The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-05-09
Ju;o, State Platform.

Wb.,-a,. l,isarrnr-.. LA, hose persons 10
mi. State who. dur,n: The rehe'n"h' rc'""'"et
-, ham. b,, symr.,Iiz"l with those IN nrlhs
,,-;n,, the Government, have, since NV re-
,',,n or tho latter To or. ni,!xt, combined WIN
,G.u in their purrnse to accomplish, hy oHIio',
mi. Which they fa!icl 10 achieve by war;
And whereas, ,ais far. i, aH-sird by inc
rrn,.rnal intercourse III rebel politicians ana
,,,cr,el rebel so;,...ers with tEsir sr'rnus VINO
remained u, Lone - examples 81 ~nich may
l.. scra in every community throughout IN"
s,a,c-by a shameless defense o. the returned
rebc,. by the self siylel "cehser'a'Fe pa
p.rs az the State. and in the Unity apparent
among chem IA opposition 10 MI measures
loot;nx 10 ike pve>rrvnlioa and r"rpet"i'y 0,
w., Virr;:ia, AID ,!.c welfare OF It's loEhI
,ro,,.-kv the Systematic GeaGucinIton Oh 'l''
roi,cy Of Is, rnion people. mad hoSt'l''! ~
law, enacted by them, and stI'IeI .H'PeiA'
,;on %. the officers charged with the'r eAe1o
lion by the rliipat:rT oi those "a', return
49,. :, in. b,s,r: " the ,orir,y winch 'hey
.,uyh, 10 ,i.s,iOy, nov presume 70 "c1up:'
,.,,,..s. and lu..l tho posi;i"n' Of p"hl'e
rms, and insyt:cr rhich they descrtru 10 en-
v,cc i, their trca.onahr enterprise oy tneir
~ndeuyors to defeat every pr"lmSi''oH "h'e',
.c,ntrnplr,c, tho prs.tryaiiUn 0: tue power o'
IA. STAT. i'm tir ha,.is VI IT. ou!y tricnd3-Who
.rcu;,I il, aad who have thus far preserved
;,--anl H.: the Ey2ocritical and p"rhi'o"s Gu
,lor..msnt OF n rre<iIsn; whose election they
souoh, 10 defeat b1 every means III tne''
mower. Honorable uut l:saono7able, anu whose
course they now pretend TO approve, III oraer
,,,Lv 10 drive t.d,a him his rcul trIcnds, or
hon;uv that he will GpOsta,ize the parry
'~Lfch elevated him 20 mower;
And whereas, the combination reierreh 10
has. beyond doubt, !taSucd with the leIu'
ing self acSnoH ledgel rebels against 'ae
lifted States, who have succeeded 10 emascu'
i.,iny the loyal government OF virginia, anu
NON control il with scarcely disputed sway,
IN. purro.c OF which is to rcunite TINS STATE
with the impoverished and still rcoeslio"'
State OF Virginia;
And whereas, II the Parties 10 lh'' comnin,
.;:on md league Si,cccc in obtaining con'rol
bc Tho LEGISLATURE nf this State, and should
secure ,hr CO operation o: future Congress.
their uuvp1sr wou'l inevitably be effected and
tie u"al people OF Yves; rircini" would DC
r.r,,nlcl 10 4 worse than Egyptian bondage;
Therefore, TO aver, these threatened evils,
DC it resolved,
I. Thu, IA. State Of West Virginia, created
nv the virtue and wisdom Of her people, de-
feule,l md maintained BY the ralrr OF her
SOM, and baptized in their heroic blood, shall
be aud forever remain ore Of the United
States Of America; nnL the Constitution OF the
United States, ard the laws and treaties made
in pursuance thereof, shall be the supreme
law Of the land.
.. That VIC arc in favor Of the adoption OF
the proposed amendment to the Constitution
ut this State, which denies political noEIAf
10 those only who hare -rnln'>'-'," AIo"a's'
-..--:-r-s-sTos;1r:lt consequences OF their acts
anil votes, arc pledged TO employ i. to subrcrt
the State. which they now only tolerate be.
cause ,.cy have not the power to destroy it.