Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1865-11-11

an election proposed TO be held in this
county, few weeks since, which is pub
Iished in the Wheeling Register, and
from which we take the following eX-
tracts -
First then, as 10 my connection with
The late rebellion (so-called.) The a
mount Of my offending has this extent
and no further that upon the breaking
oul of the late unhappy war, which, in
truth, no one !abored harder 10 prevent
than |. adhered, with all the jealous
devotion | was capable of, TO the fortunes
of my native State. the veneraied COM
monweallh Of JIrginia. Unjusly and
unconslilu,ionally invaded, as | con-
scienriously believed she was, only re-
grelled that was TOO old and infrm 10 60
into the field, and therefore devoleds
myself. with all my energies, TO her civil
councils, in Wh!ch service
continued to the close of the struggle,
having at no time been in the military
service or held office of any kind under
the confederate government"
"Nine-tenths OF the people Of Jefler'
son pursued the same course, adherlng to
the fortunes and abiding the fate Of their
veneraed State, and il we erred in this
we did so conscienlously."
= "But now having in all
sincerity accepted the situation and avail
ed myself of the Presidents proifered
amnesty and restoration to citizenship,
Gov Boreman must pardon me for re-
pelllng with some Indignation the un-
founded imputa'ion contained in his proc
Iamalion, that |, and those acting with
me, have, in any manner, failed IN keep
ing our newly plighled faith TO the Uni
ted States Government. The proceedings
of the meeting re erred to, will show the
reverse, so far as our declaration can go,
and we defy proof TO the contrary. i.
therefore dismiss the subject by saying
briefly, with all due respect 10 the high
position the Governor occupies, that the
insinua,ion contained in his proclamation,
in this regard, is both untrue and caIum-
NOUS.
"He has been misled by misrepresen-
taions, going 10 him from quarter that
we are fully aware Of, but he would have
better maintained the dignity of his office
had he been more cautious, and little
more considera,e of the feelings Of gen
Ilemen who claim to be his equals, tho
located here, at this outpost Of his do
main, and under the ban OF lhe anli-bullet
heroes Of the late war. in word, we
are thoroughly submissive TO the powers
that be; but are neither dogs nor slaves to
submit lamely to an attack upon all that
is left TO many Of us; our self.resPect and
ur honor"
True, and those acting with me. here
strenuously oppose certain departures
from, and gross abuses of the laws even
of West Virginia, sought TO be carried out
here, particularly in the matter Of taxa
ton: and Gov. Boreman may be assured,
that both as to hese,a we'll as the gener-
al question Of jurisdiction over us, we
mean to fight it out, until the questions
are definitely settled by competent au-
thority. hope the Governor, should
you publish this, will no, take alarm al
the word fight" refer, Of course, to
none other than peaceable weapons.
Bot 10 come 10 the matter which has
raised such ridiculous row, you may
ask some explanation why we proposed
TO hold the contemplated election; and
will frankly tell you, giving il as | gave
it TO the meeting over which had the
honor to preside.
Contrary 10 expectation, and to what
we have reason 10 believe was Gov. Pier
points original intention, he had, perhaps
wisely, foreborne 10 organize the county;
it is repeatedly named
and fully recognised in the recently
formed constitution of Virginia, as form.
ing part of that State. We had fully
in the propriety Of foregoing
judicial and police organization, until the
question of Jurisdiction could be settled
as this might have possibly led 10 COL
lsion and disturbance of the peace.
But as 10 an election, conducted as pro-
posed, we did not then, nor do we now
believe, there was the slightest danger OF
its leading 10 any such result. Those ia
voriug the movement would have had no
motive in making disturbance; and you
may be assured the small minority here
who we doubt not, are at the bottom OF
the whole matter, are far too discreet 10
have lnterfered. Their role of action lies
in another direction.
1t was, and is, 10 say the least, uncer.
tain which State we belong 10, or how
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