The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-09-27
The Democratic Meeting at Wells
burg.

A large and enthusiastic meeting oil
the Democracy of Brooke county was
held in Wellsburg yesterday, 26th inst
The Mechanics Brass Band of Wheeling
under the leadership of L. I. Cocayne,
ESQ.,, was present, and made 'the air 70
cal with sweet strains. The meeting
was organized in the Court House ut Two
o'clock P. NJ, by the election OF o, w
Lang6tt President. After few elo-
quent and we'll timed remarks, explana-
tory of the object of the meeting Messrs.
Lewis APPLICABLE, John Hindman' {.
Palmer and j. Agnew were chosen Vice
Presidents of the meeting, and Thomas
Everett and o. S. Long. of the Wheeling
REGISTER, were elected Secretaries
A series of resolutions were then read
BY Campbell Palmer, Esq, and N. Rich
ardson, Esq, was called upon to address
the meeting. Mr.. Richardson not being
present at that time, Mr.. O. S. Long, of
Wheeling, was invited to address the
meeting in relation to the issues OF the
day. His remarks were confined chiefly
to demonstration of the fact that the
policy of the present Republican party
is in opposition to the administration of
President johnson, and renders that pai
" more liable to the charge of copper
headism" aud "disloyalty" than the
Democratic party has been during the
past four years.
N. Richardson, Esq, was afterwards
called upon, and delivered a MASTER
Grafton concerning the political issues OF
the day He discussed various matters
OF State policy, among Others the Con-
stitutional amendment and test oath,
and showed clearly the organization OF
the Democratic voters and the clction of
Conservative men to the next Legisla-
suTo.
The following resolutions were then
read the second time and unanimously
adopted:
WHEREAS, During the late war. po-
litical parties by common consent be-
came merged in the great and common
effort to save the government and the
integrity of the territory of the United
States; insomuch so that, as touching tine
Democratic party, an entire disorganiza-
ton has been and is the result: And
whereas, Democracy in its true and genu-
inc sense, is the only sound and safe ele-
ment of good government and pros
porous development for any and ell peo-
pie of the world that are prepared to
secure it; And whereas, The principles
of Democracy are, as all other principles
are, abstract, and need practical applca-
ton by laws and measures adapted to
the purpose of effecting human happiness
and good government; And whereas, AS
o general truth, any principle can, and
will be best developed by those who be-
lieve in, and conform their conduct to
such principle, it is not only right but
obligatory on the Democratic party, to
reOrganize with view to good govern
ment, under the new class of facts and
circumstances presented in our restora-
ton to the great blessings of peace, and
o preserved government and country;
therefore.
Resolved, That in view of the foregoing
truths, and having in view the welfare
of our beloved and common country, it
is, in the opinion of this meeting, right
that the Democracy of the whole United
States. should organize as "a party. and
in so doing offer the best men of the
country az our candidates for Office, in
contrast with the example of our adver-
saries in this particular for some years
past.
2. That the Democracy of Brooke coun-
ty will, for present fall elections, organ.
ize in the sense and spirit of the first
resolution, and which being done all
proper and honorable means shall, and
ought to be used to secure an old fash
toned, honorable, and to the country,
Q beneficial triumph. -H,-
3. That it is impracticablet to make Sre-
ci6cations in resolution, it is yet right
to declare general conclusions, and in
this sense this meeting declares as its
Judgment that the legislation of West
Virginia is greatly detective and needs
amendments, and additional laws, in or
der to the good government of the people
and the early development of the 81 ate. |
e 4. That we recognize in the Republic
can party an enemy to the negro race
in the United States, and that they ba, o
by their policy doomed that race to utter
extinction and death; yet all the time,
and even now, using the name and posi-
ton Of that race as source and means |
0f political power. -
s. That the Republican party 10 MAIN
tain itself in the possession of political |
power. now claims for the negro the right
of suffrage and official station, and by
their press and leading men, they show
that negro suffrage and equality is their
main, perhaps, only Issue for tho pres
emit fall elections, and this meeting in.
sists that the Republican party of Brooke
0unty coalesce with The party in general
and of course has no other sue, however
much that issue is disguised BY some and
by Others; for the Republican
party of Brooke is of course identicalw with
he party elsewhere, and therefore it is
here as IL is elsewhere, the party of Ne
sM1regs and equality" s. /
s. That the democratic party denies
he right Of the negto to be made an in-
agent And element incur Gov
srnmsnt; and we do now declare our un-
opposition to the negro r
icing invested with any such power, or
wen with the right Of suffrage alone be-a
Iievine az 1--we do that our Government
RE9 INSIDE and should be. maintained for
- Go<ornment of the wi ite man to tho Il