The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-10-03
Radical Meeting in Lewis County
Governor Borcnaah Indasnan'-
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WESTON, September %, 1866.
Editors Of tie Register;
The presence, in our midst, OF TWO
such distinguished characters as Govern
or A. l. Foreman and Hon. G. D. Hub
bard is an event which we deem worthy
of commemoration. l therefore beg TO
intrude upon your space with brief re-
cital of the performances of these Illus
| trious personagcs, given in this village
ON yesterday, Our people are not accus
toned to the sight of Governors aud
Congressman. During the war, this
section of the moral vineyard, from its
proximity to the rebel lines, or from some
other cause, unknown at this present
writing, was seldom favored with q
visit from the loyal elect and the Lords
anoiuted. From the novelty and rarity
| of the incident, it was supposed that the
State Executive would himself be o
powerful attraction Ito say nothing OF
the curiosity excited by the promised
exhibition of a genuine member OF the
Thirty.ninth Congress) and that the
people would muster in multitude and
congregate in crowds to witness the in-
teresting spectacle of the frs junction
airy Of the State peddling politics "by
the small" But for some unknown rea'
son, the general expectation was doomed
to disappointment. Perhaps our rural
population were SO busily engaged with
their farming duties as to be unable TO
attend. This, think, is not the case;
our people have often left their plows
and pruning hooks to attend CIRCUS,
and by universal consent, Foreman 10
voted better and prettier than Tony
Pastor any time Perhaps there fingers
in the popular memory dim reco!lec
ton of the Governors strategy last
spring, by which he persuaded the people
TO believe that there was no difference
between johnson and Congress" and
perhaps the remembrance of former de-
ception has become safeguard against
future fraud. "A burnt child breads the
fire" Be this as it may, the ovation
Yesterday, in honor of our distinguish d
dignitaries was neither enthusiastic nor
immense; the cheers of the crowd would
not have disturb d the rest of a teethir
baby, and the votes represented would
easily have been overwhelmed by half
tbs ballots of respectable log-rolling.
Proceeding upon the principle that the
gathering together of two or three de-
served a blessipg, Arthur, Of the "fttlll
head " was soop lin the midst" if not
Ito bless" He opened with the state
ment that he dii not propose to make
defence of his administration. This,
however, did net prevent him from at.
TEMPTING one, all almost before we were
aware, he was mistifying himself and
his audience wi /, an explanation of the
Nat. Harrison ro-consulship For the
well-heiug of J. audiences, hope he
may never be iequired Ito explain his
explauatioh." For three quarters Of an
honr the Governor labored to remove the
imprc ssion prod iced by the I'VE minutes
az sHlstn0 him ave were Stated His main
effort seemed to DO to show that Colonel
Smith, by some endorsement of the recre.
ant appointee, had become equally cul.
pabIe with himself, forgetting that to
involve another did not relieve himself
of official resp Hsibility in the matter
While tacitly cnnfessing the past treason
of that man WHO would truly DO row.
I dy amoDgjudgts but not Judge among
rowdies, and " lille insisting upon d.
viding with Cotonel Smith the RESPONSE
bility Of his "ppointment, Governor
Foreman passed by in contemptuous
silence, his own action in melting his
pugilistic Legislature to resist Harrison 8
impeachment, pagnis ct anguibus, with
teeth and toe-nailI. The people thought
that, even if tho distinguished accused
was l. It solely . blanc for appointing
such - man, l. : continuance in office,
whicl Is we Of he chief causes Of com.
plan, had bee effected solely through
Executive ip:;lenCe. and was not
even ought TO justified by the Govern.
or hi.r self Wi commendable modesty,
his sublime hI.hness, ceased for time
his n gloril alton, and uplifted bis
voice il lauda ION of the last Radical
Legs allure of West Virginia, very much
"a a huntsman proud Of his hounds,
woulG dilate IL, IN their merits and com
, mend their GOO qualities. After show
ing to the sltis action of his audience
that, for his psrpose, the Legislature
could not have neen surpassed, his serene
, majesty lifted tie lid from his gall-pUt
. aud q charged ne contents at the mem
bers e the fir Philadelphia Conven-
ton. 1t is til light, however, that the
partie, assailed will survive the assault
, as they were to elevated to be reached
. by squirt.gur # the Governors cslibre
| | have not TIM for minute and accu
rate description # the many other gyra
; tions and cont lions Of this LGliputian
. Of tie Lilliputs But cannot forbear a
, reference to h, Indignation, when be
came 10 consid, the intimation Of the
Wheeling REGISTER, that he was not Il
white mans candidate" Every gun in
: his oratorical arsenal was brought to
, bear at this jupcture Of the proceedings
All the missiles and projectiles in his
rhetorical maya zine, were put in requisI
! ton.
{ Pop. gun, Kissing squib and squirtgun
Mortar pai1haD and petard,
Verbal grspe.shot, how they hut onel
woIdy chain shot by the yard
Shells with direful curses laden;
Solid balls with threatenings hot
Justiee here II ust be to day done,
Rebels foes must 60 topOt.
After the complete demolition of the
euemy's works, The belligerent Governor
E restrained the remainder Of his wrath,