Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-09-15
Extract from Speech of Hon h. G.
Davis.
from the Charleston courier.l !

Greek, in Mineral county, lately, for the pur-
pose of nominating delegates to the Congress
sioual Convention to be held at Piedmont, on
the 2Oth ult. The meeting was one of the
largest ever held in the county.
Senator Fl G. Davis was present by invi-
taton and addressed the Convention. Owing
to the length of the speech it will be impos-
sible for me to give it more than brief re-
sumo at this time He first took up National
politics and exposed the cOrruptions of the
Republican party in an unsparing manner
He handled the Civil Rights bill without
gloves. and showed how its passage would
ultimate in the destruction of the free school
system; he then took up Hnar's mixed school
bill, and commented on it's dangerous ten
denotes. He made brief reference to tue
Credit Mnbilier fraud Sanh"rnr Jayne rob
berry, and gave facts and figures thereon
showing the manner in which high Rrpub-
lican fl .ial< had debaSpd their offices, and
helne'i rob the people. lie depicted the sad
sat 1t Hairs III lInui$iann, South Carolina
and thrr Southern States under Republican
rule, lni showed how tnev had been merci
ie>siy robbed and piunierPd, until they are
nearly ever "me h"peleS>lv hankrnpted He
showed, by "fficIa! figures, that the expenses
"f the Government had enormously increased
under Republican rule. and THAT the list of
civil office holders had mayn fl,d, nearly one
hundred per cent, since 1860 He also ad>
vPrted to the miSmanaged affairs of the Dis
trict of Columbia .'Bnss" Shepherd & Co. to
the robbery OF the Freedmans Bureau bv
Gen. Howard, and his subsequent aproint-
ment to an important position by Gen. Grant
TO the immense number of defaulting Office.
holders. and manner in which they had been
let 90 tree" aud closed this branch of
his speech by printing out the dangerous ten.
dency of Grants administration to that most
dangerous of all evils. Capitalization +; and by
exposing Grants nepotism, and leaning to-
wards third term
The Senator then took up State politics.
and proved the economical administration of
State affairs since 1871, under Democratic
rule in the ye"rs succeeding, by official facts
and figures He showed that although the
republicans lett legacy of some S92 600.
deficiency, and other amounts appropriated
aud not paid which would swell the sum total
to near $50, 900. vet the Democeacy had
paid all these debts; had now full treasury,
and the taxes had not been increased nay. in
MANY Counties largely decreased. He cons
pared our taxes with four representative States
from the North and like number from the
las 3Hu w cSI, anu DFOVcH InaC on an areTnNe
they were more than so per cent less in our
State He showed thar all the public institu>
ti0ns of the State were in good working or
der, and the expenses of running the same
largely reduced under Democratic rule. He
proved that onr printing and legislative ex>
penses were much less in proportion than
States under Republican rule He told what
the Democracy had done for this State in
0nnrracS 1871 -.
James River and Kanawha Canal. and its
prospects for cOmnletion hv the Government.
which he said were vorv f'ttering. He closed
his speech with arrea to the marty to or
gnnize and elect good men to office, and to
frnwn down all attempts to disintegrate the
rartv hv running bolters independent can
didates &c His sreech was one of marked
effect, and was we'll received by the large
crowd present X.
A MONSTER GUN.-Tke following is de
scrptlon OF pretty little war-ike toy. which
BritiShers are preparing for the protection of
their sea>girt isle:
The new eighty-tou gun is progressing at
WOoIwich. When finished this monster piece
OF ordnance will be greater than twice the
size of the largest gun in existence, and its
destructive power at fighting range proper
tlonate. With a sixteen>iDch prOiectiIe.
weighing 1850 pounds, and its maximum
charge OF 300 pounds of powder, it will
pierce the hest iron plarestwenty inches thick.
at 500 yards. sixteen-inch plates at $500
yards, and will pitch sixteen>inch she'll into
a ship or fortress at distance o. 10000
yards. The steel block forming the inner
tube was the largest ever cast, wcighin. over
twelve ions, while the trunnion piece weigh
prndnc"i nt the arsenal. The actual cos, of
this t""rfu engine of war will not tall shO:t of
S42, 500
REMrnY For CANCER.-CnlnneI U~serv. of
d.. S"r" L"m~r,na, SAYS thar he fully tested
remedy i"r this Troublesome disease, RECON-
m"nd"" I" him hv Spanish woman. a native
of The c"u try. The remedy is this Take
an egg aud hr"Ak t, pour our the white, re-
ta1nin" 'he y"lk in tho shell put in salt and
mix with the yoik long as it will receive
1t; stir them together until the salve is formed;
pu' p Tti"n of this piece of sticking
plaster. and apply to the cancer about twice
day. He tried the tmedv twice in his own
family with entire success. It has also been
tried on two cases in Rhode Island with perfect
success Such a remedy is within the reach
Of every one and should be made known to
the whole wnrld
TOMATO CATsUP.-HaIfa a busheI ripe to-
matoe~, not peeled one qnart vinegar; one
pound salt; quarter pound black pepper;
twelve pods red peppers; quarter pound all:
spice; one ounce clnves; three boxes good mus
tard itte garlic. If you have it; six onions;
two pounds brown sugar one handful peach
leaves. Boil until of the right consistency.
being careful not to let it burn; then strain
through wire sieve, when cool enough
always have to rub it through The ingre>
dients are ali put in together and thoroughly
cooked When done it will he pretty thick.