The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1868-07-16
DEmocRATIc MEETING.

advertised very extensively, and sent
their runners over the county 10 drum
up the faithful" and create enthusiasm
for the cause, commenced assembling at
Point Pleasant on Saturday. July 18th.
Alta early hour they began 10 arrive,
some on foot, some on horse back and
some In wagons; aud about len O'Clock
two boats arrived from above with a good
number Of men, women and children,
! accompanied by the Hartford City Brass
Baud, and a"wee gun.' They march.
ed to the Court-House yard, where the
Others had congregaled, and sWelled the
number TO about tour hundred men, wo.
men and children. The meeting was
then organized by appointing Captain
Darnel, (Tho was "raissd in the noun
tains, where the sight Of a Brigadier
General with shoulder straps on made
his heart flu!ter, " Chairman aad D. w.
Polsley, (eu ex-Lieuieanns in the Union
army, who had not done SO much to.
wards putting down the "liule uuplea-
santness" as to become odious 10 The De.
nocncy.) Secretary.
T. B K'iuO took the siaud (ot course,
unexpectedly and delivered himself of
quite a long speech, and have no doub,
quite to his o%b qualification, if not to
Others. He commenced with the leading
principle of the parly-lhe "niggsr,"
"nigger," anil from that momenlous
question, he took up the cause OF his
friends, the DISTINGUISHED rebels, and
poured forth his sympaJhies for them in
his usual eloquent style, and finally ad-
vanced to. and wound up on tia, all.ab.
sorbins question, the negro! the NEoEo!!
He made some Tremendous efforts to
bring forth applause but didn't VIM
Finally some one hurfahed for General
Grant. that brought cheers from the
crowd. When Mr.. Kline got through
with his piece, the meeting adjourned for
dinner, which was parIaken Of in tho
court house yard.
1t was given out that c. P. T. Moore.
Esq, the big Gun" would speak after
dinner, and wheu-ths m acting assembled
at about two o'clock. there was an 10.
creased number oh the ground, a great
many Republicans being anxious 10 hear
what their champion had 10 say, (thus
swelling the audience 10 about FIVE huns
dEsd men. women asJ children, JaS no ~
an aspirant for Congress. 1t was es-
pected that Mr.. Moore would sise above
the crossroads politician aud argue the
questions Of the day in a slalesmanliEe
manner, but in that all were uofully
deceived, and the audience soon began
10 show its disapprobation, by leaving,
talking and running about over the
ground. He stuck 10 the usual Demo
cratic principle, that of the "niggor" and
abused everybody and everything. con-
nected with the Union Republican partyi
even Grant was no General according 10
to his showing, but that talk wort do.
for the people know better, and even
his own Democrat: rebel friends, who
had the nerve to shoulder their gun fo'
the rebel cause, know that Grant is
good General, and that to their sorrow,
and the downfall OF their cause, By
the time he got through with his vim
dictivencss, large part of tho crowd
hal cleft disguised, saying they had
como to hear argument, rot viiupera-
ton.
After Mr.. Moore, came Judge simp-
son, (in The language of the Mason
county Jomnel the "Great Imported"
from Ohio, who protested strong Re-
publican principles year ago, whether
honestly or not, or for the love of Office,
/ say not, Oad was nominated by the Re.
publican party last fall, for the House of
Delegates, aud cost tho party defeat,
his former record having been found out,
so that many Republicans would not
vote for him, even against such man
as VIM. II. Tomlinson. Simpson Mar.
rsngusd the few that were left for some
time, giving his experience as q Radical
among which no stated he had not
been able, while belonging 10 tho Radi.