The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-08-12
FROM ROANE COUNTY.
SPENCER, RoANE COUNTY,
WEST Va, August 4th, 1868.


WEST VA, August 4th, 1868.
Editors of the Register:
The Democratic ard Conservative
party here are in good spirits, since the
Convention, and all agree that strong
er ticket could not be produced in the
State.
The name of J. N. Camden is sufficient
to insure the success of the party. His
noble qualities, self.sacrifcing patriot
ism and unparalleled benevolence, in
connection with his eminent qualifica-
tions for the position, will render him
popular wherever his name is known.
Again, there is our neighbor, Capt.
G. j. Walker, who fought through the
war for the Union rs valiantly as the
most daring of our soldiers. and still he
is battling, with arguments, more eff
fective than the sword for the Union of
these States; the great cause for which
he perilled his life in many hard
fought battle. His name, too, will be
an henor to our cause, and give addi-
tional strength to the great COnstitu-
tional Uuion party.
With such State ticket as has been
presented to the public, we should have
no fears as regards the success of our
cause. If we can have fair expression
of the will of the qualified voters of the
State We will have no fears of the re-
suit, but it is hard to tell, where tyrants
-hnt lny hrinr forth "
Our members of the Legislature have
come among us again, rs lean and hum
gry as wolves, seeking whom to devour.
There is no knowing what system of
outroges they will yet perpetrate on the
good citizens of our country before the
election. Behold the charity of the
Radical party. The Legislature, COM
posed of preachers and members of the
Church generally, who are commanded
to pray for their most inveterate enc
mics, instead of obeying the command,
will disfranchisc their most inoffensivc
neighbors for political purposes and
then have the presumption to pray that
they may think negro better than
themselves.
In the language of the Immortal Eli,
from Richie county, how dare they
face their constituents and say they have
done nothing but burden the people
with taxation and dsfranchise the
white race" and yet, i'll the face ofopen
day, without blush, they move and
have being in society. How strange
such conduct, and yet they boast of a
Republican form of Government, ema-
mating from the hands of Christians,
when half the taxes, or more, that
keep up this mock machine, arc wrest'
ed from the hands of those whom they
have placed below the negro.
Look at Virginia! On the soil Of
Washington; where the voice of Pat
rick Henry sounded the alarm against
British oppression, taxation without
representation was sufficient cause to
resist the power of Great Britain and
resulted in our Independence and liber-
ty, which was bequeathed to US by our
forefathers, and is the birth-right of
every citizen. But now reckless, ty-
rannical party Ees usurped aud tram
pied our liberties under foot.
The elective franchise, as dear to free
men as life itself, is placed in the hands
of one man, who can say, with moro
power than the Car of Russia, you can
have the glorious privilege of paying
Your taxes and doing as other men do,
but the voting must be done to suit M;
taste. 1t now belongs toa privileged
class, in connection with SdmCo, who
must hold and reign over this republi-
can government. Three cheers for free
men. UNION.