Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1870-11-15

lieved, had but prepared the way 1or yes
more glorious triumph. Justice, which had
descended from Heaven and was stricken to
the earth, had been reasserted. To-day, while
we assemble here, United States troops are
marching into New York to control elections.
"Friends," cannot yet say "fellow citizens"
but when my friend here is firmly seated in
the Executive chair, and the political CRIB
clearly swept and garnished of all that now
defiles it; then will say ''friends aud fellow
citizens" To-day an election is being held in
Virginia and number of other States, aud we
look for vet other victories. We mean to
wine out this army of locusts that have been
sapping the country of all its wealth and pros.
perity The carpet-baggers are "going, going
gone"
Loud and repeated calls were then made
for another favorite Jefersonian,
n. HUME BUTCHER, ESQ.
At length this gentleman appeared and
after thanking those present for their kind
recollection of him, made a brief, but touch
ing address. Degraded and oppressed for
eight or ten years, he had almost entirely se>
cluded himself from public life, and lived In
the retirment of his own domicil, simply be-
cause. under West Virginia Radical rule, he
could not go forth and "feel himself man.
But IF the party now going into power would
keep their promises and fulfill their pledges
and he thought they woud-it would not be
long before we could claim the free exercise of
every right of an American citizen. Let us
be honest, he said, and ask no rights for our
selves but what are conceded to others. Let
the ten thousand Office holders in the State be
cut down to unit; let the bond>holder pay
taxes with the laborer, the otice-holder with
the voter; let all pay their honest taxes. Let
US have no monopolies- monopolies will per-
ish, but the people will live. Let us march
shoulder to shoulder, and see that the men
whom we elect do not dodge. He then made
touching reference to his visit to the barba-
cue grounds, stating that there were few pre-
sent whom he knew; but that as he rode thro'
the crowd, only here and there did he meet
with familiar face. We have the power, he
said, and must hold it; and never trust man
that once deceives u.s.
E. w WILSON, ESQ.,,
one of the newly elected Delegates from this
county, was then introduced to the audience.
He congratulated West Virginia upon her
victory. Thought that the barbecue was the
best tonic that.couid have been administered
| to Mr.. Isbel. Believed that the Governor
would discharge his duty. There was grand
mission for the Democratic party; it was in
its power now to bring about the good old
ante bellumdays. lie had made calculation,
and we had only two more States to gain to
have majority in Congress. We wouldn't
disturb the Radical party-wouldn't bother
any of them, from the Governor down to
Constable, with the duties of an Office. Gov
crnor Stevenson reminded him OF a gentleman
who had once Como coon-hunting with his
friend Edmund Chambers. They got into the
woods started coon and run him up tree
but not being able to sec him, it was deter
mined that some one must climb the tree
So IN went the gentleman. and after getting
pretty well up in the tree, discovered the coon
far out upon n limb. He crawled carefully
out. and at last made reach for his coonshlp
but 10 instead of securing the coon, he
fell and found himself swinging to the under
side of the limb, at considerable distance
from the ground. In his alarm, he asked his
friend Chambers, who was a Methodist class
leader, what he should DO. Mr. Chambers
thereupon advised him to pray, when he COM
meuccd framing petition to the throne of
grace, but finding his hold on the limb giving
way, he cut short his prayer with an oath, and
fell to the ground. So, said Mr.. Wilson, had
Governor Stevenson grabbed at the gubcr-
material coon, but when lie reached out his
hand, he wasn't thar ~
At the conclusion of Mr.. Wilson's address,
the meeting was adjourned to Charlestown, at
O'Clock.
AT NIGHT.
Att o'clock, a large and enth usiastic torch
light procession was formed in front of the
old courthouse, and moved through the prin-
cipaI streets of the town, numbers of the bu-
sincss and dwelling houses of our citizens
being brilliantly illuminated, and the whole
interspersed with fireworks. Among the in
scriptions upon the transpareucies borne in
the procession, were the following
"The 9th OF October. 1870, Told the Tale"
"White Men Must Rule
'.Shoo Fly
'sDo You Belong to Gidcon's Bandit Guess Not"
Don't Bodder Me-"
Rooster, with the inscription 'EWhilc Live,
I'll Crow
81 hear the kncIl of departing day,
Which says the RAIDS must pass away"
Tyranny has Ended
''The People Boun, to Have Their Rights"
Look For d TO 1872"
Int In he Sec-