The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-07-08

gives, money to convert heather, and
gives the ground at home for their tenn
pies. Other lands are dyed with her
blood at the hands Of @ atholicsi here
she patroniZes their schools and fairs.
II Brigham Young should visit these
States soliciting funds to enlarge his
home to the capacity Of fifty more
wives, Professionalism would furnish the
money and the wives.
The speaker said these adult emf
grants as a class cannot be reached.
We may blow the gospel trumpet In
their ears till Gabriel blows his, but,
imbued from childhood with faith In
their own and hatred of our form or
religion, they are spiritual Gibraltars'
He accorded to Sabbath Schools the
honor of most that has been done, but
that the "has been" is nothing comPar-
have been comparatively content
to gather our own children to-
gether and keep them moored to the
| creed of our church. We are able ana
ought to go through our community
and rake forth the children as with
heathendom in christendom, or twenty
years hence may rise up and slay our
children in the interest OF popery and
| monarchy.
The speaker then proceeded to show
how inimical to our national safety are
al WIZ ulsllhe OF ulSCOuEhRe pure hOA
| ais, truth, temperance OR industryi
all who countenance licentious press,
riotous SabbRths, &c.-They have
votes-hve count a tally-and on the
same principle mice would unanimous:
ly elect the cat with the dullest eye and
bluntest claws: They favor officials
! who will be shield not a terror TO evil
doers." Proprietors of grog shops,
dance houses, de-, have votes and the
means OF buying thirsty voters. Inc
Code gives magistrates latitude say
from five to one hundred dollars. The
magistrate who has penchant for the
minimum fine, is one whom the
"rowdies" and "roughs" have an in
tense desire to see reelected. Hence, all
else being equal, we have only to see
immortality in the msjority to see our
places of power filled by men who would
countenance and protect instead of ter
| rify law breakers. Unfortunately, bad
men have better facilities for getting
into Office than good ones. The less
| fitted a man is for an office the greater
his assurance in claiming the nomina-
ton. The salary which Is no compen-
sation to an upright man, Is ample for
| q dishonest one, TOR the perquisites (the
name for stealings, brides, &c.) are in
dependent of the nominal salary. The
entire strength of immortality can be
polled; unfortunately the entire
strength OF morality cannot be. Some
love whisky more than others love
country: Some get too pious to
pray and trust to Providence, as
though Providence would do the
unlawful thing of ''stuffing" the ballot
box for us. Others shrink from ming
ling even ten minutes: with the set
that crowd around the ballot box, for
getting that for good men to retire in
disgust is just what the vicious desire.
Others conscientiously refuse TO vote
for either of two bad candidates, for
getful that OF two impending evils
any man has right to choose the
| least.
Meanwhile the evil never become
too evil TO vote. Votes are coun-
ted not weighed. The lust and
gain of office impels the unprinci-
pied all over the land. immortality
is struggling for the sway that will IN
| chain all passions, turn the Sabbath
into Bachanal, pervert humanity, de-
fy God and re-enact the scenes of the
ruinous past Our need, our safe guard
is an all pervading, all dominant
moral sense among the masses in pri-
vate life; an overheard, ever-ascen-
dant call for good laws and their firm
execution.
Demand regulates supply. Pay a
premium for weak knees, and Timber
backs and false hearts in places of
power and we shall nave them to our
sorrow. Demand frmness and rig
or; they will be in the market.
Timber backed Congressman will grid
themselves with Zone and stays"
TO meet the demand. Loose judges
will become rigorous. Near-siEntedr
never there policemen, Will be lynx
eyed, and omnipresent official integrity
is not in demand, therefore not in the
market. We need, first, manhood in
private life, the full measure OF i'm
measurable manhood. men who be-
lieve in q I'D and will glorify him, who
love their country and will work for
1t, who comprehend the devil and will
oppose him. Men who carry their
manhood to the polls and then demand
manhood in the officer they elect, or his
political "head in a charger"
We need moral sense out of office, and
that will control men in office. We
must not ask every Office filed by a
man who cannot be bought, (perhaps
there are not enough OF that kind of
men TO so once around) but we can put
the price SO high that few can pay it.
When bribe or theft disgraces prac-
tically DISTINGUISHES politically, irrem-
edilessly damns.an official, then few will
be bought. Our laws read well now;
lie opinion demands 1t the penalties
will be enforced. But If public opinion
is that rich murderer shall be Rcquit-
ted, poor one committed to i'm
prisonment till he can crawl out;
If public opinion demands five dollar
fines of Thoughts and hush money from
"snobs," prize fights and the "Black
Crook" week day-theaters and beer
gardens for Sabbath day amusements,
whisky for parents and minors, we
shall have them and their consequences.
This is created 80 soon as enough pat
tronizs to make them pay and the
moral and religious community stead
| lastly mind their own business.
The speaker made, at the close,
personal appeal, and prayed that Gods
blessing might rest on the land but
ninety three years OF age to-day;
that her errors might prove but the
indiscretions OF youth, repented of
andfOrsaken in ripper years. that wide as
the world might be, ever associated the
stars of the Republic and the cross OF
Christ; the former reminding OF, the
latter lifting to HeaYen; aud If human
hand can build that which time cam
not destroy, that America might en-
dure forever true to her children, her
mission and her God.
MAN SHOT-TunE6aV NIGHT at what