The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-05-16


tcriahed, md injured constituency demanded
that some guarantee for'further good conduct
should hs required Of men who had 30 much
10 do I'm pcrpr,rntin9 those Injuries, than tho
mere repetition Of m oath that they hau 30
wsntouiy violated and dIHrog"rded.
But, my fclor.citizcnp, new party n"s
.prung up or rather Il new leadership 10 NJ"
old party, known In other places as the COP
pcrllrnd pnrty Of tho Sorth, which - 50 ncnr'
| iy ullirI 10 the real raltiesnukc pnrty OF lhe
South, that nmnlgnmation is IN easy process
This party, which seems TO hive crhwled out
from, under the old cast of skin OF tho detunct
Conrcdcracv, composed, in West virginia,
mainly Of protested Union men. who have CIV
Gu in Aonc instances n jtet!e support 10 the
Union cause, with mnny friends late 10 the
rebel nrmy;) this party, whose mission seems
! TO be TO make treason respectable, and to re-
store TO place and favor those whose hHnds
nre still rccking with the blood Of the milton.
arc tcnouncinS as isnoramusrs md tnnaiical
all those who manifest II disposition 70 place
any penalties or diInhilitics upon treason. or
any oprusiliun Whatever TO those VINO did all
! in their power To desliny the Government.
Thi, Ica.lrrslip seems now 10 he dragging the
whole carca.. Of the hriunct reptile III IT'S
|
il into life. Their uniform course lIhS hccn,
and still is. to dcnouncs every law or measure
that has my bearing oil treason or traitor"
~ unconstitutional; everything th"t ''"r' not
suit their Fancy is unconstitutional Inc same
| was the case, you nre swnrr, fran the begin
nius "i the rebellion: everything lint was
done or proposed 10 suppress it, was HHr""Hh
iuiiondi. Every rrhc! symrnthlzcr .iridcniy he
came u lenrnch "Xpnund"r of the constitution.
Al acts Of MIR. Lincoln. looking to the suppress
sion ofi!c rebellion, were unconstitutional. Et''
that great patriot and statesman held that 'ac
HIGHEST requirement. Of ia" constitution was I"
rcscuc ami preserve the country, and made
everything <Ghscrvirui 10 that great "nii AMI
! n ltlouch he had 10 IrcaI upon unircI paths,
: wha, loyal man will now say that ,E">" nets
/ rr Mr.. Lincoln. whether strictly expressed IN
! the constitution Or not, were not dictated ny
the ;nr,s motives "f patriotism, nn'i nccc>sar!
To tie salvation Of the country!
! Tie Union mru Of West Virginia nrc not to
! Lr deceived by ihi, device. They have been
,au,A, Il lesson too dearly. /" be forgotten
This cry rf "unconS;;;ulivmAIiI: ha, lost its
! significance.
! Sow am not going 10 discuss constitutional
law. AIN no lawyer, nor do cla'm to Kn""
any more than other n"r who can read and
know nnvilimg Of the meaning .: language.
. Whatever NAVY lie the virtues or the inui!~ Of
! the constitution Of our State. II ~ enough for
me ic know that irI provisions rcc"snIs"
, Lcgs.H ~ a sufficient bar /" the ballot box, a:h
u:,hcr ,i,r Constitutional Amendment nor TIE
! test Ol:h rroInsrs anything m"r". IL ii'
! trainers had faiIr,l 10 rc"gti7" that prirr'nlr.
! they would have shown themselves unworthy
the trust cuIIli'rl To ,hrm. ii will no. hc cot.
teu,lr that the constitution "uIrL"ireS HE
ri.nl Of SH:lIa:r 10 any hu; citizens oil the
STATE. II these men arc ryr!uIrl, either hy
the ,c,l oa:h az Constitutional Amendment.
when did :l."y h"c"m" -? TIE aci oi FEB. ''d,
! $50; declares that l,">'rS hay.n" 'i"i.s IL"
{ acts enumerated in ~" Amendment and test
oath, are not ci:iI"rS .; Virginia, nor (c"ns"'
| pu.milyJ OF This State. ask again, when
dII their citizenship c"ramcn;r
+ Let :n.icll Sou. :cn:!:Eirn. should his purity
ever get control Of the STATE, not "u!y MIL nj!
laws hrar;u. u;,o;. rrh,is and traitors. hn' ne
! State .;oJL ir prui;oIrr"1 means hu::pH@i. What
.ln ia. leaders ~ HlrsIuir. with their p'r'i"nH
IN their rorSc,s. with al their hyp"rri'Icn'
,.rirI .io:.s to >uT;nr; ih" policy al ia" Pr"si'
lent, suy "n the >uhi 'c,! believe il was
.Iul.c Baldwin. "f Augusta, HhrG asked "hai
| ;,oiicy lie Thought the State Ought 10 r":-n",
, remarked ,hIt whit hc m"st Desired 10 Sc
! and hoped would he c0nsumm"tcd, w"s, i"a'
. Iir .;nia should rrmiin intact aud undivided
i. before the war; and that H"hrr' +. LIE
should he, Guvctnor. Gentlemen. ! a"Gtrd
no,l::uy in saying that, show,l this party,
/ composed rs have attempted io''cscrihc, ever
succeed in wrestling thu power from !"mr
hands. this would he the result. ln tot say
shat all who ARE nci.rg with tina; party now
would '.rsirc such rrS'i'i: hni i"hr'"'t', VI
the party wt'"H '""y al once ara" 'sI''"''
wo"!! r'j"I"c III such result VIC s"" pre-
pared :or ih,S Are ynh 1rrar'' I" sec 'f
eri!n'n@ 'h't has h'eH h""" ""r'hs '"c 'c"''
''oh paced ~ 'n' Ms '"'ai 81 '"eSc ''''" ~,
so" prerar'a 10 sfc H." wan "'"' !" 81! '"t
tcns'. sanctioned ihs 'ie "h"i'sh's torture '"''
starvation Of %o"r Sons AMI "rp'her:-a'' ""''
!, may say fathers, loo ia the l"a'hs"he
slaughter pens Of Anlc'S"nriI!r. elevate" 10
the highest Position III !""r @''i he! n'ren':
have ham al Tie h"ai 81 orc "' 'he n"c'' ''H'"u'
tons Of i-hrnia% IN 10" r"H"'rF' u - ""i''n''
mt even =" 'hin" OF ''r horrors o. '''Ss "''"!
rr"rP'ac!eS OF ''n;"A" 'r'"e>; """,' ~ ''I"
thousands OF none so'li''S nave "e"" ~ !"
orally h"Fd"rth. """:" 10 h'aEr" '"'' '"'
mantle at oblivion c"i'd cover them up 'or'
ever And wrr" !: hot for the Efforts Iha' are
being mad" t"ion:h their s!ht'th'z'hH
G.,n ,,i Ia,