The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-30

like the word. would have II put OF
my tombstone that / repudiated every
rascally dellayth0ae Legislatures put upoI
my children I,accept che term. i an
proud Of the appellation that wher
forged and fraudulent bonds werC
attempted 70 corrupt the people
/ repudiated them. I glory In ihC
name "repudlator." Applause won
pay . shilling Of them unless you work Il
out Of me by the tax collector. have
paid some government taxes, but never
have paid them one l could help. 1hayg
resorted TO oil kinds Of shifts sometimes
10 get rid Of them. ! took every means
could, and l have prayed 10 God To forgive
me for some Of the means ], have used, fol
I am not sure they arc exactlyfight. y
knew the end was good, But I was doubt.
iul about the means. Laughter. = "
N You have shown an example OF pa
hence to the men Of the North. "Men n
did / say? My God! not men thieves
demons After seven years from our
capitnlation-after our flag was pulled
down by the brave, you have submitted To
debt, TO deprivation OF property, and then
to the Thirteenth Amendment. Thai h
the last Thing thsy cay. Then the Fonrz
teenth and the last. Then they said sub.
init TO the Fifteenth. We bowed TO that.
Well, they said submit TO reconstruction,
and they would not let the Supreme
Court decide upon that They put their
ErskineEh here todo that Sald would not
letit 60 to the Supreme Court Oft Uni.
ted States. Well, we bowed again. Some
kicked and would not 60 to the conven-
ton. And they had Hpbeff, "this right
man In the right place. + 10 Somebody said
the Constitution called him. Then recon.
struction again. Some did not bow. I
did not bow at all. was rebel-it Is a
glorious term. 1t means patriot" At
ter awhile they came again. We
have turned the negro free-andN
they are the best people I ever saw In,
their place, and little better than the
Yankees are In any place. Laughter.
| Always liked them. They had civil
rights bill number one. We groaned but
took it-ssaids "It's o glorious thipg."
Then civil rig htR bill numb f'tWo. Then
men wotld have thong htSome sentiment
ofpity would have arisen In seven years,
But 1t grows more and more. And then
even Grant himself, that iguoble, villain,
advised themCto pass ~; and then, after
seven years, youihave the BeYenthYial Of
wrath poured out upon your heads. Time
cannot assuage their amnesty. II Is
The devil hates the good.
When we had done everything we could
do-dishonored our ancestors, craWled on
ohr knees, sang peans, and said let Us
have peace they are like the Frenchman.
! never was much at French, SO will
give you translation; he said Let US
be brethren, or Twill cut your throat
But thissis the devil twice refined over
again. Lem speaking the truth every
man knows 1t. And what Is that? To
put YOU. niggers in your theaters, in these
halls, into your churches-stick the niger
even into your own bed chamber.
Laughter, applause and cries Of Never,
neverEl Fellow citizens, you have
nature. There is q time when free
men must say, Thus far shalt thou
come and no further Applause.
The time comes when freemen must
Seizej their arms. and live free or1
not at all. In that struggle for public
liberty, II these expressions continue, 1
will show you, young men, that an old
man can die. Old men, perhaps, can die
easily, because we have but little to sac.
rlfce, while the young men have before
them lie and its varied hues OF pleasure,
with light and happiness all before. 1t is
possible that for that reason Lfeel more
than you, because my4ew sands are fast
running out, and'i Is but asmall sacrifice
that 1should dieih behalf Of the liberties
Of our country. Go on then. Make your
Constitution yourselves, Allow them to
appropriate not a single dollar for .hus.
banding your resources The Greeks,
the greatest people in the world, laid
down before the Turks, They are the
shame, the scorn Of the world theslaves
Of heather. The Italians lay for 500l
years in shame andsiniamy, but that vital
spark that God Almighty has put IN the
breasts 'UG all sloversS ot justice klndled
into lile--they struck; and today are free.
May He reserve that for you. In the
meantime, II you let anybody govern you,
base corporations, base laws-thieves-
you will go mad. Opposition makes mad.
There can be no social order without JUS
ticea Older your Constitution TO give
Justice. There are discontents, and I
thank Almighty God for it. There can
be nc, peace without Justice in this world.
Give them that, They love peace. But
II there Is to be no justice, then, as Chat.
ham said, Let discord reign" Ap-
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