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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1870-09-08
From the Wheeling 1ntclligcncer,I
THE ENFORCEMENT ACT.
Decision Of Judge Bond in the Case at
Martinsburg.

Decision of Judge Bond i'll the Case at
Martinsburg.
AT CHAMBERS. Ecparte John H. Nc
Ilwoe, on haJcas corpus.
This cause came on to be heard before
Hon. Hugh L. Bond, Judge Of the 9TH
Judicial Circuit of the United States, at
Martinsburg, West Virginia, on Monday,
the Goth ult.
The Marshal's return alleged that he
held the petitioner by virtue of warrant
of commitment issued by John Rufus
Smith, an United States Commissioner, for
u refusal to register Winfield Scott Alkire,
native born white male citizen and resi-
dent Of New Creek township, Mineral
county, West Virginia. That he was ar
rested and committed under and by virtue
of the Act of Congress passed May 81,
1870, "to enforce the right Of citizens, Of
"the United States to vote in the several
Estates of this Union and for other
purposes"
The petitioner was sworn and examined
as a witness on the hearing. He testified
in substance that the applicant was a
stranger to him; that he cnquired of him
as to his ago aud residence. and his COM
plicity with the rebellion; that not being
satisfied as to his right to register, he
would not register him then. but would
take the matter under consideration, and
make up bis mind about it; that he was
white person and that be (the registrar)
did not reject him on account Of race, col
or, or previous condition Of scrvitudc.
The case was argued by the Hon. B.
Stanton for the petitioner, and the Hon.
G. j. Faulkner for the prosecution.
At the close Of the arguments tho petit
toner was discharged, aud tho following
opinion was delivered by Judge Bond:
JUDGE BONDS DECISION.
1t appears from the return and the owl
dence 10 this cause that the petitioner is
one of the persons appointed, under the
laws Of the State of West Virginia, to reg.
lister those entitled to vote under the cleo.
lion laws Of that State,
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REPUBLICAN MEETING AT CLIF.


Onlast Saturday night the Republicans
of Clifton had q large and enthusiastic
meeting ut their school house. Jacob
Bird, Esq was elected Chairman, and G..
E. Downing, Esq, appointed Secretary.
The Chairman in few brief and pointed
remarks, introduced to the audience Col.
Thomas Swami. The Colonel then Oom-
menced one Of his sensible, mastery aud
logical arguments upon the great questions
now agitatiug tue public mind. For an
hour and forty minutes he held the audi
cnco almost spcll.bound. After the Col
onel was through, Captain Phelps (Col.
Swami having previously divided the time
with him) commenced to address the au.
dience by saying that be appeared before
them under peculiar circumstances. and
that it became necessary to explain why
he was now acting with the Democratic
party; he left the Republican party be-
cause it had ratified the 18th amendment
against his most solemn protest, but he
did not tell that at the caucus of the Re-
publican members of the Legislature, When
it was decided to ratify the amendment,
that he in speech approved the priuci-
plies of the 18th amendment, but doubted
the propriety Of adopting it just at that
time. He said that another reason for his
leaving the Republican party, was this,
that there were too many rebels getting
into it for him; that be was good Union
man; therefore he was proud that DO was
with the Democratic party; that the DEM
ocracy Of 1861 was not the Democracy Of
1870. He then attempted to answer the
argument Of Col. Swami, but most signal
" failcd.
THE Republicans Of Clifton are very en-
thusias!ic and feel sanguino of giving an
overwhelming Republican majority on the
fourth Thursday in October. 1t never
will be Democratic till "the sun refuses to
shine, and the moon becomes the luminary
Of tho day, aud the Kanavha runs up
stream
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COMMISSIONERS SALE.

