The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-09-21

pie OF the SOutn carried lnls uOclTine VI
States rights too far when they main
tanned they had right to secede; but
within proper limits, it was necessary for
self preservation and the integrity OF the
Republic. Jefferson was the father OF
state rights, and this was his idea. He
separated church and state, and gave us
religious freedom. His idea was that no
State should have its rights infrlnged
upon, but that all powers not delegated
bv the States TO the Federal gov
ernment, remained with the States.
The present Radical party always
opposed him. Under the name of FEEDER
alists they wanted a strong centralized
government. Under the name Of Know
Nothings they wanted TO restrict religious
freedom. and trample upon the constitu-
ton. Under the name of Republicans
they wanted still to control sovereign
States at the point of the bayonet, and
make the people vote as they the radl-
GALS desired The tendencies of the party
opposed to Democracy, had always
been the same, and the Demo-
cratic party was the only one
which has at all times, and under all
circumstances, fought for and advocated
the principles of our Republic, as esta6
lished by its founders. The Radicals
say that the Democratic party did not
stand by the Union in the late war.
That was not so. The war was section
al one. In the South, men OF oil parties
fought on that side, and in the North,
the Democracy was found alongside OF
Republicans battling for the Union. Out
of eight Major in the Northern
army, seven were Democrats, willie tour
out of six BrigadIers were OF the
same political faith, and while they bat
tied for their side in the contest bravely,
they always fought for the Constitution
and the Union. They always opposed
religious strife, and ne then was there to
proclaim political free salvation to all.
That was the Democratic doctrine, ana
that Is what the people desired. he
spoke of the heavy taxation under which
The peopie have labored under Radical
ism. He spoke of the increased burdens
borne by his state Of Kentucky, which
maid on tobacco and whisky alone more
taxes than did the whole OF New Eng
land. He portrayed how the country
would suffer If Il centralized government
was ever established. The strongest
section would look alter its own interest
md let the others suffer. Already the
radical party was saying of the South,
"D-n 'em, they are rebels and deserve
to suffer-" He eXhOrted the people
t. stamp out such spirit The
South was fertile; her productions
were needed for the good of all; her in
tcrests should be protected; the hand OF
election should be stretched out to the
rodiga son, for il the folly of keeping
+, the war was to be INDUCED IN, why
I'd the n orth eXpend billions OF dollars
:, .d u million Of lives to bring her back
to the Union. He spoke OF the South
ern cutrages which had been charged.
He pronounced them untrue. lie had seen
with his own eyes they were untrue.
In the South, he had seen whites
and blacks acting tremendously
together, working for their mutual al
vantage. Only in those States where
"Arab" Governments prevailed was
trouble to be found, while wherever the
carpet bag and scalawag "Arabs' had
been ousteG, there peace and prosperity
prevailed Thus the speaker continued:
lie told telling truths and interspersed
his remarks with many amusing stories,
all which kept his audience In good
humor. He said that this out
pouring seemed to him like
ground swell, and reminded him
of the old log cabin and hard cider cam
pxign of 1910, when, rs he was election
ecring for Henry Clay, he saw hickory
pole, freshly skinned, 'coon's skin
tackled on to it, and n big crowd around
it. "Boys, We are whipped sure" ne said,
and when he saw that same enthusiasm
now, and the same spirit which brought
victory then now prevailing, now as
then it would sweep the country.
He concluded with an eloquent and
esrnest appeal to the people to vote i0r
reform. aud restore to power the OLD
Democratic party, under whose rule the
country had always hourished-the party
he always wanted to get into, but
couldn't on account of slavery; but
which he was in now he was happy 10
say, and he meant to stay.
He was succeeded by Hon. 5, ). CoN,
who as in Wheeling spoke over IN hour
to delighted and enthusiastic audience.
His speech was pretty much the same ad
mirsbe one he delivered here, reported
in these columns yesterday morning. 1t
was listened to with unf1agging interest
and when he stopped the throng cried
out for more. The latcnGss of the hour
prevented his continuing, however, and
also prevented us from getting report OF
the speech of Mr.. VIM LAWRENCE, the
Democratic candidate for Congress from
the Bellaire district, who succeeded him,
ItThe meeting was a grand one in eve-y
sense OF the word and il the whole state
is rs wide awake for Reform as 1t is in
our immediate vicinity, the electors
vote of Ohio will be added 10 that OF
West Virginia in November for TILpEN'
HENDRICKS, and the triumph of Demo
craCv.
A Man WIN Does moi Fhtnk s"hse'
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