The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-05-02

favor Of the constitutional amendment. Il Is
important that We all work from now until
after the election, aud roll up ns large q ma.
Jsrlty NJ possible for that measure. This will
then settle that question. Let every Union
nnn be regisiered Hni urged 10 90 10 the POLLS.
We hnrc willy, energetic md we'll organized
opposition to contend with, who are urging
every disloyal man who possibly cpu, without
TOO great risk Of being indicted for perjury,
10 register md vote against the anne ndmcn,.
We must watch them. They mus. be warned
| ,hnt il they do commit perjury for tho sake Of
| voting down this amendment, they will b.
| looked inter. They mny think (many Of thcm)
tina, they have covered up their tracks 80
Skilru!ly in what aid und comfort they have
given the rebellion, TIM, they can tnke this
oath with perhaps no Union man
knows Of it-oDly their fricnds, md they will
nu, Ivulgc il; but they ought TO he reminded
that constant changes ure taking place, and
those who nrc nov their friends luay Ii OF oc.
rupy that relation ut some subsequent time.
| rhcy may h- indicted by those the: NOW leas,
exrrc, would do such II thing.
The issue before the people Mt the coming
election is, Who shall rule the State? Loyal
men, or rebels?
Our enemies try to evade this issue, nnd
! nttelnpt to hefog onr minds ny enlcaving to
force upon our consideration issues with which
We have nothing to ,i0. We are not now dc.
ciIing any questions whatever IN regard to
the negro; there is no one in the State Offering
ITO grant him the right OF suffrage, aud set
mhey nitempt again to 'ras the negro into tho
, controversy. TIN, is only TO divert your
minds from the main issue now before yOu.
This is the first pJihc1t cont, st We have
eyer 'nd III IA" Stale since is organization:
heretofore public matters have lrrn cundnct-
"l 10y loyal citizens Al the beginning OF our
nate troubles, the disloynl portion. finding that
they could not by the most unhchrl.uf system
NJ deception nnh violence, carry the loyal
I"ople with them in their irui;orOus designs
,gsin,t the Guvcrrrnrat went. many Of them,
INTO the rebel army, while their sympnihizers
and secret ni,lcrs and nhrtiors remained NJ
home, taking no further part in the reorgnn
znii"n Of the State Government aud constItu.
toh Of The new State than simply TO growl
md complain OF every thing that WIS done,
not recognizing any Of it w lawful or coasl.
;n,onnl; hut continually mut;er;ng threats
,lmi tho .lhv would come WHEN i, would NIL hr
~, aside AMI overturned. Then they expected
10 nccornp ish their designs 10y the sword. Hni
they confidently believed That they would ul-
,i'nntrly br "hIc tn drive every Cniou mnu
ont Of the Sta,c, uhd coEhscaic his property.
i;ut tnc Cui"n men, with autirins j,rrSrvcr.
nucr and patriotic devotion to their country,
wlthou, the MD. counsel, or encouragement OF
these now patriotic conservatives. iiunlly
succeeded ia tnsingnll the l-g.l strls required
by the constitution nn'l laws for the "rgnnita.
tom VI the new State of Mes, Virginia. Their
.rnc"",lingS rrrr thoroughly chnYnrsrl lay
tnugrr-s md The new Stat" recognized by "v.
cry department u; the i"vcrnmcnt OF The Tai
t"l States. During nll this struggle. however,
these men, now =" anxious tor political power,
II! .u~ r,l the loyal people Of the State to rule,
.nl took no par, Ia p"liucs: They would IN,
20 to ihr polls when requested By THEN Union
nr,s hhur>. hat cu!cd j; "busns State, and
n.uinuAsIS threatened that the whole concern
would hs "w,p.i ,n,. They hoped hen 10
ACCOMPLISH ;hiS with hayOhriS. but now iney
-xI"c, lv accomplish il b.? ballots.
