Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-11-16
A Mastery Argument
S s., s 2 Il Il Q Ell Q r
Hon. John A. Bingham,
Al Wheeling, on Thursday Evening,
October 18th.

Mr.. Bingham was introduced by Hon. G.
b. Hubbard, Chairman of the meeting,
who said:
sEELLew CITIZENS: Al time when
West Virginia needed friends and our swn
-eitissns we're In deep anxiety and suspense
as TO whether she would be admitted among
the sisterhood Of States, there was one man
who stood forth pre.eminently her friend
aud advocate; and who by his counsel and
earnest efforts contributed largely to the
handsome majority by which this State was
admitted smoug the States OF the Union;
That man Is present with Us to night, and i
have the pleasure of introducing to you the
Honorable John A. Bingham, Of Ohio.
Judge Bingham on coming forward was
tccsived with enthusiastic applause, which
having subsided, he said:
Mr. FELLOW CITIZENS OF WEST VIRGIN.
Ill appear before you this evening,
grateful in common with the millions who
dwell between the two oceans, to the dead
sod to the living defenders of the Republic,
Who, under Ged have saved us natien.
Three years ago, when had the honor Of
cstsnding amongst you and of addressing
thousands Of my fellow. citizens in defense Of
our common country, our common national.
,ity, our common constitution and our common
destiny, the continent rocked beneath the
earthduaks tread Of million of men in arms
sgainst the nations life. Since that day
the clouds have lifted from hundreds of
stricken fields Of battle. The whole land
ha9 been ridged over with the graves of
patriots who made death. even in the agony
Of battle, beautiful by the sacrifice Of them
selves For their country. The Republic, by
the virtue aud valor Of her children, and by
the favsf of that infinite Being who rules
the destinies of nations-who walked with
our fathers through the night and storm and
darkness of seven years war-still lives; and
w trust ia God, is to live immortal among
the, nations. Applause. ,..
RITZ Present NO PARTISAN CONTEST.
:, America has been triod in the furnace.
She hss thus far been saved by the valor
Of her children and the only question that
remiains for trial before the people of this
great land is, whether the Republic will
be saved ia the future by the virtue of her
people. That is all the question there is
among US. l hold him to be a demagogue
who undertakes to say at this day, in the
presence of all that has happened in these
fast four years-that is still fresh in the
memory Of every man, woman and child in
the republic that there. is any contest in
America any longer between mere political
Organizations. 1t is as true as that you live
snd that live. that the only question before
The people of the several States of this
Unior ID whether the great republic shall,
BY tho 0rinipotencs efthe ballot, be COM
mittcd Id the hereafter to the keeping of
the friends If the Government, or to the
keeping of its sHenies. 1t is not question
between democratic party and republican
party. 1t IL not questicn between whig
or . political American Organization. 1t is
question simply between the friends Of the
Government on the one hand, and its en-
smies on the other.
REORGANIZATION OF DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
D.. [ SEQ there is an organization in this
young Commonwealth OF West Virginis-
the youngest of the sisterhood of the com'
monwsalths save one-a party similar Ia
that which infests every other common
wealth in this country, calling itself Dem
ecrafic!' Mahomet might at we'll call him
self christianl Laughter: learn
that this organzation--snd learned II
from their ewn platfnrm-hsye resolved
somewhere here in West Virginia, that il
has become evident, in view 9th transac
tions of the last four years that The reorgdnt
The reorganization OF the Democratic party
Well II thank thee, Jew, for teaching mi
that word" [Laughter.l 1t has been dis
solved, has iti Yes, it persisted with th
rebellion. 1t went down when Sheridan
and Grant thundered through the street
of Richmond at the head Of thei, victoriou
iegions. [Applause. And it isneccessar.
TO reorganize i'll The party that conspire,
Against the nations life; the parry that al
tempted to rend the seamless garment o.
tho Union and cast lots upon it; the part
that elected that miserable old white head
ed sinner with his crooked neck aid crook
ed eyes and crooked soul, lapplauss,] to b
their chief, whe asceaded the char Of tn
chief ms sgistracy of tho republic-,he cha
tkSk had been filed oace by the stsinles
and peerless Washington, that had been 6l
cd afterwards BY Jefferson and Madison
and jackson aud Adams--snd took upo
his ssul the oath prescribed by the const
tuition Of your country; the oath, that chai
Of aaamant which binds the conscience Q
man to the throne Of eternal truth and ju
Tee; the oath which bound him to naints
, aud protect and defend the constitution
when the day of trial came; when Soui
iat the white breast ofyour mother countr!
when Georgia was in convention plottil
streasos against the country; when Miss
ssippi, Alabama and Florida and Texas a.
louisiana we're following the same ex amp
THAT cath tn ned to dust in the hot brea
IF his perjury; aud in the name ofdemocl
ICY, like gibbering ghost, he sent his m,
sage to the Congress Of the United Stat
declaring that h was unconstitutional TO {
{sad the life or the republic! tApplaus
THE RECORD or TIE DEMOCRACY.
tt il to reGrganixe that Democracy Il
this PARTY has ihet In West Virginia; I
party that considered il Unconstitutional
coerce seeding States.
If there is any Democrat here who
heres to the fortunes Of this miserable,
organising party---this party Of treason
this party doomed and damned before
tribunal Of history and before the tribu
a God; 10 conspirnters against their &C
mon sdaatfy, lot him repent his rDem
rscyp in sackcloth ard ashes spplausel
join the men who. In spite Of allthe
deavors of his patty; and ip spite Of its c
ppiracies and in spite Of III treassns, b
saved that constitution which is the Oh
ancher Of the libsrtie: Of US sfi ahd wh
stretches the four-fsld shield OF its pro
tio. all over the common hsbitations Of
NE ueople of this land.
"a - .tsnd here this night to give Y