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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-06-08
From the Ohio Statesman ~.c.-
Partisan VindictivCnessi in the Pfcsby.
terrain General Assembly--Ex p"i-
sion of Rev. w. M. Ferguson.

The senior editor of the Statesman
went to Pittsburgh last year to report
the proceedings of the Old School PTes-
bvterian General Assembly; and his let
ters, which appeared in this paper from
day 10 lay, gave offense to some breth
ran of the Radical persuasion One
Mcknight, who is also member OF the
General Assembly now in session at sc.
Iouis. talked one day of rising to a
question of priv iiege and offering res
dIntiop to exclude us from our place as
y reporter We sent him word to "go
ahead" but he didn't 1t is not at all
likely that the Pittsburgh Assembly
could have been prevailed on to expel a
reporter for criticising its acts or its
members, Notwithstanding the malgnl;,
tv, yindictiveness, uncharitableness, ana
blood thirstiness that characterized that
body. Had the Assembly expelled us,
however, for reporting it truthfully and
correctly, and for characterlzing IT as IL
deserved to be characterized, we should
have considered il as reflectiOg no dis
credit upon us
Last Thursday, Samuel Galloway rose
in his place in the st. Louis General AS
sembly, and read the letter that appear.
cd III the Statesman the preceding Sat
urday, which was somewhat severe
upon him and his radical speech against
the Louisville Presbytery. Alter he had
read the letter, amid intense excite.
nept, he called upon the Assembly to
protect him against the aspersions
which lie claimed were III the letter. lt
was charged that Rev. w. NJ Ferguson,
of Washington, Ohio, wrote it. He at
tempted to speak, but Dr. Krebs inter.
rupted with molten to expel him from
the Assembly, and while number OF
| members were on the floor attempting
to speak amid great confusion, the
Moderator put the motion and declared
it carried Thus, according to tele-
gram that lies before us as we write,
was Rev. Mr.. Ferguson expelled from
rian Church An Ecclesiastical Conyo.
cation constituted as. this is can do 10
good Tor the cause OF religion; but it can
do much harm-indeed, it has already
done much harm, Even the Rump Con-
! gress would have proceeded with more
celebration and with less indecent
haste III Il case of this kind, for appear.
auce sake, if for no other reason. A
meeting OF loyal" politicians during
the val, aud called to nominate Re-
publican ticket and hear PaIson Brown
low make stump speech, would have
acted with more propriety, and with less
passion aud hate M.dAess seemed to
rule the h.ur in the General Assembly,
anu conviction and execution came at
once, without stopping to hear tesJi-
uony, eNplaaa,ion or apology. i mill
tary court organized 10 convict, would
AZ least have gone through the tOlma vi
| examining witnesses and listening IL d
! defence Dut this church court, lanaticai
and NlaSlctlEe IS II is, summaIlly turned
J from lis doors, with aualhcmas aud
cursiugs, one Vi is most useful mem
bars, faithful Minister Of Chlyt.
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CLOSE PREACHING The following IL
lustrations of some rcvivGls of religion,
and of the piety Of some people as given
several years pgo, by colored preacher
in Montgomery, Alabama, are forcfble
and instructive. Alas must it be SO ?
"Bymeby viv.ls gone, and deere dey lie
till nodder 'vival,"
"My bredren, said he, God bless your
souls, 'ligion is like de Alabama river
In dc spring cine fresh, and bring i'll all
DC ole logs, slabs and sticks dat hab
been lynn on do bank, and carry dem
down in de current. Bymeby de water
go down-deu log cotch here on dis
isl; nd, den q slab gifts cotched on de
shore, and de sticks on de bushes-aud
dere dey lie, withrin' and dryin' till
como auoder fresh. JUS so dare come
'yiyal Of ligiou-dis ole sinner brought
in, dat ole backslider brought back, and
de ole folks s"ou cumln', aad mighty
good time. u bredren, God bless your
sous, bymebS 'vivals is gone den dis ole
sinner is stuc, On his own sin, den dat
ole backsllder ) c0tched where he was
dforc, on JUS sach rock-den one arter
nodsr dat had got 'ligion lies all along
de shore, anu dere dey lie till 'noder
'vival BcluLbed bredren, God bless
YOU souls, Ike 4 i'll de current"
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The Voters Test Oath Unconstii";
tNa C'Fs ticual.

