The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-09-07

| feet UniOn." 1t was nODlo lnStru-
ment; under it there were thirty-six
States, but according to the radical
theory there were but twenty-five. Dur
| ING the recent tremendous war there was
no necessity for violating that instru-
ment, as it was ample for every emergen-
cy: vet i'm these days the pretended Union
men wanted it abolished, and were will
ling to violate all forms of law and gov
eminent to attain party objects, The
Constitution was the guide, and under
il no man could be deeitizenized, the
| little Legislature of West Virginia and
| Governor Boreman to the contrary, not
withstanding. --..---.---,
Revolution was the only way to get a
State out of the Union; the Southern
States were never out, as State that
was once in was always in; once CIT
izen always a citizen, unless deoitizeh1
lied by removal or crime; q man cannot
ina a rebel unless he is a citizen OF the
country. and as the Radicals hold that
the Southern States are out, how can
tbev declare citizens of those States to
be rebels? For his part, he had always
opposed the doctrine OF secession, and II
every man, woman and child in TIE State
were to secede he would remain III the
Union and call upon the General Gov
ernment to recognize and sustain him.
Tremendous applause. He thought
| the crimes of Thad. Stevens and others
were enough to decitizenize them; they
were plotting to overthrow the govern.
ment, and vet every man who would not
90 with them was rebel When there
Was war and great excitement in the land,
such stories would do but now the peo-
ple understood the situation, and it
would not do. In 1260-l the speaker
had stumped several counties against
secession and he dared any man to prove
him rebel or a rebel sympathIzer. Inc
| only plea that was ever offered against
him was preferred by man who wished
to get his office Omitted States Attorney
a position he had never sought, and
ohe which he took only TO prevent some
radical from deing mischief. But If we
were to believe the Radical doctrine,
we had no right to make war upon the
| Southern States, as they were out Of the
> Union; if they were out it was wrong to
! bring our guns to bear upon them.
After the surrender of Lee every lover
of his country endeavored to bring
about harmony and good will, and, if
| possible, conciliate the masses. We
could not bring back those who had
fallen in battle, we could only endeavor
to heal the breech in the nation. The
radicals claim that President johnson
said he would make treason odious, but
| they forget that be in the same speech
said he favored peace and speedy resto-
ration of ali the States to the Union,
They had thrown overheard all the
wise doctrines of the President, and
we're riding pell-mell to his Satanic
majesty. They declined to admit
Southern Congressmen to their seats on
the floor, in defiance of all law, constitu-
tion and the express recommendation of
| the President. If the Western and
Southern States were all represented In
| Congress next year, and the New Eng
land States would not come up to the
mark laid down by majority OF the
members of that body, their representa-
tiyes cogld be excluded, and those States
| left without a voice in the council OF the
| nation. Itwas evident to all that negro
| suffrage was the aim and object OF the
radical party, and they would never
rest until they had gained it, consttu-
| tion or no constitution.
If he was elected to represent South
ern State in Congress be would go and
take his seat, and II tain it until he was
forced out of it by the Sergeantat Arms; :;
he was opposed to violence, but he would
have it in preference TO being kept out
of seat he was legally entitled to. The
revolution was caused by the British
subiecting the colonies to taxation and
denying them representation, and now,
as in that day, n free American people
would never submit TO such tyr
amy and imposition Freemen never
would and never shonld submit to any
such outrage What In the nineteets
century Taxation without Representa-
| ton The doctrine was violent aud
revolutionary Secession leads ont and
exclusion puts out. The radical pro
gramme was practical secession. Con
gress to day recognized but twenty-five
States as in the Union. Would we
stand idly by and see eleven States de
MED representation He invited all
men who loved the Union OF their
fathers to step from the radical ranks
and Join the Johnson National Union
party: For his part he would 60 with
any organization which wOuld sustain
the Government
In West Virginia Gov. Boreman had
mighty lever the registration act, a
project devised by the little souls of the
little legislature, to Continue them
selves aud Bo.enan in office. Bat
Boremau had recently issued a
proclamation ts the registrars; that
Individual had legged for the law, and
was now Logging for reelection; lie had
been officious, and indelicately pro-
claimed to the registrars, strike
of enough to elect me-" Governor
Boreman had no more right TO
issue such a proclamation than any 9th
er citizen The Legislature was wise
body, its acts for the past two years were
curiosities, and showed that the men had
been well taught in disorganizing; the
more the laws violated the constitution
the better they liked them. The test
oath trampled under foot the CoRstitu-
ton. But the Constitution had been
amended, and the radicals thereby
thought their acts valid The Con
stitutional amendment had never
been submitted to the people, and was
therefore null and void Only part of
the people were permitted to vote, and
| the election was farce and of no force
or effect. If We succeed in electing good
| Judges il will be decided as OF no force
| AT Parkersburg, Ed. Maxwell, radical
member of the Little Legislature, had