William W. Harper and Joseph
Z. Mccoy, partners doing bust
ness in the firm name Of Harper
& Mccoy
VS.. In ChShcc'y
Albert Eaton, William DUN
garner, and the Mason County
Mining and Manufacturing
Company
IN PURSUANCE OF A DECREE OF TT
l Circuit Court Of Mason county, West w
GINA, made on the - day Of May, 1870, in Il, (,
above entitled cause. the undersigned, Speecl'
Commissioner, who was appointed by said De
cree for that purpose, will on
Tuesday, Me 1871 day Of September, 1870
proceed to sell on tho premises; at public auc
lion, TO the highest bidder, the following real
estate situated in Hartford City, Mason county
West Virginia, to.wit: Lot No. l6 in squar'
six, 10y and bounded as follows, viz: on IT,
north side by lot No. Is on tho east by 10
40. I, on the south side by third street, az,
on the west side by the turnpike road, urr
the following terms, to.wit: 0nC.half cash l-
hand aud tho residue on credit Of two cq,
inslalments payablein six and twelve mo'''
with interest from day OF sale, tho puIcM
giving bond with good person al security
the deferred instalments, and retaining tbt %
gal title as further security.
Said Lot. No, l6 has large building tire
on sufficient 10 accommodate two or more tut =
lilies JOHN U. MYERS,
aug4-5w. Special Commissioner
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Republican Mass Meeting at Summer
willie, Nicholas County, on Saturday,
August goth, 1870.
SUMMERvTLLE, Nicholas County,
West Va, August 20, 1870.

Our usually quiet village was the scene
of considerable excitement to-day consc-
quent Of the great republican mass meet
ing held here. There was an immense
crowd present, and the greatest enthus.
iasm prevailed. From the enthusiasm dis
played to-day, and the spirit evinced, there
is no doubt Of the result in October-au
overwhelming majority for the Republi-
eau party-the present party of the coun-
ty.
The immense crowd in. attendance to-
day was gathered from all portions of the
Ess,y E.cns1ip ,oas largely represented.
Large numbers came t,ocnty miles to the
meeting. Several came greater els.
lance.
SPEECH or COL. T. D. SWAMI.
At 1Oo'clock A. NJ, Col. T. D. Swami,
(of Charleston addressed tho largest
meeting ever assembled in our Court
House 10 speech roplctc with cloqucucc
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GNO. ". YPPETT. EpIron.
POINT PLEASANT, WEST VA,
rnURsDAY, sEFTEMnER 9, $50.
REPUBLICAN, MEBTING!
Turn out, Epe7yOodyy
HON. MAITMAN 7. MILLEY.

