The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-10-07

st Union, October 10th.
uld other meetings be held at
,nient points on the 10Th, 18th and
Mr.. Peck would doubtless adj
them.
ne wnr ON ihe Registrations.
Democratic leaders in this State
We that the Registry Law is the
thing that stands between them
the control of the State, and
feel like bafled burglars when
Ing but the safe door inteTposes
reen them and the coveted treasure.
ce the bitter and persistent war
ed on that law by their orators and
spapers. The State constitution
tires the Legislature TO provide for
gIstry of voters. But much as the
locratic party is opposed to regis
ON general principle. for the reason
1t makes election frauds difficult,
not that per go that,troubles them.
because our registry law enforcesI
not permit persons who volunta-
aided the rebellion lin other words,
els in acD 10 vote, that the Demo-
tic party of the State makes such
placabIe war on 1t. What COM
ntary on the composition, the affini-
;, the animus ot,that partyI
accordingly, from the day the law
Is enacted, it has been the object OF
stematic attack and misIepresenta.
IN. Every fact connected with its
|ecution has been wickedly and will
lily distorted and inuumerable- false
ods invented, to bring the law into
srepute. The most outrageous, down
sht lying has been systematically
ractised with reference to the action Of
gistration officers in different parts of
&c State, to make it appear that per-
Dns are excluded by them who simply
Ote with the Democratic party but are
OF disqualified under the law.
The most eminent lawyers OF that
barty have seriously advised our peo-
lie to disregard the law and resist Its
xecution by force. Their newspapers
Ind speakers have done the same.
This seditious advice has been freely
given for more than two years, and now
upon the approach OF great election,
At which this party feels that It must
10 or die, 1t looks as II It had SER
Ious Intention to carry out this advice.
There is good ground for saying that
is managers deliberately planned,
first, 10 secure a large illegal registra+
ton by the township registrars, especi.
ally in counties where there are large
numbers OF disqualified rebels; and
second, wherever practicable, a syste-
matte intimidation OF the county boards
OF registration, to prevent theirstriking
of these illegally registered names.
The township registrars are In many
cases poorly fitted for their duties
which require great intelligence
and moral courage. In many
counties they have been beset by
the Intelligent rebels, and upon quib-
bles which their limited knowl-
edge of the law did not enable them to
answer, and under influences they had
not the firmness to resist, hundreds,
possibly thousands, take the Stale
have been registered, who
are clearly disqualified under the
law. The boards OF registration, in
revising the action of the township
registrars, have summoned these par
ties to show that they are qualified
voters. And this action Is what creates
such II howl just now among the Dem
ocracy aud their rebel friends. They
are about to be foiled In their studied
on the township registrars
by the Intelligence and firmness OF The
boards. What we have wit
messed here for the past two days might
have been Witnessed in every other
court house in the State; except that
there has been fur less Illegal register
lug here, and the attitude OF the Demo.
cratic runners here is less threatening,
than in some other counties. at Fair
mont we learn great crowd OF dis
rebels who had been got on
the books, accompanied by their
friends, numbering several hundred in
all. and armed to the teeth, under
took to overawe the board, threatened
to throw them out of the Court House
or from the suspension
bridge into the river and to destroy the
Oooksi and did so alarm them both for
their own safety and for the safety of
the books that they hastily adjourned.
Even then the members were not
permitted to leave the Court House
ill the ruffians had cursed and
them in a most outrageous
What has transpired further
out towards the border we have not
yet heard; but there Is reason TO fear
still greater violence in some counties.
II such thing should happen in Marion
what are we to expect in Barbour, Ran
ioiph. Gilmer, Braxton. Hardy, Wayne,
Cabell &c, We shall not be surprised
10 hear that in many of the border and
southern counties. attempts have been
made, and 1t may be successfully To-
break up the boards of registration and
destroy the books by force. Thsre
Is scarcely any doubt that the Demo
Gratis OF this State are united In secret
organization, either the Ku- Klux. Khan,
Knights of the Golden Circle or some
similar conClayas W. haze ,,D,I.t,,,. A..