The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-29
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Judge James q. MOOdey ntsfranchised.
The st. Louis Democrat of August q relates
the following:-
Judge James G, Moodey, who for a short time
presided as Judge OF the Circuit Court OF 81.
Louis county, and was ousted from the position
by the Legislature, publishes the folio wing card
in the afternoon paper ofyesterday;-
ST. Ii us, August 26. l66s.-Edtors Dtspatch:-The
. vcieT' am he grsntson q a Revolui.OnsTy sol,
private until Lee surrendered My loyalty was never
This m, iSipg took the oath, and answered al
{Dnp s @ TUyn sy put RaTe Ga
"a gen raj r. putson for sympGhz ng Win ReGoeH'
p, ,s.-Bhl Brown and will meet "at Phil'pPL",,
The "Billn Brown referred to is probably Mr..
Andrew Brown, the registering officer in the
western precinct OF the Sixth Ward; but he has
no intenCon OF gong TO Phhippl Tor the mere
pleasure OF seeing Judge MooOey. He would
rather meet him at Henry Dodu's, or some place
this side OF Philippl.
gentleman who witnessed the rejection Of
Jucge Moodey as a voter, informs us that 1t was
a most laughaole affair. he says that Moodey
and three or iour old citizens were at the regis
teting office at Camp Spring. The officer was
putting an old gentleman through the usQal
catechism. when the eccentric Judge put In aud
said he would vouch iOr the old eentlemans
LOYALTY. The JUDGES turn came next, and he
ansV cred all the questions propounded to him.
Mr.. Brown then informed the judge that he
would pace his name on the rejected list. Inc
Judge demanded the reason and became furious.
tors and declared that he would sue Brown for
damages. aud all that sort of thing Brown
kept perfectly COOL and those who saw the affair
had hearty laugh at the old Judge.
In rejecting Judge Moodey Mr.. Brown simply
performed what he considered to be his duty.
He is required to examine every applicant for
registration; and to reject all who cannot stand
the test OF the prescribed rules
Pretended Instructions to Boards OF
Registration.
correspondent signing himself as 'Viator,"
writing to the st. LOUIS Repu6 icdn from Macon
city, NO., gives a pretended expose OF the in
stTuctons 10 the various Boards OF Registration.
This code of instructions contains the following
Iules:-
ministered by the Board to those persons who
enrolled, or caused or permitted themselves to
be enrolled disloyal or Southern sympa ihizer'.
Second. The man or person against whom no
open or particular act of rebellion, secession,
disloy atty, or Southern sympathy Is known or
can be brought, but whose associations during
the sRebellon were mostly, II not entirely and
altogether confined to and were altogether with
Rebels, secessionists. and those persons whose
feelings, opinions; and sentiments and sympa-
thy were known, and believed, aud understood
to be for ana with the Rebell on, cannot nor
will be registered as qualified voters, unless he
removes beyond q doubt, by competent evil
dence required by lule of these instructions,
the presumption Of disloyalty raised against him
by such associations and the company he kept
during the war.
Third Young men who have become of age
since the closing of the last general registry
made in 1866 and whose associations, connec-
tions, and aDtecedents are, and were Rebels,
disloyasts, Southern sympathizers and rebel
lious in feeling and sentiment, can no! nor Will
not be registered as qualified voters, unless they
remove, beyond a doubt, by the competent
evidence required in Rule 9Th OF these lnstruc-
tons, the presumption OF dsloyalty raised
aga INST them by being 80 connected or asso-
ciated.
as qualified voter, the person presentlng him.
self be ore toe Board of Registration must
prove beyond q doubt by the competent evil
del ce required in Rule 5th OF these instructions,
that he is not nor neUer has been guilty OF any of
the acts specified in The Constitution of the
State OF Missouri and the Registration law.
Fifth. The competent evidence spoken OF in
The foregoing rules, and which you Will lmpera-
lively require, in establishing the right OF any
one to be registered as qualified voter, is, aud
must and shall be, men who were unconditional
Union men from the beginning to the end OF the
war, and who were openly aud publicly known
to be and recognized as active, ,uncompronllslng,
unconditional Union men IRON the inception OF
the Rebellion to its close, and who have since
the suppression of the Rebellion demeaned
themselves as active haters and opponents OF
the Rebel cause, and who have not united and
affiliated politically with Rebels, secessionists
aud Southern sympathizers since the putting
down of the Rebellion.
Seventh. Taxing an oath that person is not
nor never has been guilty OF any OF the acts or
disuu al fcaticns specified in the Constitution of
the State, shall no. be conclusive evidence OF
his loyalty, nor swearing that he has never been
QlSlOydl Syulpd'DlLeu WIN Iuc oOulu, 5udll
not be conclusive evidence of his right to be
registered as a qualified voter, but if a doubt
exists in the minds OF the Board OF Registration
as TO his loyalty or right to be registered as
qualified voter, the person against whom the
doubt exists, must remove said doubt to the
satisfaction OF the Board, and it must be by the
competent evidence required by Rule 5th of
these instructions.
Eleventh The so-called Amnesty Proclamation
issued by President Johnson on the Sd day of
July, 1868, purporting to remove disqualidca-
tions from Rebels, secessionists, aud Southern
sympathizers, and purporting to restore them to
all their political rights and privileges, which
they forfeited by their acts of treason aud rebel
lion, is not nor shall not IN no case whatsoever
be considered as emitting man to be registered
as qualified voter but the Board of Registra-
ton shall wholly and absolutely disregard said
so-caled Amnesty Proclamation.
Twelfth. No person who swears he was OPP
posed to the war in putting down the re.
belion shall be registered as a qualified voter.
Thirteenth. A doubt, suspicion or belief that a
man is a rebel, traitor, secessionist or Southern
symoathizer, shall be sufficient to reject him
unless be removes said doubt suspicion, or
belief by the competent evidence required in
rule 9th.