The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-10-17
CARPET BAGGERS. AND THEIR
FALSEHOODS.

Not only must the news from the three
LOYAL States of Ohio, Indiana and West
Virginia, fall like a wet blanket upon
the ambitious hopes of the Carpet Bag
gers in Convention assembled at Chatta-
nooga, Tennessee; but these same hopes
are likely to be more completely dashed
by the respectable northern men who
have settled in the South. These gen.
temcn, who by their cXcrtions
are seeking honestly to help
build up the waste places of this unhap-
py section; have been met with open,
old timed, honest southern hospitality.
They, Indignantly, repel the efforts made
by the GBANT adventures TO Cypress
and grind down the Southern people,
that, backed by United States soldiers,
they may, at the point of the bayonet,
rob and steal at pleasure. Here is what
these gentlemen have 10 say:
"Tb the Hon. George II. Williams, At
torney General of the United States:
We, the undersigned, Northern men,
now citizens of Madison county, State of
Alabama,-belonging some of us to the
Republican and some to the Democratic
parties,-earncstly protest against the
truthfulness of the reports recently for
warded to you, by z. Z. Thomas United
States Marshal for the Northern district
of Alabama. We are constrained to be-
lieve that they were made solely for po-
litical purposes and to injure this COM
munity abroad. We live in various parts
of the county, and this statement con-
tains the individual knowledge Of each
Of US. We know that no disturbances of
the kind mentioned by Mr.. Thomas,
could have transpired without that fact
being known to some one of us. We
state that no such disturbances are within
our knowledge, and We are sure that
none such have occurred. We know that
Republican meetings, both night and day,
have been held all over this county, dur
ing the pending political canvass, and no
disturbances nor attempt at disturbances
has occurred at any one of them. We
are property holders, and feel deeply
Interested in the welfare of the country.
Some of us take an active interest in pol.
itics, and we feel as safe in doing so,
both in our person and property, as if we
lived in Massachusetts or New York.
We have no objections to the presence
of Federal troops in our midst--they are
generally well behaved and orderly, and
always bring money into the country
but the impression sought to be conveyed
by Mr.. Thomas, that their presence is
necessary to protect Republicans from
insult or danger, in the expression of
their opinions or the exercise of their
privileges, is q libelup6n the community,
and Mr.. Thomas should either be requir-
ed to support them by proof or he should
be removed from office rs unworthy of
trust.
J.D Vandeventer, of Delphi, Indiana;
John Vanvalkenburg Peru, Miami
county, Indiana; w. A. Blair, Virden,
Illinois; Thadeus Oakes of Michigan;
John Hertzler, Springfield, Ohio; G. w.
Swartz, Jackson county, Alabama, from
New York city; X. II. Moore, Fleming
burg, Ky; Jos. KLAUS; Dan Shitfman,
of Ohio; Lewis NJ. Douglass, Probate
Judge, formerly of Iowa; John B. An |
person, Springfield, Ohio; r. NJ. Church,
Clinton, Iowa; Orrin Morrison, Chau-
tsuqua county, New York; J. w. !
Skinner, Albany county, New York;
Joseph Trump, Fayette county Penn
sylvania; Hiram Rex, st. Joseph, Indi-
ana; T. b. Crawford, Pittsburgh 4. Penn
sylvsnia; d. B. Nelson, Elmita, New
York; A. Jaquins, Binghamton, New
York; George l. Motz, Akron, Ohio,
Virgil Wilson, late of Anne Arundel
county, Marylsnd; Marshal II. Carr;
John Jaquins, Kingsville, Ohio; S. A.
Bailey; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
Cyrus Hughes, St. joe county, Indiana;
A. j. Martin, Elkhart, Indiana; Rev.
b. G. Graves, Cincinnati, Ohio. -rr,
HUNTSVILLE Ala, Oct 8, 1874
Can any stronger proof be desired by
the most prejndiced mind, Of the utter
falsity Of the charges heretofore made
and still attempted to be made, by these
same carpet bagge,9 Even our pleasure
and gift-loying President, and his worthy
lieutenant of landaulet fame, cannot fail
10 be influenced by spch high testimony.