The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-09-17
The Registration.

A correspondent Of the Buckhannon
Republican writing from Grant Township,
Pocahontas county, relates the follow
ing as illustrations of the manner in
which the registration Of voters is being
conducted in that county. 1t will be re-
membered by our readers that in Poca'
hontas county as we'll as In some other
portions of the State, the names OF many
qualified voters were stricken from the
lists last spring without notice and in d.
rect violation of the terms of the regis
tration act. When demonstrated with
for this lawless outrage, the Boards OF
Registration promised to give these
men hearing before the next
election, but refused to permit
them to vote on the Gath of last
May. 1t appears, that the Board is
now considering the claims of the men
thus illegally disfranchised The cor
respondent OF the Republican says
A few days ago the county Board of
Registration met at Edray to enquire in:
| to the LOYALTY of some men whom they
DISTINGUISHED before the late election
without giving them any notice. will
mention two cases that think will fair
ly demonstrate the base and unpriucipled
character of the Board. Mr.. Il,
% very honorable gentleman, who bad
been stricken from the register, appear
ed, and after every effort had been ex-
hausted by the Board to find evidence
against him, tho worst that could be
found was, one man stated that he regar
ded Mr.. H as a rebel sympathizer
during the war, but knew of no act IF dis
loyalty that he had done; while "a num-
Der of other witnesses believed HUI TO Do
a good Union men. But the Board We're
of opinion that he had no right {" vote,
and did not admit his name to be regis
tered The next that came before the
Board was Mr. Nj, bright rad!"
cal. who did not pretenO 10 deny that he
acted ~ Ouart-rmaster for porn ~ of
the rebel army III the year 1861; alsc
that no was subsequently candidate for
magistrate, was elected, ard III open
courr took the oath office required Ivy
the gov eminent of the Confederate States
as is also shown by the records OF the
county. for keeping said records the
clerk is not allowed to yote-but the
Board was Of opinion that Mr.. Nj
was Il sound man and ought to vote.
Reports of similar violations at the
registration act come 10 Us from
varioas other sources and FROM
many other counties. The right
of suffrage, the dearest right of an Amer
lean citizen, is being shamefllly tam.
pered with by the petty satraps OF our
ambitious Governor. The REGISTRATION
act itself, unconstitutional aud oppres-
siVe as It's provisions are Is BoJ half So
bad as Jne false interpretations put upon
it aud the arbitrary despotism pracuced
by those who were appointed TO execute
the law.
II Governor FOREMAN thinks thai the
people of West Virginia are going to Do
quiet and contented under the illegal
deprirAtion of their rights, he is very
much mistaken de is sworn To execute
the lac; not to govern BY his will alone.
Let him sec that the registration act is
fairly executed, according to its express
provisions, and, notwithstanding the
people know the act to be violative OF tie
Constitution, they will submit to it pa
tieutly until it can DC legally repealed.
If, under the provisions of the act, faith
fully aud impartiaily carried out, Ar.
THUR I. FOREMAN is reelected Governor
of West Virginia, the result will be
acquiesced in by his opponents with the
best possible grace. But the people of
the State are no longer in the mood to
be trified with, or to quietly submit to
acknowledgements. The majority of the
people OF this State are not radicals, and
never viii be, while, at the same time,