The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1866-09-05


be invalid" lie ''neyer heard OF bit one
man that demanded that debt repudiat-
ed," didn't SLY who lbatwas. lie said
further that 'thc confederate loan was
issuedto be- paid six motNhs after the
| recognition of the coniederacy by the
United States Of America, and that time
was not likely to come how coold the
debt DO otherwise than invalid Y Here
he cited parallel by way ofillus'ration,
and drew repeated dbursts. Of laughter from
his admiring hearers. Suppose body
should be found In your crcek,so decom'
posed that recognition would be lmpos'
sible, You would appointa Coroner's jury
to hold an Inquest, and they sl'oald pro-
pounte the body dead! you would not
empannel another jury to decide that
1t was dcacler, dcnIcstH This was clear
as mud to his delighted friends and they
greeted il with cries Of No, no : Tax.
ing Wendell Phillips as the hghest az.
hority in Me Republican Pnty, he read
an extract from ore of his speeches
wherein he Phl!ips) declared tina: 'but
two things control a government IN the
long run-and aud the ballot. box !
phillips and his party wanted both, and
with the negro ballots in one hand and
thcirW gotica gains (meaning the lands
of the SoutM in the other they could
dictate to the nation Tor all time to come.
They do not want the amendments ac-
cepted Tins they expect to tide over
the Fall elections and floating again into
power they will rule with an iron hand!'
Speaking of himself as a candidate he
said, Tcomc Jeto,r the people on my past
and present record, my competitor, Gen.
Geary, have nothing to say against.
He served in the army, and with what
honor let those who served under and
with him say. II any | would be the
last man to pluck leaf from the Laurel
that should surround his brow. He
had to be a man Of popularity else ht
could never have been nominated. The
party nominating him was without prin'
clple, they preferred popularity instead !!
Casting about him for some topi'
whercon To dilatc, he attempted to show
Gen Geary's incapacty 10y senseles'
TRADE upon his speech at York, cutting
him to pieces in what he, no doubt
thought fine style, 1t was as much q,
, to say, big Injin mel Moreover b,
stated that all the qualification required
and all given, AZ to Geary's sincerity
was, che endorsed cverylhin. Thad
Stevens had done--,hat sealed the com
pact. Stevens advocated negro suifrag,
and so did Geary-if you want negro
. equality then vote Tor Georyn Herr
Mr.. Clymcr seemed to lose his senses o.
his temper, and became excccAngI,
joy on the soldier. Sic was pleased /,
see such ,carm feciiRg, entertained TO
him by the boys in blue The Harris
, burg Convention was .&oe times as bi.
0 as the Plt;sburg Convention, and no
! packed for party purposes, | was neve
b,a,cn within Democratic lines lG..-
Give me the vote given in this State fol
Mcclellan and | will be elected by 20
900 majorty, believe the hour OF vic
0 tory has comc'--and appeal to you tc
make me Governor. .......
= 'Taking these as the main points ant
c amplitying in the same strain, you hay,
; the great speech of Hon. Hester CIV
l mer on Wednesday last. He spoke som,
' two hours. We hope to revert to part,
9 oft at some future time, for the presen
we leave its digestion to all ccar,mindet
j readers. 1t wis hmscy affair, ant
4, not delivered n a true s.atesmanlike
t aud gentlemany manner; rather like
. that Of Il low Jung politician. W -aI
J After the cpse Of Clymer's spaecl
II the crowd was harranged by two emf,
Is nent C) politicians of this Comfy
r Everybody kn'w their, speeches by
r memory, and it is useless to sap any.
.l thing concerning them. Thb crowd
!. then dispersed and soon the town was rcstor
O ed to its almost ualal quiet. A few remained
the Clymer stocs, which was considerably
above par in the nprning fell towards evening
in fact, we saw ii ling around 10 SC! 1t is NO
more than fair tosaF, however, that there was
. less of rowdysm tlnn wc ever saw before a,
\ Democratic needing. All we ask is, that
+, these same Dcmocslts will come hack on the
18th and hear the 'ther side of the question.
Thus the day pissed, and whether any OF
the friends Of Clyner went home in better
: cheer than they camc let their own condolences
, decide, h''.'..' g.
A MEAN DEVICE.
e. A scheme, whicl for paltry mcannoss has