The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-08-29
JOHN DAVIS picks TIE
,t BUBBLE.
Old Waldo's Money Bags
Can't buy Gilmcr.t d.
Nate Says he is Proud 10 say
That this is NOT a .a
WHITE MANS GOVERN.
MENT.
100 White Votes Clear Gain.
READ, TMINK,AND VOTE
GLsSvlLLs, Aug. IS, 1870,

GLEyvILLB, Aug. IS, 1870,
EDITOR DzMocRAr:-To-day was day
Of considerable interest to the people Of
this county, aud doubtless will DO TO the
people Of the First Congressional Dis
trict, since upon it has been foaght the
FIRST battle of this political campaign.
Here for the first time came together tho
lion. Jon ]. Davis, Democratic nominee
for Congress from this District, and the
pet representative Of radicalism, Waldo
Colts boy, Nate. Tho meeting, as
mishthavc been expected, resulted in q
grand victory for the Democratic party,
and tho utter demolition # the. aforesaid
boy. An unusually large number sof
persons were in town, and at the ringing
Of the bell. immediately after dinner, the
court house, which had been selected as
the place for the discussion, was sooD
completely flled, aud great many not
being able to obtain positions on the in.
side, climbed up and crowded around the
open windows. sa2 20.
ii The'diseussi,a was opened by Mr.. Da-
Wis ia calm. temperate and statesman
like review: of the past history Of the rad
ical party-epilomising it-as living lie,
and claiming that since for the last de-
esde it had held the rcins d government,
it must be held responsible 70, such
wrongs, as hsd been committed during
that time. He showed that il had been
false to every p'edge!it bad ever made
that at the beginning Of the war claiming
to be the Union party, it had declared by
resolution in Congress that the war was
not waged fer the purpose Of conquest or
suhjsga'ion, nor IN any spirit Of opprss-
sion, but to defend and maintain tue su.
premacy.. of. The Constitution, and to pre-
serve the Union with all the dignity,
equality and rights Of 'hr several States
unimpaired-tliat nouo Of these pledges
had been fulfled-that it has destroyed
the institutions Of our country, swept
axay'!lhc governments Of ten States.
baDkrupted the nation and deluged it
NTH biood-and that cor these aud other
crimes the Republican party should he
held up to The 'execration Of mankind :.
lie procecdeJto show that after the war
closed Congress undertook to reconstruct
tue Soutbiafter their own manner, aud
after declaring that there never had been
any legal government in the seeded
States, demanded as o condition prece-
dent TO, their admission into the Union,
the adoption Of the 18th amendment to
the Constitution, aboli,hing slavery.
Thus, iu..the..faco..of their rePeatedsd, Ca
rations that these States were never out
Of tue Union, they forced them to accept
this amendment before being admitted to
what was.their inalienable right. Upon
its adoption on supposed that they would
be admitted to representation in Congress
but not go. No sooner was this done
than there was presented to them in the
shape Of another condition precedent The
14th amendment; which was no sooner
adopted than Congress, regarding them
as "mere conquered territories" still re.
fused item admission until the 18th
amendment should be adopted. And
this was the elimination Of all their infa
nous legislation-an humiliation to as as
well as to the people of the South. Pro-
posed after FIVE years If peace, this mons.
frosty had been forced upon an unwilling
people at the poin. Of the bayoncti and
was bui another violation Of pledges for
the platform Of the convention which
nominated Grant declared that the ques-
ton ofsutFrage in the ''loil" States be-
longcd to those States alone. The speak
er stood before the people as the advocate
Of the white mans party; aid believed,
in the language Of Stephen A. Douglas.
that. this was white mans government,
instituted by white men for the benefit of
white men. lie claimed that the 18th
amendment was a subvcrsion Of our form
Of goyernment-that the right 10 regulate
suffrage belongs to the states-is tho es.
senco Of sovereigpta--wus never granted
to the generallg overnment::I eitheriby cx-s
press word, or BY implication land could