The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-02-14
ITEMS Oh NEWS,

rcEGnSIdcTeH the measure, anu oFelciW'
their prejuliccs sufficiently to do the
negro this simple ucs of justice, By
WHICH, being deprived. 10y the aho'''o"
Of slavery, Of what those who believe in
the " divinity" Of that late "ius'ltation
term his natural protector" he may be
! able to protect himself: What good
will his freedom and liberty to work Tor
himself do him, if he is denied the priv
ilc.e Of enforcing kis contracts, Ne.
The assertion that this is the FIRST step
tuwnrd negro suffrage is entirely false.
West Virginia radicals are rs lpurh
opposed to tho latter as they arc to rebel
suffrage. One class IS untitled By their
general lack Of intelligence, and the
other by the la>k of loyalty; both Of
which are essential qualifications for Il
voter in a Republican government like
ours.--Oli Virginia has passed a
" va.rant ACT" for the benefit CT Of the
freedmen Of that State, the eI!ec: and
intcn, Of which is to reduce them to
worse condition than slavery, but Gen.
Terry has forbidden its exccu'ion.---
The negroes of Gcorga,. in Il recent con
vcntion, themselves opposed universal
suffrage, but ssked that the elective
franchise be extended to such as could
read and wr;, ~ joint r".cfation h1s
been introduced into the Ohio Lcg isla.
tu:c proposing an Amendment to the
Constitution Of that State, cxcludln"
those who have horne ar:ps against
the government and skedadtllcrs frot3
the drafts from the elective franchise.
: The poor traitor, he will be represented
on every hand --rhc Senate Of Kan
>as has passed Il rcsolulinn. recommend.
; inc the execution Of jeff Davis
-Four negroes wcrc sold lately iu Del
aware ut prices from twelve to Gltecn
cents each. Delaware and Kentucky
still claim to tc Slave Statcs-thc Leg
! stature of the latter recently again
refused 10 pass the Constitutional
! Amendment, aaIin. that this action rIusi
! bc considered (inal That loo:.s a lntlc
;.brIiious 20 us.-Wu mills are
now being very generally established in
different pats Of Illinois, AID other
! Western S'atcs, and arc all doing re.
! markaLIy wcIl.---Ilnn. George Ban
croft delivered an culo%y on ,hH Ilis end
character Of President Lincoln before
! Cuunrc:s on the 18th Of February. Tie
anniversary Of his birthday 1.-The
homestead Of lieu:y Clay WAS sold on
the 18th uI,. TO the Regent Of the Ken
lucky University for the sum of $4,000.
; 1t consists IF 323 acres, and vii! be.
transformed unto ihc Agricultural Col.
lcsc of that Statc--By direction of
Major General Hancock. the military
districts of Western Mary! land Pcnn<yI.
yan:a, Delaware, Eastern Shore, and
District Of West Eirginia. have bee"
discontinued, and llarperS Ferry main
tanned as an independent post:---uen.
Wci,zel has issued General Order for
the arrest Of all filibustcrs found IN his
distric,.-.A Constitutional Conrcn
ton for Texas assembled on Tie !st.
The President and nearly all the mem
brrs are seccssionists Tile steamer
IN. ". Carter exploded just above Iicks
burg on the 81 inst, % lives being lost.
There have been ten or twelve boats
lost on the Western waters wilhin t""
weeks. with fatal loss Of not less than
400 or 500 lives. 1t is attributed to the
tubular boilers -Secretary Harlan ls
50 radical" as to "prefer ignorant 10y
atty to intelligent treason. --7AapoI'
con, in late speech, states that arrange
mcnts have been made for Withdrawing
the FRENCH troops from Mcsic".--
Gen Crook was introduced to the House
of Representatives las. week.