The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-08-14
From the Weston Democrat.
GOyERNOR JACOB.

The Last Walt Of the Patriarch =
One Of the Larsest aad most En-
thusisstic Republican Meetings
ever Held In this County.
On Monday night last, one of the
true" Democrats received telegram
from bis excellency John Jeremiah
stating that he would speak at this
place on the Sth i'st. Posters were
Immediately printed. and the "hopest"
wing of the Democracy made haste 10
invite their Republican brethren to the
feast.
In due time Mr. Jacob arrived; and
after a faithful drumming up BY bis
friends cot all colors) and acme excel
lent music by our Cornet Band, (Which
had been engaged for the occasion) a
very fair concourse o. people assembled
at the Court House. A larger number
OF Republicans were present than ever
assembled here since Senator Wiley
advocated the election Of Mr.. Jacobs
particular friend VIM. E. Stevenson.
A good many Camden men were there (;
and, we regret to cav, few Democrats
whom had hitherto been regarded as
sound. However. there was not
enough 10 hvt Of this sort. Mr.. Jacobs
ull Democratic strength was out, and
we freely give him the benefit Of it
The Democratic ticket will not suffer
materially by the loss OF 80 small q
number of those who ought to be its
supporters.
Sandwhiched between q fat Republic
can on one side. and lean one on the
o,her, We listened to the will OF the
Patriarch as best We could. He began
hewailng the fact that he bad no news
papers in which to vindicate himself,
and all that sort of thing. This is not
the case. Twenty four papprs in the
State support him-ot which twenty
one are Radical. and the other three
have b4en started bv somebody's money
(whose. we don't know) since the dis
tinguished hotter entered the canvass.
0 her assprnous Of like character
he made freely; and like sugar coated
pill. he found his way to the stomachs
Of his Republican hearers. .
He wanted Acknowledgement and
Radical oppression to he forgotten and
frrgiveu We want it forgiven but not
forgotten. In that dim future to which
Mr. Jacob referred, we want no repeti-
ton OF the scenes that have disgraced
and depopulated our State.
He declined to say that he was either
for or against the new Constitution
which is strictly proper, and in accord
ance with the terms OF the limited part
nership." This refusal dampened the
ardor of many Of the Democratic
friends, and disguised large number OF
his Republican hearers. The Republic
cans had expected that he The great
"honest John" would take a position
on this question, Tor or against They
do not want to buy pig in a poke"
and the "limited partnership" to the
contrary notwithstanding,many of them
will not cast their votes TOR a man who
is either afraid or ashamed to express
his opinions.
On the whole, we are rather glad he
came here; for we belrevs that he has
done the straight ticket good, and ma
terially lessened the number of his own
friends
At the conclusion Of his remarks,
Honorable John j. Davis got up aud
abused the two candidates for the
Presidency, and hurted himself against
some point or other, 1--WE suppose there
WaS point and after making a very
eloquent speech, about something or
other (nobody could tell whaD the
meeting iris up" aud adjourned without
day.
And that's all