Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-09-08
Juhnson Meeting in Winchester.

On Monday last, Mass Meeting, large.
ly attended. came of a, Winchester. Re.
solutions, spproba,cry Of the Reconstruc'
ton policy of President Johnson, and en-.
dorsing the proceedings of the Phlladel'
phia Convention, were unanimously a.
dop,ed. Able speeches were made by
Major H. Kyd Douglas, Judge Richard
Parker, Hon. A. X. Boleler, Edgar Snow
den of The Alexander Gszells, and Andre W
Hunter, Esq. In reference 10 MIR. Bole-
ler's speech. the Times says:
The Hon. A Alexander R. Boteler, formerly
representative from this district in both the L.
states and Confederate Congress, was then
handsomely introduced by Mr.. Sherrsrd, and
rec eved by The people with enthusiastic wei.
come. Col Boteler who was always a favorite
orator. aloused reflections Of the good old polit-
cal days. In his happy introduction, he au-
ded feelingly 10 the long and eventul interval
that had elapsed since he had addr,s sed them
last. Mr.. Boleler's ornate oralory is too well
known to need our endorsement. He is one Of
those happy speakers who ornaments the truths
he teaches, 40 The gardener does his garden with
flowers. With pencil poised between our fin
gers, we awaited his utterance, for we knew
that our absent readers wonld be G ad to hear
from their old favorite orator in that unsatisfac-
tory way. Eagerly we followed him thro' his
address, with its humor, pathoS, and its beautl-
ful and eloquent flights. When he had finished
we consulted our notes, and found that our pen
Gil had stopped in the middle of the first sem
lence as If conscious Of lis inability 10 do JUS
tice to such oralo 2. Those that heard him W i'll
not forget it. those who did not, will, and well
may regret their absence The speaker was
frequently interrupted by earnest applause, ard
when be concluded was compmened with en-
thuslastic cheers.
While We do not attempt to reproduce the
solid parts of Col. Bo,eIer's speech, we remem-
Der many of his pleass fights which we could
not do justice to. In describing those now ir
power, esEeciay in West Va, he alluded to
the cry small material required to make great
men now days, bot said that to those who
/ eme,! b,red tie leaders Of other times these
modern great men APP, cared in al! their DIV arfish
in>Ign,iiCunce, for "pIgmes, though per3hed on
Alps are pIsmies still" He skeched, photo
graphed and engraved Stevens, Wade and Sun
ne with such vivid lines thai The crowd will
not soon forget The portraits A the people
were colvulsed with the irresistible aud amusing
satire. Poor ForEey - Drd Duck received q
burial obituary worthy of S Lesplcabie cbarac.
ter. Our people We, cuu'ent In let him die and
be hidden way and noI ~ blng hi, ca'cass
here in these cholera times. We laugh now
shen we think IF Bo,t- in the hands Of Mr.
being DIS, ericd Tor The horss disease,
which was no" aiill lImg some OF people. !
Bolts had killed every party he ever belonged
TO, but the most valuable service he had ever
done would be 10 put to lie Ib The party he now
acted with. He paid his bitter respects 10 the
accidental, Incidental, occidental State Of " est
Va. so,cal.ed,' aud to he Radical Amel kites
who hold the scepre there.