The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-09-10

The following letter seems TO nave
been delayed on the way, and 1t has
been crowded out day or two since il
was received. 1t will be found never
theless, very readable.l
CENTREvILLE. TYLER Co., w. Va, I
September I'd, 1865.
Editors IntelEigencer:
IhaVe carefully examined the Regis.
ter and can find no account of the pro-
ceedings of a Democratic meeting that
was held at this place on the 22d of last
month. Iexpected to see 1t in the Reg
lister headed with a rooster or come 9th.
er kind of barn door fowl. As they
seem to be silent, Therefore, / will give
You short account of 1t, The meet
ing was announced some Two weeks
previous, SO early Saturday morning,
August 22d, the Democracy began to
come in from all parts of the country,
There was also goodly number Of
loyal Republicans come TO hear and see
sights. The crowd being nll In by one
O'Clock p. NJ, the Democracy formed in
order, to march to a grove near town.
They had their colors-not theirs either,
for theirs fell when Lee surrendered
but they had orr noble flag, and that
disgraced with the names of HoratiC
SEYMOUR and Frank p. Blair inscribed
on it and carried by rebel soldier
against his country and the alag he had
the audacity to carry. %
The meeting was addressed by Col
Walker, their nominee for Congress in
this District. / will not attempt 10 give
his speech in full but will only give
some of his statements. He asserted
that the Legislature of West Virginia
had appropriated, for the purpose OF
building n State Penitentiary, at their
sessions previous to 1858, three hundred
thousand dollars and that last winter
there was an appropriation ofJiUe hun
bred thousand more for TO finish the
work.
He stated about the bonds about the
bonds about as they all talk. only he
said that the green backs came from
dust, and unto dust they should return.
That looks to me like reputation. AL
so, that the Yankee soldier had inIperil-
ed his life for them, and that the Bond
holder should take them for his bonds.
Now, was soldier in the Union army
and 1 will give Col. Walker and all
other Democratic demRgogues to unT
derstand that 1 volunteered for my
country and not for green-backs, and
as to the soldier voting with the Demo
crat, can say that there will not be
over ten or fifteen soldier votes cast
with that party this Fall in this county.
would inquire If this Walker is not
one ;of the editors of the Register. ]
want to know for certainty, for the
Democrats are denying that he is one OF
the editors or that he is connected with
the paper in any way. 1t looks as il
they were ashamed of their paper, Cor
as call it, Democratic Bible for this
State.)
would also like for the Colonel tC
inform us where he got that handle &c
his name-did he fight for it in the
rebel army, or did he steal IL?
would say for thegr Union cause
in our county, we are progressing finely
and will beat the rebels in this county
this fall worse than they have been
beat for many a day. We are gaining
/ every day, and the rebs are getting dis.
Outraged. Their noses look as long As
when Richmond fell, and will continue
to get longer until Grant Is elected
then they will be so long that they will
have to draw in their horns.
There Is but one Seymour and Blail
flag up in the county and that was pu
| up by rebel soldiers, suitable advocate:
| for the Seymour and Blair doctrine.
| The rebel nominees had better draw
the gold interest GU their bonds and ge
ready to start up Salt Creek, and lay in
a good supply OF whisky and pork, fol
they have been up so often from this
State that they must have their sup
plies exhausted up there, and of course
| greenbacks will be no good up there
after the election. / think they will
run ]. E. Boyers for Overseer of the
Poor (whisky.)
Yours Radically, W. u. s.