The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-10-11

nisht desire to have a niger weach for
asife, and he had perfect RICH. to do
go, if he could get aniggers mean enough
TO have him. and nobody would object"
He claimed that no had RICH. TO his
opinions, and that never having commit.
ted an act Of rebellion, he was justly en-.
titled to vote, He proved his good con.
duct and character by several Of our best
citizens-among others BY Mr.. Galford,
who remarked that ''as be voted the
Democratic ticket, he did not suppose
his suppose his evidence would be taken"
lie said that ''he had always been y
Union man, and that be had voted with
the radicals until the past year or two,
und since that time be had been called a
rebel. liz had been treated very badly
by the rebels--they having taken three
horses from him, but be had been trcsted
much worau by the radicals. and SO had
bis friends" Mr.. Rirtenhousc then ask.
ed il he had satisfied the Board, when the
lion" replied-"lses. you hare prored
your loyalty rs ueHus any men could, Jul
ice strike you of for CONTEMPT OF THE
DoARpw
The facts were that Mr.. Rittenhouse,
having been notified several times before,
refused to receive the notice sent him, and
ordered tho person serving it off his prem.
Uses. For this he was stricken off.
Tho next victim was y.
JOHN SINS, 81
who, when called on for his defence, sta.
ted that be had remained at home during
The war-hpd never aided or abetted
either side, but had attended TO his own
business, in which he was corroborated
BY the witnesses-but that at one time be
came home aud found his nephew, who
was rebel soldier, at his house, and that
he told him that if he took away any pro.
perty or horses no would report him--that
he left and he did not SEQ him any more.
But Mr.. Sims was an outspokcn Demo
crst, and he. was decapitated. I
pIIiLLlP A. ,LoRESz
came next, and succeeded in convincing
the Boa.d that he was loil. lilo was per.
mittcd to go on bis way rejoicing.
r. d. MccurclnS's
case was taken up, and after considerable
discussion and agreat deal Of evidence AL
Of which showed him to be much better
qualified to vote than bis judges, be was
permitted TO remain on the lists "for tho
present.
nrSoSi MITCHELL
vas next put upon. bis trial. Tic asked
to have the "lion" himself sworn in Iii.
defence, but his lordship declined, where.
upon Mr.. Mitchell made q speech, in
which he pictured in glowing colors his
services to the Union cause, and avowcd
that he had always been an anti-slavery
man-llad stumped for the new State
had fought, and bis two sons had Tough,
in the Union army. and--wcll, be was
permitted to call himself a voter.
The remaining eighteen unfortun atcs,
who had not appearcd-or, having np.
pcarcd. were compelled to leave for home,
one Of them on account Of the severe i'll.
ness Of his wife, were ruthlcssl7 decapita.
tod. We give below = list Of those
stricken Of the Est Of voters, aud ask our
citizens to examine II carefully. We rs.
sure them. upon our responsibility as q
man, that we have given tho substance Of
Tho testimony, and that in no case wns
there sibglc iota Of evidence even tend.
ing TO show that any ono ofthem had
committed single act Of dlsloyalty, OF
anything that under fair and impartial
construction OF the law, would disfran.
chisc any man. The following isa
LIST OF THE VICTIMS:
Phillip +. Barb, Joseph Mitchell.
b. s. Blake, Robert Crawford,
Stewart Blake, Evan Cooper,
Anthony Il. Blake, W W. Craig,
W. A. Blake. j. A. Craig,
Joseph Bennett, Snlath;el Craig.
Joseph D. Bennett, II. II. Rittcnhouse,
Joseph i. Wallace, D. j. Skinner,
g. i. Skinner. John Sins.
Alexander Skinner, Joseph Hall.
WIN. +. tleeter, Jsmcs N. lleain,
Jonathan Lewis, us. Rifle,
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