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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-09-16
LINCOLN'S PLAN.
A Strong Presentation OF the
Case.

Extract from Speech by Senator Doolittle.l
"Every day confirms my opinion of
the wisdom and justice of the plan of
pacification proposed by Mr.. Lincoln
and renewed by Mr.. Johnson more than
two years ago. have no more doubt
than Of my existence that if that plan
and policy had been suffered to be car
ried out by Congress, the States of the
South would have been fully reorganiz-
ed upon the civilized white basis and
their Representatives admitted more than
two years ago. There would have been
a more perfect restoration of harmony
and friendly feeling than is now possi-
BILE for years. The industry of the
South would have been restored and
with its restoration its great markets
would have been re-openea to the man
ufactures of tho East and to the bread
stuffs and provisions of the West. The
exports of her cotton-better than all
the mines of the mountains-would
have changed in eur favor the balance
of trade. Our six per cent. bonds
would have commanded a premium in
gold in any money centre of the world.
Specie payment without shock or con-
vulsion would have resumed itself. Our
financial troubles would have been far
easier of solution, our taxes less bur-
densome, and our credit so fully re.
stored that q four per cent bond wonld
now command gold at par.
Just about one year ago, my friends,
I was at Frankfort-on| the Main, in
Germany. While there our bonds,
bearing six per cent, sold at seventy
three in gold, while the bonds of Brazil,
bearing only four per cent, sold for
more than ninety in gold. This fact,
which l stated elsewhere, | can never
bring to mind without feeling my checks
burn with shame and modification.
"Why is iti Why is our credit lower
than that of Brazilf
as it because the Radicals in Gen.
gress would have it so-because they
would keep the Union divided and thu
South paralized, They would not al
low of any pacification which did not
disfranchise the most intelligent whites
and force universal, unqualified suf-
frage upon the mass of ignorant and
half civilized blacks, and upon the
ground, openly and avowed, not that
they we're fit to vote, but that their
votes could be used by the army and
the Freedmen's Bureau to carry those
States for the Radical candidates in the
next Presidential election"
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CABELL COUNTY.
I'm neuse Outpoaring of Loyalty
Witcher,s &. A. Il. Mob Tear Down
CABELL C. H., WEST Va,
September 9, 1868. !

CABELL &. h., WEST VA,
September 9, 1868.
Editors of the Register:
On yesterday morning, at an early
hour, the members of the Grand 4rmy
of the Republic, both from this county
and Lincoln, commenced to assemble,
and by nson some twenty or twenty-five
were collected within the corporate
limits of Barboursville; all, or the ma
iority of them, at least, being armed
with pistols. AS soon as they had mus
tered what they considered sufficient
force, they charged gallantly upon a
Seymour and Blair flag, belong
ing to the Central Seymour Club of
this county and tore it down, after hav-
ing first threatened to kill oHe or two
unarmed boys if they did not assist in
taking it down. But their threats
availed them nothing, for the boys de-
clared they would die before they would
lend them helping hand. After they
had torn the flag down, they said it
must be taken away in fifteen minutes
or they would tear it into shreds, and
that they would kill any one who made
the attempt to hoist it again. By this
time a young man named Moore, who
had previously armed himself, arrived
"at the scene Of conflict" and proceeded
very coolly to raise it. which, on ac-
count of the rope being too short, he
was unable to do; and the G. A. RS
again made rush towards Moore,
when he drew his pistol and
promised death to the first one who
dared touch the flag. 4nd they did not
attempt it. Moore guarded the flag un-
til a rope could be procured and one or
two persons found to assist, when it
was again raised and remained floating
during the remainder of the day. When
the mob saw they would have some
trouble if they proceeded further they
thought discretion the better part of
valor" and fell back quietly to the Jail,
and within its walls held their meet
ing. 1t was not until after they found
resistance that they knew where their
proper place was, and sought Il. After
short meeting they left the village,
the Seymour and Blair flag "still wav-
ing DER them" These are the men
organized by Witcher, tie Rad.
ical candidate for Congress in this
district, and this is not the
first time they have been guilty of such
offences, so that it does seem that The
gallant Colonel sanctions their conduct.
They are the loyal men who love and
reverence the " cid flag" They should,
hereafter, hush their cry of Rebels, for
while they, who pretend to be so de-
| voted to that flag, were trying 70 tear
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Doc. the Peer Man Pay TaIe.s

The Albany Journal and other Radi-
cal organs have so low an estimate of
the intelligence of the masses Of the
people as to seriously assure them that
they pay Lo taxes to the federal govern
ment because they never "see" the ma
tisnal tax gatherer. The following
comment upon this assurance was made
at a recent labor reform meeting in
Maine by E. NJ. Haywood, working
man: "a pound of tea is worth in China
IS cents; we pay sl.20 for it. A gallon
of molasses worth in Cuba 10 cents sells
here for co; pound of wool the farmer
gets 40 cents for returns In cloth upon
bis back costing him $3.50; matches in
1860 were p cents q gross, now $3.50.
All the necessaries of life are levied
upon, so that a poor man with family
OF eight, consuming four times as much,
pays q four -fould greater tax than arich
man with . family Of two"
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MARSHALL County Democratic Con
vcntion.

