The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-06
Charles James Faulkner ON the
stump ut ClarkSDurg.


CLARKsBuRc, W. Va, Nov. 4, 1876.
Editors IntOllSeHeUr:
The senes Of 1861 were rehearsed at the
Court House in Clarksburg last night.
According to previous notice the Demo-
ocraoy assembled in the Court House
about 7 o'clock for the purpose OF hear
ing Hon. Charles James Faulkner OK
pound tho doctrines Of his party. Col:
Ben Wilson assumed the position OF
Master OF Ceremonies, and introduced
Mr.. Faulkner in tho following style:
"PGLow Citizens, it affords me great
pleasure to Introduce to you my dis
ttinguished colleague Hon. Charles James
Faulkner, who will speak TO you to-
night. Mr.. Faulkner is truly dstiii-
ruished gentlemen. He served many
wears in tho Virginia Legislature, many
years in tho Congress Of the United States
and has represented our Government as
Minister Off Court at ST. Cloud, where
be- also distinguished himself. | now
introduce to you, my fellow citizens, Hon.
Charles james Faulkner, who will adj
dress you.
Mr.. Faulkner, after having been thus
twice introduced, arose with great gravi-
~. and announced that'it was with great
pleasure tina: he had an opportunity OF
speaking TO the people Of Harrison coun-
~, that is, ii no took pleasure In any
thing when he was broken down with
fatigue and loss Of sleep, having been
actively engaged in this kind Of work for
several days. He then noticed the Tat
lering compliment paid to him BY his
distinguished colleague, Col. Wilson:
and said that he and Col. Wilson had
stood shoulder to shoulder in the last
session Of Congress in lerrcting out the
corruptions OF the radical party-that
the Democrats OF the First District had
done themselves great honor in renom'
mating Col. Wilson; and said cgotistiCal.
~: I'm have no doubt, il had desired
denomination from the Second District
but what it would have been conferred
unanimously upon ME-"
He then said that he and Mr.. Wilson
yet had 10 serve in Congress as colleagues
from the Isl OF December until the 9TH o.
March, and that during that period ow'
ing TO the action taken by President
Grant that there will come matter be-
fore Congress that will create sensation
throughout the country, and that he ant
Col, Wilson, IA Representatives Of thu
Democracy, would stand square up tt
their work.
Mr.. Faulkner then said that he haC
promised 10 discuss the currency ques
lion, and then for an hour INDUCED II
the usual Democratic platitudcs on thi
question, and then dwelt at great length
upon the Presidents sending soldiers in
10 South Carolina and Florida. He sait
that this act OF the President was uncon
stitutionaI, that the President had no Con
stitutional right TO send soldiers into SOrer
eiqn State un!tS9 il lsuS to suppress an inSurret
ton against he State plainly implying thai
President Lincoln violated the COnstitu
ton by sending troops into the late rebe
S.atcs. He then said that II South Caro-
lima, Louisiana and Florida were carried
for Hayes through the means now being
used BY the government, that he and hi
distinguished colleague, Col. Ben Wilson
would object to the counting OF the vote
Of these States, and further said for my
part, ~ would die before l would permi
them TO &c counted"
He then pitched into Mr.. Blaine ant
boasted that u Democratic House o
Representatives had thrown u stigm'
upon Blaine that prevented his nomina
ton for the Presidency. He said tina
Blaine had dealt in slanderous vitupera
ton in regard to the Southern member
Of Congress in his late canvass in thu
Northern States and that he would no
dare say on the floor Of the House wha
he had said in his speeches in Ohio. III
knew that Mr.. Blaine had denounced thu
Southern members as boldly in The
House as upon the stnmpl -. 49,.
Mr.. Faulkner's remarks were applaud
cd by few reckless Democrats and'ex
rebels. but the more sober and thinking
members Of the party saw that the ole
hummer was Cutting it little too fat
Tho burden of the speech was "Tilden
States Rights anti Ben Wilson" Man!
OF Wilson's Democratic friends are be
moaning Faulkner's rashness. One Dem
ocrat was heard to say, after Mr.. Faux
ner had concluded, "a few such Speeche
as that will defeat Bon Wilson"
After Mr.. Faulkner had concluded Col
Byrne addressed the crowd briefly, bu
your correspondent, knowing that he wa
not regarded as Of much Importance a
representative Democrat, did not re
main to hear him. Had Col. Wilson
aids been brought into the canvass weel
sooner, Scott's election would have becI
placed beyond a peradventure. Ibeliev
II is certain under any circumstances.
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