The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-10-23
Democratic Conservative Rally,
3eW D VjI75T-L YLIla
Meetingat The Court House
Last Night. Z
Of Hon. James IL.
Morris, Mayor Sweeny, and
Colonel ID. ID. Johnson.

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Morris, Mayor Sweeny, and
Colonel ID. ID. Johnson.
The Democratic Conservatives Meet
ing. at the Court Hause. last evening,
was largely attended, and the best Of
feeling prevailed. a ~ ,..,,ae. sii aas =. =.
The meeting was organized by calling
d Lamb, Esq, totie chair, and appoint
ing Mr.. VIM. H. Oxtoby, Secretary II
The President introduced Hon. James
r. Morris, of Monroe County, Ohio. - -
Mr.. Morris said it afforded him pleas
ure to (fpr the first time in his life1 ad-
dress a Wheeling audience. He had
lived within forty miles of Wheeling all
his life time, and therefore felt q deep
solicitude for the welfare of the peo
ple of West Virginia, He said that in
ls43 Henry Clay said that the agitation
of the slavery question in the Northern
States would ''tirst destroy all harmo-
nv, and finally lead to disuniOn, pow
erty aud perpetual war, the extermina-
ton of the African race and ultimate
military despOtisin." We had just pass
ed through civil war, and if the Radi-
calls were not Overthrown, we would
have consolidation, anarchy and other
evils upon us in few years. The ten
dency was towards despotism, and un-
less the Radicals were defeated, 1t
would soon be said of our government
as it could now be said of all other
Republics. "They were, but they are
not" - 10
The Republicans claimed that the
Constitutional amendment was their
platform, OF plan. OF reconstruction.
Not leading Radical speaker OF news
paper had, as yet, said that the adoption
of that amendment would satisfy them.
No, they would be content with nothing
less than negro suffrage. John A. Bing-
ham. of your neighboring Congressional
District of Ohio, and other Radicals OF
that State would be content with
nothing less than universal suffrage.
For his own part he would sooner see
his daughters laid in their graves than
placed upon an equality with negro.
The American people were already
taxed to death, but if the Radicals held
possession of the Government few
years longer, taxation would be still
further increased. Here, in' Wheeling,
property holders were compelled to pay
three and quarter per cent. for State
and county taxes. while the man with
mis- thousands of dollars invested in
Government bonds did not pay one
cent for his State, his county, or his
city, The poor widow, who lost her
husband in the army, and the poor sol
dicr, who lost a leg or an arm in battle,
were compelled to pay taxes upon all
they possessed, but Government bond
holders did not pay anything for State
or county purposes. He was opposed to
rcpudiation; he-did not regard the tax
inr of Government bonds step
towards repudiation. The men who
held their million of bonds should con-
tribute their portion of taxes to llqul-
date the debt of the Government. The
power of the country was rapidly pass
ing from "the many to the few ana
unless the American people acted wise
ly and prudently the majority would
soon become tributary to the few:
But the Radicals say they will I'M
peach President johnson. For what
will they impeach himi He has stood
by the Constitution ever since he as
sumed the position he now occupies.
The same men who would now impeach
Andrew Johnson would have impeached
President Lincoln, had he lived to this
day. Old Ben Wade and Henry Winter
Davis threatened to impeach MIR. Lin
coin, and would have so done, had he
remained President.
Conservative men of Wheeling, stand
by your flag, stand by your ticket, stand
hy the government and stand by Presi-
dent johnson. | come from Monroe
county, where wenever fail togive from
fifteen hundred to two thousand Demo-
cratic majority. If the Conservatives
of Ohio county do their duty they VIII
achieve a glorious triumph on thursday
next. He was satisfied, from the display
made Oh Saturday night, that the Dem
ocratic Conservatives of Wheeling and
Ohio county would win glorious vic
tory on the 25th. [Applause.]
Gentlemen, am aware that there Is
n point where forbearance ceases TO be
a virtue. but let Inc earnestly entreat
Won not TO re-enact on Wednesday night
next the outrageous scenes of Saturday
night. The Republicans have sins
enough to answer for, and he hoped
they would be let alone. Let them
parade through your streets unmolcsted.
Our party has already been the party of
law and order, and let US cndeavor to
maintain our good name for dccorum.
+ T'Tr,mnudouS apulausP
am well acquainted with Governor
Foreman. was born III the same county
(Grccnc.) and am yet personal TREND
of his. cannot understand how he has
so degenerated think il will be a
great calamity to West Virginia, If he is
reelected Governor. Work, then, to Sc
cure his defeat If you do not You will
regret il before his term of office expires.
He could see no reason why West Viz
pinia should have registry law.
There was no such gag-law in your Sis
ter State of Ohio.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Morris re-
marks. Mayor Sweeney said he had been
absent from the city during near the
whole of last week. During his abb
sence a disgraceful disturbance had oc-
Cured. He was proud to say that the
disgraceful and cowardly outrage had
not occurred within the limits of the
city proper. The disgraceful scene oc-
eurred just without the city limits, in
what is known as "Labelle Avenue" He
hoped the Democratic Conservativesand
all law-abiding citizens would endeavor
70 prevent any disturbance on Wednes-
day night. He was happy to say that
he had never. yet failed to receive a
prompt response from the citizens of
Wheeling in times of danger, and that
heretofore the peace and good name of
the city had been maintained. If any
disturbance should occur, he was GER
tain he could rely upon the people to
oucll IT, He hoped every possible effort
would he made To preserve the peace
and quiet of the city.
col. JoHSsON's SPEECH. g.. E!
The President then introduced Col ID.