The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-09-02

Great Britian, and, to certain extent
throughout the world. He referred tC
the fact that the steamships plying
between this country and England
were English steamers, He did mol
tell, however, that Congress, with view
10 encourage ship building in this coun'
try, had prohibited American companies
from buying vessels abroad and running
them as American lines. There Is another
thing, too, that he did not tell, and that is
that American shipping had been driven
from the ocean during the war by the
Alabama, Shenandoah, Florida and 9th
er vessels Of war belonging to the
Southern wing OF the Democratic party,
He eulogized greenbacks, and almost
persuaded his audience that gold had no
value at all. You might take big lump
Of 1t to the sheriff, and yet he would not
receive II for taxes. Let Trevillick try
some sheriff in this region with lump,
He will find that he win take $50 in gold
value quite as quick as a $50 greenback,
He will find also that rs between
$50 gold piece and u $50 greenback
even Democratic Sheriff. would prefer
the former with avidity. This refer.
enCe Is only made TO show the dema-
goguery and humbuggery' in which
this professional campRigier indulges.
We might also further illustrate his
demagoguery by referring to the fact
that he took of his coat shortly after com.
mencinghis remarks, as was his habit, he
said, in the ship yard. We should like to
see certificate as to the last time he took
his coat off in ship yard. lie told his
audience that when they voted for Cover.
nor Allen they should not ignore the plat
form on which he was nominated-that
they should "gO for II or go to thunder"
lie also said that any man who had "brains
as big Us u piece OF d bees knee" could see
the force Of one Of his illustrations. Also
told them that they ought not to vote
for contractionist "either for Con.
gress ordog whlppcr." Also that a man
who would hold such and such opinions
"ought to be tramped to death by Spi'
ders."
The audience seemed to get enough Gf
him before he was done, and one or two
impatient parties on the stand called out
for Morgan before he took his seat.
Gen. Morgan came forward after the
champion took his seat, and apologlEed
for the huskiness Of his voice, which he
said would improve as he warmed to his
work. We are bound to say that his
voice improved more than his subject
matter. For n man who has been six
years in Congress Gen. Moigan makes q
poor speech. Col. Ben. Wilson, who was
present, and who has never been in Con.
gress as yet, could have done rs we'll II
not better. We presume Davenport did
Us well on tho other stand. At least we
noticed that he was swinging his arms
violently. Morgan had much to say about
thieves = Republican thieves - nothing
about Democratic thieves however, 4
person would suppose that Democratic
thief was something rare, instead Of being
as thick over the country rs blaCkberries,
Millions of acres Of land had been voted
away in Congress. Well, who were the
Democrats that helped to do 1t. Tell
lis that. The bondholdcrs and Ma.
tional banks were draining the life
blood OF the country, How many thou.
sands Of these bondholders and share
owners In National banks are Democra.s7
We suppo 9 that Morgan never owned a
bond or share Of stock. No good Dem.
ocrat would be guilty Of the like. John
A. Bingham was excOriated for exempt.
ing bonds from taxation. As II Bing.
ham had ever had u thing In the world
to do with excepting bonds from taxa.
tiOn. Asif Chief Justice MARSHALL had
not decided long before Bingham was ever
heard OF, thut the credit Of the General
Government could not be taxed by any
State, becauseit might thereby be readi.
ly impaired II not altogether destroyed.
Morgan said that during the first
seyenty.one years OF the Government,
fourteen hdndred millions Of revenue
had been aaised by taxation. That
Is all II took to run the country under
Democratic rule for nearly tllrce.quarters
of century. Since the close Of the war
some 1000 millions Of revenue had been
raisCd.-What had been done with it2
According to Morgan ii had nearly all
been stolen by the Republicans. The
National debt ought all TO have been
paid of out Of this 1000 millions.
But only about 450 millions Of IL had
been paid. The rest, according to Nor.
gan, had been squandered. He told his
audience nothing about the Immense load
nj interest That had been pail, He did
not even tell them the truth about the
amount Of principal paid. A man who
has been six years In Congress ought to
know better than 10 deal so loose.
ly with figures. The amount OF
debt paid from July lst 1860 to
July |, 1875, was exactly S540,O5l,. ).
04l "a. The expenditures were reduced
from nearly 81 100000 900 after the close
Of the war (lS66) to S274, ,023,SO2 81 for
the fiscal year ending on the 30th Of
June last. lie did not tell his audi
ence that we had over $4,000 peo.
pie on the pension rolls In conSe.
1uence Of Il Democratic rebellion,
nor that notwithstanding this fact, and
also all The other items OF increase for
army, navy, and other purposes, that the
expenses per capita Of the Government
we're less In 1876 than In 1860 under
James Buchanan.
But time would fail Us to follow Gen.
Morgan through his speech and expose
his hiis.statements and concealments. He
too, like Treyilick, used some high.toned
language. For instance, speaking Of the
two thousand National Banks as all be.
ing coniederaLed together In solid phal.
nnx, he remarked that these bank.
era regarded the people with contempt
for lhefr stupidity. "rhey say that YOU
are such damned set Of fools that you
haven't sense enough to combine for your
interess.p Was Il any wonder that this
remark 40 enthused the 1rishman in the
pit that he responded vigorously, "Well
s1ueeze hell out Of them, General"
In point Of numbers the meeting was
largely attended. There must have been
three or four thousand people In al.
tendance. In other respects, II was but
an Indifferent affair. When we left the
stand Cractatt, Of this city, was telling
the crowd how the heart Of The West Va,
Democracy was heaving In deep sympathy
fnr ,ho;r Snrrass In OCtObef.