The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-05-02

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denvoring to accomplish. the same patriotic
end-thc restoration OF the Government upon
nh enduring foundation.
The General hero alluded to meeting that
Hns held lately at Growers Gap, n place noted
for. rebels and bushuhackers during the war,
and where Government trains were frequently
thrown from tho track and pillaged. They
pissed resolutions sustaining the President
and plcdGiug him their political, moral, and
phyneol support.
General J. j. Jackson also claimed to he
grea. friend OF Andy johnson, aud compared
himself and his friends holding up the hand,
Of the President, to Aaron aud lIur holding
up the hnuds OF Moses. Ills opinion Of Gen.
jackson holding up the hands Of the President
was very similar to that expressed by m old
ln,iy whose husband WAS telling her that Sol
ONION had five hundred wives aud concubincs.
She replied TINT she thought lie would make n
rsry poor Solomon. lie also related The an
ecdoIe Of Burr and lnsersoll, Of Connecticut,
visiting the President to draw out Of him some
cncouragc cement 10 the buttcrnut cause Of that
Sta.e. They finally assured him that they
had Internationally endorsed his course.
The Prcsiden, said he understood TINT, bu,
knew that they had only done so for party
ring the whole war. aud he had hut little faith
in such sudden conversions. The General
gave it as his opinion that before six months
that lmr.y would be curling instead Of endorsing
the President, Tor he il hot Of them nor with
them in my respect The only difference
there seems to br between the President aud
Congress is that the prcsi'lcnt Hccms 10 have
more faith in til" pruicssc'i loyalty Of the
southern States than Congress. They nrc not
get satisfied that those Snlcs are prepared to
resume their Former position nmo". The States
in this Union. All n'lmii that they should
act with great caution in this matter, nnl
there is no one CON thinning of Congress but
rebels ind buttcruuts---nut even the loyal
, members elect from the south.
The General here read an calrnct from n
SPEECH of r"l. Stokes. VI. &. cl"c, frcm Ten.
ncsscc, who cmlQrSed The action Of Congress-
aud clHimed tina, their policy preserved the
Union element Of the south, against which
there is deep feeling Of l,atreL-sa deep that
it would At once'bc routed out and destroyed
il the rebels should get the power. Time
would show that Congress was right.
There are IL few members Of Congress who
have been good Cninn men and supported the
Government during tic wnr-rcry good men
IN their intentions, who nrc, however, very
imprnc;icable; they would l"Gis&n Tor the
world, NOT as they find it, IN, A. j, ought TO
be; bu. they do no: nor can not lead Con.
grtss. These IRE called Epdicals, aud ia"
conservatives cnll the Union men OF West
Virginia, Radicals. They Called II. Radicals
mud Anulitlouis.s during the war, when they
nrr nnl hnyc hvcn The rrni radicals.
Their measures nn,l course VI The beginning
OF the Rebellion WIRE Of the mos! rndichl mud
destructive character. Ey violence Gnl fraud
they forced the State oul Of The Union; by
mob violence they they intini,lntvh Union
men. The, were 30 very rn'llcnl that they
ruined themselves and all who went with
them, and they are DOW ~ radical that they
woul again plunge the nation into civil
var 10 carry ont their radical measures.
The General here read extracts from the
Chicago Times AMI from the speech Of Garrett
puris, advising the President 10 constitute
himself the Cromwell OF the times, aud dis.
solve The lsump' (mcHning Congress-
This editor Was u mcmbcr Of secret mill
rayy organization in the northwest, which
co:Ispircd 70 overthrow the Government du-
ring tie war, aud which WAS mirped in the
bud 10y he great vi glance Of Gen. Hosrcrans,
jist IN time to save the country.
he $50 quoted from the New York News, u
shn,tsrnul paper, and the Richmond Enquirer
advice to rrrsiLcht Johnson to convene the
rr.,rI Ermhrr. elect from the southern States,
an. ,ar haiirrmmt. from i!r northern States,
amt rLlripy the military power 10 drive the
iuyn! mrnl"rr out oil Washington. In other
words, I" IRE the nrisy Ia ,l"sIr"y the Govern.
mrni they hail fought ~ long To uphold. inns
advice ~ quite M absurd ns II is Impudehl.
Ia the first place, liz" 'rrsidrni has 10 inter-
g., or Inclination tU 10 any thing o; the Kind
la The sycuul place, il hc had such m nclIn.
alton. liz c"ula not carry Il "u:, As no re:
.prctnhI2 officer or Soldier would embark in
ANY slIca trcnsunnbr design against his Gov
crmInrht.
ovR Own STATE AfrAIRs.
Tl"s. nrn, who hnrc for five years taken
uu interest in III. political affairs OF West
Iirg uin, have all at once aroused 10 action.
and nrc exercising all their shreWdness mud
intellectual Powers to gather up party ont
~ the ira ymruiS'Of the broken rebellion, TO
uvrr-awc aud put down the Union men Of the
State. They are hustle 10 the Registration
law, um,l especially to the constitutional
amendment. claiming that they "rc Improper
an,l unconstitutional.
The people ui this S,ntc in their sovereign
rn,nci,y m"'t undoubtedly have II right tn
incorporate IN their fundamental Inv thus
PROVISION. There il nlrcalyn provision III
that law similar " this one. Ii provides Tint
,ir,se convicted Of M n!am III. offence shall
be- rxclurl from the elective franchise. II
this is correct in principal, unl IL never has
been ,ucstiuneh have not the same people
rieh, IN their sovereign capacity. ~ great
Jury .; tbs State, to lccid" That treason is an
infamous crime, nnd hose who cannot sSeur
that r:.rY are clear ot this crime he sdj"dg"d
unworthy Of the enjoyment vi this privilege
AMI Dangerous to the interests OF the State 10
confer II upon them. The number involved
n tr,s c!Srsr oi treason is too Grcn;to justify
~ separate investigation ln:" cac: case, we"rr
the, ctnle compelled to treat it aS Il political
o,,cslian. and no, az II judicial one. Every
one Therefore, but those who have borne "rns
in dricnse Of their country, will he obliged to
take III" test oath before they shalt hs regard
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