The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-05-30

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ance being given her, she went away th'
happiest specimen Of femininity ] have
seen in these parts, with visions Of num-
berless comforts undrsamed of before,
rapidly taking the shupe of really before
her eyes, The merchant remarked that
her iumily had never before possessed
twent. dollars at any ono time. And
this was the reward Of but little more
than careless cultivation. Aud while !
am on he tobacco question, may say
that lot Of tobacco raised in Fayettc
county was sold few days ago in Gov.
ington. Kentucky. for 81 35 per pound
the top of the market. Men experienced
in the lssiness declare that for tobacco
growing this Kunawla Valley can no.
where be surpassed. If the reader reach
cs my own conclusion, he will be of the
opinion that Providence has done moro
for the people of West Virginia than they
seem disposed to do for themselves.
GLORIOUS OCCASION. Il
Thursday was tile great day Of the
week ia Charleston. 1t witnessed the
celebration by the colored folks Of the
ratification of tho Fifteenth Amendment.
In the words of bcnighted beneficiary
of that ornamental. addition to the Con-
stitution, they "salivatcd tho Fifteenth
Commandment" The procession WINS
quite. creditable as to numbers and dis
Eplay. The white radical leaders who
aided in getting up the affair also CON
I. E.sibated to its responsibility ky joining in
Etho parade. For this they. claim credit.
but it is not set settled whether they
would have been permitted to unto with
the turnout hud they SO desired. Some
persons Of tic infd,l Ku-Klux order in
quire whether the negroes were ashamed
oftho wGite radicals. or tue white radi-
Gals ashamed Of the negroes. 1t is evi.
dent that there was lack Of cordialiiy
on one side or the other.
Prominent in the procession were
about fifty members Of tho negro Ku-
Klux, q secret order lately introduced BY
the radicals among tho blacks Of this Sec
tiou. Being un oatll-bound band Of mid
night con'pirators, the soldiers now here
would have been let loose upon them. but
for one fact-they wero loyal negroes.
Had they been wllito Democrats they
would have been dispersed at The point
Of the bayonct, SO that the world might
have known that eur Governor is deter.
mined to "sce order maintained aud the
laws faithfully executed" Tho State
authorities arc to bc congratulated. They
show as much jndicious tact in discriinin-
aling with the buyonet between black
aud white secret organizations, as iii dis
eliminating with tue registration Law be-
tween radical and Democratic voters.
After the parade was over tie crowd
gathered on the hill back Of town, where
odor and oratOry were dispensed in pro-
per proportions. Governor Stevenson
made the "big talk lie commenced
by apologising for his misfortune in being
born white, aud then proceeded toplny
the mouutebank for the amusement Of the
negro mob before lin. learn that he
catered to the nirth and malice Of bis up
preciative audience with much success.
Iprcsume it's all llright for the Cover
nor Of the State, representing til: repub-
lican party, to frateraize with the en-
franclised stupidity OF West Virginia,
while twenty-five thousand Of our best
aud most intelligent white citizens are
prescribed, prosecuted, taxed ana cursed.
Probably it's all right to place integrity.
brains and worth at the bottom Of the po-
litical scale, and ignorance and passion ut
the top-all right to reverse tie settled
order ofnatural progress, and ovcrturn
| the established ordinances Of God. But
ifso, why did Governor Stevenson, two
years ago, speaking for himself and The
republican party, pledge all Of honor tha,
resided in both against this same negro
suffrage in which they now rejoice, and
Why do SO many Of that party now declare
against that white disfranchisemenl
which they themselves established, and
have constantly refused to abolish OF
ameliorate? Between their action to-day
and their pledges in tho past, with re.
gard to tho negro, as we'll as between
their action in the past and their pledge.
to-day with regard to the white man
there are contradictions and inconsisten.
cies too clear and too gross to be recon.
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