The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1868-02-13

tho highest crime known 10 human law,
therefore the nations Congress has been
and is denounced by this saGe Demo-
cratic party.
This address further says Congress
"has coniessedly thrown aside the Con-
silution," aad why? Only becsuse it
has refused to comply with the uncon.
s(iinlional demands Of men who fought
to destroy lhOt Constitution, Congress
has been denounced because she has stood
upon the broad tablet Of the Couslilu-
ton, and has lcgislsted for The project
ion Of loyal men, aud for universal lio-
erIy, and the Just mud equal rights of all
men.
They say Congress has m, ode dead,
ly assault upon republican institutions"
and why do they say this? Because
the Reconstruction acts, in conrernng the
ballot has shown a preference for loyal
men, and has disfrsachisad few Of the
most rampant rebels, and because il has
seen fit 20 confer the rights of franchise
on the colored people in the rebel States,
or 10 other words has originated a broad
and comprehensive plan which confers
equal rights upon all men regardless Of
color, other things being equal. Con
gress in its magnanimous and christian
Legislation has opened the door to know.
ledge, wealth and happiness to all citi.
zsnS of every cline alike, whether ma
tive born or naturalized, none are shut
out except few traitors, and yet for
this, other than which is not republican
ism. Congress is branded with de;pot.
ism. These men like Cutilinc, whilst
plotting the overthrow of the Republic,
cry out despotism and oppression be
cause obey we're defeated 10 their dark
designs against the government. Con,
gross is branded with having destroyed
ten States of the Union. A more un.
just mean, nefnrious charge was never
conceived The facts 10 the case, how.
ever, are too we'll known by the people
to be misled, they are written in indei.
bic characters Of living light in the his.
toY.oI the past and The teaching of that
is that il WAS by the wise and jrdirious
Legislation of this Congress that these
States we're saved to the Union, and its
destruction prevented, and yet this i'm
maculate Committee in in its address to
West VirginiaG's, attempts to make
them believe that the very power that
aided in saving those States has destroy.
ed them, and this said too, by the very
men who are throwing every obstacle in
their power in the way of Congress, add
the loyal people Of the South TO restore
those States to their homes again ~ the
Union. But there is terrible bowling
finally under ills head, because that
Congress has eniranchised the blacks,
these people are branded with ignorance,
brutaIsm, and viciousness, whereas they
have shown as much shIewdness and
judgment in thea voting as a great many
whites. anil q good deal more consistcn-
cy. They have voted against their old
oppressors and with the friends, of the
government, this many Of the whites
have not done, and that. too, under
threats Of being thrown out Of employ
ment, and with the horrible spectacle
before them, of their wives aud children
starving to death. This lis where the
shoe pinches. lfthc colorsd people had
voted as the prevailing rebel element in
the South wanted them, and as they told
them to vote, Reconstruction on the
present basis would oil be fight.
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