The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-03-18
GEO. ". TIPPETT
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
POINT PLEASANT, w. VA.
THURSDAY, nAncU 10, lsoo.
Tho Jollowine VIC Gnl in Ina Wheel.

The following wo fal in tina Wheel.
in h'eRgraccr OF the 9th inst,
Owe should not 'eol called upon to
notice this bnt for tho fact that the
Register is rcpuiol 10 DO the moulhpica
Of M, Polsley, who has jos; retired
from Congress who, it may be added
voted against the Amendment. when ii
first came before The House, ADD who
found il congeaenl to DO ul homo when
the vote was akcn On he final confer.
encs report whereby tho Amendment
vas adopted. Knowing ,hs, 10 have
not, been surprised nj the Registers OPP
position to this measure"
We say, ,ha. wo were surprised to
inl the above 10 the MtsRys cr, anil
for this reason we Nro compelled to no.
tice il, although not deserving of one
The charge rhat the Register is the
"monthpieca ofJiig' Pol'jcy," is .
false ons. and mona knaw i, was hIso,
better THAI the Ell itors of the htsRigsm.
Ger. The charge is uubcComng and
shows a want oil courtesy on tho part
of,he editors Of that paper II shows
too, that they were unable to meet ar,
gunsnt with argument, and 10 order t.
e1lrica'o themselves from the position
they had got themselves iato, they at
tempt to charge the nulcl, in our issue
of the 4!h inst. upon Judge PolsIey, and
pour out their wrath upon him We
wish the editors of the L'eiliycacer to
understand, once for all, that the Regis
Ter is not, nor never has been the
"moulhpiece" of Judge Polsley, or any
, other man or set Of men. We have al
ways controlled our own paper, and
took such positions upon public quest,
ions as il our opinion, would result iD
the most good to. the people, Without
consulting any man as to the course we
should pursue, It's true, we support.
cd and advocated Judge Polsley's elect
iou for United States Senator, bu! We did
so without consulting him or any one
else. We could not ofJrd to take q
neutral position upon this question ss
did the Mt.Rjgencer This, however,
dill not make our paper Judge Policy 8
"mOulhpieca"
As,o Judge Pol.loy's voia upon the
Amendment, We have nothing to sey
further, than that Judge PolsIoy in 80,
ting against the Amendment carried ouI
strictly the platform upon which he was
elected in 1866, and that bis voso wa,
just what ninoIen'hs Of his constituents
in this di3rc. desifol it 10 be.
But the most coutenpdola anil uu.
centlcm,nly charge is this, tina, Ja1ge
Polsley found il c,nvsni ut 10 be at
home when the vote wea taken on the
Goal conference report whereby tbs
Amendment was adopted The editors
of the Iat3Higcacer knew that the Judge
JEFF Washington at The limo tho Amend
meut ives sill poOding N the Senate.
Aud that he cams home to attend the
Circuit Court Of this county. which was
then in session, His presence here a!
the Court was al ab,ollla necessity.
Judge PolsIey had already voted fair
anil sQuaSe against the Amendment, AMI
the insiaua.ion Of the Iqh!'iseocer tha,
he "dodged' The question on ils fusl
passage, is ridiculous 10 tie extreme.
The MIeliigsacer says 1--WE have not
been surprised at thu Registers OpPosi-
ton to lho (6manimeut) mensuto." We
nre not aware that we have ever oppo
sed the Amendment. We only took
the ground that suGcsge should be made
universal. We are Of that opinion still,
We desire to see all men vote. This is
10 our opinion, i, justioe. This is . be
the issue.
We hope the h'eligea'cr will SO dis
ehergo its duty 10 It's PSriy, that It's
usigbbors shall have no greater cause
20 oOuplain Of it than Of ~ 'beu We
shall not feel disposed 10 complain al
being hectOrsa by it for our real OF
supposed shortcomingJ unIiI it ro'
forms ia these particulars, and becomes
uou manly, moe independent more
ou,.POkSn ia ptiueipIr, With a less