The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-10-06
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Tho Democratic Convention that met
at Triadelphia and nominated. the pres
ent Demociatic county ticket for the
House of Delegates, viz:-Messrs,
Richardson, PAUL and Garrison, adopt
cd the following prefnce to their resoiu-
tions or platform, viz: ~ "
sfWe, the delegated representatives Of
the Democratic md conservative voters
OF Ohio county, in convention assem-
bled, believing that t6e history Of tlte
past fei0 years deB10nsirdtes Tie neeeSRifu
9f the reorganization and peTpctltdtiOn Of
the Democratic party, hereby resolve
tSc-"s 't sinTl,i -lf- 90.
The italicized words in the above pre-
face are thus emphasized by us with a
view Of bringing them out in the bold.
est possible relief before the eyes of our
readers. Inthe light of the history Of
the Democratic party for the t'past few
years, We consider the above affirnia-
ton as little else than presumptuous
attempt upon popular cTedulity. Ap-
p1rently the Convention was willing to
take 1t for granted that the people or
Ohio county were totally obliVious OF
the history of parties for the past few
years. We should like to ask the fra
iners and eudorscrs of the above pre-
face few questions. -e ais-fIf
Ftrst-Wasuot the Democratic party
n power when the rebellion begah in T
the SouthR "a, = ~
Sec6nd-Nas not James Buchanan
President, and were not Floyd, Cobb,
thompson and Toueey members OF his
Third-Didn not James buchanan send
In message to Congress, after General
Ii. VR0I.r ri -
southern forts, disclnitning any power
70 interfere with the secession and re-
bellion then in progressR hlli
Fourth-Was not Floyd then stealing
the arms ofthe United States and send.
ing them South, and Toucey scattering
our ships of war to far distant sens Z
And were not the bonds Of the United
low par? -s.'h tt'a+la5ss1
Flfth-was not jefferson Davis, him
sell, DemocratR Was he not voted for
hity-seven times in the Charleston Con-
vention3 And was not Breckinridke,
st!eEwards otnt nominated also q Demo
sixth-was not every Governor Of
every, seeding State a Democrat, and
did they not each and all 20 into rebel
lion, and do all in their power to make
the rebellion a successf
Seyenth-Dld not every Democratic
daily paper In Virginia, including the
one then existing IN this city, advocate
and uphold, aid and abet tho rebeIiionS
Were not the votes cast hero in favor Of
secession cast by persons who had been
voting the Democratic ticketF Was
there single other vote for secessionF
Eighth-Wer6 there not persons, In
the TrfadelphIa Convention-membe
of it who voted for the ordinance or
secesstOn-and who then, before and
since, and now, called, and call them
selves DemOcrats2 And was not every
person who left this vicinity and went
off into the rebellion toasSist and aid In
oTerthrow wing thegovernmento of ftheUni-
ted States, a proiessed DemocrntP And
have not the Democracy of this city,
on several occasions, Nominated and
elected to Office persons who voted for
the ordinance OF secessionR
iNinth-Did not the democracy on
pose the formation of West Virginia as
n State2 Did they not call a conven-
ton Mt Parketsbdrg, and there pro-
nounce tan unconstitutional act; and
did they not advise the people to stay
away from the polls and have no part
or lot in it2s And did not one OF The
authors OF tho address issued to the
democracy on the subject, 90 Off south
soon afterwards and join the rebellion,
These things being so, and many
respect do they tend to convince people
THAT the history of the nation and of
our State, during the past few years,
demonstrates tho necessity OF the reor-
ganiERtion and perpetuation of the
democratic party3b DO not the facts we
have adduced mike 1t plainly evident
That the ereorgRnizatlQ lion OF such a party,
Is the great danger that The country has
now to fear and struggle against3
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