The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1863-03-19


some taxes they then imposed--you will
ever remember how relentlessly they
wruogil from yoorharl earnings, even
10 tho last ee4l--you yourse! ave
felt, year sfer year the wrong d6ne
you by iepriYing you when young Of a
common school elucalion-you have
heeD chngriaed and hamiliuted at seeing
your chillen thus denied the benefits OIL
FREQ schools.
Il needs nor, that We fudher speak Of
your pas bardshipi and Expressions. =
They are fresh in your memories and
they viii ever there remain It i5}not
free schools. MS valuable and as dear to
you as they are, that should most 10.
cline you to ralify your new Constitution,
You must decide in one week, which of
the Constitutions you will hereafter, live
under. Your new Constitution contains
all the clements of progressive civilizs.
ton and material greatness and advance.
man'--is adapted TO your wanlsy your
climate, soil, habits and condition. The
old one never was suited TO you as a
a people, and every year has become
less adapted aal moro oppressive
West Virginians, it never was made By
you or Joryou. Now you, for the first
time' have the Iong,dcSircd opportunity
to cast i, off--eo escape from its CALLING,
bardensomo provisions. Will you throw
off the yoke on the Goth of March? We
know you are frccmcn, therefore, we
know you nil.
We have discussed the points tho
different provisions of tbs old and new
Consttution--we have shown up the
lalIaey of the rebel oatoh phrases, as
SIN never vote to tlke my noighbors
money out Of his pocket" Congress
dictated to US, CONSTITUTIONAL" "oyer.
run with free aiggers," whip US back, .
&c, and have shown we think, they are
simply slang Phrases-,hey can't stand
the test of dissection. bu, as they are
all offered US, we are bound to conclI,Ie
these oHtch words and phrases are mot
only the best but all they could advance,
TO induce you to serve Letcher, DAVIS
& Co. That mono may say zoe only SO
dcmoIishe thescd scare crors, 'weMeAll,
If space permitted, qouto the opini| 6ol
all prominent West yirsinia1slt SSt
rank rebels in confederation. and SUP
port of the positions we long since Rsd
taken and spresenteA 10 you, ip thkso
columns, upon each and all Of thesd Ne.
coptiyo phrases; but time aud space WI
now permit US, only to give Judge \ 4.
ley's and Auditor Cranes views ID IN
",ho fee niger" "hugaboo!"
But suppOsing We had an attractive
soil AMI climate for the free negro-sup.
posing we were surrounded by States
where free negroes abounded-suppos,
ing free negroes began to immjcrate in.
to our borders, what then? Could we
not by a change in our organic law east
" provided under our Constitution, or
By simple statute, prohibit them from
coming into our midst, as Indiana, Hin,
oi', and perhaps other States have done?
Does not the merest tyro know SO much
as this? The people have only to say 10
their representatives in the Legislature,
pass such law. Tho whole question is
completely under their control. And
yet til ere is an effort made to get up a
rlamor about the danger of free negro.
ian. Sir, should be ashamed TO at
tempt such fraud upon the public cra-
dulily.
But, Sir, | am happy 10 say the work
is already done. The people and their
representatives, have already been relio,
we'd OIL the necessity of prohibiting free
negroes from coming into our new State
when il is organized, Yes, sir, by the
law as it now stands, and viii stand the
ve,J moment our admission is complete,
it will absolutely require the passage Of
law TO euthorize it, before single free
negro outside Of our territory, dare al
tempt to beComa a resident auongs, US,
That such is the faOt'every lawyer kno ws
and he who does nottuow it, is not well
qualified n teach tho psOplo,
In chapter 1913, section SO, of the
Code OF Virginia we have this explicit
provision!
"Mo free negro shall migrate into tbs
State"
Tn cLonior 1OT eocIion ortha eamA