The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-11-21
Letters from the People.
FROM RANDOLPH COUNTY.
Editor Of the Register:

vious Tuesday had been received. Soon
the Court House was thronged with an
eager, expectant assembly, among whom
were most of the fair daughters of Bev-
erly. Colonel David Goff, being called
upon yiacclamation, took the stand,
and amid thInders ofapplause, announ-
ced the thrilling and glorious intelli-
gence that the great State of New York
had repudiated Radicalism by an over
whelming majority; that in Maryland,
where its iron heel had ground so long
and SO ruthlessly upon the necks of an
outraged and helpless people, Radical
ism had been absolutely annihilated;
that New Jersey, where the light of
Democracy burned with a steady and
undimmed lnstre during the darkest pc
riod of Radical domination and anarchy,
had borne renewed and more emphatic
testimony against the iniquities of
Radicalism, and that even in Massachu-
sets, the birth place and nursery of Rad
icalism from time immemorial, it had
been shaken from its apex to its base.
The Colonel was followed by d. Fl. Lii
ly, c. J. p. Cresap, Lemuel Cheuowith
Esqrs., and others, in brief and appro-
pirate cOngratulating addresses, which
were received with enthusiastic and tu-
multous cheering. When, on motion,
Colonel Goff was called to the chair and
Joseph A. Thompson appointed Secreta-
ry.
On motion of ID. Fl. Lilly, the chair
man appointed the following gentlemen
a committee to prepare resolutions for
the consideration of the meeting, express
sive of of the views and feelings of the
Democracy ofRandolph county, viz: d..
III. Lilly, G. p. Cresap. j. A. Thompson,
c. +. Hanshaw, and Adam Crawford
And, on further motion, the meeting ad-
journed to convene again at the Court
House on Wednesday night the 18th
inst.
The Court House on Wednesday night
was we'll filed with the Democracy of
the town and neighboring counties, and
graced, as on the preceding occasion,
by the presence Of the refinement of the
place.
The meeting was called TO order by
Colonel Goff when the committee on
resolutions, through its chairman, d. H..
Lilly, reported the following resolutions
which on motion were unanimously
adopted.
Resolred,-lst, That we, the De-
mocracy of Randolph county, are in IA
vor heartily and unqualifedly of pre-
serving aud perpetuating the Union of
the States under the Constitution, as it
was and as it will again be under Dem
Ocratic auspices, when the madness, IA
naticiSm and folly that have so long
cursed the country are overthrown and
destroyed.
2d,-That we accept, in good faith,
the arbitrament of the sword, as the sn-
preme and final settlement of the issues
involved in the roar of the rebelli0n;
and hcnceforth our motto will be "One
Union, one Csuntry, one Flag and one
Constitution" administered in the spirit
and wisdom that guided its authors,
and the statesmen and sages of the ear
lier and better days of the Republic.
3d,-In the language of the lamentcd
Douglas, that "this Government was
made by white men for white men," and
that we are utterly and ineXorably
opposed to the political equalization of
the negro race.
4th,-That, as Democracy has been
the greatness and glory of the
country In the past, so it is only
trust and salvation for the future.
5th,-That we have an abiding conf
dence in the wisdom, patriotism and in
tegrity Of Andrew Johnson; and now,
that the mighty voice of the people is
heard in whitening rebuke and condem-
nation of the tyranny, corruptions,
usurpations and excuses of radicalism,
we confidently cherish the hope that he
will press forward the grand and be-
nificent work of reconstruction upon
the enduring basis of constitutional
Justice, equality and liberty, knowing
as he does, that the great national heart
is with him, and the great national arm
will be outstretched to uphold and sus-
tain him.
6th,-That we believe that taxation
of the people, or q part of the people,
without granting to them equal rights
in the political walks of life, is in vio-
lation of the principles of the Constitu-
ton and of the spirit of the government
of our fathers.
On motion of Col. Goff, the following
resolution was also unanimously adep-
ted, viz:
Resolrcd,-That we thank the people
north and west because they are OPP
posed to despotic government and
negro suffrage.
Hon. G. D. Camden happening to be
present at the meeting, and loudly and
with one voice called upon to ad-
dress it, responded in calm, temper
ate, dignified, conciliatory and impress
sive speech. Not a word was uttered
nor an allusion made by the the dis
tinvuished speaker that could have just
ly given offence or evoked criticism
from the most querulous and fastidious
devotee of radicalism. The duty of the
Democracy in this, their hour of tri-
umph, to exhibit magnanimity, forbear-
ance and charity, and to exercise for
getfulness and forgiveness of past inju.
ries and wrongs, was most forcibly and
earnestly uEHcu' aibSk 'shO SohOAuSiO4
of Judge Canden's remarks, the follow.
ing resolution was offered and adopted
by acclamation:
Resolred,-That the thanks of this
meeting be, and are hereby rendered to
Hon. G. d. Camden, for the able, patri-
otic, instructive and statesmanlike
views, with which he has favored us on
this occasion.
On motion it was resolved that the
proceedings of this meeting be published
in the Wheeling REGISTER and Clarks
burg Conservative.
On motion the meeting then ad
journed. DAVID GoFF,
Chairman.
JOSEPH A. THOMPSON,
Secretary.
Another Pedestrian.
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