The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-06-02
The Virus Still There.

Inc lrUS Stlil Ancft.
Rcpublicanism, which is true De
mocracy. is the Nations only hope
The system Of policy based upon the
resolutions Of '9S proved the almost
destruction Of the government. Sla'
very, tho corner stone Of Democracy
for the last half century, has been
swept from the bosom OF our country
All aristocratic usurpations are known
only as among the past; therefore, VIC
hold that modern Democracy is ,tcot.
The monuments, that spot the Soutl,
from the Atlantic to the Rio Grandr.
are standing records, that will shine
forth for centuries to come, and tell to
the rising millions, that Democracy is
no more. And although it died Of its
own impcricctions through four years
Of war, the difficulty has passed. and
its lamcncSS has been mcndcd by 4
generous Rcpubicanism, freedom for
all. q liberal education for all claSSc>
md u participation Of all mcn-who
urc qualiticd--in the administration OF
Government. In view, therefore, OF
past difficulties, coupled with The
present suspicious circumstances that
cluster round the administrations of
Rcpublicanism. should there be one
in all our country, bold and daring
enough to stand up and advocate 4
measure or set OF measures that have
died so dead that the pcalinS tones OF
II party resurrection can never reach
them? We had hoped that the cam-
paign Of 1865 would be tho last resort
to meas urcs that all sensible men had
since pronounced to be no more, but
alas! VIC were mistaken tho cry comes
forth again, to stun the progress of
our country
For the security Of our liberties in
tho future, ut the close Of the rebellion,
certain restrictions were placed upon
those who participated in the struggle
against the National Government. but
those restrictions were only Temporal
ry. When it became evident to the
party in pOwcr-thc part! VINO pre-
served the country from ruin-ihat
civil Government was restored upon I
permanent basis, then and not until
then were these abrid@cmcnts Of. lib
crtv and freedom to be removed. And
now since it has become apparent to
the Republican mind that >omcthin"
should be done in West Virginia. and
the party press throug hout the State.
in careful discussions upon the subject.
pronounce t;lvor.bly to restoration
Of all rights and privileges, the move
mcnt is attacked by the larkcr>bur::
Gazette, II Democratic journal, in the
following slandcrous style. We quote ::
"Thc MicIHycncrr admits. however.
that the people are steadily leaving the
Radical ranks on account Of the OPP
prcssionS OF the Radical party-ihat
even the infamous registry law cannot
save it more than two years longer.
aud it is better to die with show OF
repentance than "pcg out with its
full sins, without hope OF rcsuScita-
ton, leaving its memory TO all time 4
stencil in the noStrilS Of the people.
1t even expresses \ faint hope that
some who have been dragged luur
years and must now be dragged for 1T
least two more ut the wheels OF the
conqucrin. car, may be so for"ivin"
rs to lick the conqucror's hand. and
thank him for his forced clcmcncy.
"Two years must now cIapsc before
we can have freedom, and even To that
hope We cannot look. unless ut the
next election we place in ting l.r"i-la-
turc mcm who are not only sound ON
TINT question, but on MI others. Let
us have no more Legislatures made mp
Of men who promise one way to the
people, and net another when they at
tain their object. With this amend
mcnt OF our State constitution, let lis
remember the past election and the
fifteenth amendment OF our national
constitution. We 20 for the repeal of
the infamous clause rs soon Us ro>>i-
BILE, but we feel under 10 obligations
to the Radical press for iavorin" il 1T
this late day, when it has wrought SO
great wrongs that they see no Other
hope for themselves than in submitlin"
with the scant grace they have to the
demands of the rational anon. their
own friends, that have been"
We would suggest to the G":ritr
that il they desire lcnicncy Oh our
part to alleviate their special r"Ghi
lions, instead Of villifyin: u mra>.
urc that humanity prompts. they
should dritl their thoughts In another
direction.