Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-03-17

pinia as its locsIily.) Al any ra'e mere
are traitors vet in your county ra'''''
- The constitution traitors TO President
Johnson and HE Government traitors
a. dangerous to The Union az he Oh Fto'
els. excep, in the small matter oi courage:
Itrairo Of he dead duck" school. on
remember we have very high su'hoTIly
for applying this descriptive adjective 10
those who like Jobs ~ar.horse, we're
content, to snuff the battle from aIsr. be-
iieving that a nearer approach would Or
both disagreeable and dangerous. Il
seems also tina, your West Va. legisla
lure has a spe, ial spite for those learned
in the Law. We'll, II is not 10 be won
Jered at. Else WHY require attorneys TO
do such hard swearing in addition 10 their
other professional duies. A wag at my
shoblder-one who always calls me
Yves, Virelnian, when he desires TO b."
particularly disagreed le-ollers 10 let q
/ Confederate fly cent note against all the
brains in The Wheeling Legislature, lhal
There is not LAWYER al the bar OF Jeher-
son county willing TO take thai test OATH
with one excepti"n-wh o can wife Ihree
consecutive sentences OF grammaUcSI
English. conslrue the Latin IN one chap
ter Of Blackstone or tell The nearing OF
the worI "Codp.' Considering The OF.
fer disres peclfu not TO say reasonable, |
have declined accepting il. But as YOU
orinter's devil believes in beling al great
J hazards. mention it for his benefit.
And then your Registry Law. 1t must
be very gratifying 10 he old maids OF
your community To find out how old eve
ry voter is. where he was born, what's
his true name and how many he has.
worId sugges, 10 the InquisllOrial Com
mitlee, the following additional questions
and hope they will allow no one TO vote
who cannot answer them all in the aitlr'
NATIVE.
|. Were yon ever in the Union Army I!
3. Were any Of your relatives or friends
ever in said army
8. Were you ever within so miles Of
battle field during an engagement?
4. When he rebel hordes under tie
r, bel chiefs Lee and Jackson crossed he
| Potomac into Maryland and Pennsy va
via, did you girLie on your armor, shout
Ter your mu,ker, BID farewell to every
leor and help drive back HE lOuI !nVa'
de S?
5. Do you hold in inrxprrssihIe con.
renpt those Virginia UnI"nls'a-so cal.
Ied-who let The States ut the Norm
cone down here and do their fighting,
st bile lhey the ,o.raIird Unl"Hists-
fed .. The first approach VI tie coward!
traitors
6 Did you ever in any way give aid
or comfort to his Union ! or lis srnies.
if you could bel p il!
7. Did YOU ever lose III opportunity
TO make money OUT Of We best govern
ment the world ever saw, while il was
struggling for existence
&. Have YOU ever for The last four years
heard a cannot shol, without turning pale,
or growing weak in lhr knees
9. Did you ever see live armed rebel!
or can Won swear Of your own knowledge
n,a, ,h-rr ever Was Rebellion al ali
Mr.. Edior, ry1ummend Ihese ques.
lions 10 tie committee in good laIiH. ]
hope they wlll aGopj them and return me
thelr ihsnk-, for II 10 my candid opinion
ihai anv one who cannot answer oil ui
Iifsm in he affirmative has as lltiIe cl1ims
10 the privilege of the ballot as Tie mosl
PERSISTENT rebel. The latter uled 10 over
lafow he Government; the former put
forth no hand TO its help. Whoever Is
no, for me is against NE.
Some Of The Radicals tiled on last Mon.
dsy-6rsl day OF the quarterly coUri-io
hold meeting TO endorse Congress and
ralfy John NJ. Bolts, d. d. dead duck }
But they could not agree. They spin
upon the Presidents rock-lhe recon
suuclon poicy-snd dissolved in coniu-
sion and disgust. The meeting was a
mos, ludicrous failure. "Put beggar on
horseback and he'll ride 10 the devil. IL
is amusing TO see the number OF newly
mounted politicians that are eaiiopIng
for the same congenisl locality. 1t would
be matter Of iule importance if they
Old not lry 10 drag the country with them.
POST BELLUM.
P. ST. understand that al your late
municipal election there was but about 20
votes cast. What an excellent farce !
had no idea that lhere was so much ex-
quisile hunor lell in old ShepherdsloWn !!
P. b.
The oldest stove. probably, in the Uni.
ted States is one which warns the hall
Of Vitcinia's capitol in Richmond. IL