The mountain Democrat., 1865-08-19
GONE H.

triOts a. Wicks, Baber. McCallum Il Co.
Their OccupaIiOAS- gone. Their passion
ate appeals to Union men to rally fall on
cold ears. Their eIOquence is vested on
the winds. Their howlings find no echo.
It was announced through their organ
and by posters, extensively circulated.
that there would be = grand rally Of the
Union DsR AS the CeSTt House last Sat
urdsy night. We expected to see re.
spectacle crowd-we saw 4 slim gather
ing. There were present twelve Long
Hair candidates. y few Of their supporters,
. number of Short Hairs, and several
Democrats. The bell vas rung with tire.
less energy and runners were dispatched
to bring in the faithful, but it was no 60
Coming events cast their shadows be.
FORE" and the humiliating defeat Of the
Long Hair ticket was Enthusiastically fOIe-
shadox we'd at the Union meeting last Sat-
urday night The meeting was called for
the purpose Of organizing Union Club, "
but the leaders thought it advisable to
postpone the organization to a more fa-
vorable time. The prospect vas not en-.
cOurasing. After waiting patiently for a
long while for the expected crowd, which
came not, the industrious Ensminger
moved that Alderman Burton take the
chair. The motion prevailed. Graceful
ly the Alderman stepped forward and
lucidly explained the object of the meet.
ing. II. G. Mclean was chosen Secreta
~. On melton of Mr.. Bell, the chair ap.
pointed 4 committee of three consisting
Of Messrs Edgerton, Bell and Carpenter
-on organization. Mr.. Edgerton moved
to substitute the name of Mr.. Ensminger
for that of Mr.. Carpenter. Nr. CaIp'n
teri second the motion" Carried. -
Mr.. McCallum moved that committee
Of three he appointed by the chair on
platform and by laws, to report at some
"future meeting" but requested not to
be placed on the committee. MessIs.
Conklin, Ilulburd and Hewlett, all candi.
dates, were appointed. A dead silence
then ensurSd for several minutes. Mr..
Enstninger, becoming fatigued under the
oppressive silence, called for Conklin. and
that gentleman responded. His remarks
were confined almost exclusively to the
subject of schools and the importance Of
sustaining them. His speech was well
received. Col. Boe was next called for,
but excused himself on the ground of not
being prepared. At some future time. he
stated, te would pay his respects to the
boilers and coppsrheads.
Our melancholy friend McCallum next
pitched in. He complained that the DEN
ocRAr miSrepreScnted him. lie is mis-
taken. We quoted his language correct
": 1t is not necessary to misrrpreSent
Tim to show him up in an unfavorable
light. lie is afraid to meet the negro
suffrage question squarely, and BY quih
bio strangled Mr.. Bells resolution in the
County Convention-a resolution which
opposed negro suffrage. He said there
were Eve Democrats on the Long Hair
ticket, aud the head Of it, Col. Baber, was
a Breckinridge Democrat. lie (McCal-
lun) was Douglas Democrat, but had
left the Democratic party on the break
ing out Of the war. The Democrats had
no platform and were trying TO steal the
Union platform. They had repudratCd
the old pIatform-the platform of '9s, the
platform of Jefferson and Madison, which
recognized and justified secession. Now.
is not McCallum, by his own admission,
"seces~ionist"H When he profess, d
10 be a Democrat the Democratic party
stood upon the platform OF '9S-S plat
form which McCallum indorsed-a plat.
form which he says recognized and jus.
titled secession" lie again had the Au
ducity to say that the negro suffrage
question is not an issue in this contest
He knows that it is--knows that his par
ty has made it an isSue-know6th that sew.
rral Republicans Legislatures have de-
clared in favor Of it-kEows that his par.
ty has denounced the President for op
posing it-knows that nearly all the
organs Of his party in this State are ad-
-vocating it. Because it is unpopular in
this county he wishes to dodge it, but he
cannot deceive the people by affirming it
is not an issue. Be manly and honest.
Mr. McCallum, and avOw your true senti
wents. You 60 with your party and
your party is committed in favor of negro
suffrage, and it is useless for you to deny
it. The record is against you. He saw
agely denounced the "oolters," stated
that they had violated their pledges. and
that no man or party could or would
trust them hereafter. They had received
favOrs from the Union party, some Of
them were now holding Offices given them
by the Union party. and they had un.
gratefully turned against il because they
had not received nominations. Mr.. Car
penter, candidate for Senator on the "bol
ter's ticket" had told him (McCallum) if
the Short Hairs were defeated they would
show the Long Hairs "how gracefully
they would submit" This bOlter's
ticket is specimen Of their graceful