The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-06-02
Democratic Convention ut sisters
VILE.

Democratic convention ut Sisters
Vile.
In pursuance to a call bv the Demo
cratic Committee for the county o.
Tyler, q Convention was held by the
| Democrats Conservatives and Liberal
Republicans of said county at Sisters
Vile, on the 2Sth inst, for the purpose
OF appointing delegates to represent said
county of Tyler in the Democratic
Conservative Convention to he held al
Charleston on the Sth of June
The meeting was called to order by
q. W. Patton, and on motion of the
same Isaac Holmes, Esq, was called
To the chair, and on motion Of Colonel
| d. d. Johnston, G.. W. Patton was
chosen a. Secretary.
After a few appropriate remarks by
Colonel Johnston, explaining the object
OF the meeting, it was, on motion, re
solved that We now proceed to the nom
nation Of delegates to represent this
county in the Democratic Conservative
Convention to be held at Charleston on
the Sth of June next.
Resolution adopted, and nominations
as follows:
ClwherWe 75,rnSh p j. R. Duty, B.
| b. Bond, \. l.. Corblev, B. s Morgan
and James Morris
ENswork Townsh;p-Martin l.. Bow,
ser. General J. f. Bowers, VIM. Jcmi'
son, John Crumrine and DR.. II. \.
Rymer.
Lincoh, To,c"Shp-JameS c. Mccoy,
| Colonel R. $. C0rbitt, j. B. Mccoy,
John Mckay and T. J. Mccoy.
Nccd I6,cnshjp-William Morris and
Captain Bnrkhead Smith.
inioa To,rnship-Colonel D. D. John
ston, James W. Williamson, Hugh
Thorn. William Williamson and Thos.
Wceklcy.
On motion il was resolved that the
Chairman and Secretary of this meet
inc be added to the above list ~ dele
gates.
The nominations being complete,
Colonel D. d. Johnston offered the fol.
lowing resolutions, which were unani'
mouslv adopted 10y the Convention:
We. the Democratic and Conservative
voters Of Tyler county, in convention As
srmhlrd, earnestly feeling the RESPONSE
bilitv that rests upon us as citizens OF
the United States and of the State of
West Virginia, and seeing the dangers
that threaten the destruction of liberty,
are impcllcd by Il sense of our duty to
God. TO our country, and IL ourselves,
to declare:
lst That the prescription policy pur,
sued bv the Radical party is unwarrant'
ed hv the Constitution contrary to the
teachings Of the Bible, repugnant to the
principles of humanity, destructive OF
| human liberty. and subversive of the
principles upon which our Government
was founded hy our fathers.
ID That by their proscriptive policy
the Radical party has disfranchised a
large portion of the legal voters of this
State. denying them all participation in
the Government (yet compelling them
to bear its hurdens), thereby unlawfully
and corruptlv securing to themselves the
absolute control of all departments OF
the Government, and then have forced
upon our unwilling people measures OF
the most audacious character.
81. That Notwithstanding their most
solemn pledges that the Radical party
would not force negro suffrage upon the
rcople of the State and nation; they
nromised us a reunited and happy
country and have given us a suspicious
and desponding people. They promised
Il, peace, prosperity and gladness, and
have given disquietude, poverty and sor'
row. They have openly violated their
most solemn pledges to the people, and
have plunged headlong into debauchery,
corruption and crime, and adopting the
! Napoieonic system are wrlnglng from
an indulgent people the weapons OF
liberty and preparing the way to an
archy.
4th. That in view of the foregoing
promises il is the solemn duty OF every
potriot to come to the rescue, and with
christian forbearance send beneath the
broad banner OF liberty remedy fol
the existing evils and avert the threat
cned calamities. Let the people speak
in thunder tones their condemnation Of
their faithless servants and put then
seal of disapprobation upon Radicallsm
ond corruption wherever found.
9Th. That negro suffrage having been
forced upon us by the Radical party,
and the negroes already permitted to
vote at all elections in this State, We
will not oppose the proposed constltu
tional amendment because it proposes
10 strike out of our present constitution
the word white" but will support the
amendment because it will permit
| -, 700 white men who are now disfran
chised to vote at all elections held in
this State.
9th. That the financial policy of the
Government of the United States is a
war with the best interests of the coun
trv 1t places labor at the mercy o
copital. 1t refuses to give to the peoPl
the amount of circulating money tina
they demand, thereby enabling the cap
;taIist to extort from the industry of tn