The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-10-18
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lies whish had been placed prep nanykof
our citizens for p@'icipa!iealiplths tebelL|,
ion should be reploveJ.. From ,iuo:f6'
time, we have printed its articles on this
subject. SOME of them veryrblr, untycme
containing upptprswerablo Arguments in
favor of the abroga,ion of all these pro;..
scTiplivc measures which radicalism has
heape.t apoh lila coplafyj'iNhen this
movement Was first inaugbrated We viewed
it will iistrust, ank time. and the dcvcl-
opcmcnis whish i. has brought forth, has
not tended to lessen th4, distrust- Upon
the publication Of tile first article by the
'1"thiS@eer on this subject in June last.
We said, in tho course Of our remarks
np"n7it, 1thatI''ifit should turn out that
i'hrpfsscntconci!ia,ery policy Of the IN.
.,H'ycHcp has been assumed simply for
i,he-rarp"a of beguilihg the Democracy
iu's f.i5e security, aud to make negro
sgfwe pala'al'e by seasoning it with the
removal Of disabilities. 1--WE wished to be
distinctly Understood as having no lot or
part in Tie matter"
p What we then indicated has come to
pass: 'snd llq IH'tHiyencer, after luboring
for months, ostcnsiLly urging the ncccs-
sity Of the immediate removal Of all
disabilities in this State, suddenly wheels
into line with Tho rroscriptiOnisis, and
says that it "nerer intended to enfupr|H'e
The reJels utA nd m1tss he, negro ,eas
a'so earme1!te'.p' That IT, tl,roush the
efforts Of the Democracy Of the other
States, the 18th Amendment was defeated.
it would call an instant .''halt' in the
work of cnfranchisement In short, If
the blessed boon Of suffrage is not granted
.tothe poor, down-trodden dnegro,n
our citizens who were rebels, orwho arc
$50 unfortunate as 10 have incurred the
disrlcasure of some rascally Registrar,
must continue to be deprived Of tia.
privilege which belongs to him as Of
right, and cannot legally be taken from
him except upon trial aud conviction Of
certain hichous offences. IF'f'fl p" ~
This isthe present position Of The In
lttuigcnctr, and Ills is the substance Of
the resolutions adopted by the radicals of
Ohio County, aud ,upon which NIessrs.
Hubbard 6 Campbell, the leaders Of this
movement, ere candidates for the IIotsc
Of Delegates. Suffrage for tie negroes
fta, ana:Me rsJf!s can takc Meir Glance
.atier,raras. ae,I sgi,pt,@ ~ ,',g.
.JNebsve been, ourselves, taken stcrnly
to task BY some Of our Democratic friends
because We opposed the nomination Of q
ale. up candidate in this County for the
House &fDclrgatds. We did oppose it,
and We aro now doubly glad fiat We did
30. five must barter aud trade in princi-
Pies in order TO obtain That vs. hiclr cfright
belongs 10 US, we will never obtain it. 10.
lf.thc lnh1!igenecr expects to deceive
AM; pajolo tic people into adopting negro
suffrage. and thon' leaving it to the gen
crosby aud honor of The radical party 10
ful6li,i,s pledges and give the franchise to
rebels, it's simply mistaken in its estimate
Of them. They have learned from bitter
experience that with ihci radical party
pledges are simply means Of Obtaining and
retaining p0er!aThat they arc made
but to be broken. Thscxpcricncc Of las.
year when the entire press and Tho stump
crs Of The patty declares, tia. negro suA-
rago could not and would not be forced
upon tic people until they had an oppQr,
unity 10 vote uponsit, and the trcachcrous
and cowarlly action ofthe party in pas
sing the 10th Amendment ,shh,m giving
them hat privilege, Is to fresh in Their
memory for them to allow themselves to
again te betrayed. Negro suffrage will