The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-09-07
THURSDAY, OCTOBER I, 1850.
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
SENATOR DIX.

SENATOR DIN.
We have received letter from Hon.
y. II. X D X, in reply to one we wrote
him He says that he has not fully
made up his mind rs to whether he will
accept the nominotioo; but should he do
sO, he will give his views in full nPoo
She questions il this canvass, for publ,
ration.
Inthe meanIPohe authorizes us 10 say
that he sudorses the policy advocated by
our paper, the Mason county resolutions,
and the platform Of the Convention
which dominated him. He says he is
now, as he has been for some time past,
in favor of the repeal of the lawyers
teachers auI suitars' I-st oalhs, AMI the
remove! of the di,rranChisiug clause of
our constitution.
Wbo, more do the people of this Sen
atofia district desire. Mr.. Dix should
receive at the polls the vote of
all libcr,l.minded men of all ParliSs.-
Thos, who favor the removal of the
psoscriptive laws fom the statutes OF
Wcst Virginia, VIII support bin.
We place Mr.. Dix's name at our mast
head to-day, As an exponent of the
principles of the satty, put forward as
such 10 accordance with recognized
russges by body Of men fresh I'om the
people. and who are presumed TO know
pubic sentiment in that behalf, he will
have Our active support and can depend
mpon an earnest enleGvor To perform
our part in helping to secure his elect
ion, as cell as the election of all other
Republican, who fayo' the liberal move
meut. We could not, nor would no!
support any Republican entertaining
views opposite to those Of tho platform
on which our candidates have been nom.
mated The question of the removal OF
disabilities placed upon large number
of the citizens of this Ssa'c. attaches TO
the canvass an Importance tina, ought to
receive tho hearty corporation Of all
tru, Republicans. A R publiCan who is
not willing to restore TO the rebel bis
former privilege of voting, il unworthy
the name OF Republican, This question
ia the only issue in the canvass; aud the
atrewp, Of the Mason County Jon"aai to
thrust the XVIII Amendment into the
Snnyass, only cvinces dssire on the
psrr Of it, editor to defeat tn liberal
movement in THE STATE, mud Ihus to put
off for wears to come tie rnfunChise.
men, Of the jisrrsncmsed in West Viz
GINA. Ho stated someima since that
So far as the negro question in this Stale
was concerned, IT, wa. settled by the rati.
.cation Of the XVIII amendment. and
consequently could not enter into The
.cin7aas this fall Notwithstanding thi.
assertion Of L!s.ho is ryiog 10 log the ne
no question into tho canvas. See how
.oon,isreut he 70. The question Of the
amendment cannot riehfully be made %
issue this fall, aud if it's male an i,sU,
/, amounts to nothing, because our leg
laturo Of last winte; having 'arded tn
XVIII amendment to the Fedora consd
tuition, the incoming legislature cNnno
Iegoly withdraw tho resolution raliIyin
it. Yves, Virginia having ratified tn
amendment, ends the matter 10 hi
State, and we have to accept 1t whc;hr
we are willing or not. Then, as We cal
before. the removal Of oil disOblilic
from those who v,rred against tie goy
ernmcu, is the leading issue in the car
viss Gar legislature will bc require
to oct upon it this winter, both in III
repeal Of tho prosc,ip'ivo lave oOd b
haNmsndmont to cur State rou'.utcr
,som 10 permit the rebels to vote. u
v,egs Of the people Of Mo'on county At