The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-08-05
PARKERsBURG.
The late Conservative lIeetInE-ResO.
IutIons Read ana AdOptsd-The
Democrats In a Pix.
PARKRRsnuRo, ". VA, Aug, q

~gA4NEEuNI IN u EN4s
PARKRRsnuRd. W. VA, Aug. q
To the Editors OF the InLellIEenceE
Perhaps a few lines from this melrop.
oils would not be entirely void OF Ia.
terest 70 your many readers. Parkers'
burg, like most other business points
In the State at this season Of the year,
10 exceedingly doll. Business seems
stagnant, enterprise asleep, and most OF
our business men waiting, MlcaWber
like, for something to turn up. This
morning there 10 o slight ripple OF ex.
element upon the surface Of affairs,
owing 10 the advent Of many strangers
here 10 attendance upon the U. s. Or
cult Court. Yesterday l saw the fns
commanding form Of Chief Justice
Chase, % no passed from the railroad
depot 10 the carriage Of Judge jackson,
whose guest he 10 during this term Of
court. MILL
Occasionally we have n public meet.
Ing 10 relieve the dull m5notony that
BeemH 70 atllLct NJ Of late, The young
men Of the city have organized o Ly-
ceum which neeLs twice Q month and
10 the scene Of many Interesting debates.
In political Circles every hing has been
"oGlm aud serene" ninth two or three
days ago when II was announced In
flaming posters that there would be q
"ConserVatlve meetinE", a. the Court
House TO secure "IulI, free and fair
registration" OF voters now, going
on, and said meeting would be
addressed by gentlemen without
regard 10 party" Curiosity impelled
-. - ha FRaaanf nd N, a a.
scene: Conservatism was 70 be divorced
from craftsmanship, and patriotism was
10 be welded 70 Democracy. Fire and
water, gunpoWder aud tllnt were TO
come together In happy unison, aud
contrary 10 the accepted philosophy OF
the age; AntipodeS were 70 meet In q
happy embrace, and all the diverse po-
IiLical elements were 10 hnd their ann.
ity. Such scene would naturally at.
tract large Hudlence, and we found
crowded one assembled, and composed
principally Of Democrats, with slight
sprinkllng Of Republicans who were
attracted by curiosity. The meeting
was organized by Democrats, and Col,
]. NJ. Jackson was chosen chairman.
Upon taking The chair, he delivered
himself OF the usual clap trap stuff
about radicals and the registration law,
and In the short space OF thirty minutes
told twice that number or unlruths,
The Colonel has a happy faculty Of
telling the least possible number OF
facts In the KreRtest possible number of
words, and hs sustained his reputation
on this occasion with wonderful pow.
or. The burden OF his song was against
the enormILIes and wIckedness OF the
vile registration law" When will
when free American citizens will NOT
have this odious oath interpose be-
tween. them aud the ballot box3 When
will the time come that the neces-
siLy OF imposing hnch an oath will be
removed, ray VET We could discover
nothing patrlolLc, SINCERE or candid In
the harangue OF the gentleman. He
was follow ed by Mr.. oksy johnson
who made a very respectable speech,
and more truthful than the preceding
one, because he admitted that he knew
nothing Of the troubles that had caused
the people to assemble. Then came
Mr., Walter 8. Sands, a gentleman OF
tatr ability and good sense, bat who
rests under the odinm OF Changing his
politics last fall 10 secure the emolu-
ments OF Prosecuting Attorney In this
county, but who was debarTed from 90.
Copying It by large ti1Stority OF the
people. His5 speech was'Sa very fair
sophmorIcat effort, but had little point
aud little effect. The tenor OF all these
speeches was to prejudice the people
aHAinaE the principles of all kinds of
registration laws, bellsving, 1 suppose,
that they operate to the detrlment OF
that good old, democratic doctrine vote
early and vote often,' AT this stage OF
the proceedings, the Democrats, nav
ing apparently Bupped as oilen as thew
liked on the same old hash,' and uni.
ed with Republicans, wanted TO hear a
word froIn the Republican side. Mr.J.
