The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-09-26
n. G. Norton, the Texn. 'LoynItst "

From the negro suffrage organ of yes
terday morning we clip the following:
The editor of the rebel sheet prints
the following editorial paragraph in his
paper:
"A man named Norton, of Texas, was
appointed by the milk and molasses con-
vention upon the same committee with
Mr.. a. w. Campbell, of Wost Virginia,
to make an electioneering tour through
the Northern States, and weep copious
tears at the grave of Mr.. Lincoln. Nor
ton started with the squad, but has got
disgusted, and calls the whole system of
Northern radicalism the grossest hum
bug and most outrageous imposture ever
| attempted, under secret oaths, upon an
Intelligent people, May be this is the
reason why so distinguished Southern
loyalist' as our neighbor is not exhib-
iting himself with the caravan
"Our com1neut on the above editorial
from the rebel sheet is simply this:
| There is uut "a lihe-not word-not a
letter of truth in it,, 1t is q miserable
falsehood fro,p end to end Mr.. Norton,
the gentlpman alluded to, has so pro-
nounced i5 ia a card to the public, dated
at Clevelapd, September 10Th. In that
card, after plonouncing the statement
false, he says: have never deserted
the loyal Southerners, aud God forbid
that ever should"
The editor Of the negro suffrage organ
having como thus gallantly and cour-
teously to the defense of NORTON, who
seems to have taken our neighbor's place
| in the milk and molasses caravan, per-
haps he wil ',kc the trouble to read the
following facts, from the first Of which
we obtained the information embodied
in the parag aph commented upon above.
The Albany 1rgus, of the 18th inst 4,
says:
1t was lumoIed on the streets last
evening that one of the Southern 10y
alists," squad whom our citizens have
| learned to regard as sort of gypsy band
| of tramps' fed, feed and forwarded from
the Congre ssional corruption fund, be.
came nsgustrd with the arrangements
and abandoned his associates yesterday.
His name is Norton, from Texas, and it
is said that, no longer able to sustain his
part in the stupendous fraud, he has re-
| fused to go further on the road to impo-
sition and sin, and has determined to
return home and expose the whole thing,
which he pronounces the grossest hum
bug and most outTag Gus imposture ever
attempted, under Sc ret oath, upon an
| Intelligent people.
The Albany Hrickt Socker, OF the same
date, says:
This man Norton is'a besrdless youth
| of twenty-five summers, who was en-
ticed away from his home under glitter
ing promises of seeing the North and
| having good time generally, free of ex-
| pense. He is not only ignorant, but
dangerously indscreet. He is not only
progressive, but he is decidedly "fast,
social youth, as his condition at the Del
avan House yesterday indicated. Indeed
he is "faster" than the older "slow coach
es" of the gang he has been training in
and wants to 60 home" by rail. He was
looking for Adjutant General Irvine to
get his papers" fixed Having cut
aloof from the nondescripts, he intends,
as he expressed himself yesterday, "to
go right home, marry Mexican girl of
his down thar, who is not very pooty,
but has got six million of solid Mexican
silver dollars. Politics might go to -.
He could live on that gals money, and
the Union might go to'-Hades.
In the published report of the proceed
ings of the Soldiers aud Sailors Con-
vention at Cleveland we find that the
following telegram was read before the
convention:
ALBANY, n Y September Is.
| To Major General WOol President of tie
Clereldnd Contention
have left the loyal Southerners and
| will be in Cleveland tomorrow to expose
them to the Convention II. j. NORTON.
Late of The Southern Delegates
A correspondent of the New York
Herald furnishes the following additional
information concerning this peculiar pet
of the negro suffrage editor:
~ CLEVELAND, September 10, 1866.
II. G. Norton, delegate to the mean
whites Convention at Philadelphia, and
| lately one Of the company of itinerant
| iIlSCepSIS SJdIiGN lIOln JuO SdlueEluS,
arrived here to day. He states that he
has been forced to leave the mixed crowd
through disgust at their designs and re-
pugnance at associating with negroes
upon terms Of social equality. He spoke
at Trenton with them week ago last
Monday, and was with them in Albany
Oh Sunday last. He represents himself
as having been in their full confidence
and present at their private meetings.
Their secret designs, he says, startled
and disgusted him. Their main object
he declares to be to make an easy living
without honest labor and to get what
money they can out OF the credulous
dupes upon whom they can impose.
In order to successfully carry out this
game they are ready to make their
Speeches to suit their audiences, agree
ably with their instruction from the
politicians by whom they are used in the
| different localities they visit. But in
their meetings among themselves they
make no secret of their determination
after the fall elections, TO inoite negro
insurrection They say they must have
immediate negro sutfrageOr negro insur-
rection. la their confidential conversa-
tions they say this is very good way to
get a living today; but when the cleo
tions are over these people will not want
us. and then our only chance is to get
the upper hand of the Southern rebels