In pursuance of the call of the County
Executive Committee, the delegates
appointed by their respective townships
for the purpose of nominating candi-
dates for the Legislature, County Off
GERS, Judicial cOnferees and Senatorial
delegates, met ut the rIaii or the DEM
ocratic and Conservative Club of Clay
township, in Moundsville, on Saturday,
September 12th, at one o'clock. The
Convention was called to order by
j. w. Gallaher, Chairman of County
Executive Committee, who nominated
Robert J. Curtis for President of the
Convention. Sheppard McMcchen was
elected Secretary.
The nomination of candidates for the
Legislature being first in order, Lind
say T. Gray and Abraham Bedillion, Sr.,
were unanimously declared the NOM
inees of the Convention.
For,county officers the following gen.
tlemen were nominated: Prosecuting
Attorney, j. Dallas Ewing; Recorder,
James ID. Morris; Assessor, 1st District,
General B. w. Price; I'd District, Eli
Talbert; County Surveyor, William II.
Cecil, Jr.
The following gentlemen were ap
pointed Observation-Disclosures with instruc-
tions to vote for James Paul, Esq, as
our candidate for Judge: Sheppard
McMechen, John Jefferson and James
W. McCarraher.
The following gentlemen were ap'
pointed delegates to represent Mar
Shall county in the Senatorial Conven-
ton to be held at Burton, on the 25th
of September, for the purpose of NOM
mating candidate for Senator for the
I'd Senatorial District:
General B. w. Price, j. w. Gallaher
John Riley, Martin Ewing, John Nc
Creary, VIM. Wolvington, S. IL. Cos
horn, William Cecil and Josephus Cal
vert.
The following gentlemen were ap'
pointed correst onding members of the
County Executive Committee in theil
respective townships: Union, Frank
McGilton; Cameron, William Wolving
ton; Meade, William Lutes; Franklin
j. +. Scott; Webster, John Smart; Sand
Hill, John Kirk; Clay, Jonathan Purdy
Washington, Jesse Neff; Liberty, S. II
Goshorn.
On motion, the Convention adjourned
with three cheers fer Seymour and
Blair and our county nominees.
K. j. CURTIS, Pres.
S. MCMECHEN, Sec.
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auit Com urenced.

Saturday Messrs. Merrick and Ds-
yidpe filed q petition in the Supreme
Court of the District Of Columbia, on
the behalf Of George Z. Gulick and
John w. Mead, respectively the le-
gally elected Alderman and Assessor Of
the Fifth Ward, against Appleton p.
Clark and Joseph Carroll, who slipped
into the offices, which .be voice Of their
fellow-citizens called Messrs. Gulick
and Mead to fill, through the knavish
action of Boswell, backed by the ring
tailed Congress.
The case will come up for trial st the
next term of the Court, and we shall
then see whether asy good can come
ont of Nazareth WaskiHgfos (D. ~
Erpress.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-09-16

THE fight in Indiana is getting hot.
r idicals who considered the State tied
up aud sa fe for Grant begin to find out
that the Hoosier Kingdom has been Nm
hinged from its moorings within the
last two years, and that Indiana is in
danger of going for the Democracy in
October. Their efforts are correspond
ingly increased, and between well
grounded alarms and imminent dangers
the Jacobins are doing their best to
avert sbipwreck. The Democracy, with
Hendricks, Mcdonald, Voorhees, and
Doolittle in the lead, are giving them q
hot fight, and know no such word as
surrender.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-09-16

Ir is well said by the Louisville Journ-
al that if the Radical party had "done
its duty in war, the war weuld not have
lasted a year aud half; and il it had
done its duty in peace, all our troubles
would have closed four pears ago." But
the Radicals protracted the war in Or
der that they might steal and plunder,
aud now they are making use Of peace
for the same purposes.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-09-16

