The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-04-04
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Temperance MeetInE = EkeitiAe Iinles
as % Temperance and Aattfemperaaee
TIekets-"H. c. n" Corrected. y al

bAClPIes GuutcIl OH W euueHuAy evening
Addresses were made by Rev. Fleming
John r. Doyle, Thomas W. Doyle, Eldei
Cooke, Of Ohio, and Dr. Gs W. Caldwell
the Cahdidatsof thetempstance ticket fol
Mayor, The latter gentleman stated thai
as he had spoken at some OF the previous
meetingshehad hoped TO be excused, but
he would say q iow.Rofds. He said that
a friend Of his had told him that he spoke
too plain concerning the men who wesein
favor Of whisky and that he was too severe
upon the traffic. He stated "be It known
that I DO not desire to iniure the feelings
Of any one, but what had said with re-
ference 70 the whisky traffic, and in refer.
ence to those who conduct it, supportit, and
license 1t, Irepeat and say now, and will
not take Il back, because II is,true. The
traffic has the anathemas Of God upon It.
Chris, his son, had pronounced scourges
upon 1t, What do care about the
opinions Of men IN . question like this,
1t Is principle With me and not men.
Mr.. James Hervey, the Candidate on
the National ticket Tor Mayor, lin plain
English the License ticket, as Il Is moth.
ing else, sailing as II always does under
some false name, such as Citizens ticket,
or Peoples tiGket, y was prOssnt, anddur-.
ing the remarks, DR.. Caldwell asked
leave to interrupt him for the purpose Of
making some statements, which being n.
lowed, the gentleman male his state
ments. DR.. Caldwell asked him: ''Ii you
are elected Mayor, and in case OF q tel
vote on the license question, will you give
your casting vote for or against license?'
After some little maneuvertng in trying To
dodge the question, Mr.. Hervey said that
his Convictions were against license. The
Doctor then asked him concerning hiS
vote on the license question, il amaiority
OF his Council were in fdvor Of license.
How would you vote in that case?p ~
would vote with them The Doctor then
proceeded to show in genteel and most
eloquent manner, the weakness, sinful
neSS Sand pni xelness Of pprpn nse in such a
course. He never spoke so well nor de-
monstrateda fact 0pIalnly bel6te and we
are confident that the seed sowA last night, \
though it may not bring forth fruit at
taF4 El4A9 s1EE4Rl > VIA "a bAAN A4SAA FA4lAEB
bring forth hundred fold. g, N
We have entered this contest Rith,our
principles. We can afford to have the
men who represent us defeated, but we
cannot afford 70 sacrifice our principles.
The right must and will, sooner or later,
prevail WehaVe no uocOmpromises b make
with the rum traffic. We believe in call.
ing things by their right names. We do
not believe in bowing and scraping 10 the
whisky rings to gain our points. We be.
lieve in afree4ndppen expression pt,opin-
ion. We have been called an enthusiast,
q fanatic, &c., on, the Temperance question.
We have no objections TO these terms
when used in the proper connection and
withthe proper spirit We -have-no't 'tioubtsI
as TO loufS position, whelheEz right or
Yronssl The datyiwe owe to our God; our
country, our families and ourselves,
prompts us to 60 forward, onward aud up
ward regardless Of what enemies and
wolves in sleeps clothing may have to
say. You will hear from Us again on this
subject And nov 10 something else.
Your correspondent, N. G. S., ,"in writ
ing up "Welsburg revisited has, We are.
sorry to notice, been wrongly informed on
subject which i desire to set him right
upon, aud furthermore Is defend the char.
acier OF a man., though his skin be black.
I refer totbe accotnt given BY Oh 70. iSr
Of tthe pdblie whipping of John Dawson
in Wellsbdrg. There did I've In Wells:
bnrg q free negro man named Richard
Dawson, who bought with his own money
negro woman BY the name Of Fanny,
who belonged to Philip Doddridge, Esq,
Nj. Dawson made Fanny. his wife. Their
union was the result of a family of child
they viii answer our purpose, for the pre-.
sent The first born was known as "Doss"
the next as John. John was always q
quiet inoaensive boy, gilmore than ordin;
ary intelligence. He was respected
and beloved, negro as he was, by all
who knew him. In such esteem was he
and his parents held that he went to
school along withrthe whites, which was,
as Is we'll known to those familiar with
the statutes Of Virginia at that time, q
crime. John grew up to manhood, and
was principally engaged in the barber
business in q room under the old Virginia
House. He also kept Q livery stable, and
more than that 10 his credit and his hon.
4 or, be it said, he studied the Bible, and at
/ an early age connected himself with the
NJ. E. Church OF this place, and in due
time be was licensed to preach the gospel
unto all men. And he did preach, not to
negro audiences, but TO audiences COM
posed Of the F. F. VS., because there was
i not enough blacks here in his day TO make
q respectable audience. He, however,
preached at yafions places and may have
] had congregations composed entirely oi
blacks.
case, John Dawson was never whipped atia
! whIpping-post or anywhere else. The faets
y are these: His brother " "Doss, when quite
j small boy, met d white man named Par
rott on the streets who was drunk. ThtI
drunken man, like, mRuy,ot the present
day. taurlted the boy 'sDossp until he ir
} his anger hurled stone at him, and o
: course the dignity OF this high.toned Ole
! Virginia gentleman was offended, and thl
| bow was arrested and; convicted, and b
2 fulfill the law was condemned to few
!. stripes, which were lightly laid on by 1
] sympathetic officer. E.
John Dawson moved to Chicago anI
!. engaged in the grocery business, and q
!. last accounts, some two years since, h
q was stlll III tllAt Elt4 SukaSS0 ~ 9asAAes1
q and was Also zone Of the Bishops In tn
81 African II. Z. Church. BE did not 60 +
], | Arkansas and become State Senator, bu
d 4 SON OF his by his second wife, name,
/, Richard, went there and 'hlled the pos
|; tion OF State Senator. These are the fact
!, linsthe case, 6btained from those who wet
). reared In this town with John Dawson
e HIS many .tsiends regretted his leavin
% here, butsregret more the error Of on
Q friend, H. O. s., which we do not attribut
Il 10 him, Us We know that he Is far aboy
)! doing injustice to fellow man.
~ pFhe Oid;lIan warmed Up, 6
Il WAsnlSGToS, April 2,-Ex.Senator Can
O. eron, not satisfied with the verdict in hi
y. S,,o, e., tha. breach Of promise case, prI