The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1863-02-26

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rentlemon IL the people Of Western
Virginia should ever bo gully Of get.
ting down on their knees to those men
who have brought all this trouble on tho
country, should never want To have il
said had ever lived in the mountains OF
Western Virginia, But | think better Of
our people than that. | believe they
have some IDEAS of progress ! beliere
they are going to be truer to themrclyes
than 10 allow set ofrcnegades to de.
feat them in the laudNble efforts they are
row making, And | can tell you fellow
citizens, just so sure as the aun rises on
tomorrow. that sure will the people rat.
iCy The amendment to tho constitution.
We have in the House OF Delegates
men from nearly all the counties elected
last spring year sgo by numerous MA
iorilics, Scarcely man sits in hat bnJy
elected then who dill not receive ms.
iority Of one thousand. And there arr
hut four men in all who are opposed to
tho new State, and they all represent
their counties as overwhelmingly in favor
of it. But it don't make any difference
what effort may be made here-it don
mako any difference how much misrep.
reSeniation may be- rrsorted to here, you
are Just as sure Of having the STATE Of
West Virginia, if the yocs OF the people
will make il so, as you nre sure Of vont
lives. Fellow -citizans, thcre will be
misrepresentation. There has hccn
from the beginning OF these troubles. =
Our enemies have made use oI scarcely
anything else, To speak plainly thcy
have lied from the start. Llughtor,l
II they succeed in any Of their efforts
they will succeed by lying. A voice,
"and by stealing,"l Some gentlemen
suggests that stealing hOs something to
do with it. I'm not 50 certain but il may
have, but the principal Argument they
have relied upon has been living. 7 he
candidate Of your opponents will not b.
guilty of any such practice, buI there are
those who will In his card published
ina paper Of this city, Mr.. Richardson,
unintcntionally | om sure, c,makes . grave
mistake. He says thatif we come into
the Union now, it ia upon tacit agree
mcnt with the Government of the United
States that we will pass no bills against
the admission Of free negroes, Where
is the "Lecit agreement? If We come
into the Union with our legislature hay.
ing the power eitbor 10 exclude or admit
free negroes, where is the taca agreement
that we will pass no bill to exclude free
negroes I!
Bat do not sllow yonrselyes, or any
cfthose around you, to be misiod BY
anything OF this kind. II is your duty
to sec that your neighbors arc right
The new State men outside Of Ohio
conn.y are working industriou,ly.
They are going to do the best thy can
and you should do the very same thing
You must not be deferred from prosecu
ting this good work which is to redeem
Western Virginia, by the charge that
this is an abolition movement. Why,
fellOw.citzens who is it that makes this
charge? Think of i'll The man that
makes it is the editor of The Wheeling
Press. Here we are addressing you TO.
night linen who were born in Virgins,
who have always liyedin Virginia, aud
who have always been connected with
the conservative parties ofthe coutry.-
My friend who preceded me i conser.
VSiiye oId.line Wbig; myself belonged
TO the Democratic party, and supported
Douglas. 10 1860.
While we who occupy this sConserga.
tive position have been before you, a
gentleman sitlingin his sanctum 'enour-
ces every body who wants West Ylr lola
TO be admitted into the Union MS nm alb.
olitionist. That man is an Englismnn.
and voted for Lincoln! [Derisive laugh.
Ter, and applause.
have spoken longer than l thought
to speak. "Thero is one comerh after
me mightier than l." aud | yiGd the
stand to him, thanking you, gentleman,
for having heard me SO patiently. Ap'
plausc