The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-08-26

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mot yet" he answered. "a good
many Democrats were personal friends
of Baker, and they voted for him, and
that rather saves the Union men here;
but 1t Seymour is elected, hear that
the Republicans will have to leave
Grant county"
"would you have any objections to
giving me the names Of men who make
such threats?"
"Yes, sir, 1 would. If should tell
any names, and it was found out that
told them, L would leave Kentucky a
great deal quicker than 1 could go out
on any OF the roads travelled by living
menp s-tf.I
CRITTEHDEN
Is another "Confederate Y Roads"
town, and as it was late pushed on
through the town, and Walton, to Will
namsto Wn, without having any special
conversation with any one. lobserv-
ed one thing peculiar. At every conn
try tavern or drinking place there was
assembled quite a large number OF
young and middle-aged men, who
seemed to have nothing to do but drink,
chew tobacco and swear at Radicals.
wILLIAMsTowN.
1t was late when reached Williams
town, and ms did not stay over night
there, had but little time for CONVEX
6dLlOu VIII lhG HGOpACs DA1 4 90 y" ANo
town Mt one glance-in fact, 1t is not
claimed to be the largest place in Ken
lucky, although the connty-seat of
Grant county. ....
Having spent the night in the coun-
try with friend. L returned Wednes.
day afternoon TO WilliamstoWn, hitched
my horse. and as usual, sought the lar
eest crowd, which 1 found assembled
near rum.mill. The conversation was
on horses when / came up; next 1t turn
ed upon the negroes AZ slaves and free.
men.
"Ons of Onr old negroes came back
home last night and begged us to take
him back" said a young man OF about
twenty-five. "but we told him TO git"
81 don't think he is TO blame" said
another; she was couXed off by the
Yankees, and didn't know any better.
would have set him at work and made
him make up lost time"
al wouldn't" said the first speaker,
''ir he was dying of starvation 1 would
not give him piece of corn bread. If
he is hungry, let him stay with his
Yankee friends; he's as good as they
are"
II agree with you there" pnt in a
fresh speaker. III wish had the power,
IwouId make every id Yankee mar
ry Il niger"
"If had my way" said another. 81
would id soon get rid of both Yam
KEGS and niggers."
We'll, Just wait till after the Novem-
Der election, Bill, and you can have
your way; but / warn you not to
trouble any of our old niggers, for
think well take them back and place
cash value upon them them" rather
hopefully remarked another.
IBoys," said an elderly gentleman,
"you may have something more to do
than hunt up your old negroes then. If
we carry the election you may prepare
to rally around the standard or General
Blair. You will have something else to
do besides laying around here doing
nothing. Blair's election means ii fight;
we have selected him upon his letter;
that letter is II declaration of war If he
is elected, and Kentucky will be ex-
pected to furnish at lenst one hundred
thousand men,"
"And she can furnish them, too,
without a draft" replied the first
~ am mighty glad to hear of old
Thad. Stevens death" continued the
first speaker, land if old BrOwlow and
Ben. Butler were in hi with him, 1
could throw mp my hat for joy, but,
id them, they just live on"
"Brownlow may wink out yet before
he expects to-" said new arrival, who
had only heard the last sentence above;
tSenator - told a gentleman in my
hearing that General Forrest told him
at the New York Convention that he
(Eorrest) intended to kill BrOwnl0w on
sight, aud old Ned. will do whatever he
says he will"
II hone he will see him soon then"
10 reply to a suggestion that the re-
belIion was a failure, one said "But
If the Yankees did get most of the ter
ritory, am sure the rebellion IOGS u
succeSSin kentucky; nobody can deny
that"
said another, with Yankee niger
bureau fastened upon u.s., aud Yankee
soldiers and taX-gatherers all over the
State"
"well, we have the Stale officers, and
we can keen them, and ii was just about
as healthy for Yankees in the Conied-
eracy, as it is here"
On the way back to Florence, stop
ped over night with farmer. / found
at his house several gentlemen and Ia
dies, evidently visitors. After tea, /
devoted myself to the farmer, and
found him gentlemen of intelligence,
and n very earnest supporter of the
Democratic nominees, / asked him
what his views had been ON the ones
ton of secession. g-
tpPhey were against it," he replied
"The south had no right TO attempt to
set up an independent government
within the United States, and were
guilty of n crime in forcibly attempting
II. was opposed tn secession, and as
long as there was any government 1
was III favor OF 1t; but when Lincoln
attempted to abolish slavery, to destroy
the rights OF the States. in violation to
the Constitution, then saw that nei-
Their party were respecting it: that the
constitutional government was des-
troyed, and at once my sympathies and
support were given to my friends, the
Southern people. They were in n fight
and wanted to sea them win It,"
--"Why Mr.-W CALCULATED one of
cinnati in 1862. and brought out inIOr-
nation 10 Gen: Smith. / know they
gave you pass as Union man. but l
thought you were with us all the time"
" And so was: but / always loved
the old Constitution, and love Ii yet.
What now want is to get the govern
ment back upon It, and then We are
SAFE"
pursue to get back upon the Constitu-
lion 2" / asked
"There is but one course, sir, and
that is pointed out by General Blair in
his letter to Mr.. Brodhead. These car
pet-bag State governments have been
forced upon the Southern people by n
revolutionary Congress, without shad-
ow of law, which leaves their acts void,
and they should be set aside, by force,
If they won't voluntarily abdicate, and
the old States, as they existed in 1850.
started into operation again."
But, then, only portion of the
wrong you charge upon Mr.. Lincoln
and Congress will be undone. How
about the rest 2" 1 asked.
"a Treat every wrong in the same way.
o. "a