To accomplish their ic, oiuIionnrY designs.
uLi drive the rev State back into the embrace
.: Uid Virginia, ln"y are 10" ladHslrouS'Y
gathering ius-,hrr The scattered !raSnr"i. of
The r"'r!li"". ID nrs"n'z" he" party Tor iI"
lHrrnsr vi "Hcrthr"Sing the Inion people oil
Ia" II .t", AM: driving from every responsible
ru.iliun the mrn vino nave uphold the Interests
I'll H." rnuIur lnr.Lg ia" trrr'h." struggle
iaruug" "!ii"n ~ hr'" J"~' l''i. las pant!
~ IA ii" mp al p.''I"""i '"c:> amt their sym
.p,;hLz"Is who nrr how r."!h"rinS |" u" re-
>,","l !" ih"s- rISh;' "E'ch Ih"? forfeited hy
,.,i.u: -syru-nn ny,'n,t ihr i;"1"rnInrnt. nnd
80 ,;;,,t...urr they ahrI-r the 'nynI l.rS
:...luIr, drnnunSir& ia"m 80 incompetent.
anal ,i,,ir uris - unconstitutional; hrs"icS
.hysc, a lew moi, .r"r"miu'i SORT OF men, ~h"
IN IN. prrG nee ri rrlr,> rr'Ir>-"d To- u" rrhr'>
and ., she pyrS,ncr vi .ipu rIcm prVIr>srd 10
l.. Union mru-n "tiDud Lord aud "Gnnl
Dryli' surl uI men. wn"Sc POSITION WAS always
thoroughly u.rlr, stool hy -. s"c.n"S inch. La
altman, II, :urS. = !cR--Lnauk iOI, hut Vet,
.rv officers OF Tia. Cuiou army ARE connected
wuh TINS Ion,rrr1hre organization. Amonr
theuImbrr ,lerc y one Andrews, u NeWlurH
,.,u,rrh,n.l. who was dismissed the service
fam the rank vi Captain Tor d,:'oydity, ~h"rH
IA. conservative. cal, M,j"r A"dr,Hs. THEY
,,,,, Lar. pronot,d lam .mr> he .rdI di.r,iI"i!!
lL,S Major Andrews hat cnulI-mgr'i HIM Ia
I,.,u,. the ISSUES with him ut l'arkor>hnrg.
,,, L,. declined doing M. un the ground that
hr could hor regard any nhnh ~ gentleman
WHO End been dlsnI,scl from me service "I
h,, country Tor ,'lIsluy"liy. lApp'a"'r'J An
other distinguished conservative. by the hn'hr
OF Col. Lxnc, had boon arrested tor travelling
on . forged pnss. and also for disioy"lIy. Thu
third military hero, IN the conservative ranks
vns vnc Cu:. ban. johnson, who voted Tor alc'
Cl,llun AMI rrndteion, the comprehend cnhdi
dn,rs for President and Vice President upon
IN, Chicago platform. whicn pronounced the
narn r;,llurt, and the rebels right. IL 1t WAS
RICH, Tor him 10 vote for tins "pe"ce'"''hny'
,rne platform, why Was he III the ARMY!
Ii he (Ihr sprakrr) Ind done such tang
hs. would consider that the only question to
he decided ia rcgar to such an net, wonin TIC
whether he was II tool or u traitor. Applause.
put those WHO voted tJr Mcclellan, and those
Who arc nor supporting the su.called conseiv'
n,iyr pnr,v, were and nro DOING just what the
rr,,cI. aaI traitors were and are desiring
,h.u. To do. \ Union man can not have n
uucn better criterion by which I" Judge i t"e
correctness of his euurSc t!Ihn Ihc GhoE'cuSc
rhn, ne is oppo.ns what Tho rrhr arc 10
m,or of, and advocating What they opposed
III. go a.
A.. xn. glad TINT 30 few West Virginia
officers OF lhc Union army were connected
with tins new party. West V'rE,"In Inns
uroul record IN ihs war, md she can
no, afford to tarnish that reputation ny nla'
iny the traltocuu> designs .: her enemIcs. sue
furnished 2I.uUO troops to assist III putting
I,vr th, rrheIl,on. These troops obtained
,I r,.,,d and the returned soldiers OF