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The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-09-19
TiiE GREAT JSSJE..
TIE UNION REPUBLICAN vLATroEM.

TIE UNlo% REPUBLICAN, HLATEoEI.
Amendment Of the Constitution OF
.ur United States, which Passed
Congress ut it's late Session by the
Constitutional iiaiOrlty Of Two
thirds, and il Row Before the
States fO- Eatilicatici-
isslr-l, BY tie Senate ami House Of Rep
rexcn:atiyeS Of Ike Un,c;l States * America,
in Congress assembled, two-thirds VI both
Houses concurr;n: That the iol!on ia, article
be proposed to the Legislatures Of the several
States as All amendment to the Constitution
Of the United States which, when ratified by
cc.fourths y! the sail Legislatures, shall b.
valid Ms part Of the Constitution, namely:
ARTICLE -, SECTION !. All persons born
or nat,ralzed in the United States, and sub
feet to the jurisdiction thereof are citizens Of
tho United States. and Of the State wherein
they reside. No State shall make or enforce
any law which shalt abr!i.c the privileges or
irnmuntics Of the citizens OF the United States
Nor shall any State deprive any person Of
lie, liberty, or property without due process
OF law, nor decay to any ErrSon X Thin its ju-
riSliction the equal protection OF the laws.
SECTION Q. REPRESENTATIVES sl:al! Re appor-
toned anon; TIE several States according 10
their respective a::nihrr,:. counting the whole
number Of persons in each State, excluding
Indians not taxed: but whenever the right
TO vote at any election 10. electors " Press
dent and Vice President, or FOR United States
Representatives in Congress, executive and
judicial officers or tic E!rui!cr> O; the 1csiS.
laturo thereof is denied 10 any Of the male To-
habitants Of slch State, b2:as tvcatr-onc
years Of arc, and c;t;atas q. the United States,
or in any way st7;,!:;cl. eztep: Tor pastie;pa-
tior in rebellion or other crime. the basis Of
representation shall h reduced in the proper
ton which Such r,aic c:,;.cn. shall Lear to
the whole number o:laalt citizen, ;wentv-one
years Of acc in thas State.
SEcr:oS3. Nnp,.>o" shat! &c & Senator or
Representative in C"a:rtS>, e!@c:r, of prcs.
dent or Vice President, or hr!i any Office,
civil or military, uat!er H.. Tn;:c.; States, or
under any State, Tho. HARM. previously talc;,
an oath rs : member Of Congress, o, =. q
member Of any State Legislature. or as an OK.
ecutiye 0. judicial officer Of any State. to sup
port the Constitution Of the United States
shall have engaged in instruction or rebellion
Sgainst the sar>r, or giTcu aid end comfort
20 the enemies thereof; but Congress may. by
svote Of two-thr,!s OF each House, remove
such disability.
SEc11oS /. The validity Of the public debt
Of tho Unitd States authorised by Law, in.
Guiding debts incurred Cor the payment ofpen-
atoms and bouc,ics OR scl:;ce, in supprcssing
instruction or rebellion, shall rot be qucS-
tioucd: but neither the United States nor
any State shall assume o. pay any debt or
obligation incurred j: aid Of instruction or
rebellion against the United States. or any
claim for the loss or emancipation ofany slave,
Sat all such debts, obligations. sud claims
pl,sn Be held illegal and void
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-09-19

May RIDE, But Musr NOT DEIvE.-
Senator Nyc said, in his Paterson
speech
Ihold that treason taints the whole
moral being Of Il man; that it is as in
durable as consumption; that Il man
that has once had his system infused
with treason can never get well. But,
they say, would yun keep them out al
ways! ! answer, by no means. But
| will illustrate what | would do by IL
little incident that occurred in my
early life: On stormy night | was
found fifteen miles from home, anal the
snow falling rapidly. A gentleman
came along with y sleigh and asked
me to ride. lie was an cd man. The
night was cold. "Won't you LIT me
drivcI" said /, "lm pretty good
driver" "Ioung man. said he, lyon
may rs well learn the first lesson OF
Lie now," and he cave it to me. and
it WAS that au invitation to ride is II"
license to drive. Now, while | am
willing to let these men ride along in
this great ark of safety. while | am
ready and willing to forget their sins.
yet / will engage that loyal men shall
make Wholesome laws toy which they
ought to be governed"
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TIC. Southern LoyalistS' Conyen,
l...-.-, tlOil,

