The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-10-01
DoDDRIDGE COUNTY.
A ssGrand Rally'' Of the Unterrifled
...Davis makes an Assault ON
Gen. Harris.
WEST UNION, DoDDRDoE Co,

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...Davis makes an Assault ON
Gen. Harris.
WEST UNION, DoDDRDaE Co., I
September 81, 1870. I
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The "Unterrifed" held what they cal
a "grand rally" at the Court House IN
this town to-day. Alter publishing the
call for their meeting for three weeks
successfully, they had about seyenty.tivC
Democrats Mt their "grand rally" There
were not far from one hundred persons Ii
all in the Court House, quite number o.
whom were Republicans. The first thing
the "grand rally" did was TO nominate d
set Of candidates for county offices to be
beaten At the election on the 9th Of Octo
Der. . -.s ~, ,.. a.g
After, the nominations were over Q
boy was introduced to the "grand
rally" who was said to be son o.
SOw!bclly Burdctt, and who went
on in n very green and b6yish way &c
speak his piece, which 10 all appearances
was taught him by his nurse before he
left home. His piece consisted entirely o.
charge upon the Republicans, Of steal
ing from the peoples treasury, md what
he sAid was more interesting to him, and
he supposed would prove moro interesting
to the crowd, to wit, the "niggcr." And
his estimation of the crowd (O was correct,
for it persistently refused TO "thusc" cx-
ccpt when tho "nigger" was thrown at 1t.
1t is thought he might have raised the
enthusiasm u little by. telling the "crowd" "
that hisfathcr wentinto the 10, 8. army Us
quartermastcr, poor man, and how he
made a fortune OF $4,000 in the short
space Of three years, OF course, aclth0ttt
ekeQting tho government, and that he Is
now trying to bcnt little sense into the
head OF his son, by sending him to school
on tho strength of his. illgOtten wealth.
Judas Phelps next arose and addressed
the crowd as his acltit6 ellow.Citizens !"
and il he had only added, those of you
who areSobcr," Judas himselfand several Of
his Democratic hearers would have been
ruled out oil the crowd. His "piece" con.
sisted OF refrain OIL the niger" and
an excuse and an apology for being
where he was. In rs bad condition rs
he appeared to be, lie was evidently
ashamed Of the company in which he
was. Both those speakers occupied about
an hour and half Of time, in which they
entirely exhausted themselves, and actu-
ally drove away about one half Of the
Democratic crowd.
John ]. Davis was present, and being
called on to make u speech, occupied
about fifteen minutes all OF which lie dc.
voted to making false and cowarlly u.s.
sauIt upon the character Of Gen. T. NJ.
Harris, charging him with having been
an original secessiOnist, and contributing
voluntary assistance to the rebellion in
May 1861. He not only made that charge
but also said in substance that the General
Is dishonest ind not entitled to be believed
when lie makes statement on his honor
as gentleman. Gen. Harris happened
to bc present, having come down on an in.
vitation from the Republicans Of D0d-
bridge county, to discuss the poltti-
cal issues with Mr.. W. II. Old
ham, who wNs advertised TO address
the Democratic Convention. But finding
that Mr.. Oldham was not present, and
TINT it was not the purpose Of Mr.. Davis to
sneak, the General declined to discuss with
the hoy BurGett and Judas. Aiter Davis
had closed his personal abuse Of the Gen
eral, the latter made I'M explanation Of the
matters referred to, which, however, was
unnecessary to satisfy the people OF. both
political parties in this vicinity that the
charges OF disloyalty against him were rs
unFounded us they were malicious. Davis
made a very bAd showing for himself, and
Clisgusted his own political friends The
writer Of this article heard moro than one OF
his own political party condemn in the
severcst terms the course Davis has taken.
And ono declared on tho spot that he
came there with an intention Of voting
Tor Mr.. Davis at the election, but that
now lie most certainly would not do it.
The young Calhounist must be sorely
pressed in tho heat Of the campaign, and
resorts to these little mean tricks Us q
a drowning man catches at straws.
On tho whole the meeting was the most
gigantic tizzlo We have ever witnessed,
There has been more drunkenness in the
Court House today land oil among
DemOcrats) than there has been in the
county for whole year before. Demo.
cratic whisky ran freely, and muddled
Democratic brains in sucha manner that
even the poor "nigger" did not get his
usual share Of abuse.
The Republicans will have grand
mass meeting hero on Saturday, October
/, to be addressed by Senator Wiley
General GofF; and Mr.. Davis Is also ex.
pected to be present. We will show our
Democratic friends how To-, get out q
crowd on that day. And, on the twenty.
seventh Of October, We will elect by o
good majority our candidates in this
county, and give good majority for
Stevenson and Gof.