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q Useless Usurpation.

No cry of "rebep can obscure this fact
that when, in 1865, the State govern
ments of the South were, in the hands
of these same rebels, adapted to the
Constitution, peace reigned and pros
pcrity revived. No clamor can deny
that many thousands Of Northern men
moved there, and other thousands there
Invested money, and that all did well
until this degrading party trick of re-
construction tore them up by the roots.
No roar, no shrek, no "loiP sputter
can make it otherwise than that these
"rebel governments" gave an absolute
equality of legal rights to the negrors
before the Congressional Civil Rights
bill was passed. No fanatic zeal cau
say they ever needed Federal bayOnet
or Federal dollar to sustain them.
And now if they were just, peaceable,
inexpensive, and stable, were they not
good governments? Aud did they not
deserve to standH No man erer had any
rOice IN framing them 6W such az WeTe le-
gal rioters uader the Southern lars az they
stood prior 10 secession, and where is the
Northern State that can show any bet
ter foundation for@its government than
lthis
Wherefore, then, were they displaced'
What good has come of the change' And
how has the end approved the work :
Reconstruction seized upon these
States when they were self-sustaining
and has made them the pensioned beg
gars of the burdened North. II took
them when peaceful and prosperous and
now presents them to us as hell upon
earth. Where was the necessity for its
interference-for il is for this we have
referred to these things. Did the past
require it, and does the present furnish
any justification for so brutal an inter
meddling! Why did Congress do it :
The question is to be met and will De
met, but as the people of the North
come up to that issue they will demand
of their unfaithful servants why il was
forced upon them. Where was the ne
eessity for this so-called reconstruction
| is a living question that il would be
we'll for our speakers to thunder from
every stump. Men can forgive usurpa-
ten if it eveBtuates in anything useful,
but they cannot and will not forgive
such barren usurpation as this. The
'65 governments were cheaper than those
of '6S bymany hundred millions Of mon-
ey; they were safer by thousands OF
troops; they were more legal by all the
difference between constitutional and
Congressional suffrage. Why was the
change madei Ye hypocrites, you
shall not only answer the wrongs oil
this thing, but the original and mex
cusable wrong Of the thing itself-Se''
| York Void.
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We have not space to more than
simply touch the points in Mr.. Whar-
toms speech, which was listened to
with great attention. II was inter
spersed with many telling anecdotes,
and was truly a convincing and argu-
mentative address.
After Mr.. w. had concluded, J. H.
Good, Esq, was loudly called for, who
responded in a most eloquent, spirited
and telling speech of about half an
hour, in which he reviewed the recon
structioR acts of Congress, and their
logical sequences, in a manner that
showed him no novice in politics, but
an accomplished debater on the vital
issues that interest the American
people. He held the densely crowded
audience almost spell-bound by his
terse and forensic address.
Thus closed the first grand rally of the
Democrats and Conservatives of this
city. The ball is now fairly in motion,
and its course will be onward till it
reaches the goal where freedom dwells
and whence designing despotism has
fled.
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County Convention.

The Democratic voters OF Ohio county are re-
onss;cd TO meet at their usual place of meeting
n the different Townships on Saturday August
,s Isis. 10 nominate candidates for the several
Township eiiices and TO appoint three delegates
"a represent each Township in County Con-
,ep,ion to be held on Saturday, August -, ls6s,
at2P.N
The Convention, when assembled, Will 3o'ni'
p,te candidates for the House OF Delegates,
Recorder. Prorcuting Attorney, and County
and CITY Assessors. There will be appointed
hy the Convention conferees TO meet conferees
from Marshall, Brooke and Hancock counties
10 nominate a CAL didate for Judge OF the First
Judicial district, and also conferees 10 meet
copferces from Brooke and Hancock counties to
nominate a candidate for State Senator for the
First Senatorial District. The meeting ID Tria-
delphia. Liberty and Richland Townships will
be held at 2P. NJ, and in Washington, Madison
,lay. Union. Centre, Webster and Ritchie
Townships at +. ~ ,,,n
Cbairn,,,, Countv Fx Com.
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From the New York Tribune, of Monday,
August l0th.l
Political Situation i'm West Virginia.
To the Editer of the Tribune