We learn tLat Judge THOMAS HARRI-
SON, of, the Third Judicial Circuit, has
recently decided the voters test oath
established by act of the Legislature
February 25, 1865, to be repugnant to
the Constitution Of the State Inc
case arose as follows: An officer OF cleo
.tions last fall permitted citizen whose
vote had been challenged in accordance
with the provisions of the test oaIn ar''
to deposit his ballot without bis tahips
the required cath. An effort was ihei0
unes made to indict the officer for vio-
,ation Of the election laws. He plead
in defence that the test oath act was
unconstitutional and should not be
obeyed that he had sworn to support
the Constitution Of the State, and was.
therefore, bound to receive the ballots
of allwho were constitutionally entitled
entitled to vote. The court decided that
the defense was good and that the in-
dictment could not be sustained.
. Our readers will remember that the
same point was virtually decided in the
same way by Judge STEWART sore five
or six months ago. Iu that case tue
Grand Jury asked FOX instructions from
the court as to whether they should iind
bills of indictment against officers o
election for falling to enforce the tcs'
oath act The court decided that tht
test oath act, being repUguant to tn;
constitution, was not of binding force
and that tho officers Of election Sic2ated
no law by refusing to enforce it,
II is to be bored that some case IN
yolVi' z tie coNtiCutionality OF the test
oath may oytic before the Supreme
Court Of Appeals at its session IN July
We are informed that steps have already
been taxed to hagetho registry act test
ed before the Supreme Court, aud We
hope thai ay ,at,r, system Of retroactive
ald peuU. To-, oatsa may be completely
set aGl,
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The Election DEirnSes aud sstUt> IN
IRugshGll County.

Ed.tv-s oil the Register:
notice Ia your last Weekly. some
. ...... .r,., ,,,,,,. ,....'.,,ad ~
80 ~
{ MoUhusEI!-<, on the Ccc2s-"- On Ia -"t"
election, ana III connection vith tAat
viii mention another. II NAV be
~. ,r..
! Ni-o = ~ } =" 'N"' 'i40 ~ . Gu " '-'0
county ~ largely t0H3lruttrc lie day
after the a.ss.1u,,, IN old rouLIc...n bc
,I.....,.,.,..r .....,,,,,.., ,...,,,,,,.,,,.L
- N'' 60 "N'' "~''' s'"'5 "'''"'
started iCl Tie pmpose u failing The
.lA.:i,. ...f,.r.. ,f l'...k,i, I.u-g.Lfp
,.....s....., rr........... ,.,.-. -.
IT, - ''''''' liz - -'o-- '-'''' '-l''0 '"'J
"tIe mat a. select 01uI 81. haii.s,
= be "eH--1.,' lie sicctI"' -otHIhs
Ileao ye!+s .s'',a'a. 'ue i..~1 "eie set
4P0h anu -. en- '"' 81 'A' f"InS ALeL.
-1'"' So-.'' J ~ '''"'., ~. Ike vas
~. wa INTO q ','-@' '..i. '.. ''.e leoo'1t%
81 MS SGA'e' L. Ii"'!.,' "u' az" Io"Id
MS ""! 1olaS' "i'o'' '' i's' accounts 10
was stu S"hc!'hS'
Inc question WHicu hAtuTai.A p!tsrnts
l'Seii to the mIhd Is, Is such u state OF al
.aig: 10 cU E!nns No one here II ANY
p~45E slet"uds to pcia'e, that &nytm@G
apPIoAiHat!ug correct return oi the
votes cast have been made "ut.
But not content with thriu il.l4GJug
measures, lest Odths, Registration
Laws IeDu,y, biJuIE, corruption aud
tJmpcnng with election returns. AID
their internally ii nalsh mob Yiolduce al
tue polls they seek to deter discussion,
or exposure ol tuCiI damaabic ru'ai"y, by
means Ot MatctMCR!S under tlat most
q boniRGbic 0ci known ~ the Gag
Law.
Whom tle God would destroy tAry first
ar4ke ma.
Have We gone mad, that We thus
quietly Submit 60 our shame! Are we
expected to kiss the haud that Snutcs,
dud ahyut Great is Guss.ec -
have TO longer any duuOL that there
is m organization throughout the State
for the purpose of preventing a iair eX-
preston Of public sentiment. 1t mani
tested itself ut Buchanan, in Ipshur
cuaatl. aud Rlyenswuod, IN jackson
county, and IN tie recent mob violence
az Mruatsvllie. All eyes arc now turn.
9. 4 4 n
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The Constitutional Amendment.
- 8 MOUNTAIN VIEW,
GREENBRIER Co., w. VA,
May 10th, 1866.

