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

lie Reduces In the Name OF Rebel,
FaVOrs Reputation, and De.
nOunces Grant and the North In the
Old Way. ,,,.. - - "
Extract nom his late spet ch at Atlanta in favor
ola Constitutional Conventional H'"I
"Why, look at that miserable thing you
call Constitution. 1t commits you TO
all the lies Of the revolution against you.
ltsays your allegiance is first due 10 the
Federal government before 1t Is to your.
own State, Do you believe that3 When,
you can wrench this, from the Constitu-
lion do II. Do you believe that your lib.
critics are at the feet of the Yankees and
liggersS II you do, then stand by the
dirty thing. But the people do not be-
llevo it, and I say Tear it!0ut!' That's;
worth convention. And Twill pledge;
myself to-day'that can hold aconvens.
ton Of the people tof the State Tor less
money than the printing bill OF 4heilaskl
Legislature / willlraise money upon my
personal recognizance 900; enough
to pay the expenses, and yet ] have NOT o,
single shilling. And the printers and
newspaper men-what do they say Let
US all unite. We will. plumber yop-t first, ;,
we will fill the world with printer's. mix
smear II all over, We give you light,
but don't, let the, people come together.
This people are troublesome What do
you want with them from the branches
sud the creeks, II their shirt sleeves 7
Some Of them do not want any investiga-
ton. My children aregone-the last one
TO the grave, and know not whether
shall rejoice Or weep 9t7'theiEl fate,
The cause Of sorrow to- my heart
may be for their benefit rather than to
survive among such, q, people. Then, !
say, II you intend 10 protect yourself yes
from these fools and slaves bondhold ers;
interpretations and irobbefs, meet and say
this debt Is unconstitutional and void, and
shall never be paid. q And there put into
Il, in letters Of gold -let i be inscii6ed|
that the credit'ol the people shall never
be pledged except for public defense.
Applause Put that there, to get rid oil
your lobby, 10 get rid Of the other tempta,
lions to seduce and betray. Was II inthe|
Constitution of 1899? MOI When they
tried the principle, from the day Ogle-
thorpe landed at Yamacraw-they call It
Savannah nOw-supjto the daytwe pulled
down that glorious flag otihd ependence,
the State Of Georgia never indorsed q
bond Tor any human being upon the face
OF the earth, and She was 9cknowl edged
10 be the most prosperous, the happiest,
lreest people the world ever saw. The
Legislature agreed to give State aid.
They said you could go ID the North and
getCapital. Capital doesn't 60 from home.
But Just tell Yop, ron never proated BY
their capital They make their living OF
oiyou. They are money.changers. Why,
the only instance Of assault and battery
by Christ was upon money; changers,
when he whipped the thieves outSof the.
Temple. Laughter. Where are we
now Isey up to the end of theIwa
there was healthy development, and
upon every single road that was
built we put limitations, The Central
rood, the Columbus road the Macon
road, the Georgia road, and Savannah and
MOcon-all were bnilt by the money .of
the people. Everyone Of, them was pro.
htable; every one paid; every one had a
plenty to do, 'ttansactlng the business Of
the country. But when you went TO de.
Veloping with State bonds, you went
down here TO Brunswick and Albany,
and Thomasyille; and they actually went
out here and built q railroad to q slate.
quarry, and named II can't tell what n
And al the necessary transportation l
could supply them with in an ox.carty
Laughter. ,; Now you have the Brups~
wick and Albany upon your hands. Gov
smith says he does not know what 10 ID
with II. BE asked my advice about II
and didn't know what to do with IL
lo9 have got $500 1000 ID 1t, and there IA
NSV0OO0 stolen money In II. I / have
read the Governors message, and he gives
you very good advice In Il he says re-
huala@ these, honds, They have, made
that ~ very honorable term. Il "a M
longer infamous, Why, me Jews mt
Christ upon thecross because ke S was i n.
famous But look back through the s,
o. 1900 yeers, and around thst ct ny
beam the Elones 6fheayens9 Rah man men
have made the world no longer iniamo,s