The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-02

with the efforts that were making Z
;erthrow the Confederacy, yet, Mr.
President, at the very time and during
the very year, when Mcclellan wa
fighting the battle Of Antietam, the Sena
tor from Indiana, without excepting
Mcclellan, and without excepting Han
cock, speaking Mt Sullivan, Ind, on tht
9Th Of August, 1862, said, in reference
TO Union soldiers, that they should g
to the nearest blacksmith shop and have
iron collars made and placed arounC
their necks, inscribed thereon, in largt
letters: "ATy Dog-A. Lincoln" AnC
at the same time he referred to Union
soldiers us Lincoln's dogs and hirellngs
without excepting Mcclellan or Han
cock. Laughter and applause. And
during the campaign, Mr.. PRESIDENT
that resultedin the election Of A: Lincoln
the Senator from Indiana, who is nov, SC
yehemently in favor Of the prosecution
of the War Of the Rebellion, for put
ting down the South. who. to eulo,
gize the efforts OF the Union armies and
the genius Of the Union commanders
who poses here us the special friend OF
the Union soldier and denounces and
asperses criticism upon the political
character and affiliations OF those who
were engaged in that war, made a
speech at Greencastle, which was report,
FED in the Cincinnati Commercial, August
s, 1854, by Joseph B. McCuIloch,. now
the editor OF the Globe Democrat, in ST.
Louis" Mr.. ingalls, read exracts from
the speech, which
DECLARED TIE WAR A FAILURE
and spoke OF Lincoln as "monster and
an unhappy felon."
Passing to the question OF the electoral
commission Of 1876, Mr.. ingalls, said he
WIS not specially enamored OF Mr.. Hayes,
Tlaughterl and yet, inasmuch as the
question Of Mr.. Hayes title was brought
in controversy by the Democratic party
rs one of the issues OF the approaching
campaign, he felt bound to say that the
title of Mr.. Hayes to the presidency was
the most absolutely irrefragiblc OF any
in the whole list OF American Presi'
dents. because it was the only one that
WINS passed upon by constitutional tri-
bunal organized for that purpose. The
Democratic party should not forget the
electoral commission was one OF Its own
devices. It was not the first time that
they who had digged the pit and diggedi
it deep, had fallen into it. Laughter
wArrRRsoN's PROCLAMATION. .
It would be remembered how the
Hon. Henry Watterson issued his cele-
bratcd proclamation calling on 100000
"unarmcd Kcntuckiansn to visit the
city OF Washington on the anniversary
OF the battle OF New Orleans, for the
purpose of experimenting the electoral
count. [Laughter.l lie Ingalls) had
had conversation with President Grant
shortly after the issuing Of that celeba'
ted proclamation and had asked him
il he thought there was going to be any
trouble. General Grant had paused q
moment, and with atdeliberate method
which characterized his utterances, re-
piled: "No, don't think there is going
to be any trouble. But it has been one
rule OF my life to be always ready, ana,
added Mr. Ingalls,, with solemnity, he
was ready! The 100000 unarmed Ken
tuckians had not made their appearance,
and the court had proceeded, n0twith-
standing the indignation OF the Demo
Gratis Mt the result OF their own device;
The people were perpetually reminded
that the Republican party was
guilty OF nm enormous and gigan.
tic fraud in the election and seating
of Mr.. Hayes. Mr.. Cleveland had APP
parently n warranty deed for the seat
which he had occupied, and yet, com
pared with the title which Mr. Hayes
had to his seat, he was in possession oi
stolen goods and the receiver was as bad
MS the thief. III the court of justice and
fair conscience he had never been
elected mt all. He had been counted
into office by partnership between
Dick Turpin and Uriah Heep, lOOtpads
and sneak thieyes-Cartouche and
Pecksniff-and it was some consolation
to know that in that partnership the
apostlesar drenegades had lost theirshareG
OF the swag. Laughter and applauseI'J
The country held still against the
Southern Confcderacy. 1t was CON
fronted with l53 votes OF the solid South
rs it has been in every election sinceth
election OF Mr.. Hayes.
THE SOLID SOUTH
was the Conicderacy, and the success Of
the Democratic party meant the success
of the Confederacy, which was to-day as
much m organized, active, aggressive
force in politics rs in 'Gl, and in the pre-
vious times. Slavery was dead and SC,
cession was dead, but all the ideas, all
the impulses, all the purposes and inten-
tions OF secession remained. lie hon.
ored and admired Cbut regretted and de-
plored) the constancy OF the South to
that idea, lis loyalty to the leaders under
whom it fought, and its determination
TO reunite and reconstruct the history OF
its country, so that it would be able to
saw to the generations that are to come,
that while it was ovcrthrown by over
whclming numbers in the field, yet
within twenty-five years after the war
closed its leaders had been restored TO
political power.
WHO Is l., @. c. LAMAR?
In this connection he asked who was
Lucius Quintius Curtius Lamar. He
never was suspected of being lawyer.
TI.aughter.l His bitterest enemy never
accused him OF that. lie never had
been admitted to the bar OF the Supreme
Court on whose bench he disappointed.
He never had tried reported case in
any tribunal, State or national, for thirty
years. 1t was an open secret that the
| President at one time peremptorily re-
fused to appoint him. He asked what
necessity there had been for the Presi.
dent to alIront the loyal sentiment Of
the country by placing on the bench Of
the Supreme Court a man who was not
a lawyer, and never had been, and who
had called Abraham Lincoln butIoon.
Why, OF all the men in the South, did il
select him and force him upon reluct-
ant President and reluctant people. II
was because Mr.. Lamar was the nearest
and dearest friend and representative Of
Jefferson Davis. There was no other
explanation OF it. II that was not true
then his nomination was farce and a
burlesque without excuse and without
n cIosin0 Mr. TnColls snid. In the