The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-09-30

or State Convention has settled the
party's views. That the next Legisla
lure mr. State Convention will uDdoub'ed-
", take up the liberal aud relormatoy
moVemrnl and should not now agitaIs
the subject. | see no force in this argu
ment. If the policy will be right next
wear it is cerlSinly so nov. Right and
10 ,rice has no dial; eternity marks their
course ubiquity their sirUatlon. But
on principle Republicans caoDot fer
sLou, this natt,r. II is not whether
we should turn our government over TO
rebels, as some madly assert. but wheth-
or we shall do justice TO ourseIgvs, while
20 possess the power, in repeating trm-
porqry laws, made when just reasons ex-
listed for them or struggle on against
the riIing, widely and rapidly extending
opinion Of the American sense Of Glib.
cny and union" which loves equal
rights" more than it respects tho men
who enjoy item.
recognize the claims which the Re.
pubicans Of Wood couo'y have upon
me- aud cheerfully respond to the ques.
IONS, which they, through you gentle
men. have asked me. as follows
|. Should be elected. | shall favor
and vote for the repeal OF the Lawyers,
Tsochero'and Suitors test oaths; because
the recent Legislature have, by indls.
crimDa'e exemptions, il for no other rea
son, rendered the enforcement Of those
laws odiou, and llIb,r1l,
Q IfeIeciod, shall advocate and
vote for such Just aud necessary moditi'
cations of our paescnr registration law,
ps will secure fairness aud impaTiaIity
in its execution.
The Legislature should take steps
to amend the Constitution in regard to
those who were in rebellion, in the man
oer prescribed in the ConsIitntoO; a pre-
cedrnce which will involve two years, as
you say, aud submit the question Of
amendment in this particular, to q vote
OF The people, for or against it. As the
people made The Cons'iutiOn, ii must be
| # to turir wisdom to amend it,
4 The registration law, in my hun.
bic opinion might be more economically
enforced, by constituting the Boards of
Supervisor, of each county, rnt'ae cBicit
The Bard, Of Regi,tr ton. ThiswouId
he Saving to the State Treasury Of at
least Gye thousand dollars. Tho Super.
visors then shou d have the appointment
Of he Township Registrars This i'm
porlani off c may very well be confer
red upon the Supervisors, because we
know that lhcy are sele cted from the best
and most intelligent citizens Of the cOun
~: are capable Of performing the duties
r, quifed. and have deep interest in the
concerns Of the people.
: | shall. if elected, zealousy sustain
h, beneGcent Fee School system,
which we have now 10 ope ration in our
Sra,e and aid in strengthening its hold
man tho nonular mind: because il is the
simnlest and ve, most powerful plan,
which freemea can devise for guard rng
,raios, wrong ami oooression
e shall II elected. insist upon lib.
e,al system BY which Immigration can
he mtred successfully into the valleys
anil along the mountain sides of our
thiply Dopuls,cd SAFE, that its mine, of
i,on Lad and GOAL ia wells Of oil and
s.I, i,s vac, iore.ls or uselnl timber. nav
he ntosr.1op.lv d.yelop,l
Bn NJ copyse r.ntlemen, these pur.
,osss r,prot hs sc.omplish,d by the
pdync,cyoC opc ind,y,dnaI am well
aware ,ho, me- ooiniops may no, he sat.
isroc,ory TO some. but imam is man. and
vim i mo,.7, If bowayer ,be Iibsta,
nature oC mr. views anpeaw inconsistent
with wb,, same may STYLE RanubIican
ism | bunbIy submit lhstit il brcausa
tbn birh rh,roc,ar ard ,x,I,ed purnose.
Of our party b,v, not b.eo suili ientIy
s.ndiad and understand Re,nblicso,sm