To the Editer Of the Tribune:
SIR:-You have large circulation in
the young and loyal State of West Nir.
pinia, especially of your campaign edl-
tion; yet seldom see anything in it
about our political matters. Ours is
certainly as true a State as there is in
the Union, and our party is composed OF
as true men. Where is there to be found
n Governor who has with greater stead
fastness guarded the interests OF the
Nation through all its perils, and been
more true to its friends, than Governor
Boremani And where is there more
earnest and consistent advocate OF the
principles of the great Republican
marty, than is the Hon. VIM. Z. Steven
ssn. our candidate for Governor! he is
in.tbe prime of life and vigor of health,
logical, eloquent and effective on the
stnmp. He was raised in the banner
Repsblican county of the United States
l(Ailephany county, Pa.,) and is thor
ouebiy imbued with the progressive
spiri. of our party principles. He emi-
grated to West Virginia before the
breaking out of the Shareholders rebel.
lion, and was an active worker IN the
cause, when to be an Abolitionist here
was almost worth a mans life; in fact,
| it did nearly cost him his liberty, for he
was indicted and sought to be im-
prisoned for the circulation of docu-
ments advocating the principles of our
marty. Last fall Governor Steven
son took an active part in the great
campaign for equal rights in Ohio,
stumping the border counties in com.
pany with J. NJ. Langston, ESQ.,, OF
Oberlin, for the Constitutional amend
ment. He was recognized as one OF the
most effective advocates of the rights
of the colored man that canvassed that
State. One point he made, / recollect'
which never failed to tell. Ulder the
laws of Ohio, Virginia bushwhacker,
whose hands were red with loyal blood,
might, after one years residence, be-
come a voter; but the legal negro, true
to the Union and native of the State,
was denied both political and social
equality. Your Tribune is deing US a
deal of good, and we are giving it the
best circulation we can. Our plan is
to subscribe for large numbers of copies
to be circulated among the less-inform-
ed of the opposition. In this way great
good can be accomplished.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-08-13
"Governoro Stevenson ON Negro
Equality.

Our contemporary, the Intelligeacer, has
been quoting literally from its Radical
exchanges, their articles upon the Re-
publican candidate for Governor i'll this
State. We find in the New York Tri.
buae of Monday, August 10th, the ar,
ticle elsewhere printed on the political
situation in West Virginia" We pre-
sumo it has escaped our neighbours at
tention, or he would, in adherence to
his custom, have published this, just as
he has published other Communications
of "Governor" STEVENSON.
We read from the Tribune, that Mr..
STEVENSON "emigrated to West Nir-
ginia before the breaking out of the
Shareholders Rebellion, and was an ac-
tive worker in the cause, when to be an
Abolitionist here was almost worth q
mans life; i'll fact, it did nearly cost him
his liberty, for he was indicted and
sought to be imprisoned for the circula-
tion Of documents advocating the prin-
ciples of our party"
The documents" in question, as we
are advised, were nothing less than
copies of that infamous production,
"Helper's Impending Crisis" Its circu-
latien was forbidden by general law,
which annexed penalty to the distri-
button of incendiary publications.
Whether the law was good one or not
is not the question. 1t was upon the
books aud in force. We are now called
upon to assign the administration of
our State laws to gentleman who, &C
cording to his biographer, nearly lost
his liberty in breaking the laws of Vir-
ginia.
We quote again: Last Fall, Gov
erHor Stevenson took an active part IN
the great campaign for equal rights in
Ohio, stunning the border counties in com
pdny irith j. VI. LdngstOn, Esq, Of Ober-
lin. for the Constitutional Amendment.
He was recognized as one of the most
effective advocates OF the rights OF the
colored man that canvassed that State"
This is n simple verifcation of the
charge heretofore made in the REGIS
TER: that Governor STEVENSON, in
company with 4 negro speaker, made
speeches in Ohio last Fall in favor OF
negro suffrage. J. NJ. LANGsToN was
the negro to whom reference was made.
We trust our Republican friends who
claim to be ono negro men" are prond
of their candidate. His advocacy of
''equal rights" will doubtless highly
commend him to men who think that
the great distinction ofrace ought not
to be wiped out, so that white
men and black men may be placed
upon the same footing in the com.
munity. The complaint of Governor
STEVENSON, that the negroes are "de-
MED social equality" will also be highly
relished by those of the Republican
party who think they are not yet given
over to the worship of the African.
Upon all essential points, their candi
date comes fully up to the orthodox
standard, and in receiving the support
of the Radical party in West Virginia
will show that this party, in spite OF
its professions, is as ardent in its advo-
cacy of negro equality as the most fer
vent wool -worshippers of New England
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-08-13
Meeting in Centre wheeling.

