The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-09-05
Andrew JOhnsOn's Treaehery.
The Restoration Proposed by
Congress.
Cour Own Rspo-t.l


Iour Own Rspozt5
a large crowd Of ladies and gentle
men assembled In the grove east Of
AIartlnsYille yesterday afternoon to
listen TO an address from the Hon.
John A. Bingham, candidate for Con-
gress from that (the 16thl district OF
Ohio. A stand Was erected and seats
provided beneath the spreading wal
nuts, and by half past two O'Clock
there was gathered large assemblage,
largely made up Of ladies, and en-
braeing every age from old gray haired
men 70 boys and girls OF ten or twelve,
About half past Two Mr.. Bingham
arrived upon the ground, he having
been escorted by the AIartinsville band
from the residence Of Capt. Crawford,
a short distance above Bridgeport.
Mr.. bingham at once took the stand,
and amer a petition % the Throne OF
Gmee had been offered up By Rev. Nm
CaInpbsli, Nh Bingham was introdue-
ed 10 the assemblage BY DR.. West, and
spoke As foIloEs=
Ladies and Geadeutell An Ameri-
- a
mon with every human being within
hearing OF my voice today, an interest
IN common with all the people who
dwell IN this land, IN the maintenance
and PeEpetuity Of American institu-
tions- A gTayer or more significant
question than that which now presses
Tor decision on the American people
never was presented for the decision OF
any people upon the globe. would be
false to myself, / would be false 10 the
wife and children who await beneath
my roOf-tree my return, i would be
false 10 every family represented here
to-day. ] would be false TO every faui-
" anywhere within the limits OF this
Republic, il to-day I disguised the fact
from this people that the question to be
decided in the coming election is not
whether the Democratic party shall
rule, j. not whether the Republican
party shall rule, butt is in short, Theth
er the friends Of this governments or the
enemies OF this government shall have
the care of public affairs. I doubt very
much the intelligence or the integrity,
asthe case may be, OF the man who dis
putes the proposition which have lust
stated. Il - not contest about mere
political organization, that concernsth
people OF America to-day. We hnva
passed through history which has no
parallel in the family OF nations. We
have seen within the last I'VE years a
rebellion armed for the overthrl1vy OF
American institutions, which mustered
million bayonets in the field, and was
supported IN the terrible struggle by
the power Of every despotism through
out the Old World. And vet We have
seen the Government saved saved
from this unmatched and unpar-
alleled peril-saVed not without
sacrifice and martyrdom-not with
oct darkness thick darkness, that
might be felt, and storm and tempest
such as had not been since man uras
upon the earth. Yet the Government
OF your country was saved, in the good
providence OF God. 1t was saved, not
until 500, 900 OF the beauty and strength
g the country had persisted in It's
high places, and made even death itself
beautiful BY the sacrifice OF themselves
Tor theiE conntry. Saved, not until the
land was nlled with childless mothers.
-nlled With orphan children.
no sooner had the armies OF the
@tePnnlio under the lead Of your gallant
and indomitable chief. Grant. fri-
unap1ed before the trenches OF Rich /
lnoze.l no sooner had the armies !
q me kepublic triumphed mn
der the lead Of thaf ofher s1i- I
liant nero, Sherman, whose armies /
swept nom the nionnfnins 4, dc se1
hearing victory on their brnners-
thousand miles Of march and battle !
compelling the surrender Of Tie last !
-lltnii9ns OF treason IN aru1s against the /
Republic, until these eonEpitStnrs Who
had brought this great ruin, and saeri- /
nee aud suffering on this people.
ADOPTED new method by which rs
ncnteTe their tel puTpose, the over
sarqN o. American Institutions and fila
9ll'Alg out Of the American name
rom me map Of nations. That was
tilst % tne hand CO the ASSASSIN hired
70 do their work. and nert t6Tone-6
sao EfeaeaeTy q those 20 whom the 49,
pie might, fer the time bafnr- r--5r,4lrT,iF !
sovereignty and power 81 m noffor
D4At seven days elep1ed amer re aur-
teiuHt % tla armies % lee 10 grnut
leiore Riehmond4 uusii YTashfnri1r
the Capital o. the naiiou. W. f,ISs.i /
49, -. -t-llisii eoIilll illlurl5 csmmis Toned
A1e3e trflliorS who now ind svrnn5.
l-l nluEh 10 say. even IN f)I1fr
ca VINO were saved nom
1leafQns only BY The sac
49, eEoHng manhood og this na-
49, q your capital were flled
t.A flior 1itnior- hnsyfFtrg -
I've ~ a1Nanca tla Dff.e ~ i,i-5-5
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stefy lEIlrflqdfiliS, ~
eculAe o4iQ q Tho Es5ar,i iy..-----
lpent They 1914 hard = ~ I, i. y
ycur good EFr1fiIzrf q
foHeetfnl Of tlia ohif- iis'--e ~ ~
nlLicc; who remln 81 nis7
by day, through dll i.i Z -
the oath which with udsnr-S-
and uplffled hand, be tool. 81 t6r 1-..,s-
fl 81 the great contest. u ~
aFo1eot and defend The Consists Iol7 s
tll United States.
Ia thnt hour when ths lfloIa I5
nhlazs with boaires and q Ilillio5
nanqa 70 eslqnt thaulEsglFing 10 God
lincoln nrr,-hfIl ~ ~, ,,9earsii, q
eq4 q HonE erpilil. IN Tie piaE-
Efent spFToW,