The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-09-09
COUNTY CONVENTION.


place last Thursday. II will be seen
that the UonveRlion, unlike our sister
county ofJacksou, has adopted broad
and liberal platform, tho prime p'c' Of
which will drive before il, every oppoSi
ton. Those who stand upon any other
must evidently 90 down. It will Olsn
ba seen that Hon. Daniel Polsley was
nominated for The House Of Delegates.
While the race was between hun and
oulself for the place, and no matter
how much we might have desired the
position of honor. We bow with submis-
sion 10 the will Of the majority. We en-
ieriain no feeling Of resentment against
any delegate for his action ia tho Con
venlion. When we consider that our
name was used against ono who had
aga Hnl experience in public life, enc
who had teen Lioulenant> Governor Of
the ie-organi74d government of Virginia,
one who hal long been Judge Of this
Circuit, and who had discharged the du.
ties Of his olliceto dissatisfaction Of all,
SO much so, thu. he was called rom the
Bench in the fall Of 1866 to serve his
people in The Congress Of the Uuiled
States, we cannot but think the votes
We received complimentary odo But
then, we would rather meet with defeat
in Convention than 70 have failed 10 re-
aeiye al endorsement Of our course
We feel proud Of the endorsement
We have received from tho Republican
. pnriy aud those Of the opposition party
III this county, and 10 fact all ever the
State When we first branched out in
favor Of the policy embodied in our
county platform, we encountered the
oppoSition-bitter oPpo8ilion-oft the he
publican papers in the State, and nine
teulhs of the Republicans of this and al.
joining counties. Subscribers di'con'
,inued their papers, and refused 10 pay
their bills. We wero abused. cursed aud
insultrd by men in our party. who con-
sidered themselves gentlemen. An ell
fort was made by few Republicans to 80
cripple the support Of the Register as 10
compel lis suspension, Threats were
made 10 start an opposition Republican
paper, if we persisted in our course
This only tended to mako US more firm
10 the belief tina, we were right, that Wc
were advocating the true interests of our
State, ifnot the patty Of which we are q
member.
Now that the course Of our paper
has received the endorsement Of tho
people of Mason county, and tho en-.
dorsemenl of the people of the State by
their taking broad and liberal view o.
this matter. Men will be sent to the Log
islature this fall from every county in The
State, entertaining these views. Tht
people are soon to be made free. Wha
more corld we desire than such an en-
dorsetnent.
We did not desire to see A policy
adopted TO meet the exigcneios Of thu
rebellion, continued long after the ne
csssity for its existence had passed away
We desired to have the people uader
sand how prescription worked, knowing
tbSt when properly brought before then
that they would not hesitate to demOut
Tbsir erasion from our statutes Tit
people are ready TO aot with muguaHini
ty toward their former enemies, and 10
store them 10 their former political priv
ils5es, that 70: the safety Of our Stat
and her Union citizOns, we had TO de
pive them Of, during and for sbor
time after the war. But a few politics
.,icksters aud office seekers, who Wer
opposed 10 "letting up" aud arc sill
opposed to it, hsvo prevented lis Agi'N
tion and discussion until nov. A Ger
tain portion of the Radical party 10 IVES
Virginia has never been 10 harmon
With tho true Republican,, but Oclo
with them because they were not slroU
yuough 10 act for themselves. And, tn
class Of meu referred to have uevs
shown a Willingness 90 their part