The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-07-25

have one country and one destiny, and
must live together. Our interests are
mutual. The one class cannot prosper
without the prosperity of the other. %. =
Here a gentleman In the crowd asked
the Governor, what about the Repub-
lican Party ?" -.lr. ar
The Governor replied that he was
glad that he had asked the question,
AS to parties now, he believed there Is
but one great party in this country,
which Is national In its character, and
that Is the Republican Party. There is
a Democratic Party at the North, but
he did not know of many people in Vir-
ginia who had any strong sympathy
for Il. The Northern Democrats had
urged the people of the South in 1850
and 1861 to go into rebellion with the
strongest and most alluring assurances
that the Northern people would not in
terfere with them, bnt no sooner had
they raised the standard of revolt than
many of these very Democrats became
passive, while others rushed with alac-
rity into the fight on the Union side.
The first and only Democratic Cover
nor elected at the North since the war
Mr.. English, In Connecticut-was
"WAr Democrat" and had rendered
the Union cause in Congress. from 1851
to 1865, distinguished and effective SER
vices. AS to those In Virginia who are
opposed TO the Republican Party, he
did not know what they wanted, or
what they are in favor of. AT one time
they are calling upon the white people
not to register or to vote, but to pre-
serve a masterly Inactivity, and at
another urging the white men of the
State to form party In opposition to
the colored people. At a crisis like
this is there patriotism, wisdom or
sound policy in such Il course? AS
certain as such step is taken 1t
will eventuate in a conflict of
races, and who can now adequately
picture the ruin which 1t will
bring upon the country and the
peopfe7 His (the speaker's) object was
10 combine all white men and black
desire its prosperity and its glory, into
one great harmonious organization,
and call it the Republican, party. That
they may unite in reconstructlng the
State Government upon a basis as en-
during as truth, and then TO merge
itself into the great national Republi-
can party of the country: The princi-
pies oTthat party are well defined, and
NAV be briefly summed up as follows
To cultivate harmony, peace and good
will among all men; to secure equal po-
litical and civil rights to all the people,
without distinction of race or COLOR to
establish liberal system of common
school education which shall tmpart
instruction alike to the white and the
colored, and to protect the interests and
develop the resources of the country.
There were men in the country who
did not believe in a republican governs
ment, and doubted the capacity of the
people for self-government. These
are ever croaking and 'grumbling, and
he wanted them kept out OF the Re
publican party. But If all the people
of Virginia, white and colored, who be-
lieve In liberty and a republican gov
ernment, andl desire The welfare and
prosperity of their country, will only
come together, it Will not be long be-
fore we Shall have In Virginia party
powerful in character, talent, influence
and numbers. Then reconstruction
will be easy and speedy, because the
people will have mind for the work.
On the same day Governor Peirpoint
addressed a large meeting at Glover
Depot, and was received with great en-
thusiHSm.