The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-08
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Sor,bcrn .JinI Discussion"

ggl sSd prolonged cnee''' 1'ev" PA"'eI
IN Hal Columbia" from brass and
,..;s, ban and We find there is Demo-
,,,,s mas, meeting here, and that the
,,.,,,,, ,rri7e with US. The little fact
Ia 40 soldiers are on the same train
,,ga. +, nake no manner Of difference to
~. ,,;.T natives. White and colOred
"rj ,;onnd the troops as they change
AZ, ri;h cheerful situations, while the
s.s,. and civil staff are introduced to
=, end Of aCunnOlsr and MajahS." One
,.,I.u.n Il think he was u General"
sg,,a no. po.itive), when introduced to
a, With mention Of my business, said:
alb that. radical paper, amt it?
yyT YOU must just stop heah aday ortwo
nj q. This ain; one Of our big meet
IN, bl, II, representative. Well try
,si Re, the rolored people to join debate
rI,b d. and it will be good sight for
w. And we want you to speak, too, II
r5s will. Do, please. Give US the South
yerIiny question from 4 north'n stand
paint.
Inr dinner the fun began. Having de-
lined seventeen invitations to drink
;Aey use corn whisky here exclusively,
e!siming that it il more healthtul than
vel LEARNED With surprise that no bar
Eonld be open alter the procession came
IA. It appears that the so.called rifle
club. are social a. well a military or.
ganiLation., and in some places have "a
many ladies as gentlemen in them. The
ladies' make i! a point TO have everybody
.ober a. the meeting. and, in accordance
With their request, the committee issued
1 general call to all dealers to sell no
vhi,ky. During the entire day saw
ou.iwo men under the influence Of liquor.
Erdeu;ly Democracy works a man dit.
erer! down here from what i! does in
UBio.
There were already 200 or more ne.
.roe. in town, and few whites, when a
prolonged cheering indicated that the
procession was on the move. They came
II some 800 strong, mounted on all sorts
,."Iackles,' we'll supplied with red rib
yon,, and making q gay appearance.
There we're no arms in sight. Midway
& tie line was a very pretty blue flag
riA white fringe, and in the centre u
2,.ae,to tree worked in white. At every
hid O; fourth house group Of ladies
IHe CT The porch, and at every group
.os .eiiing horseman swung his flag and
:as! Three cheers for the ladies Of
51achville' As the cheer was repeat
eli al along the line, with other cheers
..r local objects, and n big supply for
Hampton and home rule" the yelling
rs pretty lively. During the whole
5i;:a there was not one cheer for Tilden
nd Hendricks. 1t was all for Hampton
sd reform. On all sides the negroes
.l..asi ind yelled for Chamberlain in
.uS:r 10 the cries, for Hampton, till
.sE the end Of the procession, when
3l' black men appeared in the line
Taer we're white men to the right OF
Ara. white 70 the left OF them, white
$50 in front and behind them; but At
Ggh, &! them the negroes on the street
IA, into loud "Ki.yi ki.yi see 'em
p ne en- 60" most OF which appeared
% b directed at one black man in the
We, g4j looked like a preacher. Just
Tea regular black giantesS, the biggest
:sT;s.I ! ever saw, rushed ont OF cabin,
iat shaking her fist like a ham OF meat,
'...si after him: "See-e.e the big bull
All 0-o-o-o, see the big bnll calf" 10
/. .saniIO delight o. her congeners.
!! needed but a touch to complete the
:nsdy, aud that touch was supplied by
"a Old SOW, but SOW OF kind that IS
ever seen at the North. She was surely
he leauest, longest, spottedest blaCk-and.
nody beast that ever rooted for "goob.
IN" From the root OF her tail 10 the
md Of her no.e WAS a perfect arch; the
after organ projected like a bowsprit,
md her torcquaFterS were reared like
a0se OF an elk. Asshe attempted 10 cross
Ne procession llIt behind the black
Democrats an inconsiderate terrier dash.
DAT her; the conflict set all the mules
. tue lines to pluuging, and soon gave
'ae SOW lighting room, when she turned
" ths dog and whipped him in a fair
'ia:, to the great amusement OF the blacks.
Speaking began at 3 P. N. and continued
e.. dark. There was an intermission OF
Il s'uF Tor supper, alter which boufres
'';e lighted, and the speaking resumed
10! KEEP; up ill II o'clock. l call it
'Es.Ltug, butii was hardly that so much
dramatic dialogue Of political char:
@eT. II must take rare presence OF
and and pretty quick wit to speak to
yea 40 audience. Al every turn the
''i''e' !nIerpOsed With questions or loud
9aiaeni', 10 which the speakers replied
"'i'agnoFedly, or the whites shouted
n:a 'uESetiOna As, "The Peabody fund,
2la, hi EN- whack on the Peabody
40 Tell EN- about Ckamberlain's
.''s' 70 Parker" "How about the school
-'as! Miles e. Parker got away with ~
1ae Smt speaker was Knowlton
-oNaln;, Northern man, who came
wy 's" years ago, Republican. He
y, ,,t'; = cut with the bold assertion that
:, Vtn9c'ats here were fighting for the
ne principles the Republicans contend.
.,''a the North, viz: honest admins.
,tIonr equal rights, free schools aud
~ government; that "these South Caro-
- 'adicaIs were not Republicans like
y ai7e at the North; but the Demo.
~ here are like the Republicans
ses' He :old the colored people-who
.lP0'ed about half the Rudience-that
sataded to vote for Hayes and Wheel
I'D wa willing they should, but they
sts' 10 support Hampton and REFORM
~" proceeding 10 pitch into Cham.
y S.'ia when an old darky near me who
- yea making good deal OF noise
i .is darted up and began:
~. H'iah Speakah, I'll intsrup you
~! a %, Do you know you will 81 said the
u you'd better ask my permis-
d, "a: s,'a, sab, said the darkey, an say
,,,s' you must explanation mus.
II :, That mis;ak. Chamberlain did
~ ahi 'ah-dltis, sab, il youll ex.
Ge lgnorlnL Sah-"
,;5i, d. acre the darkey stuck while
n. laughed loud and long.
4, i', gator then went on to tell about
,tad Commission and steal Of soOO.
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