The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-08-19
Another One.

AS evidence of the change IN public
sentiment in all parts of the nation, we
point to the unusual number of papers
which are forsaking Grant and ColiaX,
and espousing the cause of Seymour and
Blair. The latest convert is the CITY
and County, an ably-conductcd journal,
published at Nyack, Rockland County,
New York. Last week the editor run
ND the Seymour and Blair banner. In
taking this step, he states that in l76O
he was q supporter of the Republican
party, and voted for Lincoln. But he
adds:
The emergencies which exist in our
National and State affairs, brought
about mainly, rs We firmly believe,
through the inconpetency, ana III some
instances. the dishonesty OF those placed
in power by the Republican party, the
reckless extravaganza which marks the
LEGISLATION OF that party wherever they
are in the ascendant; the enormous taN-
alton imposed upon the whole people,
but bearing with almost crushing ehect
upon the labering and producing classes,
imposed, continued, and with every
prospect of increase. too palpably with
n view to keep that party in power
without regard to the absolute wants
of the country, or with any apparent
intention of ultimate liquidation OF our
enormous Indebtedness; the elevation
of a class of people to the elective fran
chise too ignorant and degraded to I'M
derstand or intelligently exercise the
high privilege, leaving them prey to
designing, dishonest and corrupt politl-
clans. and DISTINGUISHING large por-
ton of that class of persons best quail
fed by long habit, education. and more
recent political affection, to properly
shane and guard the machinery OF gov
eminent; the keeping and maintaining
an enormous and expensive military es-
Enlistment in the time of profound
peace; the erecting and maintaining a
vast charity machine for the support OF
idle negroes, and still more idle politi-
clans, called the Freedmeu's Bureau,
not only ut heavy tax upon the coun-
try, but by its very institution and crea-
ton making dangerous inroads upon
the civil administration of law aud a
pretext for military rule; the incOmpe-
tency manifested in understanding or
prasping questions of finance; and, final
ly, the fearful and rapid strides towards
Capitalization, thus seeking to absorb
in the general government, and, In the
same measure, deprive States and NUM-.
CAPABILITIES of that just distribution OF
governmental power, which i'll repub-
lie, where that power is expressly derlv-
ed from the people, all history and eX-
perience have demonstrated as fatal to
republican life and liberty.
The foregoing are among the promi-
nent reasons why we are induced TO take
our position firmly and squarely in sup
port of the nominees of the Democratic
party; believing that, although bad and
corrupt men enough may be found in its
ranks, it has hitherto been governed by
certain fundamental principles, more or
less binding upon all its members, and
has proved, during all the years of its
existence in this country, the most ca
pable of successfully conducting the adj
ADMINISTRATION OF government like ours.
We look forward, not only with hope
for it's success in the approaching cleo
tions, but also with an abiding conf
dence that in its success it will be in
strumental, by its wise statcmanshlp
and Just legislation, gradually to re-
move the heavy bgrdens now depressing
the people of our beloved land, and
bring us back to liberty, union and hap
piness.