The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1870-01-20

wise attracting immigration; bat il Is sV-
idsnt from he AUDITORS report that no
money Gao be appropriated 10 ,uch uses
this year, without curliog on the Psni
teu.iary aud As.ylum. (snl work on
them. we suppose. mus: 60 ou,) or byiO.
creasing the rate Of IazEion. Tie
Legislature will hardly venture to do
si,h,r; SO IT looks Os if there wNs moth.
ing for th,t body to do at present but to
limit the expenditures carefully to the
assured resources Of the year"
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GEN. WIrCuER AND rnE GEORGIA
BILL.
VIZ copy the following on General
Wnebers vote 90 the "Gsorgia Bill"
from The Casrleslowu. (JeaeUOn county,
Free Pres.
Tho Berkeley Union Of tho s5ih ult.
seems much exercised over The fact that
GeaealJ. s. Witcher voted against the
Georgia bill. aud i'sues the following,
expeIliug him from tie Republican par.
ty and forbiddiOg bis reelection:
"Tbu gentleman has occupied more
than one position Of profit, honor and
trust, OF The bands Of the Republican
party Of The State and OF the Third Con-
gressioual District. A young mao ofav.
erage ability. with constituency. prus
dcnce, and firm adherence TO original
principles ond party organization, the
probability is that there would have been
q return OF houors to grace Eipsuing
experience. FsitbiuI in smaller aud
less lucrative pc i!ious. It remained FIR
him 10 merit continuance Of the conf
deuce oflbe people Of the Third District,
By a consistent Republican course IS
their representative in Congress. We
are sorry to nols that upon the passage
Of what is known as the Georgia Bill. he
voted nay, and thereby placed himself
upon the record with Democrats 10 the
House and consequently fOrfsiIs his
rights 10 reelection at the hands Of the
Republicans.
I've have no,icei for sometime past
that our contemporary ha, had much
trouble 10 control The elements Of the
political organization Of its creed in its
own county. that not long since it vas
obliged. 10 its capacity as the head. 10
issue its cdict expslling from the party
and turning over to tho opposition some
unruly spirits, among the faithful, who
failed TO see things in the Same light as
It's Senior, (WhO had legislative aspira
lions that these discordaut members wore
not anxious TO crafty and although "hs
knew the people welr' and manipulated
the wires with some show Of success, the
avalanche ofpublic opinion swept him
under aud bis opponents, the disbur-
sing element he had expelled, had cause
10 rejoice with exceeding great Joy over
his defeat. Now experience is a. dear
school but good one, aud those who
lail 10 profit by the rough jos,Iings o.
PRACTICE are wanting in tho most impor
liant ensentisls that NJ Ike sagacious men,
therefore we bal expected 10 see our
neiehbur prof BY the recent past poIiI.
ical sea which had oDgulfed might casl
him to the surface when il became Oe ain
troubled but not SO: the hand writing
upon the wall was to him invisible. and
the moral OF his defeat was uuheeded. =
He still cling TO iha obsolent ideas o.
The extreme wing Of his party, and ID
this his last manifesto seeks 10 extend
the sphere Of his operations to the 81
District in hopes We suppose to meet with
better success 10 the expelling business
than where he is better known; but, hs
has unconsciousIy done Gen. WiEcher a
great service aud furnished the besl
proof Of his fitness for the place he oc
cupies, and made The best argument 10
favor Of his re election that could be
adducsd' When the opponents of o
public man are forced to recognize his
ability and can Gud no fault save his 10.
dependence Of his value as representa-
live, aud the people Of the 81 district
may veil feel gralifivd shat they had Sc
cured so able ADD consistent a man as
their champion Gen. Witcher we sup.
pose like other members of the republi.
cOu side voted against the Georgia bill
from convictions OF the iOjustice Of tue
measure. Even Bingham Of Ohio and
FsrnswOrth Of Illinois declaring thal
"such legislation was unworthy the
American people," and recorded Iheir
votes against ii. II the editor Of the
Union intends 10 extend the sphere o.
his usefulness be might issue bis proOla.
nation to the people Of Ohio aud Hin
ola forbiIliug the reelection Of these
TWO gentlemen. and il it is to be The
special work Of the Berkley Union tc
look after these gentlemen aud to pro