May 10th, 1856 }
Editors OF the Register
The agony of the election is over ana
we are anxiously waiting to hear the
result. Thousands of the most respec'a-
BILE and substantial citizens of the state
are waiting in almost breathless silence
to hear whether they have been forever
DISTINGUISHED and declared not TO Dc
citizens of their native land, or not l
rrediet, Messrs Editors, that they VIII
soon learn that the radical fiat is, that
the unrighteous and unholy, who will
not how the suppliant knee at the altar
Of pious Radiealism, are to be henceforth
summed from the ballot box, and treated
as foreigners After careful analysis
of Radiealism--its ingredients being
clearly ascertained, namely; selfishness,
injustice, duplicity, improbity, revenge,
domineering, falsehood and fanaticism,
no sane man will come to any other con-
clusion, than that they have passed the
constitutional amendment. They have
the manipulat :on of the poll books, and
will make them exhibit large majority
in favor of their nefarious purposes.
The conservative who is go imbecile as
to believe that this radical faction would
under any circumstances, act fairly and
honestly towards him, is truly to be
comniserated. They know that to deal
thus with their political foes, would be
suicidal and self obstructive, and hence
the origination of test ,oaths, reglstra-
ton acts, ct cetera. They are not ignor.
ant of the fact that large majority OF
the people of the State are opposed to
them and their measures, and hence their
great activity in devising plans to stl1e
the voice of the honest yeomanry. Moro
anon. NENfA,
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-~e~--

PRENTICE on FoRNEY.- Prentice says
g" The Dead Duck of the Philadelphia
Press talks about the South'4 having
raised her puny arm against the Union
PuRy, say You, oh defunCt aquatic bird?
Pany do you call that arm which defied
and resisted the mighty power of the
Federal Government almost i've years,
Won many brilliant victories, and struck
down nearly half million OF our best
men upon the battle feldF It wasn't
punyawhsteyer else it may have been"
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ne rather embarrassing


THE ARABS PRoor.-Some wears ago
q Frenohmau who, like many Of his
oouptrymen, had won a high rank
among men of science, yet who dr'G,d
the Cod who is the author of all scierce,
was crossing the Great Sahara in COM
pany with an Arab guide He noticed
with sneor that at certain times his
guide whatever obstacles might arise,
put them all aside, and kpeoling on the
burning sands, called en- his God.
u Day after day passed, and still the
Arab never i',4lea, ill atlasr one even.
ing the philosopher. when he aross from
his knees, asked Liz with a c,o+.,n,,
tusns smile, "how dc yoa know tbar. I.
o God ~ the gai0e fxed LIS LnTnin 70
eye Oh the scotfsc fo., =. momeut i'm Won, 7
der and iaer ssilr sal4mGly, how do
j know tbere Is Il God : How did !
kaow that man Gnd q camel passed
my hut last night ia the darkness Was
it not by the print OF his foot in the
sand ? Even so, and he pointed to the
sun, whose last rays were flashing over
the lonely desert, that footprint is not
that Of man
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The U4iicd States District Court net
in Richmond lesg tuesday, Judge UN-
DEawooD presidin., and il was, gener-
ally thought tina, The tr!Al oi JEFF
DAvIs would take place. Great interest
was therefore tclt all ever the country
i'll the proceedings ., Tic cougs D0r 70
the surprise Of almost even body dad
tie disappointmen, ot NJ DAVIS aud
his counsel, the case Vas postponed al
Ill October uLl lie court hae a'Isadv
Adjourned until thai time
judge UNDERWOOD. "hJ IS tlc Snpel
secy!oeaJIc tool Of tbs radical, 4.o
whose maiiguIt, and mental % moral
ilnbeciIity, utterly guIt5 him 10 g.eslao
at what viii doubtless b. lii.. r.'ss
takes pl2le The. atost safe trl4i Il
moderu times delivered charge 10 H..
Grand jury which would have bcet
pronounced contemplate ! spoken by
slI1n lrr lau.cal politician al q Wa!d
meeting He w,& p1.,lcuIall d, sa.ale
upon the newspapers, aud seemed g.
think ,ua. wl0.",c' euI,o. ial!rG rs.
lad IL IS lie .r.~..a- iu4.s, 4..
pGl--t s,~,.~-.-@a IF ,4" a.. s-"UtG .-
Al olcol4Gi..e,iio l reason co.. Jgou-l
yet..e L0.! il. ral Iy la .,th.u. IT,.
i~,4e, ya5 ali .uLle'9 o"tl .ctoiely.
= .f NJ. ,.,r.,. Il a ,.,,,...t.. "a rIr 30. In
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-06-08

K, ruER PLEASANT FINALE.-The St.
LOu corlesp udent of the New York
Tim's says tina tho Rev. Mr.. Ferguson,
upon being expelled by the radicals
from tho Pres ,Yterian General Assem-
bly,, fell TITO he arms of the fair rebels
who LIT the taleries to meet him at
the door and crown him with their lau-
rcis
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Valuable Property For Sale.