The Democrats of this city are in
vited to attend Mass Meeting at Cen
tire Wheeling Market House, this even
ing at - o'clock. The Democratic Club
of Centre and Webster townships, dnder
whose auspices the meeting will be
held, have invited J. H. GooD, Esq, to
address them and he has consented to
he present. Mr.. GooD is an excellent
speaker, fluent, pointed and forcible,
and his effort this evening will be every
way worthy Of himself and the occasion,
Turn ont and hear him.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-08-13
ss.,e and Local Politics.

J.H. GoOD, Esq, will address the
Democracy of this city at the Centre
Wheeling Market House this evening
The meeting will be held under the
auspices of the Democratic Club ofCen-
tire aud Webster townships.
The Democratic voters of Ohie ceun
ty meet in their respective townships
on Saturday, August 22d. to nominate
candidates for township offices and to
appoint delegates to county Conven-
ton to be held on Saturday, August
29th.
The Democrats of Fulton will raise a
Seymour and Blair pole on Saturday al
terpoon. Vaas' Band has been procur-
ed for the occasion. Good speakers
will be in attendance.
MASS MEETING IN MARSHALL COUNTY.
The Democrats of Marshall county
held a mass meeting in CovALTs orch
ard, Liberty township, on Saturday
August 9Th. A large and enthusiastic
crowd was in attendance. JEREMIAH
FISH presided and SAMUEL H. GosHoRN
acted as secretary. After the organiza,
ton of the meeting, o proposition was
received from Rev. ]. H. TRAINER, who
had been invited to address Repabli'
can meeting at the same place on the
same day, to unite the two meetings
apd have joiRt discussion. The prop
osition was promptly accepted by Mr.
II. s. WALKER, the Democratic speaker
After considerable deliberation and de,
lay, Mr.. TRAINER receded from his OWL
proposition. A large number of Repub,
licans then left their own meeting ts
listen to Mr.. WALKER, who spoke fol
two hours and half upon the political
issues of the day. The meeting ther
adopted the following resolutions:
Ist. That we heartily endorse the
nominations and platform of the New
York National Democratic Convention
ond. That we cordially endorse th'
State nominations made, and the reso
lutions adopted by the Democratic Con
vention at Grafton.
Sd. That we are uDalterably opposed
to negro suffrage, North and South.
4th. That We are in favor OF one cur
rency for the bondholder and the pre-
ducer.
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County Convention.

Tie call Of the Democratic Executive
Committee of Ohio county for township
meetings on Saturday, 22d inst, to
nominate township officers and choose
delegates to County Convention to be
held on Saturday, August 29th, will be
found at the head of this column. We
earnestly urge a full attendance at
these meetings. 1t is the duty of the
Democracy to nominate none bat their
very best men for these county and local
offices. Hence the importance of q gen.
sral turn out at these township gather.
ings. A full expression Of the will Of
the party will give wisdom to the choice
and strength to the ticket.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-08-13
PARKERSBURG SCRAPS.
Editors of the Register :

