The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-10-21
DEMOCRATIC MEETING AT
MOUNDSVILLE.
The Republicans Take q Hand.

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The Democratic; leaders OF Marshall
county, i possible to arrest Tie onward
march 0E kepubllcants'n' determined laat
they would have grand Dsmoclatic fi1
po!s; q the Court House y ol shlrsaay
night, t4e AStl,lnats t4a.was ia9n9nnceu 9.Igg
tlrogghtle pa S+ana on tue DiMs, tnat
tho hon. John j. DaVls' Detn0cralIc canui,
date for Congress, would 10 present anu
address tue meeting. The ttmeafElved,
and alter the usual ranging stns DelI,
quite a.lGTgeS anu 'rcspectanles auaience,
compoSedOl Doth parties. were assembled
in tue Court H0lse. inc meetlns was
Organized ny electt1g Jesse Mel, ian orlgl'
nal secessl0nlstJ President, whoy W Lne
way. Is good tanner, Dut not the 5cne'
Al.jrant:ktnq: ar. Neu LOOK ms SCAT,
and called the meeIlng 10 Or9eE. AlIeI
little whispering among the leaders Ut
tleboy took the stand, and spokeR decIS-
nation. ltwaS the same piece :that y. .
IsWalker'.spoke I'LL over this, dlslrlet atwo
years ago, The little fellow would nave
got along very well II nc naa not naa
such an unquencha9le thirst. ue nad elIher
taken an overdose Of fipicklGd Ssownel!y,
or too much bad whisky. He drank thlr;:
ty.sevcn times during III, recitation, anu
when he would come to tue point where
Walker always writes applause IN
bis speech, when he prints ~, tnl5
thirsty boy would say: "H0w Is that slOr
high" The whole performance drinking
and Nll may have resulted from being
';.high" the evening before: We have
heard that his name Is Bur'dett and that
his pap Is the Democrattc candidate lor
State Treasurer The boy forgot TO tell
how poor Ills pap went into q U. 3. Com
missary and how rich he came out 80
nothing was said about this. Alter tue
defamation had disguised everybody I'M
the house the speaker sat down. and 4lr.
Davis came forward. ltwlS eVldentthat
lie was not In o very good humor about
something. He, however,atter constderaE :
bic exertton became better satisfied with
himself and got on the old beaten path
ind run through witlLhis same old speechs
He told US that tho Republican party llIl mar
dissolved the Union and that no could
prove it-the proof was that slavery had
been abolished md the negroes were al,
lowed, to vote; and this ip. his opinion,
destroyed the Government established Oy
our, fathers, lie talked Ibout the amend:
mentS, taxatlon, National; banks !ll and
finance, merely reiternttng what oil Demo
CRITIC politicians say. on these subjects
His speech was flat beyond anything ile
has made during tile campaigi: He said
he was not wei, and we cpp!ISngt CON
celVe how,auy man could DO weItor ENJOY
anything Ike good health, when hesS
spending his tinle In treasuring up these
Uld lcfunct, treasonable dogmas o., Cal
houn, JET. Davis anu others. Dlr. UaVls
was very respectful to his opponents, and
his demeanOr was that ot gentleman,
He sail. in conclusion that he wlsa candE
datelaads would serve qs .ail rlS19 Sf3c.,
and sat doWnfss 1 gtSgG SlS .
Loud calls were then made from oil
parts Of the house for Cris%el, whp came
forward andsalfthat he'recognizeu tlls 70
be Democratic meeting that he was not
disposed 10 iltrude himself upon tpe
meeting, but Il the courtesy was, EXTENDED
lie would be pleased to reply 10 thu
speeches they hAd Just heard. lie hesttA'
tod for II short time, hearing no Objection
and loud calls from tue house TO go on, nc
proceeded 70 bis WORK. ile explained s,9
holders. and why they were the subject OF
the yilest abuse at the h9nlSlot sSypefY
Dem noorlti6S 0ritor He showed TINT IN
Tho dark days OF our national history,
when treason WINS mastering anu mar
shaIling Its hosts 70 destrpyl tue country
that 1t becNnl0 the duty Of tue Govern:
mellt To create .Qnd equip g, navy 70 Gall
0rt soltlfers and to provide itself with the
means anu appliances OF war; to 40 all
this it was necessary to have money. Inc
Democratic party had run down she credlt
Of the. nation, stolen our .Donds, re0Oed
our national mlnts, handed over % US an
empty and bandrupt treasury, 10 tnis
hour Of national extremity tls GqSy1e1rsn-
nent called on tile people Tor money pre-
pared tts bonds and put them IN tile mGI-
ket The Democratic parry salIt Ele
bonds would meyer De ipald'i anu mo
Democrat would invest a dime IN them'
that the government could not conquer
the rebellion and would isiIII1ntl 9ot1
withstanding the great effort made Oy tue
Democrats to deprectate tue bonds OF tue
government, many true and loyal men
came out with thcir money un95took nc
bonds Ess 49, q D. " z, ~
The money was used IN proVlulns
means toIoyetthr6w | the. lrebelltOn-the
soldiers were paid OF, tue money was
sent home to feed their wives and little
ones, and thus by tue aid OF these palri'
otic men the life Of the nation was saved,
and the hopes Of Q Southern Co9LeEefacy
blasted. The same reason that LED these
democratic leaders to sympathtse win thc
rebellion now leads them " h4te and abuse
thP men WhOsn money blasted Ull their