The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-12-01

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with which to meet our exposition of
the proscriptive purposes of his party,
he has so frequently reiterated the as
sertion that the Know Nothing issue is
one of our raising, that he almost ap-
pears to think it true. On Thursday this
same old, stale, worn-Out refuge of help
less perpiexity appeared i'll a new dress,
and was tricked out with what the edi-
ter would like TO have us consider fine
and forcible illustration. We presume
the Frankenstein story is intended to
advertise the editors progress in lite
rary point of view, and we dislike to
chill his elation by harsh criticism.
When child at school passes from
one to another stage of elementary pro-
gresS, it is apt to proclaim he fact, and
we often hear little urchin boasting
that he knows the alphabc. "clem down
to H. Such youthful and harmless
vanity it would be cruel 30 ridiculc,
anu IL NOlliNl OC NluiliN
to check the childish and innocent pride
with which the negro suffrage editor
vcntilates his latest requirement in fic-
titious literature. As gently rs posi-
BILE, then, let Us remind him that his
rhetorical "purple patch" is defective in
one important particular. 1t is entirely
inappropriate. because the statement it
is used to illustrate is totally incorrect.
We don't want to say that the IRtelii-
gcRccr's assertion about our raising the
issue aforesaid, is plain and palpablc
lie. We prefer to express the same idea
in milder style, and call that
assertion genuine CAMPBELL-item.
The ncgro-suf1rage editor knows very
well that he and General HARRIS are
responsible for the resurrection ofthis
Know Nothing corpse. They re-created
the monster. at has now become their
evil genius, 1.-THE bane of their cxis-
tcnce" and there can be 10 relief from
its annoyance in the profcssed belief
that another is the object Of its tor
menting attentions. Neither the editor
OF t his paper nor any other Democrat
has any reason to be "cmbarrassed' ut
sight of Know Nothingism or any
fungu or appendage thereof, from a
mcndacious editor up or dJwn to u
Mountaineering Brigadier.
10 Tkn6w-N0thihgism is one of which
every Democrat, especially every West
Virginia Democrat, may well be proud.
/; was upon the soil of Virginia and
from West Virginia Democratic votes,
that the great political monstrosity of
the century received its quietus. While
this fact cndurcs, Know Nothingism,
either undcrit It's original form, or as Radio
aliSm will have no terrors for Democrats.
So far from being dreaded, it will not
even he respected. So far from begin
ming To hc feared, it will meet the fate
offs present champions and never cease
to be despiscd.
Ten years ago." says the negro suf-
frage editor "thc Radical party were
voting for Fremont and Dayton" Not
desiring to he painfully accurate in our
remarks We will not call this assevera-
tion a downright lie. We epreier 10 con-
vey the same meaning aS before, by
styling it another original CAMPBELL
item. So far as tie Radical party of
West Virginia is concerned, the negro
suffrage editor knows his statement 70
be totally and shamefully false. The
Radicals in West Virginia claim to poll
over twenty thousand votes, while FIRE.
MONT and DAYTON in this State scarcely
received as many hundred. If, as is ev-
ident, you can't possibly tell$hc truth,
do pray give us an occasional falsehood
that is not so palpable as TO be ridicu-
Ions. Since our negro suffrage neigh
Dor has introduced the names of his
friends HORACE GREELEY and HENRY
WARD BEECHER rs former antagonists
of Know Nothingism, we would like
to be informed how he stood in relation
to this dark lantern business. Evidently
he would have us infer that he drilled
in the same camp with the parson and the
Tribune man, but we doubtifhc will say
rs much rs he has so mildly insinuatcd.
Suppose you "clean your hands" before
you come into court. How did you
stand in 90 on the Catholic question
The Democratic party were then the
only organization that espoused the
cause of religious freedom. They were
the champions of liberation then in
far more truthful sense than you and
your party are the only champions of
the Government now. We're you
found in these ranksf Or were
you leasued then, as now with
midnight plotters and oath-boand
conspirators against law and hberty'
Since there is to be such senerel fer
retting" ont of past record, suppose You
give us some of your own experience in
the coal-bank brotherhood. Explain
when and why you joined, why you
didn't, if you didn't, and when and why
you left the organization, and how you
liked it, as far as you went. There are
said to be some interesting facts in con-
nection with your expert ence among
the sAM-seeing and psalm-singing breth-
ren, and the public would probably be
edited by disclosure. Give as
the facts. Tell the truth, even if you do
put your party's patron to open shame.
When you have thus accomplished your
purgation, you may be able to effect
something as the advocate of religious
liberty and the political rights of the
foreigner. At present Won are at dis