The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-10-12
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.9RAFE'TEroHI, y /, w, Va, Oct, 10, 1865.
EditQrs Intel ligeneer :. -. s.,,.3.5.'5s.
things In Grafton. AcSorifnr to an.
p6intnieht, Col. (3) Ben. smith came on
here to speak word OF oEenoOnragement
to the OFT defeated nwhat dye call It P'I
party. For several days large posters
could be seen IN various parts of the
vicinity headed q Restore hsy yiUlio1l, n
Yes the party which during the Unions
danger, used; its efforts and influence
for us destruction, now that the Union
Is saved blythe strong arnlsa and brave
hearts ofthe Union party inlspite! !Ofall
uletr. eHorts TO the contrary, has the
unblushing impudence to pretend, in
order to get into power, that they alone
can restore the Unionll 9 Their mode OF
restoring the Union during the Warwas
70 stop the war and let the rebels alone,
and, still closely adhering to these prInt.
ciPies, (Which they say, ''SieUer 'ttieS'')
60 e6GEGlSIOU NNtlH
right, Union wrong, rebels patriots and
Union men traitors, they would now
ciples, ,+.-,
discussion, they in their posters invi4
ted alltwho are in favor of the restora=
tions policy of President johnson, and
opposed to negro suffrage and radical
nlisrule" to attend Ben. Smith for theft.
edthcation.i The 2natuEal Consequences
was that notwithstandingt ttwas Il love-
~ day. they mustered only about one
hundred OF their voters. Itook the care
to count and made thenum ber between
one hundred and, thirty and tifty.
About fifteen were boys, and twenty
Union men,. These Union men thought
they might be permitted to hear. on fli8
ground OF opposing negro suffrage and
radical im1srule, of course we are OPP
posed 70 al! kinds of Rlisrule, but this
particular Kind we couldn't see.
The meeting was a complete drdg4I1o
enthusiasm except when the Colonel (2)
exclaimed in accents of alarm, that he
feared the radicals would make the
'.nigger" equal to the white man, and
that his "daughter would marry a big
DUCK nigger, or his ttsonwould marry
a. sunkenf niger. wenCh,Y which, he
said, he did not want to come to pass.
This brought forth some manifestation
of appro bationi for it as they thought,
was a clinching argument. yss.5ott .iitni
The Colonel ~ evidently. knows. the
Copperheads can't elect him, for not
withstanding he would not invite the
radicals to hear him speakt he had the
audaetty to close by saying ifthere were
any radicals present, he wanted them to
vote for him. Yes, Mr.. Smith, we'll
vote for 5you--to stay at home He
shapedihts speeeh4to try to please the
Union party, For instance, he spoke
eloquentlY of the greatness and good
ness OF Mr.. Lincoln, talked of; trying
rebels for treason, and said that theof-,
hcers test oath is constitutional. He
spoke of the heresy of secession also,
all of which was not to the taste or d
majority OF his hearers, who believe
qulte the contrary. ntsthey viii vote
for htms for they know that II he should
be elected he can play A. Johnson on
those points. Bullet Union men be-
ware. The would1be Governor did not
| come toIthe issue, he, lodged it all the
time. BE knows he can't refnte the ar
guments in favor of the Constitutional
Amendment. But instead of the Issue,
he cries niggerl niger To-day Cop:
Perheads are scarce, and since the cleo
tion news has been coming in, they are
more scarce, Hoping they may re-
main s9o' ! am yours 4 truly, USIoN:
r.. r.. iHIarshalI county. %,
MEETING AT, REDWOOD Ds-THE COURSE OF
MEssRS. REED AND BAKER coNDEMN-
ED-HENRY KELTZ SUSTAINED AS THE
UNION NOMINEE .FoR SHERIFF.
Alta meeting of the Onion men of
Union township, Marshall county, held
In Benwood ionthe evening of Oct. 10th.
1885, the blowing resolutions were
adopted without a dissenting voice, viz:
WHEREAS, q. Reed and a.. o.. Baker,
who submitted their claims for the
sheritfalty of Marshall county to the
Union convention, and were fairly
beaten by Mr.. Henry Keltz.
WHEREAS, They have bolted the de-
cision of that convention, and are now
candidates for the Office of Sheriff,
therefore,
ReSoLped, That we do most emphnti-
call " condemn the course of j. Reed
and A. o. Baker, and hero Solemnly ass
Bertand declRre, TINT they have Eorfatt-
ed all claims on the Union party and
that they are entitled, only, to the
troWns and anathemas, of Union men.
Ifes3kDed, That Henry Keltz, who was
unanimously dominated by the Union
party tnuconvention assembled. is In
every way entitled TO, and should re-
cetye the, ,suppot OF every Union man
in Marshall county; he Is fully compe-
tentto I'LL the Office, and his uuiontsm
ResdLUed, That the meeting held at
Pleasant Hill a short time since. in the
Interest of Mr.. Reed, pufportinG Ia be q
meating OF tho Union men OF Union
township, was gotten up in arclahdes-
tine manner, and did Rot reflect the
sentiment of the Union party, and we,
the Union voters Of Union township,
do repudiate the meeting and the man
In whose interest It was gotten up.
ReNOtVed. That these resolutions be
published in the Wheeling INTELhI-
GENCER and Moundsville National.
AIM. HAREENsy President.
j. II. OGLEBAY, Secretary.