The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-03-18
GEO, ". TIPPETT
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
PLEASANT, w. VA.
THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1860.
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Register is rcpu'ol 10 DO the mouthpicG
Of Mr.. Poislcy, who has just rclirrd
from Congress who, it may be added
voted against tho Amendment. when it
FIRST came before the House, and who
found il Convenient to DO OF homo when
the vote was lakon On lie foel confer.
enca report whereby tho Amendment
was aiupIed. K,owiog his, 90 have
not, been surprised at the Registers OPP
position to this measure"
We say, hat wo were surprised to
fnl the above in the Mtallyelr, anil
for this reason we nre compelled to no.
tice it, although not deserving Of one
The charge that tie Register is the
"mou,hpieca Of Jlig' PoIsicy," is o
false oDs, and non4 knew i, was hIsa,
better than tho ed itors of the hte'ligen.
Ger. The charge is uubccom'ng and
shows a want OIL courtesy on III, par.
of.hs editors Of that paper 1t shows
too, that they were unable to meet ar,
gument with argument, and 10 order t.
extricn'o themselves from the position
they had got themselves iato, they at
tempt to charge tho arucla in our issue
Of the 4!h inst, upon Judge Polsley, and
pour out their wrath upon him, We
wish the editors of the MteNiycacsr to
understand, once for all, that the Regis
Ter is not, nor never has been the
"noulhpiece" Of Judge Pclsley, or any
. other mau or set ofman. We have al
ways controlled our own paper, and
took such positions upon public quest
ions as ir our opinion, would result in
the most good to the people. Without
consulting any man as to the course we
should pursue. It's true, we support.
ed and advocated Judge Polsley's elect.
ion for United States Senator, but we did
SO without consulting him or any one
else. We could not ofjrd to take a
neutral position upon this question as
did the Mt.Rgeacer. This, however,
dilnoi make our paper Judge Polaley's
"mOulhplece"
As to Judge Polsloy's yo;a uPon the
Amendment, We have nothing to say
iuhher, Than bnl Judge Polsjoy in vo'
ting sgsius. the Anendmcn! carried out
atriotly the platform upon which he was
elected in 1865, and thai his vogc wa,
Just what nino+enlhs Of his constituents
in this dislric. desital ii to be.
But the most cootempdolo AMI uu.
ceotlcm,nly charge is this, that Jaigc
Polsioy found il c9np'ni ut 10 be at
home when the vote was iakon on tho
Goal conference report whereby the
Amendment was adopted" The editors
of the MeliGeacer knew that the JUICE
Jeff Washington at the limo the Amend
meut ives sill poOding IN the Senate.
Aud that he came home to attend The
Circuit Court of this county, which was
then ia session, HIS presence here at
the Court was an ob'oul5 necessity.
Judge Polsley had already voted fair
AMI squase against the Amendment ami
the insiuua.ion Of the h,!'iyeocer that
he "dudged' The question on is iusI
passage, is ridiculous 10 tie extreme.
The M,eligeacer says" I'VE have not
been surprised at the Registers oPposi-
ton to lhc (6meniment measure" We
nrs not aware that we have ever oppo
s.d the Amendment. We only took
the ground that sufcage should be made
universal. We are OF that opinion still,
We desire to SEE all men vots This is
10 our opinion, il, justice This is - be
the issue.
We hope the h'eltgea'cr will SO dis
charge It's duty 10 its party, that It's
ueighbors shall have no greater cause
to complain Of it than Of ~ Ibeu wa
shall not feel disposed to complain al
being hcctOrsd by il Tot our real OF
supposed Shortcomings until It TO-
forms ia these particulars, and becomes
more many, more indcpOnden'. more
Ou,spoLOn ia ptiucipIr, With n I0a'