The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-12-05
Letters from the People.
FROM BROOKE COUNTY.

Editor Of the Register:
SIR During the last seven years of
blood, tyranny and disgrace, which are
the true results of Radical rule, my pen
has been lying dormant; and now, for
the first time since Lincoln's first cleo
tion, has it been taken up. L now pick
it up to battle for q good cause-for
Liberty and Union. Not such Liberty
and Union as the Radical party has
been netting out to us as our deserts,
but Liberty and Union such as
our forefathers established-such as
the party in power has maltreated and
trampled in the dust-and such as will
never return until the Democratic par
ty gains power. l am nroud to know i
speak the truth when say the Demo-
Gratis are gaining very rapidly, as a
proof of which | will only cite my read
ers to the returns of the late elections.
| am surprised that the people will
not open their eyes and to n man de-
nounce and rail out against all such
tyranny, misdeeds, self-aggrandizement,
and oppression, which are the prime
characteristics of the Radical party.
That party who once cried out "hb-
erty," 'Union," loyalty" and all this
did it not because they felt such an in
terest in the welfare of our country, but
because they saw the time was at hand
when they could by such foul pretences
gain the ascendancy over just men and
lust rule. This is not barely an asser-
ton, but has been already too plainly
demonstrated. Have they not shown
in every act of theirs that it was self
instead of Unioni Have they not
shown themselves willing to sacri-
fee any and everything that is
near and dear to an American citizen
in order to crafty their own
hellish appetite-that appetite which
thirsts so eagerly for power and money!
Yea, they have shown from the very
start THAT it is not Union, but party;
and to-day, if it were possible, they
would gladly pass law prohibiting any
Democrat from holding any Office, or
even frsm voting. 1say If 1T were pos
sible for them to pass law prohibiting,
&C., it is possible for them 10 pass such
law; and, in fact, to do anything that
is low and mean. But mean ifit were
possible for them to enforce any such
law, they would gladly do SO. That
this disposition is i'll them can be
proven easily. Look ut the num-
beI of good men-Democrats-who
have been elected during the
time of the war-and you will
perceive that the elections of many
have been contested-and others thrown
out even without the form of being
contested. To this great list | could
give another where endeavers are being
made to hatch up some old lies and
thereby turn out of Office man honest
ly elected.
o Democrats, wake up, wake up, and
let us deliver our country from the dark
and polluted hand of tyranny. Radi-
Gals read and consider Remember We
are men and wish to be ruled
by men. Mediate upon this great
point-taxation. Just think how light
our taxes were during the rule of DEM
ocrats compared with what they are at
present under Radical misrule and op-
preston. Think Of the dollars you are
paying odt, and that they go to those
men who are waiting with pockets open
to receive them, and will in turn pass a
law that will have q tendency to bur-
den you still more and more.
These are stubborn facts, and hope
the people will soon find it out, and
rid themselves of this terrible state
;,to ,yhicb our country has been DlunQ-
ed.
This is the first letter have written
for your paper, but should it meet with
publication you may hear again from o
true Democrat. Yours hoping,
BETHANY, November 29th, 1867.
SLOW SAM.