Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-05-11

He spoke for some time, making q power.
full appeal to the audience to stand BY their
Democratic friends of the North aud the
South. a united Democracy, he said, is
certain victory next November, aud victory
IN November means the rehabilitation of the
South, aud the repeal of the obnoxious laws
that now disgrace our statute books. He di-
vided his speech into three heads: lst-The
necessity for two parties; End Tho policy
principles and tendencies of the Republican
party; 3rd-The mission of Democracy. And
in words of unmistakable force traced the
history of that party which for twenty years
has held official honors, left record stained
with corruption, extravaganza and political
larceny, which entered even the great ex>
ecutive mansion, uurivaled in the history of
any political organization. With apt illus
trations. he defined and explained the char
acter, history aud aims OF those pests who
are known in the South as scaIawags and
carpet bageers. and the injurious effects of
such intsrlopers, who are owned aud drilled
by officials in high places, and wha form a
complete system of political detectives. lie
said Job was tormented with sores and boils,
and that these were the sores and bnils of the
South. He said he was not speaking of the
honest Northern men who might settle in
our midst. affiliate with our people and make
thoir Interest our interest. Whatever might
be that mans political opinion, he. would
welcome him, and call him fellow citizen but
of class who were too we'll known to need
any description. and who were not soldiers,
nor even smelt gun powder. He likened
the people of the Seuth to Job, the devil in
the former case being personated by the
Radical party. job lost his property, said
the Senator to his interested hearers, 80 did
you; he lost his servants, you los. yours
There is one difference, however, Job never
had his servants put over him. The devil
never thought of that. That was refinement
OF cruelty reserved for the, Republicans. We
have not space to give more of his speech.
1t was an eloquent, soul.stirring exhortatiou,
which was received with frequent applause,
and We believe aroused the people of that
section to an appreciation of the importance
that they should attach to the coming cleo.
tions. moro effectually because it came from
this distinguished soldier and statesmen,
whom none knew but to respec. and revere.
Another meeting was held at night, aud
finished and logical address was delivered by
the Hon. George II. Pendleton, of Ohio, an
accomplished orator and profound think err.
de recouuted briefly the record of Virginia,
from the settlement of jamestown to the
present time, showing her constancy in
guarding the liberties of the people, and how
her principles in the past correspond with
the principles of the Democratic party to-day.
He spoke eloquently of the share her sons
had taken in establishing the Republic Iu>
stituted by tho genius of Jefferson and his
compeers. and moulded into shape BY the
ability of Marshal aud Mad ison, afterward
becoming in its com letion an historical nov
city, firm union Of independent States He
alluded to the territory that Virginia had
ceded to the Union, upon whose broad area
lay now the combined populations of several
great commonwealths. He said Democratic
war had given US the wealth of the great
Southwest, and Jefferson's foresight had
purchased Louisiana. That while the Demo.
cratic party bad held the reins of govern
ment. 1t had been their peculiar aim to keep
within constitutional limits, actiug on the
principle of non>interference with doubtful
powers Then warming with indignation, in
words that burn, he denounced the course of
Republicanisn,, with its jury laws. its mar
shals and supervisors of elections. its troops
at the polls, its third term tendencies and
aims. MIR Pendleton was styled the leader
of tho Northwest. and we have rarely, if
ever, heard \ speech which moro exhaust
lively discussed the political issues of our ma
tioua! politics than his After he had fin
is"eo' Mr. Foornees ana ten. Gordon
responded to the call of tho audience, and
asked in their remarks to he assured tina.
Virginia was all right. and that they might
say when they returned that Virginia would
be with them in November. which was an
swered in the affirmative bya perfect chorus.
and cries Of tell them so: tell them so! we'll
he there! The enthusiasm had at last spread
through the whole company, and the meet.
ing adjourned after three cheers for tho dis.
tinguished speakers.