The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-11-12
FROM PENDLETON COUNTY.
Democratic Celebration at Franklin
Editors of the Register:


Editors of the Register:
On the night Of the 9Th instant the
Democrats of the town Of Franklin
handsomely Illuminated their residences
and the public buildings. The young
men marched through the streets in
procession with torch-lights and fire.
la Ms, and fired volleys and sent up shout
after shout for John J. Jacob, the
next Governor Of West Virginia, -
81. j. Davis, next Congressman from
the First District, I'll. G. Davis, our
next Senator" and George A. Blake
more"
A considerable crowd having collect
ed around and in front Of Wilson
Hotel, which was lighted up from Che
first floor to the garnet, George A.
Blakemore was called for repeatedly
and came forward, returned his thanks
for the compliment, and said that be
joined heart and soul in their rejoic-
ings; that he felt assured that, although
the gallant Democracy of the little
town of Franklin could not gather so
large a crowd to celebrate the victory
as other and more populous towns,
there could not be more hearty and
earnest rejoicing within the limits OF
the State than they oiierc. they and
their brethren in the county had fought
nobly during the contest and had play
ed a courageous part in the overthrow
of Prescription and political tyranny.
Governor Jacob had told him to return
his thanks for their adherence TO truth
and principle, and the immutable rules
of justice and their stern opposition to
error and injustice; that the great prin-
ciples of Democracy had risen as crush
ed truth rises in triumph; that Radical
ism was dead lie had looked upon lis
corpse an evening or two. before. 1t
was CHASTITY in its appearance, long and
lank in form, wrapped in soiled linen
buster. One side of its face was ash
color, the other white. On one side Of
its head was wool, and on the other
hair They had prepared it for burial.
Upon the plate Of its coffin was writ
ten, mo Resurrection? That the will
of the deceased had been examined,
and in it was found: 'ltem-l will to
my faithful friends and allies, the car
pet-baggers, the whole of Africa, the
three negro districts of South Carolina,
and the reserve in Ohio, to make liv-
ing in, with the privilege Of going else
where if they can do better" That
from this it appeared that the deceased
had his senses to the last-had not for
gotten his bosom friends, and had as
signed them to proper locations. That
by the victory just achieved, West Nir-
ginia was disenthralled; the dark day
of prescription was past within her Dor
ders, and the broad glare of enfranchise-
ment and liberty to all beamed upon
her; that in the contest just closed so
grandly he had offered no divided heart
upon the altar OF West Virginia inter-
ests; that he believed, when he entered
the canvass, that her future glory
and prosperity rested upon the issue
being with the Democratic party, and
he had fought it as his poor abilities
aided him to that end; that as the can
didate for the House Of Delegates he
had been defeated, but that he had moth
ing to regret that next fall with dis
franchsement removed, he challenged
the strongest man in the Radical ranks
in Pendleton county to meet him again
upon the field, and he would beat him
five hundred votes. Most of those
whom he was addressing were young
men, but it was to the young men OF
West Virginia that the Democracy Of
the State looked for support in ap-
preaching campaigns. They were gen
erallv uncontaminated with sordid am
bition and would do right. That they
had rallied around their States banner
and that as long as were embIazoned
upon It's folds the great political truths
that this is white mans government,
and that the General Government has
no right to alter or interfere with the
question of Suffrage in the States 10y
amending the Constitution or other
wise" they should continue to rally
around it.
Mr.. Blakemore was often interrupted
hy prolonged applause during the de-
livery of his speech and retired in the
midst of shouts for Governor Jacob,
~ ! Davis" &c &c.
Mr.. II. H. Masters was called for
and came forward and said that he had
always been conservative-that he had
voted for Jacob and he was applauded]
that he had voted for Flick, and he
was not applaudedl.
Some called upon Mr.. Flick, expect
inc him to facetiously speak of the
overthrow of his party in the State, but
thew were treated to short speech, in
which he said the Democratic party
had not adopted his amendment, and he
thought they had committed hlunder.
This was cool-a dead RGdtca! Iectur-
ing Icing Democrats
But the crowd were not satisfied that
his negro suffrage abortion was either
useful or ornamental to the people. We
suggest just here that the prattle of
Flick. or any one else, about the amend
ment, is now as vain as the imaginlngs
Of the Indian Doctor, who places medi-
cine in the grave of the departed Man
ofthe Woods" to be used by him IN his
Journey to the spirit land.
Altogether, the celebration of our
victory in the town of Franklin was a
success. Nor will we hesitate here to
saw that all the Democrats in the town,