The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-10-22

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since nothing is to he gained by its con-
cession. This amendment is called by
our neighbor 'the Union Republican
platform" There is precious little
Unionism or rcpubliaanism i'll it, and
ratification will he voted for only by
those who think u negro rs good as
white nIan-and little better.
The Radical Outrage.
The assault which was made upon the
procession last Saturday night by a
crowd of radical rOwdies merits and
will receive the condemnation of all
friends Of law and order, all friends OF
comfy and peace. 1t was IN outrage
for which no apology or excuse can be
made. The procession was composed OF
as orderly and law-abiding men as can
be found in any city i'll the United
States. They we're i'll the exercise OF
thcirlmdoubtcdp politicaland ciVilrght,
and the ruffianS who assaulted them are
criminals deserving of the seYcrest pun
ishment both in the sight of GOD and
man. We heard a prominent radical
politician say last Saturday night that
"the man who throws a stone ut Il nolit-
ical procession. no matter To what party
he or the procession may belong, hd'
murder IN his heart" We believe the
expression To he just and trne. The
miscreants who assaulted the procession
last Saturday night are capable of any
crime in the calendar, from periuryto cold
blooded murder and assassination. They
should be sought ont and punished to
the fullest extent warranted by the law
they have so wantonly violated, the
public sentiment they have 8" cruelty
outraged.
We are far from holding the mass OF
the radical party i'll this city rcsponsI-
bic for these crimes and misdcmcanors.
We are glad To know that the most
prominent and respectable Republicans
i'm the place condemn these things just
as we do, and a~ every worthy cltlzen
must. They were the work of rui1ians
who. unfortunately for the radical par
~. have attached themselves 10 its or
raniZation and who have been suffered
to 90 unwhippcd of justice far 10" long
They seem to believe (amd We are sorry
To say that the practice ot orr courts
has. to some extent. warranted Inc DC
| lief that they were nj perfect liberty
to indulge their internal hate against
political opponents, with impunity. III
other portions of the state than tins
such outrarcs have been common an'
! have been applaudcdh hy persons calling
| themselves Union men. Only ihC
other day conservative meeting AT
Morgantown was broken up by radical
bnlIies: the venerable Colonel SMITH
| conservative candidate for Governor o1
the State. was grossly insultcd and com
prllc,i to cease speaking; and all OF the
time. a radical Senator of the United
States was present and looked on silent
| ". if not approvingly, while his parti'
SIMS were attempting 10 silence free
speech and calm discussion oi the pollt
zeal questions of the day. The radicals
| can point to no single instance in whlcl
/ the Democrats and conservative masses
though vastly outnumbcring their op
! moments. have been guilty of Il similal
violation of decency and law. They
have acted upon the defensive some
times. hut the radicals have always
been. a. they were last Saturday night
the aggressors.
The assault upon the procession las
Saturday night, was Just about as fool
ish Il thing as any radical could commit
II is we'll known that the party repre-
sented in that procession is largely IL
the majority in this county, and 1t
certainly would be suicidal for the rad
icals here to provoke retaliation from
those who are their superiors i'll mum
bers and in physical strength. They
ought to have had better sense than Il
attempt such thing; and this is OF
itself. evidence that the thinking anc
more respectable portion of the party
will strongly condem the doings of th'
mob.
And now We have an earnest wort
to say to our own party friends. There
may be some who singing under sense
ofwrongs done by our opponents, may fee
like rctaliating upon the procession
which is announced to take place mex
Wednesday evening. We sinccrel!
trust that nothing of the kind may b'
attempted. One violation of law. can
not, in this case at least, Justify another
1 The Democratic and Conservative party
/ mas fairly earned and merited the rep
utation of being the party of law ant
and order: of dcccncy aud selt-control
We trust thatno members of the party
may tarnish it's fair fame hy any acts O
violence towards those who differ Will
us inpolitical opinion. 1t is the right
| of an American citizen to hold whatever
opinion, i'll relation to political affairs
! may seem IL his Judgment best, and
he is at liberty tc employ al legal
means within his power, tf.nr the spread
and triumph of the tenets of his party
No true Democrat will ever controver'
this doctrine. or ssadeavor to interfere