Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-10-02
FlS 0k PERJURY
A Liy0aaNIscsNce BY JUDGE
JERE BLACK.
Garfield Says He Agreed to Take Credit
Mobilier Stock and Then Sweas
10 the Contrsy-1h. War
for the Union
Distorted.
THE GREAT PRESIDENTIAL SwtNDLe.

THE GREAT PRESIDENTIAL SwiNDLs.
judge Black is everywhere acknowl-
edged and quoted as Gen. Gartieli's
special and particular friend, but not
w%ithstanding this fact, the following let
ter from his pen, sent ia reply to an n
y~Itation Ia attend the great Democratic
mass mertias in New York city. exposes,
in the mos; effective manner, the Buck
eve "s,atesman's" connection with the
Credit Mobili-r ring and the great cleo
toral fraud Of 1876. OF course tie
Judge has taken the most lenieHt view
OF Garield's rascality pOss.b," under
the circumstances, and yet it would be
difficult 10 imagine a mOr sca,hins re-.
buSe than is conveyed in the vigorous
letter which is given below. II
will be read with interest by citizens OF
all parties, and will have great weight
and influence with all except the most
ultra rarti.ans in the Radical ranks.
JUDGE BLACK AGAIN WRITES
Concerning the Double Dealings OF De-
Golyer Garfeld-How the Republican
Candidate Allows the Demands OF dis
Party 10 Lead HIM Into Treachery Of
Bis Country.
ERoCKrE. YoEE, Pa, Sept. -, 1851
GENrLENES-l cannot attend th"
meeting ui the Democratic. Republicans
a, the city Oi New York IN the 23i
inst. But ! can assure YOU OF my con-
currencc in is object. and II time and
space permitted | could give YOU Il rea.
son for the faith that Is within me.
| trust We are approaching thccni oi
VI Ion. struggle against the oppression
and fraud ui the anti constitutional par
~. They have sought the destruction
OF our Government by every possible
means in their reach. Ky
Our Government
mean the whole system oi iIniimrn.
tai law under when We live, ]!ucludlnr
the granted powers OF the Federal
Union, the reserved rights Oi Ia" States
and the personal liberty OF thu citizen.
These three are all vital point' OF our
political organization, and the lie OF the
nation depends rs much upoa one rs
another. II Won want TO xii 4 man II
maSps no diir renee whether you knock
out h!s brains, stab him through the
heart or tear open his hOwclS-cltIcr
way he is done for. Certainly an Amer
lean who iorcihly trampIcs on civil lib-
ertv or bv violence cxilnguls!Ics the
rights IL the States IL not less i traitor
70 his country than u who
Resists the Just Authority Of the Federal
Government
| need not remind you with what
maniiu'i trrlchery ~ opponents Eri
possession OF the power which they have
so fr.htiully abused. Al -" beginning
OF the war they spiemuly plrdgrt them
selves to use toe iorr,N put into i'rr
hands Tor The sole pupr," OF oc'"u i,s
the Federal G~pvcrnm"n; and w,piiiu.
ing the supremacy ol tie Constitution
and laws. viii ri. ia" usI's @ 20"
states and I g people uhimpd rrd ant
they rromis | that when TINS wd~ "''
cump,ishrl the war should instantly
c-I~,. La rpnSi lrralion ni this So r'ti
uI. &c, suprrdd !"i To their pa'.I'. tl"
men and III money were pu' into tn"lr
hsuts which completely sIbin"i the
armed opposition al III" south - III"
Union. Bot when the conflict M over
trcv announced that the victory, INSTEAD
of defending u" Government, had
Kcvolutcuizcd and Overthrown l.;
that the whp.r doctrine OF S.d'" rl'h''
was exploded, AM personal liberty vas
consequently a thlnI 81 ih' past; That
the military was above ~" CjvIi All
thuritv. and through tia. inS,runi"n-
tlItv they tthe central oligucnyJ might
kiiuap, Imprlson and kiit citizens !uT
political otirnsc- without lld-" or luTN. !
tn" ri.ht ui suffrage had ceased To- east
cXCcp, when n WAS exercised Nv tN"ir
PERMISSION and in Il way which. suited
their purposes. Destroying AL tn cl"c.
ton aA~ 81 hall the States IN the UHipn
they filled the stat" OH rs with motor.
on, tii"v,s aud crowded Congress- with
r,demption!rss rOgucs who di not pre-
TEND io auv title except what they gui
10y force and fraud, ami III al IN" states
they claimed the night 10 10" rptcscutci
al >id'c ti't't'l.0 10y llt
nyonets oftneir stand nc Army.
Would yuu have IN" enun"ltt' 10" cor
ruplionS g'u"rarri 10y tots lnitmols
system? Count the stars /. You can; Try
t. number the sands on h"."ashIr'.
Their idea al strong government was
iuliv DEVELOPED. SlN wears al',rihr war
fraud and force Lad ina ir u - mucn
n than liberty, j%n.tir" and law,
TIA, the Constitution bad but seven
friends IN the senate AMI les 'nan 4
third oithr members y the lower liurs.
But the rrir"irles uf free and honest
government We not d"Stlbri 10 ID"
crushed ont forever. tn" mora! iEili
pncr al. The Democracy was Itself n power
which ahl- ni lu' antI.tpns,llu'ionil
readers ami bonumh'i their iaruliE Of
,yIl dom. Thousands oi trU" men.
who il moments Oi error or alarm 'II
Wandered from the Track Of their Pm
clples,
.'hastrrrl t. rrtrac' their steps AMI 10
regain ino road which alone leads t.
peace. honor a.. safety. Truth and
~i;.,!r. era .uallv rr,G.Hc 'h"ir natural
aScrnlaucy in tnc pplG|arhctrt First.
the Federal House 81 Representatives
was redeemed; then the SENATE, am 90
$50 an overwhelming majority Of tie
peppl" at,rstei their devotion 10 free
principles los voting Tor a Democrat"
President. THIS looked ike a snrcr.s,ui
yindicatiun Of free government, but y
was not. The anti-COus'itrtionsl parry
has an advantage which more Tan
countetbalauces the strength ui ,H"
people. II can cheat a. elections, Il ran
i,'.'v the count, 1t can ipf.c return
There's the respect that mases cl.!'nI'
Is ui 80 long a lie
We are About 20 Rspsa.ths Experiment
We may mas be- ]sWInil-i again, bu'
there i no, any doubt tia our hpv''t
majority is greater than u was hr''t"
The issues are all with uS AMI In" ar'.-
dents are MOI; against u oir '..I
date j. not only uncXr"U'ipnaH hE'
aimlrah'e,an hasthe uuh0unici cUi'I.
d-nce Oi the whole country IN his 'a.-
en's. integrity and patriotism.
The impulses Of personal irieud-Alr
- 81. Jn,i.. 81 f,tr p~YIi'i.4I srr.H-f.