The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-10-07

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opulence and case are but waste places
not made SO by the war, but BY the
hands Of a ruthless set Of clrpet-bag-
gers, who went South at tho close Of
the war, like swarm Of yultures, to
fatten on tho oppressed condition Ofthe
country. The cotton fields that once
supplied US with cotton, at from s to
10 cts per yard, and sugar at the same
price per pound. Where is all this ?
Gone 10 decay or managed by the mon.
eyed aristOcracy Of the North, from
which they arc growing rich at our OK
pense; whilO many Of tho Southern
people, for no other offeuse save that
Of being Democrats, are now anguish.
ing in Northern Peuitcntiarics. To re-
lieYe these people is the question Of
the hour. But while this is the case
We have some men in our midst who
wish to stop and talk about the Four
teenth aud Fifteenth Amendments
"NcrO fddled aud danced while Rome
was burniug") When the people of
the South are liberated We will talk
about the Fourteenth and Fifteenth
Amendments. Asthe Democratic party
is pOSerless without the South, every
vote against the liberation Of the
Southern people, is another link forged
for our own chains. Even now We
have the Radicals advocating 10 course
of Congressional reconstruction Of West
virginia after the manner OF several oil
the States further South; while The
latest effort on the part Of the Radicals
to 70, induce &c! Congressional interference 10
,bo whoai;ra ' ,a,,I;o,n,sr " TSs n,o ~
ont ofIiccr, aSo advised n ,,,i,t That
tho Odi,or ia Nlss,sS IL farm .,usnrno'
tion md ors sonnsnlIod to hold on 10
tSoir otll,s. ~ and refuse IN surrender
,bci, Functions IN n. os5Osrs chosen n,
tho oloctiop an ,bn SSd If NuSnst Re
his means 4 il honcd that snoh n ctn
s;o, MAJ h. oro,,o5 a. Nil, aEnrl ,Lo
GNr1ros, ~ n" lInitoJ s,n,S' .omO
nro,Srt Sor ,ot;nr Cb",so n onr STATE
par n ~, y ,,S;,;,arv coSor,
nns :" ar rS martial ,SI satin
ns;5o tbS S,ntS SovSrnmsrt ' on,;rsis
anJ .rocor,,rrc,irs, Tho S,.,O gonoy.
aIIs nr,sr ,bo mS., onUroy"J Radical
fashion {" Wv ''''' "prN'SN -'N''''
'"'
With what prophetic vision John 9
Calhoun, 80 years since, for0told The
present deplOrablo state Of things ii
our country
Once VIC had q merchant marin,
that wbitOncd every sea will
our rich commerce. wbilo our lant
was free happy aud nrosnprous Bu
what /, Il to.dayF Once our flup pro
footed tho bumblcst citizen Of mn,
country. at home or abroad, but not 5,
now, Once tho oxpOnsos Of ri, GOV.
eminent, per appum, and that opIy il
1850, wa. oply All ,0GO 900. while /
lis now s15S,409 800 for the sam,
Ioncth of limo. Wills va INV bny,
nm army of useless officers, eating NJ
the hard e,rninrs Of the people Tbtt
Baltimore Convention, called by tbr
reVularly constituted Democrats mn
tLerity. in which every STATE in N,
Union was fully represented, after !
mi survey Of Tho whole Gold, nomipa.
tod Heraco Greeley This, they
tbourbt tho best course to be pursuei
As 10 attempt to elect a bemocral
would but bring renewed defeat. md
bind tighter the calling woke Of tbt
Southern pcoplo, Sbilo ali good men
of both parties but look upop The selse.
tion Of Gran. as n National calamity
Tho Baltimore Convention, as / safd
before, was called BY tho regular con.
stitutod autbori,y Of the Democratic
marty. and in poiSt Of numbers and
rcspec.abiIity, has never been sur.
passed by any other Democratic Con.
ycption N the United STATES, Out Of
that vast array Of talent, but Al votes
were cast apsipst Mr.. Greeley. But
We are told hat Mr.. Greeley ia Re.
publican, and | admit that be- wa, n
Republican, but now is a liberal Re.
publican, pledged to moderate The Cd.
pressed condition Of tho South. But
do not s,op to ask what man has
been, but what he is now. The Radi.
Gals make quite chucklc over Demo.
Gratis supporting Greeley, when but n
yery short time since, IN our Stats thew
supported Governor Jacob for re.elec.
ton who M. Donoor., Ia 1eGe