The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-07-07
SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY.

SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY
ssThe White Mans Party" Vim.
dicated.
The Argument Of the BludgcOn..The
RetoFt ChiVaITOuB.sASSauIt ON the
Editor Of the Charleston Journal.
CHARLESTON, July 1, 1870.
10 he WAGeIiAg InttItiQsner:
Yesterday Democracy again yielded
some Of It's most legitimate fruits In a
most shameful aSsaultIpon Mr.. Atkinson,
Of the Journal, by two law-abiding,
country.lOying, pure-minded members Of
that persuasion. Afr. Atkinson Is not So
riously injured, which, however, adds
nothing to the intent Of tho villains. ~
To begin ut the beginning, the facts are
these: A few years since "Afusty" Sny-
der, character well known here, openly
married a colorcd woman Of this place.
"Musty" and his brother Phil, who puts In
for q measure of responsibility, belong to
the incOrruptble Democracy. This Phil.
is an aspirant for Office Recorder be-
licvc- though vainly SO. As q member Of
the band, he accompanied the delegation
from here 10 the Parkcrsburg Convention,
during which he took occasion TO write
up an account OF It for the Re-
publican, and IN this article utter
ly disregarding truth. he uses the
most scl1rrilous language, The only evil
in which the plant, Democratic Journal
ism, Is now known to flourish. Snyder,
this paragon Of proprfety, this advocate
of white supremacy; Snyder, who, taking
IN the hue and cry Of his fellows in that
old, old song, shows the evils Of social
equality, prating about the inversion OF
ali society and government in conse-
quence; Snyder, who, having heaVed his
boulder upward with the shout get from
under" forgot to stand aside, utterly dis
comtittcd receives It thus In q commune
cation to the Journal Of the Goth Of June:
"Third, he talks about q mixed Con-
vention;' Is 'niggers' were present. A
'miraF affair. D, Lord, deliver US poor
Radicals! Are we to DO arraigned by the
brotller.in.law Of a colored lady in Kama
wha county, because Is niggers were at
our Convention, when his own brother
married q colored woman, darker than
any delegate who was present on the oc-
casion referred to? l repeat 1t, Mr.. Edit
or, are wei If there were negro dele.
gates ut the Convention, no Republican Of
Kanawha has ever yet married one, and |
hope never will. But on the other hand,
the Democrats who arc. so strongly OPP
posed TO negro equality, have not only
married them, but have done worse than
marrying them. The people are well &C.
quaintcd with these facts, and Twill stop
here"
The truth sevcrer, rs well rs stranger,
than fiction could not DO silently endured.
Urged on by all, who felt that change
Of names and the marriage act omitted
would bring this retort very near home,
Phil. Snyder, acting out that chiValry
which refuses to lcgtslate until 1t can no
longer amalgamate, demanded the name
Of lis writer, and upon being refused,
these ruttians brothers brutally assaulted
Mr.. Atkinson. Are Democratic deccncy
and humanity entirely expended! Must
such cOnsummate villainy continue 7
And withal, are the facts changed! Docs
Phil. Snyder feel he Is no longer a brother
to this ncgress3 Is the marriage contract
broken! Is the family honor restored 7
VERTTAs.
From Another Correspondent.
Quite an exciting atiair took place last
evening on Front street A young man,
Mr. Snidcr, made an assault on Mr.. At
kinson, editor Of the Journal, because OF
an article in his (Atkinson's) paper, which
charged the Democratic young man (Sni-
der) Of not having any room for writing u
scurrilous article that appeared in the
ReDU6ltcan in reference to the Parkers-
burg Convention, for the reason that Sni-
der las sister-in.law blaCkCr than any
colored delegate that was ut tho COnven.
ton. Atkinson was assaulted and resist
cd Snider, when the said husband Of the
colorcd woman and brother OF young
Snider making the assault, intertercd by
striking Atkinson with steel knucklcs or
club, cutting him severely on the back
OF the head. r. Fl. Freer intertered and
tried To keep some Of them off Atkinson,
whereup0n another cowardly Democrat
took him by the threat and cAOkcd linn,
when Freer drew q revolver In selE-de-
tense, but was knocked down by some one
in the rear.
There were, l understand, between IS
and so, who call themselves Democrats,
in the crowd, and it seems some OF the
parties had been following Atkinson all
day for the purpose OF good Chance 70
assault him when no Republican friends
were near. MIR. Smder denies having
written the article 10 which the article in
Atkinson's paper was reply, and Atkin'
son said II he had not written 1t he was
willing to take back the pRrt that referred
to him; which was enough, it would seem,
to satisfy any reasonable man, but 1t did
not satisfy him, and committed the assault
afterward. 1t is generally conceded by
reasonable men that inasmuCh us the
apology Of Atkinson was sufficient, even
ithe lSntder) did not write the article, and
the attack being made on Atkinson when
he had no friends present, it was ut least
most cowardly attack. 1t Is said Len.
Smith, the wNl.hOrsc Of Democracy,
urged those fellows to make the attack,
and Is good proof Of what hns been said
OF him, "moral cowArdice Is his prominent
makeup"
A trial before the Mayor this morning
resulted in fine and bfuding them over
10 court.
Correspondence Cards.
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