HON. WAITMAN t. WILEY,
will address tho Republicans of Mason
county at MASON CITY, on Tncs1ay,
September 2OA, at Q O'clock p. NJ. Ey-
cry person irrespective of party is spec.
tally invited tobe present, atthis meeting
and hear the questions Of tue day discuss
cd. By order of tho
County CENTRAL CoMMirrEE.
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Iieb SDoatu pe remover, huu tue cOnIeueE'
ate soldier allowed the ballot; he said be
spoke as DISTINGUISHED man, not as ono
who cpjoyed the ballot, and that he look.
cdto the Republican party for relief fol-
himself and his brother confederates.
Mr. Walker arose, amid the yells, cries,
shrisks, groans and stampings. Of the irrc.
pressible Democracy. And the very FIRST
thing that aoated out from his capacious
mouth was a cart-load Of personal abuse,
and vile slandorous epithets upon the head
Of Col. Swami, who said nothing that was
uukiud, unmanly or unbcconipg gentle
man in bis whole speech, the Democrats
themselves being the judges. Walker
snapped bis eyes as though he was riding
streak Of tightening througha crab.apple
orchard, and opened his mouth as though
he thought his salvation depended upon
public exhibition Of his whole interior de-
pertmcnts. And as he finished omptying
his puuy walls Of wrath upon the head Of
Colonel Swami, he lookup Governor Ste
vcnson and hurled bis filthy slang against
hin, and it was very easily seen that be
was still writing under the aagellation
the Governor gave him few days since in
Kanawhu, and as he continued to pour out
his venom on the Governor, the Demo.
Gratis checred Justify. We observed that
under one Of these fights, so peculiar to
the man, that our down town ncighbor
showed signs Of going into spasms. Par
Iicularly did the Democrats gell when the
speaker called Governor Stevenson the
"priucc Of scoundrcIs" and a>SGrst.class
blackguard," and the Rcpubliss1 gky in
particular "sct Of villains. tliissss Sapd
tho like. They seemed to bositasbcir
glory while he was dealing them out the
nausoating dose. But when Walker tur-
ned upon the colored man, their cuthusi-
assn knew no bounds, they got in dead
earnest, they became frantic, aud beuzinc
rose at once to the boiling point. Walk
or would curse the niger, and the Demo-
Gratis would stamp and yell like SO many
demons. At these outbursts Of applause,
VIC noticed one man 10 the crowd. whose
face was about the color of Spanish sole
leather, who became so excited that it TOOK
some three or four Of tic brethren to pre-.
vent him from running over. Thus it
went on all through Walkers scnseless,
harrangue, which was nothing more OR
less than q constant stream Of abuse aud
misrepresentation Of the Republican party,
and gloriRcation Of rebels and their
friends. We had thought it impossible
for one man in so short time to tell SO
many falsehoods and heap such noun
tain Of abuse, as did this vile, foul-mouth-
cd, sycophant, heap upon Colonel Swami.
Governor Stevenson, and the Republican
party. Go on Walker; We would like to
have you go into every township in Ma
son county, as your speeches will do more
for the Republican party than anything
else we know Of. You certainly proved
himself 10 be what he called tue Governor
"a lirst-class BLACKBOARD.
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William W. Harper and Joseph
E. Mccoy, partners doing bust
ness in the firm name Of Harper
d Mccoy
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n GREAT OFFER
HORACE WATERS.

No. 48l BRoADwAY. New YoRE
will dispose of ONE HUNDRED PIANOS
MELODEANS aud o ORGANS Of six first clG't
makers, including Ohickeriug & Sous, At TX
TEEMELY Low PRICES FoR CASH. DURING TH'l
MONTH, or will take from SIS to S25 monthly III
til paid. Iiune 93-ly
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BIacksmithimg.

11-N am now prepared to do all kinds Of
TX Blacksmithing, such as: Ironing Wng.
G&oGs, making and repairing Mlttocks,
Shovel Flows, &c, &c. Everything in the
line, done in the very best manner. and var.
rantcd to give satisfaction, aud at fair prices.
10. II YOUNG.
Main Street, opposite the Court House,
Point Pleasant March, ASSN.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-13
FRAUDULENT VOTES.


Accredited and liberal comparisons Of
the ratio Of voters to population and OF
the census with the actual vote cas-; shows
that there We're at least 20, 600 fraudulent
votes polled in the city of New York when
Hoffman was elected Governor. That is,
when the census exhibited a population
of S12, 455 the vote was 50, 5S3. In 1869.
although the population had increased
only 100000, the vote stood H6, ESQ,
making gain Of voters out Of leo, 600
people of more than one-half, or 60, AT.
At the election il 1870 for aldermen, when
the full strength is brought ont, the high
est vote was 105, JAS. By these figures,
which are accepted as correct by all the
independent press in New York, some Of
which are inclined to Republicanism and
some to the Democracy, it will be seen
that New York is not a free city, but is
governed by fraud, and that the name
of this fraud is Democracy. The
same state Of facts existed in Louis
lana before the war ana up 10 TIE
time when the elections in 1868 took
place. The people were not their own
voters, but they were bought and traded
for Just as men buy and trade in any other
stocks. And because the present admin
istration proposes to put stop to this
little game, it is being abused for seeking
to interfere with the purity OF the ballot
box just as well might the sheep com
plain because the wolf is driven away, as
that the people should complain because
the State has thrown its protecting folds
around the ballot-box. So long as cleo
tons are the rule by which We ali agree to
decide how We shall be governed, and by
whom, it is the duty, and It should be
the pride Of every honest citizen to see
that the decision is made fairly and
squarely, according to the viii Of the ma
jority. This is Republicanism, and any
other course is simply fraud by which
the people are cheated out Of their votes
and Of their time
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-13
Ifnil !.

