Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-11-10
WEST VIRGINIA ELECTIONS.

The State and Presidential election have
both been held in this State, after fashion
peculiarly its own-thc former weeks ago
but We are yet without returns as TO the re-
suit, other than conjecture. The most relia>
BILE estimate we have seen gives, or will give
if ever counted, the Radical State ticket q
500 to 5000 majority, and Grant, for Presi"
it is only wonderful that the majorities are no
more. The rascality and fraud, persecution
and corruption, high>handed outrage and
open, fragrant violation of law, in the disfran-
chisement of citizens, as practced in this
county, and which have been truly and fully
set forth through the columns of this paper,
is but the counterpart of what has been done
throughout the State. The corrupt and We
nal ReEistrars-the p;mps of Foreman and
the inps Of the Devil-were but the record
ing scribes for the 'deep damuation of the
taking eff" Shall this condition of things
again occur, or the people of the State tamely
submit to its degradation, are questions which
behooye the rejecting of all parties calmly to
and tame submission to wrong. that even the
most craven hearted have at times the man
illness to assert, and spirit enough to visit the
indignation Of outraged justice upon offend,
ing heads.
In this connexion, we subioin the follow
ing from the Martnsburg Nev Fra, as to the
partial returns from Hampshire, Morgan,
Berkeley and Jefferson, at the State election
of the 22d ult. -
Stevenson's majority in the three first
named counties, is 306-IIall's 27E.
In Jefferson, counting only the votes taken
by the Inspectors, the majority for the Re-
publican candidates for governor and Judge
was about 90 The result will be largely the
other way, if the rejected votes are counted.
It would be monstrous if the arbitrary action
of the Registrars and Board of Registration,
there as elsewhere, should be regarded as
final" by the Supervisors.
What an exhibit do the returns in these
counties present? Some 1000 men disfran-
chised in them Taking the Law and Con-
stitution, as thy stand even, one half of that |
number at least, were entitled to be registered.
All would have voted the Democratic ticket. |
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a verdict Of conviction, ringing the knell of
the usurP=rs, now shamelessly assuming to
represent the people and administer their
affairs.
To style the proceedings of the 22nd an
Election or auSht else than the selection in
advance, by two or three INSCRIPTIONS or in
terested partlzans, of those who should I'LL
the offices, is but despicable perversion of
terms and bitter irony
This iniquity-its perpetrators and benefi-
ciaries-shall find no repose or escape, now
or hereafter, from those apparitions of MUIR
dered rights, which the earth will not hide,
and which, if not conjured up, will rise to
appal and harrow their guilty conselences.
QUITE ENoUGu.-The latest estimate we
have seen of the popular vote at the recent
election, gives Grant majority of 314, 900,
and IN the Electoral College 1872 against 1O2.
Necessary to choice 149-Virginia, Mis-
sissippi and Texas being,as has been so ex pres
sively said, the nations wards, not deemed
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