The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-09-26
lCom.unicatcd
The Great Event has TRANSFERRED

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lComuunicatcdi
The Great Event has TRANSFERRED
The rrcn, drama has been enacted. which wns
10 have demolished aud Rnnihilutcd Rndicalsm
in tho knnamha Valley! The great %",i"nnl.
Conservative. CONSTITUTIONAL Union Johnson
Comprehend. Democratic meeting camc of Iurs-
dny, when md where COL Ben. smith. the con.
;. rvGtivc candidate for Gubcrunturinl honors'
male his grcnt constitutional sp"rch. which
was TO sweep. with the h'som Of !cs;ruc-
ton, everything TINT stood in the why. But. nlno
for the uncertainty OF human anli'ipn,i"n' Rad.
cs.lism. or loyalty tn the Government stil lives,
aud few more such efforts ma that Of the 10Th
ins:. will increase Gov. BERGMAN nm ori,y in this
county largely TIL" audcuce consisted. per.
hap., Of from 100 10 l50 persons. in which were
many rmiiculs; tho remainder wns c"Inpo.td
mostly Of returned rebel soldiers. with iew
whi>ky.sclIcrs Of the rebel persuasion. The Cop
,mr..I"hrrnn par, Of the convention srcin"d I"
enjoy The Colonel. remarks hugely. hnt Benja-
min WAS u failure IL hns l'cn snil TINT the Col.
onrl, though champion in good causc, i. cX.
,rcmclv weak in lni one. Tint truth WI" illus.
trnicd on "Wednesday. | WINS really disappointed.
rNprrtc,i to hrnr nh able aud eloquent EXPOSE
ton Of the question. Of the day hut the snm
total Of the argument III argument il may he
cnllc,l) when analysed, amounted To about THU :
that the loyal mrn who have sustained the Gov.
crnmcn, lpthi in the councils Of Statc and on the
battlefield, wcrc in The wrong; while those un.
washed rcbcIs who fought us for four long ycnrs,
md their allies. the copprrlicnd- who gave them
nd and comfort NIL the while in their wicked at.
tcmpts 10 destroy The Government. wrr. the in
jurc,i parties, and entitled to sympathy. II" mr.
guc,l that We were morally and il & lily bound,
under President LiucuIh's ovcrturrs made to the
rebels. that il they would return to their allie.
gianc" they should receive amnesty nn'l l,lrdun
II, the hnlrls OF the Government; hence W. We're
hounl to receive them Internationally. BEING
HEY return" the speaker replied vch"m"r,ly.
" You would not let .lI"m return" Thi, GRATED
u glSt of applause fr":n returned rebel ,nldn r..
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his voice, " lit him ngin, Sen. which s"cnlcd 10
inspire the old gentleman with lii. ilea that he
Ind struck brtczc. and scrinc'l to encourage
him considerably. lie denounced Gov. Foreman
and tue Legislature Of Wc., Virginia in uubc-
coming terms. and INDUCED freely in tina, most
di.yrucrfuI and disgusting ,lnng. so peculiar to
the par;y. Of "ngg'r equality. niger vo.
ting NJ gcocs s uIantiuy and marrying white
a, NJ uh n;.i,cn. - cc Now
NIL lh. stuff "buu, negro voting. negroes 6 l!lnnt.
ting an,imarrying white women. is too disgusting
TO Illcri; even INDEPENDENTLY when APPLIED
to the Union nicu of West Virginia. Have they
not. on every necessary ocensior. expressed dis.
appreciation Of u, gro suffrage: And M 10 III gro
cuuni,y. e ii. Smith knows MS we'll ne my one
else TINT the Union men Of West Eirgiuin are
not the men who practice negro equality. While
the loyal people Of the batc would accord TO the
negro his righta before the law 70 sue and DO
sued, and " testify i'll courls nil Of which Is nc.
ccssarv in his new rclnrnn--yct doubt il there
are ten intelligent loyal nicn in the State VIII" be-
Iicvc the u, gro is sufficiently in.rllisen, to OK.
crcisc the rightof suffrage. such charges come
with au i'll grace froul the source they DO come
from.
But our conservative candidate for Governor.
amid the multitude Of ''hy lras gorg''ns. aud
chiucrus dire" that he sces IN the constitutional
amendment and other acls Of the Rudical party,
rs the Union men Of the State ure called, nccn,r
to be haunted night and day with thu swctrcs
o! the "sab!c sons Of Ham gulanting md wo'dng
the fair daughters Of our valley. How he arrives
Mt such conclusion, or how he connects the con-
sti,utonul amendment, the re gis;ry law, or any
! nc, Of the Radical L, gisluturc. with such u r..
suit. am utterly at n loss to know. Why. If IN
the mnuv strange freaks Of physiology. at s"inc
! indefinite period between the Dclnge and the
Millennium, few drops Of the pntrican tlool OF
our worthy Hould.be Governor Of West Virginia
should chunce to course through the veins Of IN
Am, rican citizen Of African descent" it is cor
tainiy no fnult Of the constitutional amendment,
nor Of any net Of the Radical pnrt!.
Such insinuutiont nrc perfectly prrposterous,
AMI unworthy Of man Of Col. Smiths good
Sense-sren though used rs they were to excite
lncn'r pr~judicrs IN tho absence OF argument.
Alter the Colonel finished, Mr. Pillshuiy, of
Mninr. was introduccd: who. BY the way, is a
Pill" that the good people Of Mnine refused TO
swallow. week before Inst, by near 10000. he
, treated the audience 70 pretty well delivered
coppcrhead speech. lie drew some few pictures
Of the peaceful character Of the people Of the
| South, and, like his predecessor, chafgd tho
Radicals with being the authors Of "ll our wocs'
Sept. ~, 1876. RADICAL.