| 400 acres of land, more or less, of the south
part of my farm, lying five miles below Wheel
ing, and bounding on the Ohio river. The
whole property is underayed with coal! OF
which persons wishing 10 purchase Can satisfy
themselves. and it is thought there is consider
able iron ore on the said property; There is
also limestone and FREQ stone. The bottom land
is of the very best quality, and the hill land is
rich, aud will make good pasture land. Also,
more and Ohio Railroad through the saiue.
will also sell % acres of coal land, south OF
and adjoining the above described property.
There is good landing at all times opposite
the said property. The coal can be run by a
shute into the boat For terms apply to the
subscriber, living on the premises.
lee st DAVID MCMECH HEN
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Grcrubricr County.

/ followi: = is an official table of
the oto IL Gigcnbrier county, on the
Constitutions Amendment. 1t will be
seen that tht county gives hfty-seyen
maIrlly luiI.i elton
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IL Vicksburg, the other day, q party
0i drunken United States soldiers went
down washington street assaultiHg and
beating every negro they met, until
finally they were arrrsted by the police.
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WANTED

TUsT RECEIVED.
IS barrels pure cider vinegar
~ tiorces sugar cured hams
1 do do do shoulders.
81 barrels navy beans.
10 do York State dried apples
ono do flour
I00 do peach blow potatoes
For sale by
JOHN K BOTSFORD & CO,
mails No. Il Water street.
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The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-05
SCENES AND INCIDENTS.

