The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-05-12
THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
Resolutions Passed ana Delegates
Appointed.

Appointed.
On TUESDAY May 3d. pursuant 10 previ-
Gus notice a convention was held at the
Court House in Weston. for the pur-
pose of nominating Delegates to the
Democratic and Conservative Stale Con-
yentiou, 10 be held AZ Charleston, on the
18th Of June next.
The meeting was called TO order by
Colonel \. W. Woodford, whereupOn,
on motion of Mr.. Wothndin, A \.
Lewis, ESD, was called TO the chair.
On motioi of Mr.. Woodford, Mr. j.
W. Woffindin was elected Secretary.
After few appropriate remarks, Mr..
Lewis said that the Convention was now
ready for business, whereupon Mr.. Wof'
findin submitted the following pream-
bic and resolutions:
We. the Democratic and Conservative
party Of Lewis county, in general meet
ting assembled. conceiving ii a duty, do
repcar our devotion to the Constitution
established by the Fathers Of the Re
public, ana do appeal 10 the en-
lishtened judgment Of the people Of
this State to cooperate with IL IN al
endeavor to rescue the Governmenttrom
the tendencies which now enthral it, and
which will. unless arrested, inevitably
overthrow it, and inaugurate upon IT.
ruins anarchy. deSpotiSm, and conse-
qucnr loss OF all rights OF property and
of civil. constitutional liberty
We have had five wears of peace IN
the land. with the Government Ill the
unrestrained control OF political adversa-
ric~. In these five wears we have seen
the Federal Congress, 10y legislation and
the aid of bayouets-iorgetful that ours
was declared. TO he a free Government
DESTROY the Governments OF ten States.
and force upon the people thereof
gyar;-terri,ur Governmental fact,
mere dependencies controlled by negroes.
BY this process q coyrced adoption OF
the Fifteenth Amendment TO the Con-
stitution has been secured: whereby
nero suffrage exists; and we in West
Virginia. Notwithstanding the pledges
made by the leaders Of the partyln power,
that the people should have an appOr'
tunitv 10 vote in some manner upon the
question, have, by this party, been forced
70 submit to it, a. an accomplished
fact" This being accomplished we find
this same party, through their chiefs,
inyenting plans and making PROPOSE,
tons for the entire freedom OF Public
Schools, so that negro children shay be
admitted thereto in common with white
children. To prove that this IS 10 he
the resnlt-in defiance Of the judgment
of the peOple-we appeal TO the history
of the past, when we were assured that
on all these questions the people should
mass at the polls. But those pledges
have been wholly disregarded, and faith
once forfeited cannot again be accepted
bv an enlightened and just people. II
only remains for the neiarious arts, de-
ceits and manipulstions of radicaIism
10 fasten this scheme-now in rapid pro-
gression-upon US; when we are to be
consoled with the apology that 1t, too, Is
an accomplished fact
Again, We see this same party, 10y dis
examinations in the exercise of the tax
ING mower impose the burthens Of Gov
eminent upon the humble consumers
and laborers of the country, 10 build up
monopolies and grind down the poor.
The axe of the woodsman, the piow OF
the husbandman, the raiment for our.
selves and families, the sugar tea and
coffse that refresh us after the tolls OF
the day. the medicines administered to
the sick-even the grave-clothes IN
which our loved ones are shronded
when dust returns 10 dust and al
most every other article necessary IN
life, are subjected to an unequal and ex-
cessive tax, all TO support extravaganza
and radical plunder-the plumber OF
men in high official position-whlch
keeps annually from the Public Treas
nrv millions of dollars of the hard
earnings of patient toll, drained from
the poorer classes by tax-othcers under
unequal laws. Al.
We need not specify in detail the
many other enormities practieed by tins
party in every department Of Govern
ment: and we must be Indifferent to the
teachings of history, and to all the pre-
monitory symptoms preceding the down,
fall of other popular Governments II
we fail to see the dangers that beset us
and comprehend the perils prominent
" threatening our own. The same cry
OF necessity the same disregard OF
of sworn charlottesville stealthy and
secret plans of slow approach to under
mine organic law-the same disguise OF
purpose, have always preceded the de-
struction of republican institutions in
other countries that now menace our
own.
The extreme radical party of this
State, organized as "bitter-enders, is but
a plant auxiliary TO the party in power,
and willing co-operators with the party
now precipitating anarchy and ruin upon
the country by their DISTINGUISHING
laws-bv excessive taxation-by their
management of the State Government
! :, The interest alone of uartv-bv their