We had an opportunity recently of taking
our eye between our thumb and fore finger
and throwing it over the columns of that
justly celebrated sheet called the Frccnsan's
Journal county Dublin, Ireland. In a col
umn possessing for us extraordinary attrac-
tons, headed Fanies and Follies,' we no
ticed the arrivals and departures Of the
high birds Of passage Of the Emerald Isle.
Sandwiched between Viscount and Wis
countess Lambert. county Galway, and tie
Lord Lieutenant, who seem to have been
vibrating between the Lakes OF Killarney
and Billions, Sackville street, we noticed
the name of our whilom citizen, the Hon. +.
J. Kennedy, Dunboyne Castle, county
Meath, who seemed to be soou1ning at the
European Hotel Dublin, in blisstul ig
norance OF the little difficulty which once
took place between Mrs. PartingtOn and
Isaac in regard to the word which seems
TO have served to indicate his tempo
rary abode. In this allusion to our friend
we were gratiiied to learn that he, with his
suite, was on the eve of their departure for
New Orleans.
Fire Dunboync Castle.
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suppose these delegates ask to be admitted
into the fire companies, what answer will
they get? Suppose further that these ne
groes ask the convention to declare that it
recognizes the truth, justice and binding
force of the fifteenth amendment, how
will they be answered? Let us
have fair showing in this deal? AS the
Republican party put the negro IN the
Democratic Convention, SO the Repub-
ican party intends to see that ne IS not
cheated now that he is there. The negro
is man. He was recognized as such
yesterday by the party which has always
declared that he was chattel. In order
to make the acknowledgment binding and
solemn, we demand, in the name Of the
Republican party, that the Democrats
shall clothe him with the habiliments of
manhood, else it may turn out
that this abstract question, about
which Governor Mouton spoke
so beautifully, has really mastered the
situation by selling us wooden bomb
shells. Let the marriage of the Democra-
cy with negro equality be solemnized by
an authentic act before proper tribunal,
in order that when the couple come to
live together, neither party can go back
on the other 10y setting up that it was a
sham ceremony before counterfeit priest
If the negro is worthy to sit alongside OF
Jonas iii Democratic State Convention,
he is worthy to enter with him into the
temple of Thespis. If they can play
Cicero together in Odd Fellows Hall, let
them listen to London Assurance in the
Varieties
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-13
A PRACTICAL QUESTION.

As an abstract question, said the poi
ished and pointed Governor Mouton, yes
terday, the admission of colored delegates
to the Democratic State Convention, IS
not advisable. Just so. But as it is 10
longer an abstract question, the conyen-
ton decided that il was advisable. Hence
the colored delegates were admitted. But
what did it amount to? When the En-
peror Alexander visited the Crimoa after
the great war and was shown some wooden
cannon balls that had been palmed off on
the French government, he said they were
very good frauds. So when the eye swept
over the Democratic convention yester-
day and saw the negro delegation stand
ing apart like wooden guns on o
line Of Notifications, no sensible mind
than that these men were mere puppets
put up there to be seen and not to be
heard. Suppose one Of them had arisen
and questioned the chivalic McCaleb or
the fiery-eyed Mars from Avoyelles, known
as Edwards, what would have been his
fate? Suppose one of these colored men
had asked the convention TO repudiate the
men who killed the men at the convention
in 1866, by name, how long would he have
been safe? Suppose one of these colored men
to-day asks the convention to distinctly in
dorse his entrance into the theatres and So
looms, what viii still theuproar? And further
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-13
QUARANTINE.
NATION By THE GOVERNOR