4. HulchlnsonS Jr., WAS called out, " tho
replied at some length 10 the preceding
speeches.; and ] must say, made one OF
the most perfect arraignments OF the
DEMOCRACY upon the subject OF regis
,LrHIion that / ever listened 10. His
speech u brielled with facts, and was
given with an earnestness that carried
convictlon 10 all. He referred 10 some
or the laws Of old Virginia, that re.
strlcted the rights OF half the citizens Of
the State, and that have been repealed
but Iew.a years. One OF them was, that
q voter must be possessed OF q corner
lot and an old horse to give him vote,
Which ID the greater crime, said the
speaker, 70 be too poor TO own these, or
10 be guilty Of the crime or lreasonl2 In
The course OF his remarks he read, as
the position he occupied on some or the
questions OF the day, the following reso.
lutIons: ..T...
We, portion Of The people OF the State OF
West Virginia, Irrespective Of, party connec-
ltiuns, cIntidlng In the strength or ruth and
the sense OF common Justice,
ReSOlrc, u Tpat the. tinne has come when
every mHn should sink -the mere partisan In
the genuine character Of the patriot, when
the bitter hatreds engendered during Inc
desolAting rebellion should bO bufIeu Win
the generous, peaceEnl dead. That proEreS-
BiVe, living Issues are now, and hereafter
shonld be, me only proper subjects Of pOlitl-
Cal debate that though We may never 10 get
The terrible calanItiSa and bloody TubIcs Of
the past, we should In the future write. In
the blood our brothers ,khed, nothing mi
"PeAce, Liberty and Union" and constantly
remember that we have country 10 ia.
prove AID generations 70 bIeA,,
2. That strictly administered our govern.
ment might have inflicted more IeIIous con.
sequences upon those VINO rebelled against IL:
but iLs policy has been 70 unite and pFeSerye
not 70 destroy; and that, therefore. IL n the
clear duty VI all thOSe among uS, who
participated In rebellion, 10 aequiescs In
The decision and lin logical condIIionE
whIcn Che arhiuAment Of war 10 Teri
tIbly pronounced, 10 escheW the unyielding,
psrV6Ise, nntelentinY spIrilS who Attest more
tegard for tho cause lost than for Lnelr duty
And relation 70 aJeAoul government, and 70
the interests OF mankind; 70 unite with Ihe
moderate, yet fAlr and patriotic, part OF our
people, leaving 1.-THE dead paAf 10 bury IN
dead, and EealouSly enter into the hOneSt
ennobllug work OF making West VirRinlR
tho best. napPleAt and most pul ely rrpubii.
eau OF all IhS states.
3. That in q state OF peaca. arknoyv ,efIved
10 exist by the National Government nni-
V0IEal amnesty should DO exlended 10 ali mar.
aDls not under judicial conviction for crime.
and Whero all men are free and are taxed'
impartial tuufBBe, With reasonable 6afeI
guards Tor the purity OF elections, ahould pre.
Vail; and bJtn these principles Ahould 30
'Eaopted IN lhlS State and throughout the
4. Inat We shall always maintain intact
the separate and free character OF This etaIe
and Ii popular and benefcent inStitutions:
and especially khalI we foster and nreSerys
the system OF FREQ Schools which now IL so
llDeralIy In operation, and guard Il from
abuse and eGuAVARAnce. 49, .lr.IF.
0. Tnat "as al government Ia made for the
phntnt " The community, the people have q
right, not only TO DO governed bnt ~ ba well
governed Aud not only 70 be we'll VoVeFneti
uuI 70 be governed ~ we'll aS possible; that
y, with W little expense 70 their natural
freedom and their resources as "a cOnSiGtent
win the nature Of human Affairs. That To-