The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-06-20
Kauawha Republican, with Com
mentS.

Kanawha Republican, with Com
at really seems as if tho whole radi'
cal party was going to pieces. "-Repu0;:
licar. H. ~ .
It seems so to you, perhaps, because
dog.days are approaching, and the vision
Of certain reptile grows dim about this
season.
"The United States Supreme and
District Courts ore pronounclpS the
Congressional test oath uuconsti'u"0o'
al."-Republica".
You must have received the above
dispatch by way Of the old grapevine
telegraph, which used to bring US the
news of tho defeat Of our armies, when
in truth, tho rebels had to fall back fol-
better position. But VIC call for the
papers.
The Senate have broken up the
plan presented by tho Reconstruction
com uittee. "-Reputlican.
They have amended it, about as the
" Union majority" Of the lower house
would have done had they not been
forced to direct vote by the sharp par
liumcntary moneuvcring ofyour copper
. head friends in that body. This meas
ure, as adopted, nothing like the
thing you lyingly told your readers their
faithful representatives were going to
adopt. No negro suffrage" in it.
"Tho war upon the President has
ceased. '-RcpHLlican.
Aud tho President has ceased to make
war upon Congress aud that i, what is
killing off all the "copper" snnlx" in the
country. 1t is tho death kncll Of the
"Conservativc" ulius Coppcrhcad party
Of West Virginia, and demonstrates The
wisdom and patriotism Of the Union
party Of this State, who, calmly looking
q, tho little breeze at Washington, could
perceive no foundation for all tho fuss
and noise, made principally by the cop
perheads-could perceive no essential
differences which might not be easily
reconciled.
Judge Bunker, Of Hampshire, has
pronounced the rebel suitors oath un
constitutional. '-RcpuLlican.
l, is possible ! that Joe Bunker ha'
become Judge and done this thing
Should this DO so, then voc unto the
poor radicals who were indebted 10 TIT
rich rebels, and whose means Of paying
those debts were nearly all destroyed By
their creditors rebellion. The lust acre
must now be knocked off to the highes
bidder, whilst the rebel who sues then
is accorded I" belligercut rights" to pro
tect him against suits for damages.
But rebels arc all conservatives, ant
We wonder not at the (''conservative'
Republican triumphantly parading every
thing which favors them, and opprcsse:
Radicals" as he culls oil carnes
Union men.
Here also test oaths were rcsorted &c
for the purpose Of iusurinS party sue
cess. "-RcpnJiican.
Not quite SO fast! They were resort
cd to solely to prevent those who, by
their foul attempt to destroy the Gov
! crumeut, had forfeited all rights, from
getting into a position to mako the next
attempt successful. This did, no doubt
sadly interfere with the scheme to make
now party out Of all sorts Of scraps and
odds and ends Of all political PARTIES
which was to DO called "Conscrvativc'
10 some places, and other names in other
places-to suit "scnsitivc ears; buI
Union men (holdiug their noses while
doing SOY generally call it the copper
head party.
"Judge Harrison, Of the Harrison
Circuit, has pronounced the voters test
oath unconstitutional -Repudticnn.
This dispatch must huvc been brought
in by border bushwhacker whom We
saw in town the o:hor day. If the dis:
patch is truc, it will sottle the question
as far as tho editor Of the Republican,
add Major Hounshell, late Of the irros
ular rebel service, arc concerned, US they
doubtless have high appreciation Of
! tho loyalty aud high moral character oil
Judge Harrison so We should judge by
what We saw in the Republican few
weeks ago on that subject
A Man MuRDERED.-Ooc Of the most
foul murders that ever occurred in thi!
county took place at Romines Mills in