The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-09-13
THE "NEsy MOVEMENT
INVEST VIRGINIA.
Address 10 the Republican
Voters OF Ohio County.

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will be called TO elect your various town.
ship officers, and also three members Of
the House Of Delegates and ona member
Of the State Senate, The time for select
ing your candidates for these positions is
driving ucar, and this fact is the only
apology we deem it necessary 10 offer for
ven,uring, at this time. to call your AT.
teutlon TO some considerations connected
with the CANVASS thu. We regard as OF
more than ordinary Importance.
You have all so tar observed the signs
Of the tunes rs to be well aware thu, de-
cided change has been, aud is now, going
onin public opinion all over tho country,
III respect to the permanent disfrapchise-
men, Of the great mass ofihose who stand
implicated in the rebellion. You have
seen that tho Government, has granted
them general amnesty and, following. its
example, that such States rs Missouri and
Tennessee, which were not long ago NOR.
extreme than our own, have greatly re !.
Taxed the risor oftileir test oa,hs and ma.
terially enlarged tic scope of tLeir elect.
i've franchise. .
It's well understood that the admins
tsaiion at Washington and the Lending
minds generally of the Republican party
in all the dephrtmcuts ofille Government,
favor and seek promote this iberalized
policy on the part ofthe States. 1t isalso
rs near certain as anything in the future
can be, tha, the day Of complete eufran:
cl,semcnt for oil men, white and black, is
close mt hand. This isytho nantes, ten.
dcncy of the times, aud very SION we must
all accept the fact, willingly or otherwise.
The mex, session Of Congress will most
likely sec all the States once more res
,ored to their places in the Union, with
representatives in both branches. and
there is scarcelya doubt Of tho ratification
Of the 10Th amendment to tie Federal
Constitution, wlich amendment forbids
all political Determinations in asy ofthe;
States on accoun, ot'racc or color.
This being the situation throughout The
countIIy.-aess:l! not. become Us, IN justice
to our ow,r;tNsspd sympathics, to adopt
party P0lleyJn-h1rmony With tbs pres
ya'llns'tendency u the times, 1t we de-
sire aud expect to maintain the asrehdan.
cy Of tho political organization to which
We belong!
We believe that the tea. oaths adopted
in this State during, and a, the close Of
the war, were, in the main, necessary, il
not absolutely Indispensable. They pro.
tected tho weak and exposed counties
against the prescription and aggression
that must have followed q return Of tho
dlsloyal element 10 power and influence,
And. in addition, they have served well
throughout the whole State asa part OF
the great moral lesson taught By the war.
But, while all this, and mere. is true, yet
il isalso true that undo. The protection
thus Afforded to loyalty, abuses Of power,
10 some extent, have grown up. Butihis
is not the time. nor tic place, to pariica.
larize instances, even were il certainly
known to what extent power has been
abused in some of the counties in the
matter of registration. The abuse Of
power is us cid rs the human race. and is
generally 10 be expected under fuyoling
circumstances. And while we do not for
get the responsibility of the rebellion it