The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-08-15

tunate, but it was too late to remedy
it and so they went.
At about two o'clock p. NJ. tine ball
opened, Campbell leading off in long
speech which had but one other merit,
namely-it was courteous and untaint-
ed with the language which so gener-
ally degrades their speakers. Perhaps
he knew the dish that Stevenson
was prepared to hash up, and hence
left it to him. Well, he spoke about
the war aud the rebels, and the rebels
and the war, until a stranger would
have concluded that the war was still
going on in full blast, and that every
Union man must come up aud put 1t
down. This was the whole burden and
aim of his speech. He said the poor
man paid no taxes, &c, and that the
Democratic platform advocated the
taxation of the poer man and all that
he had. He forgot to tell his audience
that the poor man already pays taxes
on everything in the world that he con-
sumes, from his felt hat down to the
nails in his shoes, the screws in his cof-
fin, and that, when death relieves him,
his name is handed down to posterity
on taxed marble, and that the purpose
of the Democracy was to tax S2,5OO,-
000,00 of United States bonds so as to
tighten the poor mans tax. In the
next breath he accused the Democracy
of Reputation. We wondered, then,
why the Democrats wished to tax 80
much, for then there would be no need
for the money. The Inconsistency of
the speaker was apparent. He lodged
ali the real issues and rested his speech
on the war and the rabels.
Mr.. Stevenson followed him, and it
was a pity. Even his own party got
sick. Such a fall. The manner, Ian
guage, venom and vulgarity were pal
pable, and well would it be for our party
if he could speak here again. Such
speeches would help us more than
George II. Pendleton's best. A promi-
nent Radical of this State afterwards
remarked that he (Stevenson) might
make a good constable, but was not iii
to be Mayor of the town of Wellsburg,
much lessto be Governor of the State.
He attempted to ape Campbell and fill
in the gaps, but he soon returned to
his vomit" and regaled US with abuse
and terms that would have disgraced
the Philadelphia fish-market. He evil
IDENTIFY thought he was speaking to the
Wheeling Legislature or writing Gov
ernor's message. He flew the track to
eulogize General Duval, who was pres
ent, but too "modest" to speak for him
self, and gave him the credit of sundry
marvellous achievements, evidently as
new to the General as to the audience
and some of his old command. The
Generals bushes spoke too plainly his
chagrin and modification alike for the
fulsomeness and falsity of the eulogy.
l will not give you his epithets, (such
things should not appear in print but
can only express the hope that he will
continue actively in the canvass.
This meeting has helped us, and the
Democracy of Brooke are in earnest.
Why does not Walker come sooni We
will give him rousing welcome. Our
club is doing good service and names
are daily coming in to swell the tide.
If the people are allowed to vote Brooke
will be heard from as one of the strong
est supporters of the Constitutional
Democracy.
Respectfully, UNION SOLDIER.
WELLsDuEG, w. Va, August II, 1868.