The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-03-13

In recent speech, Pomeroy OF Kansas
reminded the Senate, that q short time
APO ne one could vote in Kansas-that
pure and spotless representative of New
England religion-without first swearing
to support the Federal Constitution and
the Fugitive Slave Law, and that he
yonld never write, publish, or circulate
any thing which declared that slavery
did not there exist by law. r
The editor of Iateilgenoer, who estab'
lished his paper in Wheeling to teach
people that it was their privilege, and
their duty, to break the covenant their
fathers entered into when they made and
adopted the Constitution of the United
States, approvingly quotes this speech OF
Senator Pomeroy reminding the country
of Kansas injustice.
Now, let us, Mr. Campbell, let us, hon
est Lincolnites and Republicans, and
Butternuts too, panse for few minutes
and ponder we'll this Kansas example OF
legislation-this example of party purity,
and party piety, and of party wisdom, to
secure for the future party ascendency
and power. And in this connection, let
us, if we can, settle the difference be-
tween the thief and the receiver OF sto,
len goods-and the difference, if any there
is, between the men who make bad law
and the men who, following the bad exam.
pie so set, in enacting wicked test oaths,
10 NJ
tiers of Kansas enacted the above test
oath to keep the Yankees out, and in
1863 the Republicans and Mr.. Lincoln
prescribe the following one to the people
of certain States, before they should be
permitted to vote, namely: Il - dc
solemnly swear, in the presence of AL
mighty God, that will hencefOrth faith
fully support, protect and defend, the
Constitution of the United States, and
the Union Of the States Hereunder, and
that l will, in like manner, abide by and
faithfully support, all acts of Congress
passed during the existence of the rebel
lion, with reference to slaves, so long and
so far as not repealed, modified or held
void by Congress, or by decision OF the
Supreme Conrt; and tat | will, IN IKE
manner, abide by and faithfully support
ALL PROCLAMATION OF THE PRESIDENT
made during the existing rebellion, hav,
inc reference to slaves, so long and so far
as not modified, OF declared void by de-
cision of the Supreme Court, SO HELP
Me COB"
Let US compare the above Kansas oath
with this President Lincoln oath, and de-
nv if we can, that the Lincoln oath is
the Kansas oath over again with more
than lawful interest.
What the Butternuts will do III the
way of oaths, when they get into power,
| cannot tell, because do not know but
if they improve upon Abraham, as he
has upon Kansas, they will make the Re
publicans swear that they are
not Abolitionists and never were,
and never will be, and that they
have renowned and denounced, and do
renounce and denounce Horace Greeley,
Henry Ward Beecher and Wendell Phil
lips, and Abraham the First, and his
proclamations, words, works and jokes.
in this present world, and the world to
come; and that they never have read,
and never will read any thing that has
been published in New England, or north
of the Genesee river, and that they new
er have heard and never will hear any
man talk, speak, sing or pray, who was
born in New England, or whose fathers,
grand fathers or great grand fathers, or
whose mothers, uncles OF aunts W grand
great grand mothers, uncleS or aunts
or who has, or ever had, or ever will
have, any cousin, or any kith OF kin, that
ever was born in New England or ever
saw New England, or ever heard any
man preach, prey, sing OF talk, who, or
any of whose kin by affinity or conSan-
guinity, ever was born in New England
or ever saw New England; and that |
have never called and never will call
ANY one of African descent, by any name
OF title other than that of niger, and
that the Democrats are all right and
always have been right, and always will
be right; and that the AbOlitionists and
Republicans are wrong and always have
been, and always will he wrong, and that
all who do not vote the Democratic tick
ct and continue to vote it in all times to
come, are Rebublicans and Abolitionists
and enemies TO all the world. So help
me God.
This pious work ofmaking test oaths"
seems, according to history, ODE game
at which more than one party can play.
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