The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-19
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They Disgust the Democracy by Find.
ing work and Refusing offered Assist.

They DlAg IINt the Democracy by Find.
ing work and Refusing offered Assist.
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SHELBYyILLE, IND, December l7.-Last
night being the time for the regular meet.
Ing Of the City Council, and 1t being gen.
orally understood that action would be
taken in regard to the resolution passed at
the special session, which was for tenn.
porary relief for the North Carolina i'm.
migrants.
At the hour Of meeting, the Council
Chamber was filed to repletion by the re-
preventative Democrats, ready to hurl a
broadside Of most anything at the Coun-
cilmen when The appropriation bill"
should pass. This attendance had It's
meaning, as the facts CLEANED this even.
ing plainly show, and the purpose was
this. Hon. George G. Thatcher, Chair.
man Of the Democratic Central Commit.
tee, yesterday filed a complaint for an
injunction, which covered five pages Of
paper, Leonard ]. Hackney, Prosecuting
Attorney, acting as his attorney, writ
placed in the Sheriff hands TO serve when
the proper time arrived, aud all these men
were present to see the thing done. When
the committee appointed were called on
to give In their report, the deathtike 81.
lence which prevailed was painful.
A great question was now TO be settled,
and all present were on tip.toe, the Dem.
ocrats expecting to see the Sheriff step
forward in all his grandeur, clothed with
awful authority, serve the writ which be
carried In his pocket, and have the entire
body Of Councllmen before court on short
notice, thus preserving sacred the majesty
oil the law, which the Democracy OF his
county guard with such jealous care. The
Chairman Of the committee rose to his
feet, supreme silence reigning, and com.
menced: "We, the committee appointed
at the special meeting Of the Council on
Friday 10 supervise and provide for the
necessities OF the North Carolina immi-
grants and put them in condition to make
their own living, report that said immi.
grants say that they were in need OF no
aid; that they were ablebodied and capa-
BILE Of taking care OF Themselves 80 long
as they could find anything to do, and that
they were experiencing but little difficulty
in obtaining labor, and that your commit
tee have therefore made no expenditures
IN their behalf" Following Immediately
on this report communication from the
immigrants was read, thanking the Coun-
Gil for their preferred aid, but claiming
that they were capable OF supporting
themselves, and that they had no desire
to be put on the pauper list of the city or
county. This very unexpected re6ort
sent the Democracy flying from the room,
and IN less than two minutes the entire
crowd, including the Sheriff and his writ,
were. gone, being completely done for.
Not daunted, however, at this, this morn
ing Gabriel McMerick, one Of the colored
men, was taken before the Grand Jury
and retained there for two hours, during
which time he says his examination was
complete.
To the question as to why the immi-
grants came to stop here, how they knew
OF Shelbvville and its surroundings, he
replied that In North Carolina they have
Biographies, books, aud maps; that they
can read, and from these they learned OF
the location, and came here on their own
account. The object OF this action seems
to have been to enforce the misdemeanor
act Of the State, but Mr.. McMerick was
discharged, leaving the Jury not much
wiser for their interview. The cause Of
these people coming here has gradually
been taking another turn, and now the
sentiment prevailing is that the entire
business is a Democratic scheme. 1t is
well known that the party in the county
is at war among themselves, with great
chance OF split occurring unless the DIFF
iiculties pending could be bridged over.
The prevailing opinion now is that a
prominent Democrat, while in Cincinnati
last week, made representations in such
manner as to cause negroes to stop of
here, that their appearance with the noise
made would unite the party, causing them
to work together to suppress the influx OF
the colOred race in our midst.
The people who have caused all this
trouble have located themselves in the
Grissum settlement, south OF town, and
are finding all the work they can do.