The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-10-17

lowed TO speak, and gave. i. up As bad
job" although everybody present knee
that such was not the case. %
Hon. Albert G. Davis then look the
stand. He reviewed at length the po-
lltical history Of the distinguished gentle
mau who had preceded him-commencing
With the secession convention at Rich
mond, where Mr.. Wiley had declared
himself as the chan pion Of the South, and
hac made bis famous speech saying sha,
be would "go back to his homo in the
mountains and bring back 500 men with
their guns 70 sustain the action that day
taken" With merciletR severity the
speaker followed up the record Of Senator
Willey-showing that plunder and power
was what the radical party vasafter. He
called attention 10 the fact that in three
months after Senator Wiley had pledged
himself to the people Of Lewis county to
oppose negro sugrago. he had gone back
to Washington aud voted for che Fifteenth
Amendment. forcing itupon us, and the
Senator's speech in behalf Of the measure
was called by the Wheeling InteRigeneer,
ian eloquent plea for she negro" No. .
word had the Senator to say for the white
man. The Senator had said Taxation
without representation was tyranny"
That was true. But the Senator inter-
preted that axiom in the same way that
Judge Bond did the Enforcement Act
il only applied to the aegro! What was
to become Of the $4,000 white men in
this State uhu we're taxed without repre-
seutation. Charity should, begin at
home; and when We had done what we
could for our own race, then it would DO
be time enough to look afsr the negro.
He believed that this 10 20 white mans
government-made by white men for
white men and their pesterity forever"
Mr. ParnsWorth, who was 70 have fol-
lowed Mr.. Davis, had left the hall during
the progress Of Mr.. Davis speech-is was
shrewdly conjectured for the reason thai
Mr.. Phelps had the concluding argu-
ment. Mr.. Phelps had previously meas'
ured sWorls with Dan, and the Hog knew
bis fHo il the secrets Of The State Senate
for the past six years were made public.
The meeting then adjourned unit, after
supper, when avery respectable audience
gathered at the Court House and Mr.
Phelps was introduced. -
As a former member Of the Republican
party. Mr.. Phelps lifted the veil."' and
exposed the rottenness Of the party be had
left. His speech was q startling rsvela-
tion Of facts ; in which kind of argument
the gentleman did much good; for, in the
language of a prominent Republican who
.hesrd all tho ,peeches-"The Republican
party in Yves. Virginia is gone up!" s.
& After Mr.. Phelps had concluded bis
remarks, Hon. John j. Davis, who was
present. being loudly called upon, re-
spondsd in q neat speech, scattering to
the winds the charges which had been
trumped up against him BY the radicals.
His speech had again 6ne effect; and the
meeting closed decidedly a Democratic
success. 1gm gi' yse' 1g'a,a .
On the whole. the day va, glorious
one for the Democracy; for in addition to
the conversion Of many who have hitherto
voted with the oppo.itisu, the incidents Of
the day firmly bound together the orgaui-
cation Of the Democratic party; and il.
will be seen on the 9th of October that
the Democrats who vote split tickets"
will be scarce indeed. ,., q