Editors of the Register:
Our city is unusually quiet. No mur-
der has been committed for more than
ten days.
The second attempt of the Radicals
to ratify took place on Thursday. 1t
was a tolerable success. At their first
ratification meeting they had crowd
of about seventy. On Thursday the
crowd numbered about five hundred,
drawn together, b. the Federal Court,
q curiosity to see Chief Justice Chase,
and three weeks advertising for a
grand ratification meeting"
The United States Circuit Court is
still in session, Chief Justice Chase and
Judge Jackson on the bench.
Gov. Stanton, in his speech Thursday,
reviewed the first nine volumes of Ban
croft, but did not get down to the
issues of the day.
VIM. L. Steven, on attempted to rival
the ntelligencer in commenting on the
Grafton Convention. He said that four
out of five of all the delegates to the
Grafton Convention had been either in
the rebel army or in Camp Chase.
A friend from Ohio "a Radical editor,
by the way, but, nevertheless, some
times to be believed, } remarked of STAN
toms speech that he didn't care about
listening; he had heard Stanton make
that speech in Ohio ten years ago.
Stevenson says, the masses of the
people pay no taxes to the government.
"Why there's not a farmer in Wood
county who pays an income tax And
why; Because they are so ridden with
State and local taxes, and duties Oh
every article that they consume, that
none Of them can possibly raise an ia-
come, over $1,000.
Stevenson's jokes were highly appre-
ciated, which does not speak very well
for the dignity of his audience. The
Democrats might afford to pay him we'll
for repeating that speech on every
stump in the State.
1t is expected that the questions of
the constitutionality of the disfran-
chising amendment to the West Vir-
ginia Constitution, will be decided by
Chief Justice Chase at the present term
of the United States Court here. 1t
will be argued OH plea in abatement
for want of jurisdiction, in case
wherein u citizen of Kentucky has
sued West Virg;niau who claims that
he is alien under the said clauses, and
therefore this Court has no jurisdiction.
"Oh! for another such funeral" said
william L. Stevenson, speaking of the
Democratic defeat last fall. May your
lamentations he long, loud, and ever
lasting, Billy!
There has been quite freshet in the
Little Kanawha, affording fine oppor-
tunity for boating out oil and lumber.
The rise in the Ohio has caused suS-
pension of the work on the piers for the
Railroad bridge. The Company were
just preparing to lay the foundation of
the first river pier.
The reports that Judge Chase has
been expressing himself in favor of
Grant and Colfax, are entirely without
foundation. He is not engaged in poll
tics now. He is holding U. s. Court.
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RamnnrntIxe atnti.tics.

Republican prospects in Ohio county
were fairly set forth last night in the
comparative strength of the two meet
ings. Judging from the Democratic
masses at the Court House and tho Re-
publican dozen who hid in Washington
Hall, Radicalisn won't have enongh
friends in this county for decent tu-
neral, when the Democrats finish their
preparation of the corpse.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-08-13

DURING the second session of the
Fortieth Congress there were Gs6 pen
knives distributed among the members
Of the House, at a cost of $500, or at a
cost of over - each. There were l94
members of that body, thus making
fourteen knives aud fraction to each
member, or abeut SO for each member
in penknives daring one session OF
Congress. q
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-08-13

GRAFTON, August II.
Editors Of the Register:
The "Rev." Chronicle Of Grafton says
in bis paper that "the man who was
struck in Grafton with brick on the
10th of July has since died. This, sir,
is a notorious falsehood. The man for
whom he works, (Mr. Bartlett,) of
Rowlesbarg, says that he went to work
in three OF four days after he was struck.
A respectable gentleman from Rowles-
burg SAYS he went to work az usual as
soon as he got over his drunken spree.
The gentleman also says that the fellow
came to Grafton with the avowed pur-
pole Of raising disturbance.
CONSRRYATIEE.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-08-13

"KYAPsACKERs" is the name bestowed
by General Butler upon the SCALA
wags" from the North who are now
running the Radical machine in the
South. These men may have used
kuapsacks TO carry away spoons and
other plunder, but they never shou!dered
them in the ranks. The General was
most unfortunate in his new designa.
fion
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Lest

In Washington Hall, last evening, a
Radical Meeting, of no value to any
body but the owners. 1t was observed
to enter the building early in the even
ing, and was not seen afterward. Any
information will be thankfully re-
ceived by W. f. STEVENSON, or at the
hi.lliafncer Office.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-08-13

THE national expenses are increasing
every day to support millions of ne
groes in idlene.s, that they may vote
the Radical ticket. The negroes are
comfortably provided for, while the
white men must work and pay the
taxes.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-08-13

