The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-10-18
Union Township Meeting
InlmenseSCrowd
A Splendid Success,
FOURTH WARD AROUSED
EXCELLENT SPEECHES.

was the largest convened In the county
during the campaign. 1t was organ
lied by calling Mr.. A. J. Pannell to
the Chair. Never have We seen such
vast concourse Of citizens so earnest.
For more than two hours the multitude
stood in the street, giving the closest
and most earnest attention. The DEM
ocrats of Union Township deserve great
credit for the manner in which they
arranged for the meeting, and it Is
most gratifying to us to be able to say
that their efforts were crowned with
such success.
The first speaker was E. A. Duncan,
Esq, who made brief but searching
review of Radical villainy in West
Virginia. He plainly showed up the
outrageous conduct of Governor Ste
venson in running the Registration law
as a mere party machine, in disfran-
chising white men and elevating ne
groes. All over the State Stevenson
tools, evidently acting under direct
orders, had stricken from the reg
istration lists men who were IN
every respect entitled to vote; their only
crime was in presuming to vote their
sentiments and against the Radical
party. He called upon all good citl'
zens without regard to former party
association, to turn their backs upon
Radical usurpation and negro equality.
He was willing TO accord to the negro
certain rights, but never could he con
sent to his being made the equal of the
white man, especially when the eleva
ton of the black was at the expense o.
the white man. The speech elected
great applause, and was received with
telling effect.
Colonel Benjamin Wilson was the
next speaker, we regret that lack o.
space prevents our publishing his
speech entire, as it was one Of the ablest
and most forcible of the campaign. Mr.
Wilson summed up the record of the
Radical party for the past ten years
showing that it had been the most ex'
travagant, the most intolerant, the
most tyrannical and the most diabolical
that ever disgraced country claim
ing to be the land OF
the free. Taxation without limit
expenditure without regard, legislation
without semblance of law, and usurpa
ton and fraud were the characteristics
of the Radicals in power. West Nir'
ginia stood isolated from every State in
the Union, except probably Missouri,
with her iniquitous system of RegIstra,
ton. By one man, the Cover
nor of the State, were the Reg
istrars appointed and controlled,
and the past few years had shown
how the Governor was using the ma
chine; he appointed his own men, and
had them do his bidding. II citizens
in every way qualified to vote were
suspected of being disloyal to the Radi-
cal party, it was deemed sufficient evil
dence of his being a proper subject for
the Registration guilotine. Federal
soldiers, the heaviest tax payers, and
other of our best citizens were being
DISTINGUISHED and stricken down like
dogs. In Barbour county alone three
hundred and twenty-five men had been
disfranchised and in Berkeley buta cor
poral' guard was left to vote! No man
with a proper regard for honor and
justice between man and man, could
defend the lawless acts of the Radicals
in West Virginia. The better class of
Radicals all over the State were begin
ming to see the effects of the suicidal
policy, and many were willing to ac-
knowledge that every interest of the
State was suffering from the effects Of
this partizan and narrow-minded legisla-
ton.
Mr.. WILSON closed by urging Demo
Gratis and Conservative men everywhere
in the State to make a common cause
and unite upon the success Of the ticket
AMI the final overthrow Of Radicalism.
1t was no time now for controversy or
Pickering about nominees; we all had
our friends and our likes and dislikes,
but we should cast aside all such feel
ings and vote for all our nominees. The
people in the interior, in fact all over
the State, were anxiously looking to
Ohio county, and he knew the most
sanguine expectations would be fully
realized, Vote your ticket-get out
every man work and faint not and
West Virginia would soon be re-
deemed.
Col. WILSON'S speech was one of his
most happy efforts. 1t was an able
and forcible argument, and clear and
lucid presentations of facts, and an open
expose Of Radical fraud and trickery.
The crowd attested their approval Of
both speaker and speech by giving I'M
divided attention and timely applause,
What Good has Ii Done:
The Radical party has now had I'M