The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-06-14
NIX. ARNoLD,s LETTER.
Iu another column We publish to.da

communication Which appeared in the
Wheeling iuhVigencer some slime since.
The letter which we publisl. to-day, is,
considered simply AS niece Of brilliant
coninosi,ionI, worthy of The highest COM
incubation but aside from that in our
humble ooiniop. III stale and uupr. eta.
be-" Tie criticism to which it is, osteu-
sibly n reply was bused upou n pararrapb
OF his letter TO the Ix,e,l;deucer in which
he. said: NEGRO Suffrage NAV now be
REGARDED ms an anc,eio,aapli.L.d fetr Il,
was uoen this statement staten which We took Is.
sud with him, and vet, in his reply, he
fights sly Of tho only question IN con,r o.
ystsvlyaud gives ,,s a colu,nn of brilliant
rhetoric abou, the "spec,crs and ghosts
and dead mems bones of IN unfortunate
civil war; And while bs lexpresses sur.
prise tia, wc should u,tcmp, to criticisc
his bnntlino witbout HAVING examined, all
its stalwar. proportions, he refrains from
saving I, thu, tho laupuape ascribcd to him
was incorrect. and in fact he knows that
i, uas correct. s,, a-
Mr.. Arnold is man Of ability. expert.
erc., and standing In times conc bvj
bc o.cunied nositious of LisL honor and
6,jeJ. tbcm will credit IN himself onl sot-
;sf,c,;op in his cops;tne,ts With him.
W, have. personally. none hut the k;udest
fs.l;nrs {. Wc believe that his scntimcrts
spring from an earnest and honest desire
for,,Le good ofour country, but VIC think
hs is mistaken in The way in which that
oood ia to bc ACCOMPLISHED W. do moi,
mlieye,hat the cs;acncies of party cue,
ir.,;jvthe sacrifice of a priiaciple. And
;fw. are r;pht IL we have been riyht in
ooposiur, in company with ,Slr. Arnold,
tie ,l5thi,Amepdmc,it..v we intend to re.
main rioht We do not proposc at this
,,.md,v IL conceds fiat tI,;s.ana k;udrcd
measures were r;pbt-e;tl,er in ,ipripeipl,
or nolicv--wbateyer others cflorper ex.
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,rBut Mr.. Arnold, like tho ye,eraudeba.
tcr.be i, sbcrs the question He asserted
that the,l5,h Amendment was an "ac.
ooun,;shca,,f,ttn We toot ;ssue w;,b
bnat and orored bv facts na.ent 10 all
man b,, hi. w,. No. ,,e c,so anil IN, II.
.tea td,r.nly;oo toi.be real question n,
is,,cs he proeee,,s 10 read us 4 lecture on
p5finlence. because. forsoo,h, VIC said
"lba. neither the l4tb nor 18Th Amend.
mats Ind bcen legally adopted" We
;; rc ,roo,,]v q, and w;ll;pc To meet This ouc,.
t Ion, and We a., roitera.o it. While We arc
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