The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-09-23

of the religious community, Mr.. Walker
is induced from it to suppose that the
"saints" will unite with him in "throw-
ing stones" at me; but l cannot believe
that any of them will do it, as all they
can see or find about me to object to is,
that /, like Daniel, obey the law, as the
king that should rule us.
Mr.. Walker says that sin many cases
persons have been summoned from re-
mote parts of the county, three or four
in no instance has any Que been sum
moned oftener than twice, and only in
three cases, that often. When Mr..
Walker names or refers 10 cases. as be
has to those of John Gwinn, G. H Lewis
and Joel Mcpherson, l am able by
record evidence, as do in these, what
he states to disprove But when be deals
in hints, insinuatlOnS, AID general
ch trges without proof, can ony cor
tra dict him.
He says "the name of John GWinG
was stricken from the register of vOterS.
aud that wiIhsu' any thing that could
be called evidence against him" The
evidence recorded against John IRVINE,
l., tbat she had voted for confederate
"fficers during the rebellion, aud boast
ed since the war of hs having gone TO
the rebel army to get \ gun To shoot
some Yankee soldiers, &C.. aud he au-
peared before the Board, oct gave no
evidence TO prove that he had been
loyal dnring the rebellion" The case
of &. Fl. Lewis is another instance OF
the greatest injustice. He had been
conscripted into the rebel service The
recorded evidence, given by the father
of G. II. Lewis, is that "he tCGs not
coBscripted, but that be WeRt into the
rebel army voluntarily. gave subs itute,
&C." The case of Wallace Robinson,
Mr.. Walker says, sis another instance
of outrage" The recorded evidence in
this case, is, that "after the battle of
Bull Run had been received, as he
rode along the road, he hhzzahed to
persons in the field, and proclaimed
that General Lee had whipped the Yam
kee army commanded by General Scott,
and that Lee was the greatest general
in the world, and that he gave substi-
tute to the rebel army, and found
which he disposed of to an officer Of
the rebel army for the rebel soldiers,
and he did not come before the Board as be
was summoned to do, or give evidence
of his loyalty"
Joel Mcpherson is another case. Mr..
Walker says she had been a registered
voter since the war, taking all the oaths
required by law" Joel would have
fewer sins to repent of, if he had not
taken any of the oaths required by
law" Had he Obeyed the commands of
our SAVIOR to "swear not at ALL" his |
yea, yea, and nay, nay, were sufficient
evil for the day thereof" Many good |
qualities are attached to Joel. God had |
made him up right, but he has found out |
many inventions. "The loaves aud |
fishes.-to gather up the fragments,-l
Simon Peter, lowest thou me-" and 81
give all things to all men, that may
gain some," are texts that Influence, |
give shape, complexion and character
to his department. Notwithstanding |
his false steps, duplicity and hypocrisy, |
we have but few better and many worse |
men among us. The Board were tardy
and reluctant to strike his name off
The evidence in this case of Joel is
rather voluminous; it proved that he
voted during the rebellion to elect Con-
federate officers, had sought, accepted,
and exercised Office under the rebels.
AS colonel of the militia, he urged them
to volunteer in the rebel service i
threatened to have them punished if |
they refused, or did not take the arms
from Union men and give them to the
rebels, &c, &C., and when on trial be- |
fore our Board, refused to answer or give |
any evidence, and the Board of Regis
tration had to obey the instructions of
the law, and strike his name from the
register of voters.
Messrs. EditOrs-I will, in conclusion,
only add a few words in reference To
Mr. Walker, whom you endorse as "an
uRdoubted member of the Republican
party" He says in his letter to you
that when he was summoned to appear
before the Board he refused to give any
evidence to prove his loyalty, &c, and
that he is not an uRdOubted member of
the Republican party his department
here leads us to believe. He mas since
here acted with the Rebel. Conservative.
Democratic party (these names here |
mean the same thing), "as birds of one
feather viii flock with and act toge i
er." He assured them BY bis words and |
acts that "he was no Radical, bnt n |
Conservative" Now turkey snis our
taste, but u turkey buzzard does not. |
You can know 10 more of his political |
position than you do the location OF |
the mau's house, who said IL was on the |
right side uf the river as be went from,
hut on the lett side as went TO 1t. H. |
L..
al We know about him. The Rg.uh |
ucan patty has cause To suspect that hr !
has been acting the UO!f in sleeps .
clothing, tor, without bis being APP
pointed or sent rs delegate by any
meeting of the Republican voters, be |
intruded on our Republican Convention |
aud persisted IN taking part and giving |
shape and character to its proceedings, !
Notwithstanding the Convention had
just adopted a resolution not to allow
any to act as delegates who did no;
have and present written evidence Of
his having been elected and sent as a
delegate TO it by some meeting OF the
Republican party. A proper member
of our party would no; have acted thus.
l request of you to do me the justice
and favor to insert this in your paper
and to send me copy which contains
it, and also to take from the Wheeling |
MtelHgencer and insert it in your REG
IsTER letter of this date which wrote
to the editors Of that paper.
Yours Most Respectfully,
IF. CALDWELL,
President of the Board of Registration
for Greenbrier county.