Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-10-31
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,

Il the Radicals do not carry Missouri It viii
not be from lack 'of rrasscality and outrageous
conduct on the part Of the Registrars il Il reject
ing those whol they suspect of Democratic Del1,,,,r ti
afinities We find the following, among = many many
paragraphs Of similar bearing, ID the ST. Louis ou
Republican Of late date: 'i'o an's':lsl e go
At ST. Joseph, on tue 9th inst inst, Frank Cham
bers 4 veteran Of NINETY years, applied tor re-
gistratioa and was rejected by the q truly 10y
az Registrars This old man had eight sons
who entered the Union army during the war.
Seven Of these sons were killed while fighting
to restore the Union-six of them in ono battle.
at Florida, in March, 1864. AZ ,f.5 st.tire. sd.
l. learn from gentleman who was in Green
vile, Clay county, Friday last, while registra.
tiOn was progressing, that the Board sat with
closed DOORS, for the obvious purpose of re-
tardingl bnsiness-the majority of applicants
being Democrats. But fourteen were regis
tered during the whole day-and those four
teen Radicals. who were beckoned by the Off
cials to enter by back door. Il Much feeling
against this outrage was manifested by the
people. -,
Colonel David Murphy, who was one of the
earliest .Unl0nq volunteers in this State, and
who remained jim the Federal army till the
close of the war; has been rejected as voter
by the Board Of Registration 10 Franklin coun
ty. We learn that the ground of the rejection
was Colonel Ms refusal to acknowledge that
the &c post acfO portion Of the test oath is legal
and binding. He holding that it has been de-
clared Unconstitutional by the Supreme Court
of the United States 3a2 Aa 20 'ia"U alttljo
S.A. Wight, a lawyer enlisted for two years
as \ private soldier in the 35th New York In
fantry, and fought in the battles of second Bull
Run, Sdnth Mountain, Antietam, Fredericks.
burg, and others Of less nDte He7was honora
bly, discharged some months after his term of
enlistment expired. He applied at the Beard
OF Registration for Vernon county to register
as qualified voter, when one of the Registrars
pr1pound~d many questions, and among them,
this: Whether, he (WighD believed the test
oath unconstitutional and, therefore, not bind
ing, and whether he had made this belief known
to any one. Mr.. Wight answered, that, as
lawyer. he believed the test-oath unconstitu
tinnal, but, as ii citizen, he believed it binding
until repealed by proper authority, and he pro.
posed to take the oath with this explanation
The oath was administered and Mr. Wight
wrote his name Oh the poll-book, when one of
the Registrars read citation to him to appear
at the Board Of Review to answer charges.
Mr. wight requested 10 De informed OF the ma
ture of the charges, when he was informed that
the charges were that he had said the test-oath
is unconstitutional, and that he had made this
opinan known to others.
Captain L. j. Shaw was also cited to appear
at the Board Of Review for expressing views
respecting the constitutionality of the test-oath
similar to those of Mr.. Wight. Captain Shaw
commanded Co ID, Sd Wisconsin Cavalry, dur
ing the war, and was stationed in this county
for some time. and after the war he settled
here. He is the Democratic nominee for
Sheriff, and is deservedly very popular