+. The conservative Press Inns been in b,
buzz over the convention Of Southern lor,i'
lists, held in Philadelphia. They astert tb,,
Fred Douglass md Anna Dickinson wer =,
part md parcel Of the convention. This /.
simply untrue. They %erc in the city, AZ ,he,
had right to Ike, but took no part wl,t.,.,
in the convention. We will say to onr rcad,n
that the convention was composed Of SootA.
crn men who, for the sake Of country, On.
durcd every imaginable hardship and ou,,r,
at the hands Of those who cMlearorrd to sal.
vert the Government, and wc will further tell
them who were not there. \
None Of the barbarians who murdered ana
starved Union soldiers at the South, xcn
there.
Rebel officers and privatcs were not thcr
None Of the buShwhackers were there.
Dick Taylor, Chalmers, and Alexander
Stephens were not there. 3
vallandiShnm jesse d. Bright, AID Ecscr.
dy Johnson were not there.
Members Of the Confederate Congress we,e
not there.
The murlcrcrs Of Union men at Memphis
and New Orleans were not there.
consequently this convention is not regard.
~iby Ito y1btl press rs Icing respectable.
The Southern Union men were met by
patriots from every Northern State, and ,her
WAS 4 genuine intcrminslins Of sentiment
There was no shedding Of crocodile team u
ut the 18th Of August conycn,;on.-C2arlt.
buy 1:ltpupi.
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"Nor DOES it tinl my support in the cry that
the Suites thus excluded arc in rebellion ngnlnst
the Government. md arc therefore prccuded
from sharing its authority They ARC not thus
in rebellion. They are one md n)l in M att',
,rlc Of Loyalty toward the Government, mud Of
sworn allegiance to the Constitution Of the
United States. In none Of them il there 'nc
slightest indication Of resistance to this author,
~. or the slightest protest ngainst its just An'
binding obligations. II Address Of the Copper
johnson Convention.
II this is true. We wnnt to know Why Prcs'den'
johnson persists in keeping standing army 10
the South Mt the expense Of tho people Of 'ne
United Statcs. What is this army doing "
it sent South to keep the Southern Cn'on''o'
white and black, from nets Of rebellion nSn'n.'
the Government, ur isit to keep the Internal spun
Of rebellion, concocted and cnrricd on BY LUG ~
constructed delegates to the PlIiladsIpH's 60,
vcntion from breaking ont again in open h0 =.
ity to the Government! Better talk about on :,
thing else than "loyalty' at tho South WV
you have to keep standing army 'ns' !,
Washington Chronicle. ~ Msi,
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says Lc may. from time u lmc' advise conp,,,.
OF all things be nay deem impor,anL-.cnI 4.
messages there, advising. bat not SGT Lim.clf ~
a. . power superior To Congress II be eoub
do TINT ask yo1 wliyldid the Constitution pG.
vide thas he might, from timo " time, inlOm
Congress on such :incat.urcs as be tl'ought.t x.
pcdientinnd righti Why. sir. ifhe va. 70 u !,
King, or absolute G'yrs , or, nc need not a!s.
s s! and HS then threnfn Congress with t" ~.
sirnction il they did mot agree with it.
Now, gentlemen. this il n very important Cum.
alteration, for the PURPOSE Of defending our rls
rions Constitution against the most fatal a.
Grafton. LIT US meet him right here. LIT !,
sny to him: "Sir, your polio? must meet u.
APPRECIATION of Congress. or it is no moro ,b,.
ns though it camo from my other man. v.
will take from your dictation no policy for d.
government ofthis people"
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Read the address and resolutions OF
the Philadelphia Convention ofSouth'
ern Loyalists, which, together with
the last two days. proceedings, be
found on our first page. ..
The Gopper.Jdhnson papers orc
much agitated on thcsubjcct OF Negro
Suffrage in connection with the late
Philadelphia Convention Of Southern
Loyalsts. :.
The people will please note that 1t
WAS tho non.recoustructcd States IN
Convention by themselves that adopt
ed an address recommending negro
suffrage. Those States now represent
ed in Congress did not participate III
it's proceedings.
The Constitutions Of Maryland, West
Virginia and Missouri all diStranch Ise
rcbels, aud the radical party in those
States are not disposed to eniranchlse
negroes they bolicye that in his pres
cnt condition the negro is not pre-
pared to exercise that privilege intel
ligeutly; therefore his possessing it
would result in no advantage either to
himself or to the white man. The OBJ
,ject of the conservative party in the
States last named is % restore the
right of suffrage to rebels; and they
hope to effect their purpose by an APP
peal to the prejudice that exists i'll
some minds against the nrsro.
We believe they can't do it. The
Union men of these States. particular.
ly Of West Virginia, arc not to be thus
duped. They know the consequences
of rebel control. They had Il short
experience Of it dnring the war; an
experience that is quite sufficient for
them. They want no more OF it;
therefore they viii not be scared hy the
cry Of negro suffrage into the oppo'
site cxtrcmc-that Of cntlanchisinS
rebels.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-09-19
The President Mt Home Again.