Inc delegates commenced assembling this morn
ing about halfpast Q o'clock They entered the hall
in a much more quiet and orderly manner than was
observable in the Wigwam Convention OF the l4th
of August last The swarthy, long haired South
emers who formed a considerable proportion Of
the last Convention were a particularly noticeable
feature of the assemblage in National Hall this
morning, ana one could hardly refrain from con
trasting the immeasurable difference of their mis-
sion from that of the Southern element in the
Wlgwam.
Here and there was seen loyal SoutheTner IN
ffaJernal COME renee with Northern Republican,
and the utmost harmony prevailed IN such converse
There are not two elenents IN this assembly, one
more ultra than the other. All think act, and talk
ike, and moreover agree upon the vital point that
the Union can only be restored upon basis of poh
ucal equality white and black and the rights OF
humanity.
The decorations and emblazonments of National
BAN are the subject of universal encomium. The
rich and tasteful festoOnInR OF the national col0rs
around the chandelier and upon the wall express
slyelv beautiful The mottoes are very apprOprla O.
and express the sentiments that called together the
Convention.
the meeting to order, af or which DIR. Newman, of
New Orleans, offered an impressive supplication TO
the throne of the Almighty to guard guide, and
preserYo the nation aud TO assist its true aud only
friends IN enhancing It's future nd moreover
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case the necessities are of precisely the
opposite character; the fuller and freer the
discussion of the great questions now agi-
tating the public mind, the nearer the truth will
the Convention arrive, and the greater will be
the amount of good accomplished. The leaders
in the present movement realize this fact and
they have given loose reins to any one who
aspires to labor on the stump.
In consequence of the vast crowd assembled
on the streets and in the different public halls,
the hotels we're almost deserted. 1t was easily
discovered that none OF the great guns were
10 be found, and that was an additional cause
for the scattering OF the crowd which on the
previous evening was gathered about the Conti-
mental and elsewhere.
Notwithstanding the comparative duness
which reigned in the corridors below, an i'm.
mense amount of work was done by the Com
mlttees on Resolutions and Address.
The Committee on Address
held a protracted meeting, which lasted far into
The night. The address already prepared by
Judge Sherwood, OF Texas. the general purport
of which was given in The EVENING TELEGRAPH
OF Monday, was submitted to the Committee aud
thoroughly discussed. Many portions of it
proved acceptable to majority, but the address
as whole was not appl owed.
Senator Creswell, OF Maryland, was finally
authorized to prepare and submit this morning
the drait OF an ADDRESS, for tue approval or re-
lection of the Committee. He was furnished
with notes by order of the Committee, embody-
ing the views Of the majority; and from these
and the accepted portions of Judge Sherwood's
document, the Address of the Convention to the
American people VIII be prepared.
The Committee on Resolutions
were also in session last evening, but their deli.
berations were rather more dlscordant than
were those OF the other committee. The con-
sideraton OF the various resolutions which had
been referred and submitted to the committee
inv olved a long and stormy discussion. and
nothing that was particularly satisfactory was
arrived at
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10 bring its enemies 10 grief Aftor which the Con
vent on proceeded TO business
Much confusion was consequent on the crcum.
stance OF great many attempting 10 get the ear OF
the President at the same time. Various motions
we're made in regard to President johnson, Of
character disparaging to that gentleman, which re
One motion particularly, which was that the
PRESIDENT be feques ed to resign, caused uproarlous
cheering and with one impulse the delegates sprang
70 their feet and almost rent the root with the r
shouts of APPRECIATION. Atier some twenty minutes
Mr.. SPEED was relieved from presiding by Hon.
A number of attempts were made to debate upon
thr resolutions as they were offered, but were
oyerIued by the President It being generally under
STOOD that debating was suspended In the ConVen-
ton. 1t was discovered however that II was in
order TO debate before the resolutions were sub
mitted TO the Committee.
This fact was taken advantage of bv Colonel Moss,
OF st. Louis the cadaverous editor the st Louis
Press, who offered serios of resolutions that con-
tanned instructions TO the Committee on ResOu-
irons, and admitted OF debate Colonel Moss COM
menced a rather rambling and nervous address
lauoatory OF the negro. and condemnng the policy
he openly and boldly proclaimed that the only
safety OF the nation was in the adoption of uncOn
quentlv interrupted by hearty applause, which
showed that most of his sentiments were accepta bic
to the majority of the Convention, and a. times the
applause which greeted him was almost bew-
during the address of Colonel Moss he spoke
sentiment which called forth considerable applause
To his astOnshment the plaud Increased to great
eX eut and at last the people, as # wrou yht upon
ncalcuably by his burst of eloquence, rose sponta.
neously to their feet and thundered out their cheers
TIL they were hoarse again
The gratifed orator looked complacently round
upon the multitude so Influenced by the magic oil his
voice, when, with a crest-faen AIR, heiacknowledget
by his countenance that IL was not ne who had
struck out the ethereal spark that fired the assem-
bage but Major. GeDeral b. + Butler, who had just
entered The Colonel TUNED II off gracefully by an
euioplsiic aiiuSon to the illuqtrious old Ben and
proceeded with his speech H
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ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE EVENING TELEG EAPH.l
CHICAGO, September 5.-The President twill
arrive here at 1O5 this evening, and be
escorted to the Sherman House by one hundred
Knights Templar of the Masonic fraternity.
He will make speech from the balcony of the
sherman House. General Meade IS expected at
eleven O'Clock this morning. The arrangements
OF the celebration are not completed yet, but
the Free Masons are to have the post of honor
in the procession, and will have entire charge
at high meridian. Mr.. Broomall, Grand Master
OF the State Of Illinois, is Superintendent OF the
Masonic rites. Business will be generally sus-
pended to. morrow.
1t was feared that disturbance would take
place at the Board of Trade Rooms If the Presi-
dent spoke there, and the place of reception
was consequently changed.
Governor Parsons, of Alabama, is expected
to night.
There was horrible murder here last night
George Trussell, owner of the celebrated racer
Dexter entered for the great race here to-day,
was shot and instantly killed at the fremont
Stables, Randolph street, by a loose woman
known as Mollie Trussell who was seduced by
the deceased.
Trussell was wealthy gambler and sporting
man, and both parties were we'll known here.
Three shots entered the body of the victim, and
the affair took place in the heart of the city,
causing much excitement.
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Markets hy Telerranh.

NEW YORK, September 5.-Cotton quiet at 33 d35c
Flour 1Od20 cents lower; sales of 1000 b5ls ) ate
S5lOGl0'25; Ohio, Ssl0d10; Western, S5d9 20;
40 zoo bushels; new State at 50 59a2 81. Corn
quiet; sales of AZ goo bushels az size Beet steadv
Pork firm; sale. OF 1000 bDls, at S3312 Jd32 25 Lard
changed Whisky dull
NEW YORK, september 5.-Stocks quiet. Chicaeo
and Rock Island, lO9t; Illinois Central, 1885, Mchl.
gan southern, S3i Reading, ll3i; Hudson River,
l25; Canton Company, 52i; Virginia 6s, 704; Erie
Railroad, 123 Western Union Ielegra oh Company
5S Boston ater Power, 30S; treasury 73ls, l06
l040s, 9S{; u, : 5s, l11i U S. 6s, ll2. Gold, 1859
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From Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI, September 5.-An the railroad
trains TO and from this city are running regu.
larly again. The Board of Health reports the
whole number of deaths last month at 1877 of
which 1888 were from ch olera
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= Ono million dollars have been subscrlbed
for the construction of railroad from Rich.
mOnd to Newport News.