The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-10-15

| views from Wnat ne useu 10. he tnen
proceeded to show how the negro leg.
islation complained of was brought
about, referring to the Chicago plat
form, President Lincoln's message, and
finally to the Crittenden Resolution,
when he made the remarkable admis-
sion, remarkable for Radical stumper,
at least, that ION the passage Of that
Resolution, Democrats and Conserva-
tiyes, Republicans and Abolitionists, all
rallied round the old flag 10 maintain
the integrity of our common country,
and marched shoulder to shoulder,
shield covering shield, and alike they
fell with their faces 10 the foe, offering
up their life blood, a free libation TO
Liberty thus disposing of the oft
repeated charge of disloyalty, with
which our Radical friends are so fond
Of meeting our arguments
He then passed on and attempted to
show why the negro should be enfran-
chised And, in doing so, said, at is
a fundamental principle that all just
governments rest upon the consent Of
the governed" A voice-How about
the rebels. Laughter. Now" said
the gentleman, how can you, in free
government deprive these men of their
equal right 10 representation Again.
Taxation without representation is
Tyranny Why don't you let the
rebels vote then, asked a voice in the
crowd. Loud laughter and cheers
The gentleman was getting in hot water,
and in order to get out resorted to the
lowest trick OF the demagogue, and
made an appeal to the lowest passions
of his friends, and holding up the grim
and ghastly ghost of the late war, de-
clared that the rebels having gone into
war voluntarily, ought now to be
ashamed of themselves to ask to be al
lowed to vote, that they had no right
to participate in the affairs of State,
and ought to be satisfied that the gov
crnment was content to spare their
lives
He had now but eight minutes of his
hour in which to conclude his speech,
and having ascertained that fact by ask
ing the chairman, ne proceeded with the
denunciation of rebels, and his tuIsOme
praise of the negro, and personal attacks
and misrepresentation OF Mr.. Davis,
until some two or three persons inter
rupted him several times by questions.
&c, when he threw down his papers
and declared that he would not attempt
to speak any longer under such condi-
tons, and when but too minutes of his
time remained unexpired, he gathered
up his papers and lett, taking with him
his Radical friends IN nlaSSe.
1t was wholly and totally uncalled
for The Democrats had had but one
hour, and the Radical speakers hco, and
the Interruptions, which were not greater
than those every speaker has to meet
were brought about Jy himself, and he
took advantage of the sc facts toattempt
TO break up the meeting by withdrawing
and taking with him the Rad
ical portion Of the audience.
Order being restored, Hon. A. q.
Davis proceeded to address the meeting,
and after disposing of the argument Of
General Gofi, he paid strict attention to
Senator Wiley, and said that while the
Senator had attempted to explain his
speech made on the District of CoIum-
bia bill, he had wholly neglected to
refer to his triple treason speech
made in Wheeling in 1861, in which he
the attempt to reorganizc the
of Virginia as treason to
the United States, treason TO the State
of Virginia and treason TO the Southern
ConfederacyW lie had also neglected
to explain his speech on his return from
the Convention at Richmond, in which
he said "he would suffer his right arm
to be severed from his body before he
would desert his State and with all
his love for the negro, he had neglected
to state that he sold tie last one That ,raS
sold in NonongaIia county, and pOcketed
the money Yet all these things were
facts! Facts which the Senator drrcd
not deny, for he knew the proof was
forthcoming.
The gentleman spoke one, hour, CIV
ing Mr.. Wiley the most terrible ex-
coriaton | ever heard administered TO
any man, and exposing the facility
with which his views changed for
consideration. His speech was a tell
ing one throughout, and eicited con
tinued bur 3ts of applause.
At the conclusion of his argument,
Mr.. Farnsworth having grown fant,
hearted and left the field, the meeting
GORlcE.