The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-09-08
GRAND RALLY IN BARBECUE.
stevenson ANA PoIrpoInt at PhillIPpl
Rampant Rebel RumanIsm-The Row.
dies Try TO HOOt Down the RePub-
Iican Speakers.
BIIIy brown LOOKS ON AppFoVlnsIx'
Pn1L11pp1. september 3. 1ses.

Billy Brown Looks ON Approximate
PH1LL1ppr, September 3, 1865.
Editors Intelli0encer
September 1st came, and the hard
listed farmers filed down the bride
paths of the mountains and flooded the
town early in the day, to witness set
to between the peoples candidate, VIM.
E Stevenson, pIowholder, and Camden,
''bloated bondholder." The chivalry
here have a mean opinion ofmen whose
hands are brown with toll. Early in
the day it was whispered that Steven.
son was hero, and the curious gathered
about the Brandon House and looked
in through the open windows, and then
far away where the blue horizon meets
the mountain, to see the "bloated bond
holder" with a cavalcade of retainers,
winding down to the town. But he
came not, believing that discretion was
the better part OF yalor; but sent some
lawyer to speak in his stead.
"a committee waited upon Mr.. Ste
vension and proposed discussion be-
tween him and Brown, the sympathiz-
ing candidate for Congress. This was
accepted. They insisted upon having
four hours to Mr.. Stevenson's two In
effect, Mr.. Stevenson declined, and
proposed to occupy equal time. rms
they declined. Billy Brown ana con-
freres' old trick having failed themr
they repaired to the Court House and Or
ganized by calling j. Woodford. ST.,
to the chair. who last year declared that
{" poor man who paid no taxes ought
not to have a vote" Brown took the
stand and spoke in his usual style.
He rallied against high taxes; and
10 appeared that his olfactories were
offended by the presence of col
ored woman-wonder If it was the one
that used to ride with himself and wife
in the stage coach. The court house
contained abouta $50 persons.
Unexpectedly about II o'clock, Gov.
Peirpoint who had been invited, arrlv-
ed. It was Immediately proposed to
hold the Republican meeting out doors
as the crowd was two large to be jam
med into the court house. They were
organized in few minutes. A large
assemblage gathered about the stand
and Mr.. Stevenson opened the ball. In a
speech of two hours. A telling speech
which had its effect. He reviewed the
issues of the day in an able manner.
Showed up the Democracy on the tax,
school, and war questions, and showed
that the spirit of the party in the South
was 10 renew the war and destroy the
government.
Gov. Peirpoint then addressed the
meeting. He stated that Mr.. Stevensons
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more like telling them togo home and
carefully consider them than to add a
word. He then udverted to Brown on
taxes, and said he was most nm extra
ordinary mann union man as long as
the union party elected him TO Con-
gress, voted for all the bills 20 raise
men and money TO put down the re-
belliou Tor lodged the question: while
in Congress. And as soon as the Re-
publicans refused TO send him 10 Con-
gress or elect him Governor, sympa-
Ihised and "endorsed the southern
rebels TO day as u patriotic set of gem
Ilemen" for whom he had the highest
regards. He voted for the appropria-
tiUns to put down the rebellion, now
abused the Republican party for Great
n national debt. He rememb ered
Brown as a member of the Virginia
Constitutional Convention, when he
(Browu) voted for a constitutional pro-
vision 10 mako all slaves under twelve
years of age free from taxation, and to
fix the value of all slaves over that age
at $500, when slaves were worth from
81 200 TO $500. Gov. Peirpoint knew
Brown as member of the State Con-
vention and of Congress, knew he
could not be in earnest about taxes
could not look at the man without
cons dered Brown a great
practical joke.
But should fail to give you a faith
full history of the day were to omit
the oandnct of tho rehals and HVnlnR-
thizer5. The leaders saw themselves
by the outdoor meeting; they
could not get the people into the Court
House, SO they set about to break the
meeting up. There were no drunk
men on the grounds until near the
close of Mr.. Stevenson's remarks, when
they appeared at different points
Irahin for SEYMOUR" they gathered in
knots of ten to fifteen, "rahed, talked,
swore and "rahed." Sober older heads
were seen with hats drawn down ag-
cling them on. Mr.. Stevenson good
bore with them, and kept
up the interest in spite of their inter
ruption.
While Gov. Peirpont was speaking
the knots grew larger and more tur-
bulent, some of them coming up with
their shirt sleeves rolled up, and pro-
posed to fight. The Governor told
them to go on, they were making Re-
publican votes faster than ne could.
Certainly, gentlemen could not fail to
see their object, and know they were
set on by their leaders who were re-
sponsibIe. One OF the rowdies was
heard to say, when Mr.. Stevenson de-
cIared the object of the rebel leaders TO
be to bring on another war, "Thats
what we want; let it come; the Union
men ought all to be killed." There
was no breath TO disturb Brown-aud
it was with difficulty the Union SOL
diers were restrained from silencing
the mob.
How long, OIL how long will the
rebels of Barbour try to stifle the free
dom of speech! Surely could the solid
thinking men OF the State have wit
messed the conduct of the rebel leaders
here to-day they would never, never
vote that ticket.
When Gov. Peirpoint closed one of
the unwhshed rushed up to the stand
shouting "Rah for Seymour and Blair.
If I'D voice as loud as thunder I'd
hollow it SO loud that nobody couldn't
hear it. Rah for Seymour and Blair"
We might add for the Information of
merchant at Cherry Camp that this is
the chap who stole pair of breeches
from his store. the thiefis still at large.
The meeting closed with three rous-
ine,cheers for the republican candidates,
three more were given with a will for
the old flag, but the rebels groaned as
none but rebels groan where the flag is
cheered. At this juncture a number of
the rebels rushed ut the stand with
sleeves rolled up, but did no violence.
On the whole,the meeting was grand
Republican triumph. The conserva-
tives did not attempt to speak in the
afternoon, as they had announced.
They threw up the sponge, but died
hard. The funeral ceremony will be
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