Tic President returned to Washington
on Saturday, the 18th inst, having spent
nineteen days in making his clcctionoer'
ing tour, and having, in that time, :e1'
hibitcd himself and:spoko his picoc at the
principal towns apd stoppihg-places in
Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New
York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois
and ut St. Louis, Mo, and Louisville, n.y.
The result Of this tour is, that our coun'
try is disgraccd. Even the Presidents
friends, those who adhere to his recon
struction policy, admit that the black
guardism and lack of dignity manifested
in his speeches and responses to reccp
tons at stopping.places ON the route, arc
disgrace to all decent members OF hl'
party. And the neutrality-suspicious.
press, rs II general thing, is 50 complete
" dumbloundcd that it ignores all knowl
edge of his having been away from Wash
ington. Even the negro feels ashamed o.
him. A colorcd correspondent Of the
Colorrd Citizen, n newspaper published
in Cincinnati, writing from Louisville
Ky, says. candy Johnson is either
crazy or d fool, or he thinks the people
fools-wc don't know which," How de-
plorbly degraded has the man become
when the Presidential robes Of Office vii
not protect him from the gibcs Of the
hitherto degraded negro!
in speaking his piece at st. Louis, the
President was interrupted BY the cry
New Orleans" when he shamclcssly
apoloc;zcd for the atrocities committed
by those fcmdish asSasSinS, by saying
that the convention was IN unlawful as
scmhly, and that every man engaged il
it was Il traitor to the constitution.
His cEor: at St. louis was so utlerI!
unworthy the character of Il President u
the United States. that when he arrived
! at indianapolis on Monday evening
though large crowd had assembled e
witness his advent, they would not Sufic
him to speak; bu, af, rr repeated attempts
to obtain hcarinyy he retired from
the platform amid the Wells and misses o
the audience. An afray occurred before
the crowd Dispersed, in which a peacca
bic citizen, member Of the Union League
named Andrew Stuart, was killed.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-09-19

O. S. I.oHu the new postmaster at Wheel
inG, on the 18th Of March, 1865, in the
Wheeling Hrgs'~, spoke Of Andy Johnson,
then Vice President, thus:
"Thcn too, the glorious. gratifying spec
taclc Of hcarin. him blunlcr and Stammcr
through the solemn ceremony Of taking the
oath to preside over what ought to he the most
grave and lisuihcl body in the world. Ills
breath rocking with the fumes Of intoXication !;
hi, eyes lccrng in drunken and confused
way, rs his thick tongue tried to catch the
solemn words, and have we not n spectacle to
think the Republican party for? Look ut it.
Fancyit! \ stumbling, slammcring, drunken
old man, with the iro,h Of drunkenness on his
lip<; drunk in his legs; drunk in his speech !:
drunk in his eyes drunk in his hair; drunk
uIl over, thrors h and tlroush--in the place
lignilcd by such names rs John .AdunS,
Thomas Jefferson and John &. Calhoun. What
pity that such Il character should he only Il
plcbrian :"
"Do good TO them that hate You" Is
the command of Jesus Christ. and verify
we mast admit that Andy has fulfilled
that injunction to the letter by rewardins
Mr.. Long for S!andrring (0 lii" 50 ont
raycously. But Mr.. Long plHccs Tie re:
spoasihili:y Of the diSgracc:ul Spcc'*c'"
at the door of the Republican party; and
in that is he not correct? We will haze
to plead guilty, bat offer in mitigation q!
our guilt, that We were prompted TO the
act hv Il desire TO show TO loyal men ot
the South that we were not Il sections!
party; and forgetting, for the time being,
thu: IAN Ethiopian can not change his
skin nor the leopard his sro;S,' We ac-
copied Andy's protcStations as evidence
that he had forSakcn his old associates,
now that they had committed themselves
to treason; and, dccming him the most
suitable Southern man for the position,
he Was placed upon the ticket for the cx-
press purpose Of demonstrating that the
Republican Union party was not Sec
tional party. This We offer to Mr.. Long
and his now bosom fricnd-tli!s "stum-
bling, <tammcring, drunken old man. as
The apology Of The Republican party for
it's great blundcr. We promise them,
il they will forgive US this once, We will
be very careful not to do it any more.
And we will also accept this as a caution
no, to admit qnordam rebels to seats in
the national legislature, aud TO other
Offices under the Government. if Andy
johnson, who had not pcrjurcd himself,
could no: be trusted, how arc We to trust
those who have! And as Andy has now
zone back into full fellowship with his
old comrades, the traitors, let us rid our.
selves Of him as soon as possible, and nc.
ccpt tic circumstance rs warning no.;
to trust rcncgadcs in future.
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The Presidents Revolutionary
Purposes Observation-Disclosures
Blair PrOcIaiInS the Programme.

