The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-05-02
Proceedings Of y Union Meeting
ut Cabcll {: H., April 1911.

At Il mrv,ing Of the Cni'n mcn Of
Cabell c"unty, held ut til" Court h"rs'
on the 10Th day Of April, 1860. '"r tic
purpose Of rutiryir: the l'niGn Stat,
platform aud the acts Of our Legislature
Mr.. Hiram Curry WAS called to III,
chair. and Captain FGank Lrsa@" r!c"'' d
Secretary.
On motion. 4 G.. White. Is y. Nc
Ginni>, $ A. Childcrs. YIN q Wri Ght
and james f;adcn were "pp'intcl com
mi tee to draft resolutions.
During the absence Of tie r"Glmi,trr
Mr.. James II. Ferguson, IT, request
defined his position upon the issues "'
the present canvass. in Su'stan"c as :"''
lows:
IL have been c,iicl upon few mo
meats since to attend this meeting aud
d, liHe my pu>i,iun upon the questions
Of the day, aud very chccriu'ly c"mnIy
with that request. | regret thu, have
no, tine to di>cn>s some Of tn" qnrS;"">
nuw ,gita,ius tie rniIi" aIind. at l""='h,
but MS the court bell IL ringing. aud
am engaged in au imp"i'' ~ 'r'nl. h"v"
only tim. bare t" stat" NY r.S;'i"" "n
'ho.e qu".ri"ns 1t seems +" have hoe"
surpassed by some 'ha; had ai'""i"nrd
the great tni"n party "t ;hr country
aud gone usrr to the enemy; anl IL re-.
ply to such I have onl Y tn saw that
never haze and never intend Ia separate
myself from this p,rty.[ 10 not "%rrr
With everything. that every mvm''rr "t
this party does, a"d | disa=rrc IN ga"
with sumner and Stevens Ia the mAiu
agree With President .Iuhnsnn in his
policy Of reconstruction hat | very
nurh dnuLt the rrnHri"ty Of hi. vet" al
the Civil lti=hl- bill. IT. Understand
that bill. | think tha, it "r som" >l:uil'r
measure is imr":a'!vc!y d'mnuIcI I"I
the protection Of III" cnl",rd race
''Thr laws passed la, winter modify
10: those Of the prc'i"uS >">-i"n in +"
gard TO SUITS hy r"hrIs. and til, t".t "nlI
tn voters. have myen'irc approval. The
Constitution expressly gives ;h" ir@i>
la,ure the power 20 pass Registry l.""
and such u law, p;"prrl: Framed sud
guarded, IS. in M up;ninn, right and
proper at this time. Under this law II,
one can be repaired 20 take the tel
oath Il, the polls. aud il the li"=i>;rhr i
satisfied Of the l"yalty Of any person ap
plyiu 9 to he registered. lie may register
lis uamc wiIh"u, requiring him to tax,
! tn" test oath.
"ln regard to the proposed Con.:iru
tionnl amendment: have been and >t;i
an in favor Of its mudili 'a,i"n, aud
know that many f the m"mh,r, Of th,
| l.. :iSlnturn WIN vored for il lns' winter
a.rrc,l with nc in opinion. And ! STATE
What | know. VIXEN [ say that bur fit
the outrageous conduct Of the return {
rebel. Il, the fall elections. the amend
mcnt would have been modified before
being submitted to the people. la some
of the border counties they elected rebe
officers to the Legislature, in defiance
of the laws Of the State, aud 10 other.
they ac,uaily knocked down and drov,
from the polls Euion lasn who pretended
to challenge their votes. Such men, il
my opinion. arc not proper subjects foI
the electric franchise. know that i, i:
hard to punish the innocent for the acts
Of the guilty; but such always has becu
and always will he the case wherever
classes Of Hen are involved, ps 10 thin
case. Although the proposed s.nend
uent was passed by the last Lcsislatur.
without modification, | ain informed that
lao.ber amendment sas proposed mnk
Ing very material notifications in th.
one about 10 bo submitted to tho people
! I .u, therefore in favor of the adoption
! Of the rrcpovcd amendment TO the Con