The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-06-14
S.ROn RoANE COUNTY,
yhe NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF Names
..-Th he Appearance Of the BOnrd aad
sou,s Of The Causes that Came Be
foae H.
CsARKsBURG, w. Va,
MAY Doth 1876


EdirOr5 OF the Register
In travelling through the State OH bu'
siness, ! sojourned few days i'll the
town Of Spencer, Roaue county. 1t hap
pened about the notable timo Of the first
meeting Of tho County Registrars.
Feeling somewhat interested i'll the
novel scene (Which was creating so
much excitement III the pleasant Nlilage)
Iprolepgcd my stay one day longer to
witness the proceedings. at az early
hour III the day the store Aousea were
throu.ed With the cltiz5us tIoui the
ceuntry, aud ali appeared more 81 less
Interested TO know the charges or causes
WAY they were summoned before this
mysterious tribunal. immediately at
To, dinner it was announced that the
honorable body had assembled pro
ceeGed to Tho Court House TO take an
Observations VI the judges. aud matters
and thugs generally. / saw th'ee re.
markable looking perSoLdgeo seated on
y throne erected tor the purpose they
appeared Le be cons ultlng secretly. l
had ottou hearli Of the bale Bone Pdrlia'
ment and other remarkable political
Loales. but never befoTe did ey or read of,
heal OF Nitpess such IemaI kLbIe selec-
ton of uen invested with such uullm
tied power. These men beluS strangers
to nle, my curiosity was excited To know
something OF their former history III THIS
republic. There WAS one that presented
the appearance Of 4 breed or swine
called the China, very small and ChUOby.
lie Appeared TO DC very expert III the
profession Uf examining witnesses. Que
would suppose that no had been OH tho
Reconstruction COMMITTEE | Was IN.
formed that Lie mad been d candidate Tor
some little petty oAice every gear s;uce
ne had been III Tic county, aud uuiJrtu.
| pately never succeeded III obtalniag any
office, consequently, as you may sup
nose. his honest soul Was Tiled VITA re
;eure Oh Those who bad failed iu ap
preciate his singular merit Tue other
two judges presented quite u contrast,
beng very lauk and thin about the
yisaSe Upon the whole, they were con.
uacted in every respect except the
heels, which showed d great Inclination
to ruu back behind. The whole phre
biological developments were yjsIbly
contracted aud dattened. The counte
nauces Indicated rather sadly oniinous
look One Of them from reputation was
farmer, very retired i'll some respects
until his pieus soul began TO yearp over
the condition of Sambo, his religion was
excited to the highest tension. The love
OF souls on the dark order, was his
theme. Many dime was appropriated by
him for the temporal salvation of
the negro, while il is a lamentable fact, |
as am informed by credible testimony, |
that Ills father, while lingering out the |
declining days OF his life, was suffered to |
ne dragged away to- the poor house, a
county charge. While this great lover
OF the African race was accommodating |
money for the benevolent institutions OF
his country, his father died a paupe1. ~
Inc last one of this honorable body
mas ng9red eonspicuously in the history
OF MS country. Some several years ago
he came to Spencer in search of some
hole where he could get into office;
but he passed the time away unnoticed,
until the war came on, when he began
to think he would make a Napoleon, or
SOME great man whose name would be