The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-10-06


will be held next winter is destined to
be more important than any other that
has takeYplace in this State since its
organization. The questions that will
come before the Legislature for decision
next winter involve in tt EN- the future
prosperity OF adversely Of the State 10
a greater degree than any that nave
been decided in the past, 1t is OF tne
utmost Importance that the decision OF
these questions be placed in the hanas
of able men. mon uncontrolled by parti-
sanIbigotry men who will obey the consti-
,ut;on of this State and of the United
States and who will carefully guard the
interests of the ,Vhole people A bountiful
nature has done for this State all that
heart can wish. Our territory is rich
in all that can conduce to the pros
per;ty and wealth of the people.
We have fertile valleys, valuable forests
and mountains of precious minerals. Our
climate is unsurpassed in this country,
and our soil may be made to yield rich
harvests of all the vegetable products
proper to this latitude ManifeStly it is
the duty of the law-makiRg power in
this State to encourage the population of
che State for the development of our min
al wealth and the better cultivation of
the soil Our population is already too
scanty to make complete use of all the
resources that nature has placed within
our reach, and wise legislation is needed
to give us that element of strength.
But scheme has been set on foot by the
political party now in power in this
State and which has ruled the State since
Is organization, the inevitable asfect of
whose success will be to db1re from the
State large portion Of the population 1t al
ready has Forgetful of the constitution
which wisely prohibits such course,
the party in power is seeking, by
means of ec post .tacto legislation, to de
prive large portion of our citizens of
civil and political rights. 1t is not to he
supposed that the men thus disfranchis-
ed and declared aliens in the home of
their birth, will remain in that State
from all influence in whose governnPeae
fhey are forever prescribed. Free horn
American citizens value their rights too
highly to submit to such a deprivation
when, by removing into another State,
they may become invested with all the
privileges of citizenship. The men whom
she Republican party seek to disfran-
ehtse here may easily become citizens of
any other State in the Federal Union,
either North or South, and it is idle to
suppose that they will remain in tke.
State forever under the ban of 0tsfrGn u
chisement. But even if theS ap, remain
aud submit to be taxed, without repre-
sentation, to be gc1sfnedi by officers IN
whose election baey have no voice co be
subject % all the disabilities of aliepage,
what encouragement will they have to
abor for the Developments Of the resour-
ces of the State or to- promote its mate
rial prosperity? Their energies Will be
paralyzed, theiE exertions crippled and
all their interest in the welfare of the
State destroyed.
This scheme the leaders of the Repub-
licau party are urging forward by all
the means and appliances in their power,
and the only argument they can put
forth in favor of measure so utterly at
variance with good policy and fatal to
she best interests of the State, is that 1T
Is necessary in order that they may continue
to enjoy the emolameats Of office. This base,
unworthy, mercenary plea is all they can
truthfully put forth in extenuation of
the wrong they are striving to inhict.-
a party which can originate and by an
constitutional means, strive to consunl-
mate such scheme, has shown itself nn-
worthy of the confidence or support OF
any lover of his State or any friend of
free institutions
In few weeks the people Of the State
will be called upon to vote foy members of
the Legislature which will have power
to crush or to further the success of this
plot against the interests of the whole