The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-09-21
The Door Open--The Loyal People a
the Merry 81 Re4aFne q RebeIa.
a Nice Scheme

tnszE n Enos1 Of the COUNTIES now CON-
posing Judge Bankers CITr1it gthe
eieyeDthJ there Is "a large ard InaBen-
tiaI element o. rebeIso Of The mos1 bitter
and inyeseTate stamp. In Hampshire
and Hardy at least. majority OF these
Old enough 70 vote were engaged II the
rebellion IN some capacity OF ether.
No ofbeE COUNTIES II the STATE 50 obsfi-
nztsly resisted civil organization under
the Sew State. When elections were
hs9d officers would be elected zho
couId MT qualify. II Is dorbtfuI to-
day whether more than half the officers
acting in those counties have ever TAX
en- the proper oaths. The state Of
things Is probably worse in Hampshire
than in any other county Of the Cir
cult. because there il . larger rebel ele-
ieent and those composing II are more
Intelligent and wealfhy-and eouse-
quentIy more Influential. Tins far il
has been impossible 10 execute the reg
istration Law properly IN Hampshire
county. TIE rebel influence has been
50 predominant that il has not been safe
FOR the officers Of registration 20 do their
duty and some Of the brzvest and
truest Union men IN the county have
declined 70 act. No proper registration
has ever yet been inside IN that county.
IN that undertaken last Spring, txo
members Of the hoard refused 70 regis
Ter the rebels, and under the intImida-
zion brought 70 bear refused 70 aez. The
third then went 70 work alone, and
registered all who applied, without a
shadow Of authority fordoing 50. That
vas Why Hampshire gave 50 large
majority against the amendment last
Nay. Recently, however, a board was
constituted, and was going on 70 do its
du;y fearlessly and intelligenly- Il
therefore became uee@saTy forthe rebels
70 EssorttO extraordinary eKPedients 10
eubsrEaEs OF put = stop 70 IL This has
Accordingly been done.
At The May term OF the Hampshire
Circuit Court, James D. Armstrong, q
lawyer, who held q seat In the Virginia
rebel Senate during the rebellion, ap-
piled 70 Judge Bunker Tor wit of1lan-
daBlRs commanding the board Of regis
tratioB 70 register him without requiring
the test cath A rule was entered BY
Judge Bunker bat We suppose he aor
sufficient reasons preferred not to take
the final action which has been taken.
Justice Thomas ". Harrison, who had
t7gO brothers in the rebellion, and who
by his previous acts had shown him
self entitled 10 the confidence of
the rebels WIS selected TO
preside at the term when the
question would come up for decis-
ion. Accordingly at the September
term just closed, BIr. Armstrong; ap-
pIIcation came before Judge Harrison
who promptly awarded a peremptory
BiaHdamtts, commanding the board 70
register Mr. Armstrong without re-
qulring the test oath.
The scheme having been thus far sue
eessfuI, SIR. Armstrong issued the
following manifesto which was deemed
Of 50 much importance 70 the rebels OF
Hampshire that It was issued as an
extra-Romney I,gfeHigeneeT:
TO THE VOTERS OF HA1rrsHIRE COUNTY:
Iapplied to the Registrar Of the Rom
ney township 70 be registered as a
voter, and be refused to register me un-
less I would take the oath known as the
test oaths this could not and would
not do. then applied to the Board OF
Registration, and they also refused.
Believing that / had clear right to
vote, and unwilling TO be deprived OF
that right without using all the means
that, in my judgment, the Law author
lied 70 prevent Il, / applied, at the May
term. 70 the Judge OF this Circuit for a
Writ of Mandamus 20 compel the Board
Of Registration 70 register me. The
Judge issued summons against the
members Of the Board, to show cause
why should not be registered, and the
matter was continued until this term.
At this Term brought the case up
and argued = before Judge Harrison,
presiding in place of Judge Bunker.
After mature consideration the Judge.
on Friday last, directed the following
order 70 be entered.