The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-07-03


young men OF America and millions NOR
| OF industrious people from abroad, seek
ing homes in the new world, are left home
less and destitute.
The public domain must be sacredlI
secured to actual settlers, and where cor
porations have not complied strictly will
the terms OF their grants the lands shoult
be at once reclaimed. The immigration
OF persons from foreign countries seeking
homes and desiring to become citizens o
the United States should be encouraged
but the immigration OF the Chinese ser
vile laborer should be prohibited by
stringent laws, While the bondholdel
has been paid in gold in return for his de.
preciated currency, the soldiers and
sailors who saved our Union, our homes
and our money, and whose blood conse-
Grated every battle field from Bull Run,
Donaldson, Gettysburg and Appomattox
are denied the plttance justly due them
under their contract with the Govern
ment, as though the soldiers and sailors
could live on gratitude alone.
By theanswer OF Secretary Sherman OF
June 10Th, 1880, TO the Senate resolution
OF inquiry, it appears that the Govern
ment paid the soldiers In greenbacks DUR
ing the rebellion Sl,249,5l9, ,l35. The
total interest paid in gold on the public
debt from July lst 1851 10 June 30th 1879
was 81 500, ,30l, ,4S5. The soldier had been
taxed to pay this interest while the bond.
holder has gone free. During the present
Congress 1t has been impossible TO induce
the committees to reporta single bill TO
remedy the existing evils. The import
ant committees OF the House are so consti-
tuted and despotic that the rules OF that
body are so Interpreted as TO render relief
impossible.
Under the rules, aspeaker isas mucht the
dictator Of the country as though he were
the Emperor and ruling in the most
despotic government on the globe. One
OF the grand missions Of our party is to
Danish forever from American politics
that deplorable spirit Of sectional hatred
which for base purposes has been fostered
by the leaders OF the old parties. This has
greatly embittered the public mind both
North and South, and civilization de-
mRnds new party dedicated to the pur-
suits OF peace, and which will not allow
the war issues ever to be reopened
and will render military strictly sub
seryient TO civil power. The war
is over, and the sweet voice OF
peace 50 long neglected calls US
to worship at her altar. Let US crown her
and be willing votaries; let US have
a free ballot and fair count and equal
rights for all classes, for the laboring man
In northern manufactures, mines and
workshops, and for the struggling poor,
both black and white, in the cotton fields
OF the South. most earnestly and SOL
emnly invoke the united action Of all in
dustrial classes, irrespective OF party, that
We may make manly struggle for the indie
pendence Of labor to re.establish in the ad-
ministration OF public affairs the old time
Democracy OF Jefferson and Jackson aud
pure Republicanlsm Of Abraham Lincoln
and Thaddeus Stevens. In consequence OF
the great avenues to public opinion, the
press, bar and pulpit, being mainly under
control OF the enemies Of our movement,
our convention thought proper to request
It's candidates to visit various sections OF
the Union and talk to the people. 1t my
intention to comply with this request, to
enlist my ability; and now, eschewing all
violence and tumults unworthy Of the
cause we represent, and relying upon Di-
vine Providence and justice over the cause,
let US go forth in the great struggle for
human rights" With high regard, l am
Your obedient servant,
j. B. WEAVER.