inc l'fCSlUCHl NcSOIulIOHuEy
Purposes MISUNDERSTANDING
Blair PrOclainS the Programme.
Montgomery blair has been speaking in
Maine. In speech at Portland OH the even.
ing Of tho 18th ult'mo, he openly proclaimed
the revolutionary programme Of the President,
which 10 man knows so we'll And il is Of
n character that should awaken the county
fully to tho dangers which threaten its 10.
tcrnal peace, If it has not been alrr~lyby th,
Presidents own uttcmnceS. Speaking q
B!air's speech. Il rrpor! says:
"IIc said that the breaking up Of Goyc1.
mcnt by denying representation TO ten Of tie
States Of the Union leads rs certainly 10 war
~ secession itself; that it was only another
form Of secession, and. if continued, would IN.
cvtabIy produce civil Wa: ut the North. lie
advised his hearers to concentrate NIL ther
energies on the election Of Representative.
lie said the Radicals new had l20 members
on, Of 2i0. the number when all the States
were represented: TINT they could not Get thlt
number again; that if the johnson party
woul,, rally to the support Of conservative
principles, it would, with the aid Of the Rep
rcScntatvrS Of tho Southern Suites, control
minority Of Congress. But, he said, the Rad.
i.alS will not admit these members from the
South. They will then join with the North
crn Democrats and SCI up By themselves as
the true Congress, and the President will rec
o.nur them rs the true Congress Of the Unit
tel States. The hump will then impcach the
President and elect another. We shall then
have two Presidents and two Congresses, and
this ins,lrcS civil war in every town and
county throughout the North, while the South
will bc a unit on the question. The only way
to avoid bloodshcd is to acccdc to the demands
Of the South and support the policy Of the
President. If the course Of the Radicals was
not checked, if they were permitted to cary
ont their policy. the streets Of Portland wooIa
run with blood and devastation, to which
that of the South was nothing, would over
wllclm the entire North"
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-09-19

a correspondent Of the Cleveland
Msrald, writing from Elyria, gives an
incident Of the Presidents reception
not down in the bills. Tho writer
says: :,
As he was retiring from the stage a
few incoDsidcratc persons uttered au'
dible groans, when the President turn
cd and said, /" You .oilL gToan t0orsd
than that before you get thrOHgh'
Tile Damned al,cays, groan." uere
is Presidential dignity, OF the real
Jollusonian stripe. -.r 49,.
At Cleveland, during the delivery
Of Mr.. Johnson's speech that inter-
rooatory gentleman repeatedly asked
what pledge have ! brokeur" A
dilapidated boot.black on tho pave,
ment below, getting tired Of the repe'
tition, responded in shrill voice
1.-The temperance pledge. "'-ISandus-
Ky Register. }.@,@ :'..>.a
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rneut by its vigorous enemies whom
lit is now warming in it's bosom, ard
Congress will be sustained BY almost
every loyal man in the South, and an
overwhelming majority in the North.
John Minor Bolts says that a repo:
tition of the late civil war is prefcra-
Die totLc immediate restoration ofthc
rebels to power-which would result
in the Punishment Of all Union lpcn
from tho South, or in their murder,
and the demanding Of the freedmen to
q condition worse than slavery, be-
sides the destructive influence they
would exert in Congress, assisted by
their coppcrhcad allies.
Union men generally endorse this
sentiment. We didn't fight on II thou
sand battle. fields, crinsoning tho soil
of the South all over with the blood OF
frccmcu, to yield now to the rebels
demand for power to destroy again;
and ifa reckless, drunken, passionate.
ambitious and cgotistical President
uud his PostmasterS and revenue 9TH
ccrs think to scare the loyal masses
into tho support ofhis scmi-rebcl pol
icy by the threat Of another war, they
arc greatly deceived, as they will find
at the coming election. But We are
not afraid ofanothcr war because we
believe the loyal masses will stand to-
gethcr in q solid phalanx and fight it
out son this line" Notwithstanding
one corrupt and trcachcrous leader al
ter another may iorsakc them and be-
come their enemy. Voc popult, coz
Del.
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Newspaper Postage.

