The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-09-13

end, was elected supervisor Of his town.
ship after the war, and registered MS u
voter, but because J. L. Caldwell did moi
| like him, or because he was Conserva,
tive, fhayihg been mn old line Whig) OF
for both reasons, he was stricken FROM
| the register Of voters, aud that without
anything that could be called evidence
agains, him.
The case Of George II. Lewis is ano'lie,
instance ofthe grossest injustice, During
the war, when lie came TO the age suited
for CONSUMPTION, he was conscripted into
The rcbrl army, much against his will, and
he consequently induced his father to hire
for him y. substitute. stating TO his father
that if j, was necessary he might offer IL
the substitute all the property he expected
to fall heir to from, bis fathers estate,
The substitute was obtained aud he re.
leased. when he at ontc passed through the
zines aud there remained until the war
was over, when he came home, was regis.
tered. and remained voter until last fall.
when he was elected Recorder Of this
county. For the crime Of running for
Recorder against D. G. B. Caldwell, The
sou OF the President Of the Bnar,l. who
was also a candidate for tho same Office
and for beating him ut the polls, his head
must come of, and decapita,cd he con'c-
qucntly was. Bu, this Was not sufficient,
\ rule WIS awarded against him by 'hc
Circuit Court to show cause why he should
not be removed from his Office as Recor-
der, because that since his election and
qualification as Recorder, bis name had
been stricken from the register Of vo,Grs.
On the return Of this rule, judgmen, was
rendered against him, his office declared
vacated and another appointed IN his
placc. lie was. during the war, consid-
erred a strong Union man as the evidence
adduccd in bis case will show. You eau
find a par, Of this evidence in the record
Of the case Of George II. Lewis agains,
Edmund Sehon, NOW pcuding nthc Court
Of Appeals aud whicl, will probably be
decided at the present term. The case Of
Wallace Robinson is another instance of
outrage. lie also during The wal vas
known to be q stauncl Union man both
by tire osiccrs and soldiers Of the
Federal army and By his rebel neigh
bors. lie passed through the lines some
time after the war commenced and re.
manned there till its close, when no re-
turned wes first appointed Sheriff of this
county by Governor Boreman and subse.
qnn,ly elected to that office, in which he
rcmained until last winter. when by the
same process tl,at was used in the case Of
Lewis, he was removed from hi, Office aud
another appointed by tbe- Court in bis
stead. He is u gentleman Of high sand:
Ing, a very compe,ep, officer. n thorough
Republican aud was. and he proved ut
his trial tina, he was and always had been
. true aud earnest supppi ter of tie Gov
crnment Of the United States. both during
and since the war; but evidence was Of
no avail. His case had been predrler-
mincl. Joel NlcPhrsos is another case.
lie was Clerk Of the Circui, Court, aud
had been registered voter since the war
taking all the oaiha required By Law.
The Union men Of the county knew aud
recognized him us Union man during
the war, as did the Fc eraf officers. 1t
seems strange tina. his disloyalty to the
Government was not discovered by the
Board until after thee years Ind elapsed,
during all Of which tine he had exercised
the lnuctions Of all important Office in the
county. ucptovci BY evidence which
would satisfy any fair.ninded B"ard. that
his status during the was satisfactory
but his ease went like the rest. and nov
I his Office is filled By DC. Is. Caldwell,
the sou Of the President OF the Board
Then there are the two Surpers. young
men couscripted into the Confederate
army, but wl,o, upon tue FIRST oppotuuii!
TINT they could do 90 with safety, deserto,
and wcnt Into the Federal service II.
tcansters aud remained in the service Ill
1865. They were in the w,yof one I"
two Of j. +. Ca!dwel's friends, iif III,
White Sulphur township, in the matter .
some little Office, aud hence they were Ii,
longer legal voters. and. Of course, must
stand aside ! could mention many NOR
cases, but will mention only one, my own
4 a, the risk Of seeming egotisttcal. Nh
and have been Republican, since 1856
nnd have acted with that party since
CAME to this State in 1850 Wien III,
war broke out | was ia Kentucky. bu
came to New York. where was born ant
raised In 1868 | went back to Ken
ltncky, but was compelled TO return to Ne,
York. where | remained until | came |,
this State. Ireaistercl as II voter in hi
county ID 1866, and remained . voter un
i'll last winter, when my nane was ,trickeI
of from the register rhliou, any evidenc
whatever being offered on either side.
refusing TO Introduce evidence in my BE-
half before the Boatd had introduced evi
Ile,ice oil their part tending to show IN.
disloyalty. This they knew they crnl
not do. but nevertheless | was strickei
from the register Of voters. The r"as,r'
for this action Of the lstnnl we're various
aud. | suppose. TO them sufficient In,
talked n little .eo freely about corruption
aud fraud in reference to the Board. bn
particularly in regard 10 its President
yyl,om | Ind opahly ncc,,spI Of drlibcra,