The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1864-12-24

1T January, voted to pro-
j from exercising that priyi-
! Adjective ftsnShiss to which
Sstitlsd under the laws OF the
% statement conveys an i'm
5shyaggpv,Ers.ted by the
cassS and calculated to de-
7blic mind. The majority OF
9 the city are well acquainted
spmstanees and will not be
e I.ssll;ssso~'s assertion, but
,AsSts Who ohavs not had the
,ofsseegtaining the truth and
rivsfrsn the IntslHse~osr the
. SWEENEY really voted in
]. to take rom the sol
utt which they legally pos
"a the information ofsuch per-
lax it worth while to publish
Jag whole history and true
ekase referred to. r,.,..
\ sr nesting Of the City coun-
1.-THE 18th of January 1861,
'iEKEL offered an ordinance, pre-
.sIEL LAMB Esq., with relation
"a voting at the charter cleo
I this time the municipal
n been conducted upon the
system, and Mr.. BIckEL's
3,bposed that, after its passage
should be by ballot, The
! Is laid on the table, but al
I the 18th of January, . spe-
4 of the council was called
tfor the manner Of voting At
and the ordinance pre-
led was again taken up. 1t
4 to the psaHHsr Of uotiag and
ID whatever to do with the
b of Iyetsrs, whether soldiers ss
\ Various, amendments were
6fsrent persons, among the
Edr. SWEENEY, proyidingthat
Hal election should be con-
uufiance With-the Proyis-
nate Law; meaning thereby
Ia be by ballot on white pa
bis amendment was passed
tied in the Ordinance as the
! tNothing was ssid in the
the council relative to re-
ballots of absent soldiers,
it in the intention of those
OF amended the ordnance,
IA be so construed: /" ;lsiII
,e after this, it was discover
. Of the members of the Re-
Gty were secretly collecting
lots with the intention Of Of
Ekt thepolls atthe then pend.
claiming that Mr.. swEE-
,alment, the Fifth Section re-
hade the State law of full
5bts provisions, that relating
~ votes being incladed " A
Il ing of the Council was &C
,ild, onthe24th of JANUARY Ito
% was really the spirit and
/ ne ordinance. At this meeting,
faots were mentioned for the
Ia SWEENEY distinctly stated
hin favor of allowing soldiers
that the existing charter OF
zsided for the appointment OF
IaSfs to supeiintend the cleo
Elt It was obviously too late to
{. commissioners to the various
ssceiye the soldiers vote, (the
Election day. He was there
J; of suspending the operation
"a section of the Ordinance
IN to the manner of voting,
;he pending election was con-
,,ided that an ordinance should
1 prepared in reference to fa-
Notions making the State law
n all its proyisions-soldiers'
3 the rest. The section was
81 a very decided vote, twenty
'!for the suspension and five
iist it. The Legislature after
ID q law enabling soldiers to
.hicipal elections, as the pre-
spon the subject related only
ON of State and County offi-
/ the soldiers had really no
70 vote at the charter election
!. proven by the necessity that
hthis subsequent legislation,
cole head and front of Mr..
Va dmg consists in the fact
ID to have the municipal cleo
kted in accordance with the
hg law. aHt<E
rNKY did not vote to "prohib-
rom the exercise Of the cleo
Use to which they, were en-
b the laws of the State" for,
tate law, they were not en-
|e at municipal elections. This
understood in this city, but
ought it necessary to give the
Story Of Mr.. swKENEr's vote
ainEhich, twas claimed, was
,n of the soldiers rights, SIM
information of those who
,fluenced by the IateligsRog's
sterday morning. There are
Ter things in the article re-
which we desire to call atten-