The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-09-13

cO'hpcl nm to take the oath, beeOlniu g
ashamed of themselves, suppose, released
him. lie remained II Union u an to tia
end, was elected supervisor Of his town
ship after the war, and registered rs y
voter, but because j. Z. Caldwell did moi
! like him, or because he was Conserva.
tive, tllavibg been nu old line Whig) or
for both reasons, he was stricken from
the register Of voters, aud that without
anything that could be called evidence
against him.
The case Of George IT. Lewis is another
instance ofthegrossest injustice. During
the war, when lie came to the age suited
for CONSUMPTION, he was conscripted into
the rebel army, much sgains' his will, and
he consequently induced his father to hire
f1r him substitute. stating to his father
that II it was necessary be might offer t"
the substitute oil the properly 10 expected
to fall heir to from his fathers estate.
Tho substitute was obtained mud hc re-
leased. when he at once passed through the
lines aud there remained Until the war
was over, when he came home, was regis
tered. and remained \ voter until last fall.
when he was elected Recorder Of this
county. For the crime Of running for
Recorder against D. G, B. Caldwell, the
sou Of the President Of the Boar,l. who
was .o,so !, con,;,la.e far ,hc same office
md for bco,inr linn ut the nolls hi, head
must come of md decap;ta,ed he cou>c.
ouen,lv WINS I'm this was no, sufficient
I ruIe WIN, awarded npniust lin hr ,bc
C;reui, Cart IN show esuse why h. should
not be removed from his Office as Rccor.
dor Sc,n,,.e lint since III, clec,icn and
qualification A. Recorder his unmc had
tacn stricken from ,Le rcr;s,er of voter.
| On the return af His rrle iudumen, was
rendered against him his Office declared
vacated md another ,nproin,ed II lis
plucc lie was during ,be war consil.
cred =, st,ona Union man as tho evidence
adduced in lis case will show. You can.
find a mar, Of this evidence in the record
Of tho cns,, Of (;eorpe IT. Levi. auoinst
Edmund Sehon now prnd;nu in ,hc Cont
Of Annc,ls and Which will Tnrobnbly lc
decided n, tho presep, term. The case ol
Wallace Robinson il another instance Of
outr,cc lie nlso durino ,hc wn, IN.
known to be staunch Union man both
Inv tl,c ,s;cc,s and soldiers Of Tho
Federal or,ny and bv Lis rcbc] ne;rh.
hare 'IIs n;.,sJ ,bro,,ah ,,,o ,l;nss Gnu.
time after ,he var COMMANDED orJ rc.
m,;ned ,hcro IN ;,s close who, lc RI.
turned VS.. first amounted sheriff If Ills
County hv ,;ovornor Roreu,,nS,nd sr,.o.
nsn,iv elected 10 that Office in wLich lc
remained until last winter, when by the
same ,nrocess Tint wa, used in Tho case If
Lewis ,hc was removed from hi. o(,;cr and
another a,no;n,cd 5by,5,ho Cn,rt in ill.,
stead Jir is n gentleman Of b;:b .Iand.
inc a ysrv oo,nn.,en, ofs.er ,iornu.h
Renuhlicnn and was and he rroycl a
ii. ,r;nl ,ba, ho was md always Ind 'bren
true and earnest supp5, ter Of ,le Gov
crnmen, ~ thc J,ni,rI States bo,h dur;n,
and sinrn tho war. hut cvilrure wng NJ
M ov,;l I,;. casa ia Lo.n nr,d.,.r.
m;,;eI Joel Nlcpbcrsos IL ono,Lcr c,sc :
liz was Cl.rt nf thc Cirm,;, Court ,nI
had been registered voter since ,l,e war
tak;no MI tic o,,hs required hv law.
Tho Union men Of III. caun,v kncv and
rccocn;,.l him as , ITr;on man dur;n.
l,e war. as did the Ec erot oG;ccr, i
seems strange I'm. his iisloy,lty IL tbc
l;oycr,,men, was not discovered nv The
Boorl until after three wear, Ind .lanscd
,l,r;nc ali of w,,;ch t;nc he Ind cxcrc;scd
,lc lnnc,,ons If m ;nrort.,t Office IN tho
county u,nrovcd he .y;dsnco which
would sot;sfy anv f,;r.,,,;nded Roard i'm,
ii. status durii,r lilo wo, satisfactory !.
I'm, bis case won, like thr re.t md nov
h;s ofl;c. il flied Lv y e Il Caldwell
Tho san Of thc President n, thc Hnnrd
Thcn ,hcrc ,rc Tho tw, Snrnors vounv
mon conscrittea into tbe Confederate
army Int via uno. the first onnor,uui,y
lint ,bcv coula d. 20 with s,e.,r lo.ar,.I
,nI went into ,bc Federal service 40
,comster. ana re,uninrd in thc srrcice, iii
ISG5 TI.y werr in The v,of nm. "r
iva If i i Cnldwal,s f,;snds, u, III.
White Sn,nhnr ,own.l,;, IN ii. matter NJ
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