The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1870-11-17
POINT PLEASANT. WEST VA.
TnURsDAY. NoyENnER =, Is7o.
TnE TNuTn MILL Our.


tothe very existence of West Virginia;
and not only is ii 50 with the West Yir-
gi1ia Democracy, but with the Democracy
of tho whole country, north and SOUTH
The Northern Democrats. lave never rec.
oghizel West Virginia as 4 State, in any
way. On the other hand in their Couycn-
tions and Legislatures they have declared
II q bogus" State, aud M "unconstitu-
tional State, and tue Democrats ofWest
Virginia have looked on and smiled with
pleasure ut these slurs at tie.Siate, from
$he Northern Democracy. In giving the
returns ofour late election, the Cincinnati
Eagmro4fpoEo of West Virginia as a
4.bastard State and barely condcsccudcd
to notice it. Asst is with the Equirr,
50 isit with every Democratic papcrof the
North. We have yet to sec the irst Nor
there or Southern Democrat who rCcogni-
zes West Virginia as separate State, with
all tue rights, powers and privileges Of the
other States Of this Union, Is possible.
or even probable then, that the West Vir-
GINA Democrats hold any different opinion
on this question, than their Northern party
friead42 In speaking Of the Democratic
party in this State, wemeanth the Democrat
10 party proper. Thereisu large COnserv-
alive element acting with The Democratic
party of the State, whom we believe are
fast friends ofthe State; but tho Democrat
ic party nave 50 managed the political
wires as to almost entirely ignore the
Conservative element Of their party. III
filing the Offices ofthc Stale. Why have
they ignored and thrown overheard, such
men as Hon. Jobp Hall, of this county,
4 Simply because ho was too strcog q friend
to West Virginia, and they were afraid Of
him; and because they could not whoedle
him into the policy they favor rs q party,
ofnm,uding ourlittle State back to Old
Virginia, there to be tyrannized over as of
old. Another objection to Mr. Hail was,
that be was one of the men who helped to
seorganize the government of Virginia at
Wheeling, in 1861. Another, that be
was member Of the Convention that franz
ed the State Constitution. These acts Of
his were more Than the Walker aker-
oourier-Register Democracy of West vir-
GINA could stand; consequently Mr..
Hall was lead to the block, aud his
head was cut Of. They had but ono true
friend Of The State on tbcirtickct, and they
went into the Republican party 10 get him
thssnan was Capt. Phelps; aud he was
placedin position where his influence
woell be but little felt.
But, cur Object in referring to this ques-
ton was to call the attention of tho people
to the following article from the Cumbor-
land (iarylund) AReganiaa, one Of the
strongest Democratic papersi in that State,
and ono that has large circulation in the
West Virginia counties along the P, tomac.
This article shows fslly the tendency of the
Democracy to blot out West Virginia as o
State. When you, who by your votes,
foisted the Democratic party into power in
,ttis'sta.e, read that article, you will dis
cover that you have done bad thing by
giving unlimited power to your worst enc
mics. The Aleganiaa says:
at is an old proverb that courses, like
chickens, come home to roost," aud, upon
the same princiEle, bad measures Of gov
esRment. contrived by unscrupulous party
men fer party purposes. return to plngIc
the inventors" There is an example al
hand strikingly illustrative of the maxim
During the late civil war, Congress il
which Virgins was not represented, pass
ed an act cutting the State asunder and
making two States out Of one. This was
done in plain violation of That provision Of
the Federal Consultation, Article 4. Sect.
ion 8, Clause /, which expressly declare.
that ..no new State shall be formed OF
erected vith;n the jurisdiction Of any Other
Stated nor any State DO formed BY the
iuuctioniof two OF more States, or parts o.
States, without the consent Of the Legisla.