VIZ hope the editor of the ImtelligeRcer
will pardon us, if We continue to quote
the Secretary of the Treasury of the
United States as better authority on the
Public Debt than he (the said editor) is.
The Secretary ought to know wheth-
er the debt has increased or diminished.
That's his business. He says, on his Of
hcial oath, that it did increase, from the
3lst day of March, 1865, to the lst day
Of August, 1868, the snug sum of SlS6,-
o79,4O3 33. He farther says that
during the month of August, 1868, it in
creased some 81, 1000, 900 more. And all
this in time of Radical peace.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-09-16

AS SOON as the the pious folks who
have John Allen, the "wickedest man
in New York." in hand, succeed in
effectually converting him from the
error of his ways, it is proposed to let
sut to them on contract, the reforma-
tion of Ben. Butler, which, If successful,
is to be followed by that Of Parson
Brownlow. They expect to get through
with Allen in the course OF q month.
Buffers case, it is estimated, will re-
quire six months, and Brownlow's
double that time.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-09-16

A TRAVELLING FAMINE.-The army ot
and leeches going around
the country trying to get the people to
endorse four years more of Radical
rule, Radical stealing and Radical op-
preston are about played ont. The
people are disguised and have made up
their minds to have change.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-09-16

OFFICIAL documents show, and We
hope the IntelligeHcer will try and un-
derstaud the fact, that the Public Debt
has been increased during the year end
iug September lst, nearly S43. 3.000, 600.
Official facts can scarcely be put down
by editorial figures.
Official reports show that the Pablic
Debt is, at this time, increasing at the
rate of Sl2,O00,000 per month, under
Radical legislation.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-09-16
RANDOLPH COUNTY.

| FILLMORE, w. VA.
Editsr of the Register:
have the pleasant satisfaction of in
forming you aud the readers of your
valuable paper that the Democracy OF
old Randolph is alive and moving. We
are battling fiorcely with Radicalism,
and our efforts have been attended with
good results. We have some important
accessions to our ranks from the Radi-
cal party, among which is Arnold Will
moth, Esq, a prominent man Of our
county. His loss to the Radical party
is irreparable, and he comes to us "bedy
and breeches;" declares that he is thor
oughly disgusted with the Radicals,
and from henceforward will be men,
Der and worker in the party of his first
choice, from which he was seduced by
the willy pretensions of the party that
adopted the cry of "the flag and the
Union" to decoy men into their ranks,
and then destroyed the Government, the
Uni.n and the happiness and prosperity
of the nation with their deceptive poll
cies. The Radicals in our county are
waning; we every day see the wavering
in their ranks. Men who have voted
the Radical ticket for years, and who
have been viciously opposed to the De-
mocracy, declare their intention not to
vote for Grant and Colfax. They can't
quite SEQ Grants "peace," and his PROV
ess as General has no inducements for
them to become his soldiers, should the
Radicals get up the war they so serious
ly threaten. The passion that actuated
men to war and after the war to vio-
lence, has very nearly subsidized in our
county, and now that reason has assumed
her power, we see men of both parties,
men of heart and head, meet upon the
solid basis of principle, and reason
upon the issues of the day, and the great
results are apparent in the gains of the
Democratic party. Radicalism here
has so abused itself that scarcely any
one will avow its principles, and to re-
gain SHOW of honesty they have been
compelled to have recourse to the Demo-
Gratis to aid them in their registration
work. In the township of Clay they
have appointed Democrat as Regis
trar, and he is the Vice President of
Democratic Club. Their Board is de-
prived of the Big Baby; he seems to
have at last had some compunctions OF
conscience and resigned. Marshall will
hold on until he makes enough money
to pay fine for criminal offence he
seems to have been found guilty of at
our last term. Well, it is too bad that
Marshall cannot have the innocent
privilege of killing Solomon Caplin-
gers hogs without the jury and Court
meddling.
We hope to give you a good account
of the county after the Sd of November.
MoRtdni Liberi. A SCRIBBLER.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-09-16

JOHN H. SURRATT's second trial is
expected to take place, in Washington,
next Monday. Yesterday si1ty-nine
subpenas for witnesses for the prosecu-
tion were issued, including three new
ones; ninsty-six were issued for the de-
fence, and but few, If any, Of those
heretofore examined.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-09-16
From the N. Y. Herald tInd)l
The Heavy Iaerease Of the Psbite
Debt

The official September statement of
the public debt Of the United States,
published in our columns yesterday,
compared with the exhibit made at the
corresponding period of 1867, shows q
very heavy increase in the financial
burden of the nation. This Increase,
counting from the lst of September of
the past year, amounts to Si2, $50, ,94S,
and for the month from the lst Of Aug
ust to the lst of September of 1868 foOts
up q sum Of $l2, ,097 ,Sl3-a ratio Of ag-
gregate in sur liabilities we'll caleula-
ted to render the people cautious if not
alarmed for the future.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-09-16
DIR. o. &. Chase.