The public debt has been increased
over thirteen million since the first day
of June last. It has been increased
over twenty-three millions since the
first day of last May. 1t has been in
creased over thirty-two millions since
the first day of November last. This Is
the result of Radical extrayagsnce and
misrule.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-08-13

The stationery account Of the House
of Representatives at Washington for
ls65 amounted to the sum Of s99,65O.
The same account for 1864 was s35 600,
or an increase in 1864 of S61 $50. This
is the way the Radicals practice econ
omy.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-08-13

In 1862 John p. Hale, Republican
Senator from New Hampshire, used the
following language
81 tell you, sir, believe, and | de-
clar. it upon my responsibility as a
Senator of the United States, that the
liberties of this country are in greater
danger to-day from the corruprions and
from the prof,igacy practiced in the
various departments of government
than they are from the open enemy in
the field"
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-08-13
Far Presidential Electors.
STATE TICKET.

FOR GOVERNOR,
JOHNSON y. CAMDEN, of Wood.
FOR AUDITOR,
DANIEL MAYER, of Kanawha.
SECRETARY OF STATE,
WANTS. of Jefferson.
FOR TREASURER,
EEuRGEJ. WALKER, OF jackson.
ATTORNEY GENERAL,
W.P. WILEY, of MorgantowH.
JI'pGE or COURT OF APPEALS,
MATTHEW EDMIST0N, of Lewis.
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Madison Township Club

The Democratic Club of Madison
township will meet at Old City Hall,
this evening at :! o'clock. Business OF
importance will be brought before the
Club and every Democrat in Madison
township is requested to be present.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-08-13
Rourtb Ward Democratic club.

We ale authorized 10 anEounce that
the Fourth Ward Democratic Club will
meet at their hall, corner of John and
Main streets, this evening, at u o'clock.
4 fnll attendance is requested.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-08-13
Couyressional Tickets.

=, Dia,iet-HENRY 5. WALKER, of Ohio Co
ID Distriet-wM. q. BROWN, of Preston.
a Dstria-C. p. Il. MOORE, of Mason Co.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-08-13
MARION COUNTY.
Editors of the Register

The RAIDS are hosting their poles
through this county wherever they can
find any black oak saplins tall enough,
for they will not use any other kind of
wood. was at Reevesville on Saturday
where they raised their black pole, and
it took ali the able bodied RAIDS in that
region to hoist it. They then grunted
for Seymour and Blair and the Demo
cratic party in general, including the
editors of the REGISTER. Then old
Madam Bristor got on q box to talk.
Her aim was to excite and influence the
audience against the Democratic party.
SCRIBBLER.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-08-13

A"TRooLY LoIL" gentleman, canvass
ing railroad train in Wisconsin, found
one solitary vote for Grant. Naturally
they fraternized, and at the end of the
route the canvasser missed his pocket
book,
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MICHAELJ. RoHAN,

nj KIT STREET, . few eoors above ne
secoud ward Market House. Monul2en0
work Of al kinds made 20 order. CITY anae0a1
try orders win Be- met With promptnesA
apIzfy
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A Radicnl Lie.

Yours with respect,
JOSEPH SPRIGG.
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u... mce,inx on saturday Night.

Chairmaa County Ex. Con
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-09-25

The New York Times, in comment
ing on the desperate efforts Of the
World to make Democratic triumph
out of the election in Maine, says:
The means by which the World ar
rives atits gratifying result, consists,
of course, in a manipulation of figures
in its late Vermont style. 1t gives a
table embracing Maine elections from
1860 to 1867 inclusive, but leaves out
altogether five of the eight years
That is to day, it takes the results in
1860, 1864 and 1866, but omits those
of 1861, 1862, 1868, 1865. and 1867.
And SO hard pushed is it to make the
news of 1868 Gratifying" that it COM
pares the November elections in 1860
and 1864 with September election Of
1868, although the Republican major
ity was greatly increased at these elec
the figures Of only one Sazf iSfs IF faifflg ill.,
eight for comparison with those of to-
day, and that is the way it hopes to
"ull its credulous readers into the be-
lief that the result in Maine indicates
the election of Seymour and Blair.