The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1868-09-17
HILL Tor, Sept. 10, 1858,

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and many Of the audience went down to
tho river to meet and welcome the band.
Soon the people with the band came up,
and formed again prOmscuOusly, soon
the band got together and discussed
some fine music. Music does effect ev-
cry one differently, noticed several
who did not seem pleased withit maybe
they are The men about whom Spoke
shave wrote 10 play, long time ago,
aud hs knew them well He said of such:
ale that hath not music in himself,
"Aud is not moved at the concord Of sweet
sounds:
as fit for treason, stratagcm and spoils"
Never mind about spells, Captain
Smith is letting good speech spoil, and
now he is up again, and giving the sore
heads Hail Columbia, while The band
90 aud refresh themselves.
Captain Smith devoted himself now to
Our financial matters and showed from
tie reports furnished by the Department
al Washington, that We are now sieadi.
ly paying our great debt, and are redu-
cling our debt monthly ard yearly; re.
ducing taxes on almost everything used;
and showed that taxes were not paid by
any one, except they had large inc ONE
or INDUCED in great deal Of liquor and
tobacco, DO.
Ic,nnOt follow Capt, Smith through
whole of his speech, because l only in.
tended 10 give you some items by the
woy. Suffice it to say, he told US many
good things and illustrated his points
with many side-spli'tiug jokes. 1t was
good speech, and pleased the Peop L.,
and gave the RAIDS much encouragement
and promised the Rebs. that Moore shall
Blare and Jlase to Secmore votes. but
his hopes will be Chased away, and
Chase viii be sent up Salt river, TO
where the people boil cold lead in wood
en- kettles, and sell negro babies for tar
down the Missi ssipp.
1t was now reported, that the people
would proceed to the gEove, near a
school house. where seats we're prepared
and away VEAL went, headed by the
band, which awakened tho echoes Of
Hurricane creek. gs it was never done
before. And here good opportunity
was offered 10 count the number present
and ii ascerleintd certainly that there
we're between six and seven hundred
people.
Arriving In the grove, T. B. Swami,
late Colonel in the Rebel army, was al.
ready addressing the people.
And here, Mr.. Editor, allow me to
say, that do not know what motive
prompted Mr., Swami, to speak as he
did, and as he has been speaking, but /
will accord to him honesty Of purpose,
and the best intentions. One thing Ger.
tain, be Told the people the truth, and
every one at all acquainted with the
history of the parties and their principles
10 the United States know that he did.
He reviewed the history Of the Demo-
cra'ic party from its Organization in
1894. up 10 the time OF the first attempt
at Revolution which occurred in 1916,
when certain laws not suline the afore-
said gentlemen, they declared them null
and void.
Again. he followed the Democracy
from 1916 down 10 1882, when Calhoun
and the South Carolina rebels undertook
to render certain laws Of non effect, laws
which compelled obedience to the great
law of the lsnd-the Constitution Of the
United States.
He also told the people what was
meant by the great principles Of 1896,
which divided the Wing and Democratic
parties. The former rejecting those
principles as not being in keeping with
the great law Of the land, because rem.
dering obedience to that great law, was
by these principles declared secondary
aud 10! biadiug upon any STATE, but
that ststcs had great and iralieuablo
rights, higher and more sacred than the
:!eat common basis aud authority for
aIllaws He now came down 10 The