The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-01-17


A Shameful Commentary upon the
Radical SilepiAs Of our
bS;.st1 New state. 4
ApditorsBaggess shows in his annual
report just published that there now re-
p,ains In tho hands of defaulsug Shcritfs,
priortol year lSG9-Sl67,027 81 !;
and twhat sum will Jc purloined by these
same radical ShcriiIs for the year 1869 re-
mains to DO seen, II appears from the
report that these ShcriIIs kept Of the pco-
plo'a money for tile year 1868
sso,62l 52HapdoT atcomparison of
previous years siuce the formation Of the
State, it will be seen That dyif.lll'l.eris have
been steadily on Ahao Increase Epal ,jqagr
ing the future by the past,,itaois mot un-
liksly tlat the stsalings for 1tlhe yeessr
1860 may exceed 800 .O0o.Iry The 4Ausaiii
tor also informs u, that most Of this large
suppis hkelysto Be 1876 through ths inss'ol.-
'veney of,lle sheyias and their securities:
This IS radical rule with a vengeance.
let the people look ct the matte. and ar
Think; pnd, 1T ths lsrs he, 50 Al pAmeulcd as
.rg ss,A At.NNI nm
to make these aGtsIcEiminal |, and pup'sha-
blc by.conlinenientsin ,heisPcnitentiary.
"A Just vindica,ion of the Democratic
16l ie,,. Party, tI,is7s pl q
lion, Emerson Eshcrilsc, aone aof the
,lps. audi.blest oftheilOld jIinsg Wings,
formerly ayalember Of Congress, ffonTon-
ncssce, and af.crward radical CLERK Of the
House Of Representatives,, in nspccoh at
.aireccut meeting held in honor Of the late
'conservetiys victory, in T.nnie,seo, r. =
viewing iths situation, and referring e
the relative merits and conduct Of thu
great conlonding parties Of tho country,
c!oscaibiss remarks with The following just
and truthful tribute TO the Democratic
party: TN IA .,,,o sl.i
it despoilcd no man Of his liberty; it did
not originate Or favor great sim1 Eopopolies
il did not become. the champion Of high
taxes, or subscribe TO, the modern maxim
That = public deb. IS a public BLESSING
More than this, it imprisoned, ittried. it
punished no man without the judgment Of
Ibis pears audIthe law Of the LAND, EnNo
military commissioner drum hcad7courts-
fmartial,werc convened in time ofepcace,
iof' withinathe limit, Of apcaccful jurisd;c-
,tion, during its long career. Finding no
bastiles 10 pull down it left none a., mon-
,umch,, Gifts lasting di,gracc,p +, Tie dcs.
POTS maxim, "sMas l'opmi ;up,enla ler,'''
was never spoken Of by its political lead.
ers. and found no place in is political 70.
cabulary. Aud fall ,the Southern Febel.
were Democrats, tl,en " must admit that
during ,hc fur ,yeaatsI they governed Tic
State at Nashville, during the four. year.
.lioy governed the ,Gopfcdcracy ut Rich,
mond, eytdid; not disgrace themselves
by passing laws that a Union man should
mot vote because he prayed Heaven to
victory, 10 theiaas sandr 10 safe return
td,the boy he claimed a, his,own., These
things neither The Reb,ls nor Democrat,
did while Tho war was fragrant. tire;
5ulaincd for radical camp.followers to do Sc
when the war5vas oyer.T to7 ei srimoT
~ assert that the course and conduct
of,huNortlcrn Democracy as aaparty
sincc',hcibeeinninglo Ito war, especially
since 1862 tllas not ulylbscnmost honor
aGle to them, but entities them 10 thoslasti
;ing gratitude Of every lover Of .onsti!u
'tionsl liberty ytl,ro!ishout tho world
But fsri thor compact Organization; ,bu
for tic heroit Ahianneff in3which tlicy re-
sisted thcltllrcats and 'blcndishhent, q
power; but for their sole battle.cry, .Tln
Constitution as It is. the Union as it WAS,
our pablo Liberties would lave been over,
thrown. and that Imperialism wicl, is n,y
the l,opc d lilo bondl,olaer would hay'
been an accomplished fact" ~ 1877 ...
ExrnusrAar,c.-At an enthusiastic re
= Ha.H 4 % u fftf
.!igicus meeting among tic negroes j
Blount County, LAST week, when tl'
bench was crowded with pcni
tents groaui6g agony, oueiof tho,h,i n,
sable danlsel Of cloplllautinc proportions
'srrang 10 her feet. crying: "Glory halle
lnjal. lord, lids niger had ewing o
a tjuua bugs'.sho'd fly righs to l,cabcti.'
Her enthusiasm vas checked ut.that,junc'
,tnre BY q patter-of,Act.sis.er who, raisqt
lter head and broushtythcsuew converts
thoughts back from the ideal to aroal
,l.u'iy.: "You p fool aisgcr. what 20,
mean If,ypa bad june bug wings don
you know a lwoodpetk.rd 'gdLble yoa'fori
'yo,t got halfa mio?' 'ioH %
/
s..RtasNhss 1r!E f'ooe.'"-- We hug
the stove eoi;night. almost ,livcring will
'tlle ,eol,l.t fronrIqthe clustering weather