The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1870-09-29
W1feIlER DEMoLIsIfEs IITM!!!g
THE MIDNIGHT SUM
THE MONDAY MOON
MS SPEECH BOILED DOWN.

HIS SPEECH BOILED DOWN.
Gen. Witchcr met with enthusiastic
meetings atall his appointments, which
wcro as follows: Lctart Falls, Hartford
City, Mason City, (ho West Columbia
appointment was RECALLED, and at Gilt
ton. General Nyitcbcr kindly divided his
time With Capt Phelps, who met him at
Lctart. We were not present at the Lc-
tart meeting, but arc informed that thc
General most completely demolished. Mr..
Phelps. +. A. Guthrie, Esq, closed tho
meeting in an able and forciblc speech.
At Hartford City, Friday afternoon, a
large aud enthusiastic meeting assembled
ut tho Institute to listen to thc discussion
between Witcher md Phelps. General
Whether commenced by saying that hc
did not wish to wound tho sensibilities Of
any one, but that he proposed to DO frank
and outspOkcB; he referred to tho fact that
all tho troubles brought upon the country
by tho war wcrc chargcable to the Demo-
cratic. party; that the Democrats arc oppo-
Sod to the new State Of West Yirginiu; if
they bad tho power they would remand us
back to old Virginia, where we would DO,
compelled to pay taxes without receiving
shything in return; no then asked who
held the sway in Nirginia,beforc this State
was Formed! Tho Democratic party9-
WHO took all the money they could gather
from the Woodworking people of these
hills and carried it across tho Blue Ridge
tgbuila railroads and canals, and colleges,
universities, &C., in which to educate tho
rich qsn's sons and daughters, that in no.
turn they gave US in West Virginia
an Sx1O log house with dirt floor,
and rails for benches, as a Democrat.
&c school house; that under Republican
rule in West Virginia, over 1900 nice,
comfortable and commodious school hous-
es had been built for the free education of
. the children of the State; that tho State
had grown in wealth; chat millions Of
capital is coming into our State; that wo
have increased in population over lG0, 900
since the organization Of the State; that
Rcpublicauism meant peace; Democracy
turmoil, strife and confusion throughout
the land. There were many other points,
fully and fairly discussed by tho General,
but We have not tue time to follow him
through.
Capt. Phelps then appeared on tho
stand. AndcOmmenced as follows: (this
report is from an exchange, but is sub.
stantially cofroet:)
Fellow Citizens: When tho XIV Am.
enament came before the Legislature to be
ratified, your humble servant was mem
bor Of the State Senate. In private caucus
l opposed its ratification and said that il it
was adopted as part of the Constitution 1
should leave the Republican party. "sir,
1 shall never 60 over to the Democrats
until tho sun shines at midnight and the
moon becomes the luminary of the day,
and the Great Kanawha river shall change
its course and run up stream" When the
Flick Amendment was before the Legisla-
ture, your humble servant was member
of the State Senate. Some assert that l
left che Republican party for Office, Cob!
nO) They forgot your humble servant is
a member of the State Senate, and will
be until January, 1871. The reason that
] received tho nomination was that 1 was a
liberal Republican, and the leaders of the
Democratic party said that they must have
"a representative liberal man on the ticket.
/ advocated the policy when I 'wase mem
Der of the State Senate, and tacy offered it
TO your. humble servant, who is at present
n member of tho State Senate. Did l
lcayO Tie party for Office? (0b, no, not