This gentleman has been re-nominat-
ed as q member of the House of Dele
gates from Putnam county. The Doc
tor made a faithful, industrious and
wide awake representative of the inter
ests of his constituents. He will be
handsomely reelected.
The Doctor, we observe, has recently
become editor of the Buffalo IRdepend-
eHt and is making live paper of it.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-09-16

In Bridgeport, Connecticut, on Sun
day, a negro outraged the person Of q
respectable young lady. He was ar
rested, and the police had some difficul,
ty in keeping him out OF the bands oil
the excited people, who desired to hang
him. He is in Jail.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-09-16

it down, one man who had really been q
rebel, stood by and protected it. l can
not omit to say that one or two OF them
attempted to prevent any difficulty and
seemed heartily opposed to such con-
duct, for which they should certainly
have credit. SIGMA.
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un.. Mrerinxin Randolph

The indoulitable friends OF Constitu-
tiuua! Liberty and Civil Government,
iu Randolph county, will hold Mass
Meeting and County Convention, on
Saturday, the 10th day of October next.
Prominent speakers will address the
people.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-09-16
Distiagsished Speakers at 50. Clairs.
willie and Stea abenvillc.

On next Wednesday, September 23d,
Senator DooLIrrLE will address Mass
Meeting at st. Clairsville. Hon. THos.
EWING, Sr., and Hon. WM. ALLEN are
also expected.
Hon. GEO. II. PENDLEToN will speak
at Steubenville on the I'd day of Octo-
Der. A great many West Virginians
will attend each of these meetings.
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Keep it Before the People |!
The Public Debt Increased over One
Hundred md Fifty 1lillious
since the Close OF
the War.

THE PUBLIC DEBT CAT THE TIME TnE
wARwAs DRAWING To A CLOSE"
Extract from Secretary McCullochs last An.
nual RepOrtl
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, Nov. 80, ls67. }
In conformity with law, the Secretary Of the
Treasury has the honor 20 submit 10 Congress
this his regular annual repert.
In order that the actien OF the Secretary, in
the financial administration Of the Department
may be properly understood, . brief reference
TO the condition of the Treasury AT THE
TIME THE WAR WAS DRAWING TO A
CLOSE, and at some subsequent periods seems
70 be necessary. On the 3lst day Of March,
ls65. the total debt of the United States was
=, ,366, ,955, ,O11.a.
(SignedJ HUGH McCULLOCH,
Secretary Of the Treasury.
THE PUBLIC DEBT NOW.
Extract from Secretary McCullochs last
Monthly Report.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, Aug. :, 1868.
The following Is the statement Of the public
debt OF the United States on the first day Of
August, 1868:
Amount Of debt less cash in the
Treasury. ry..-................ 2,5S3, ,aSi, 40 6I
The foregoing Is a correct statement OF the
public debt as appears from the books and
Trsasursr's returns in the Department on the
(Signed) HUGH McCULL0CH,
Secretary Of the Treasury.
INCREASE OF THE DEBT AS SHOWN BY
SECRETARY M'CULLoCH.
1865 S............S2,5 ,523, ,531, ,4SO 81
1868 5...............-. 3,366,955,057 "a
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-09-16

Is General Grant, who fought for q
Union of States under the Constitution,
the ssme person who is now an instru-
ment for the subjugation Of the same
States, aud the destruction Of the rights
OF their peoplei
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-09-16

THE Ohio Farmer reports th at the hot
weather of July and the drought Of
August has nearly destroyed the potato
crop in the Muskingum Valley. There
will not be one-fourth of q crop.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-09-16
State, County and Township
Elections,
THURSDAY, October 92d.
STATE TICKET.

FOR GovEKNoR,
Johnson n. CAMDEN, of Wood
FOR AUDITOR,
DANIEL MAYER, Of Kanawha-
SECRETARY Or STATE,
S.v.lANTIS, Of Jefferson.
FOR TREASURER,
GEORGE WALKER, Of Jackson.
ATTORNEY GENERAL,
W WILEY, of Morgantown.
JUDGE or COURT OF ArPEAI.s,
MATTHEW EDMISTON, of Lewis.
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Increase e---$I56,579,4O3 33
Such is the effect of three years of
Radical rule in time of peace
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Congregational Tickets.

,,, D;,,rici-HENRY 5. WALKER, of Ohio Co.
81 Di.triet-wM. G. BROWN. of Preston.
n Di.frict-C. p. r. MOORE, of Mason Co.
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