The following paragraph, from section l3l,
postofticc Regulations Of 1859, may furnish
some useful information to our readers. The
law reads: ".' -.
"Bona fdc subscribers for weekly news.
papers can receive tho same free Of postage il
they reside in tho county in which tho paper
liz printed and published. and il tho Office to
which the paper is sent is without the county,
provided It is tho Office At which they regu.
larly receive their mail-mattcr." .1t2
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-09-19

Roll or HoSoR.-Lieut. Col. j. N. Moore
has been assigned to the duty, Mt Washing
ton, Of preparing for publication the " Roll Of
Honor" lie is collecting the records and in
formation in reference to tic dead of the Union
armies from all parts Of the country. The
names Of over $4,000, alphabetically arranged.
have already been published. Copies Of oil
records arc kept Mt his Office, where letters
ofinauiry from the friends Of deceased soldiers
nrp answered. ---
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dent to the vision of nj loyal men that
it is his traitorous attempt to place
tho loyal. meu p (, g s 81 he
mercy ofrebels that has been tho cause
of al this delay ahd trouble and for
that act the loyslPeoelo will yet bring
him to 3 strict account.
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Del.
"Ueare witA youths COnstitution
md tie ,Eay, md not aotth trcnty.
fee, Jut aoiM Mtrty.st@ stars, tor
your protection"
Those who have read the accounts
ofthc stately progress Of President
Johnson will readily recognize the
above quotation. In his numerous
veto messages, as well as in his late
speeches, he intimatcs, maybe almost
declares that he is tito great expounder
and defender Of the constitution.
But to whom docs he make the de-.
claration quoted at the head Of this
article3 Is tito loyal citizens and SOL.
dicrs? To those who riskcd their all,
in the late struggle, to suppress re-
bellion and 8~ct tho Union and the
constitutiora
Far from it. Its to those who sym.
pathiZed with and aided and allotted
the rebellion, while our gallant sol.
,liers were riskins their lives, their
health and liberty in defending that
Hug and avenging the foul insults
hcapcd upon it that the President no"
commits it and the constitution for
safe keeping. These men arc now
courtcd and ilattc:cd by him, and so
hand in hand with Il few who have
been Union men, but who are now
weak enough, for the sake OLA little
bread and butter, to renounce the prIn'
ciplcs for which they once contcnIcd.
1t is to the men who tramplcd Oh our
glorious flag and trailed it in the dust.
that President johnson now commits
it and the constitution for protection.
We say it is madness! We say the
man who would do this is a traitor !.
We who have riskcd every thing in
avenging with blood the insults heap.
cd upon that flag are abundantIy able
and willing to keop and protect it and
the constitution.
AS to the ten States that arc unrcp-
resented in Congress, their representa-.
tives withdrew from that body against
our will and in spite Of our protests !;
and now, after abjuriug allegiance to
our government and forming one Of
their own, and after waging bloody
four years war to sustain That govern.
ment when, on being forced to aban.
don their purpose, they come back to
resume their voluntarily vacated seats,
five say" wait q little till We enquire
into your fitness TO come back again, 7"
can any body blame us?
There is a minority in these States
that have always been truly loyal, and
ifthc control ofthe State governments
had been placed in their hands, &C.
cording to the policy Of Andy John
son when Military Governor Of Ten
nessce, and traitors DISTINGUISHED as
they havo been in that State and in
Maryland, West Virginia and Missou-
DEMONSTRATION would have been
easily accomplished and the represen'
tativcs from these States would have
been admitted to their seats early in
the late session Of Congress.
But Andy having traitorously
changed his policy, and given the con-
troll ofthc government Of these States
into the hands Of whitcwashcd rebels,
a proper regard for the rights Of this
loyal minority would not permit'Con
gross to allow these quondam rebels
to resume their former seats.
Andy johnson may claim to be the
President Of thirty-siz States, and try
to hold Congress accountable for the
Item being unrepresented, but it is evil
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-09-19

HIRAM WALDrIDdE, War Democrat o.
New York, writes:
81 hold that the present. Congress j. en-.
phatically right in demanding that the Stases
lately in revolt shall 10 longer enjoy iaeu,
,iouS and exceptional power in our national
councils, based on four millions Of their people
whom they obStinatcly refuse to educate Ok
cnfranchisc, and whom they iivest Of mo
arms and deny the military organization ai!0
discipline required to render them efficient IN
our national defense. hold that Congress ~
substantially right, the President generally
wrong, in the contest which has alicnatoa
them; and | propose to aid and act with ,hoe
who sustain Congress and oppose the PrcSl'
dent, until the controversy which now con-
vnlscs the republic shall have been brought 10
final ISSUE" ...,.-