The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-08-06
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II l. 3 great nisfOTtuns 70 the hspuo-
Iican cause over AZ Richmond, and In
Virginia generally, that such a man as
HuunicuIt assumes and obtains a
prominent part in lis proceedings. AZ
the late convention he manifested
charsctsristics that must have brought
the blush TO the face ofsuch respectable
men az Gov. Peirp0int, ME. B0tts and
others, who likewise participated. The
fellow seems to have neither sense nor
Inodesty, but 70 be an arTautgss-bag, If
not an ont and ont scamp. He was
once a fierce disuDionist and Pro.sla-
very zsaIot, bat Of late has managed
10 double on his track and get the con-
nd.nee Of the freedmen By extravagant
pre,eusions on their behalf The fol-
lowing il an extract from his speech at
Capitol square. No such talker ought
N be trusted.
FelIox.citizens Of yirgiHia.-The
gentleman from Norfolk tDr. Baynel
cannot lie more in favor Of INN diate
adjournment than am ]: Orr business
MS been done, and well done; delay,
therefore, is unnecessary, for 1e cou Id
have adjourned on yesterday, but chose
10 wait aud give the lost sheep time to
egrLe into the fold. [Grsst applause.l
But there are gentlemen present who
nave been requested to speak. and they
should he heard. want you TO see
that the Republicans have not split. al
though they have been 50 much tEaduc-
81 by the vile scoundrels Of the Rich
InOnd press. These newspapers will be
very much disappointed, for they e1-
pected big row, while they could
stand OF and excIaim: my GOdi what
Il h-ll Of fightW
1 am willing 70 hear men from the
other wing, and you shall hear them
The only difference between US II thai
1 have always been twelve months
ahead ofthem. They couldn't see quite
70 far Hs 1 could; but IL they trust tc
the pilot he will lead them into port
,f sscuFity, The conflict is now over
and Governor PsirpOint, Bolts, Ghand'
lrr and the whole of the "otber wing
bsye come over, and are marching II
line with Us. We are all members O
INC great Republican party Of tbs
United States. None of these country
delegates must go home and say tbs
Convention was controlled by "a Rich
Inond clique, d-n EN-" No suck
thing!
We Of this party have intelligence
enough to be maRnanimo1s. A bright
army Of talent j. now found In OuI
ranks Nothing farther can be feared
from GeGe8D or ueIuBEt
Surely We would be fools 10 fear dead
as. LordI what shall say of this
dead party-it has sunk so low that
you'll never hear Of 1t again. [GreaI
Laughter and cheers.l NE now hold
The balance Of power, aud will carry
the State OF Virginia by a majority oil
at least . 90.
Ny Lord! How, then, will these
rebels quail!
But We welcome these new recruits tC
our standard, and would like 10 hear
from them. Want to see many more
Ihave been much misrepTesented about
my feelings toward the rank and file
the common people of the Southland
would take this occasion TO say that
RIn in favor Of letting them go "seoI
free" But as 10 the leaders in the base
rebellion, 1 would dIsfranchiss them
Iorever-uutiI the Judgment Day. and
then God might take them, bat / would
not. The rsnk and tield-God bless
them-I repeat, would Lift up from
their present estate; but provided, re-
member, that they stop calling HuDni'
cutt nm "Old cuss," and abusing him NJ
they 40 now.
TIE reverend" politician continued
in the same strain for nearly half an
hour, the address being equally re.
uIaTknble for egolIsm, profanity, and
low scuTTility.