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Executive Department, ;
New Orleans, May %, 1870.
WHEREAS An act Of the Legislature, approved
March 5 1855 entitled IAN act TO establish quaran
tine for the protection of the State provides that
the Governor of the State shall issue his proclama-
ton, upon the advice of the Board OF Health, de-
clarng any place where there shall be reason TO
believe pestilent, contagious infectious disease
exists to be infected place, and stating the
Der of days of quarantine to be performed by the
vessels, their passengers, officers and crews coming
from such place or places.
Now, therefore, III pursuance of the provision of
the act aforesaid issue this my proclamation, and
declare the places hereafter named to be infected
places, and that all vessels, together with officers,
crews and passengers, and cargoes, arriving from
such places, or having touched stopped ut any of
them shall be subject to a quarantine OF not less
than ten days Or for longer period may be con-
sidered necessary by the Board of Health, to take
effect from and after the FIFTH DAY or JUNE,
1870 Any violation of the quarantine laws, as here
proclaimed will be severely punished.
The places which are hereby declared infected
aforesaid are the following, to wit: Havana, Ma
tanzas Trinidad, Cardenas, st. Jago, all on the
Island of Cuba; Port Royal and MiDtego bay, on the
Island of jamaica; Jacmel and Port-au-Prince on
the Island of San DomingO the Islands of St. Thom-
as, Martinique and GaudalOupe; Campeachy, in
Yucatan; Belize, in Honduras; Vera Cruz, Alvarado
Tampico, Matamoras and Tuspan, in Mexico; San
Juan, in Nicaragua; Chagres, Aspinwall and Porto
Belle in Central America; Maracaibo, in Venezuela;
Laguayra, Island of Trinidad Rio de Janeiro, Para
Cayenne in South America, and Nassau New Provi.
dence.
Given under my hand and the seal Of the State
this thrtieth day of May, 1870, and of the indie.
pendence Of the United States the ninety fourth.
II. G. WARMOTH,
Governor Of Louisiana.
GEORGE E. .BOvEE,
Cpero4arv of State -,os
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-13

Hon. Thomas W. Conway, State Superin-
tendent of Public Education, has returned
tO-the city and resumed his duties During
his absence he has visited the public schools
of New York, Boston, Springfield Cincin-
matt and other cities, and made himself IA
miliar with the improved systems Of instruc-
ton adopted by them. He reports about
three hundred thousand dollars Of public
school funds ready to be distributed
throughout the school dissricts Of the State
as soon as treasurer's qualify and apply for
their respective appcrtionments. OF this
amount about eighty thousand dollars will
90 to the cty Of New Orleans.
Mr.. Conway proposes to visit the various
parishes and towns of the State at once, in
order to assist the local authorities in
promptly establishing and conducting
schools.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-13
ARKANSAS IN EXCELSTS.

A Memphis paper, printed in plea type,
for the benefit Of the Tennessee Democrats,
who can not read anything less loud in its
type than the spelling books, is scolling
away at Arkansas because her expenditures
are greater than they were ten years ago.
Arkansas has been scolded so long for
being the butt end Of States, under Dem
ocratic rule, that probably she can stand
O little fun Of this sort when she sees the
schoolmaster abroad in the land of Moab.
Most of the increased expenses in old
Rackensack have been incurred in the in
terest of public education, and it IS Just
as natural for Democrats to fight the
schools as it is for them to support whisky
shops And the Memphis papers are
genuine Democratic oracles. Arkansas is
in more prosperous condition now than
she ever was, and it is even safe, in many
places within her borders, to know how
to read, to wear clean shirt, or to go to
church without six pound battery erected
on each rump.
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NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN,; TUESDAY SEPTEMBER la 1870

distance by direct water navigation from
New Orleans to the deep water OF the Gulf
Of Mexico.
g. 1t will go far toward satisfying the de
nand of the Great West for the shortest,
safest, quickest, and cheapest outlet for her
grain, provisions, and manufactured pro-
ducts.
A fine map of the canal accompanies
the number of appleton.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-13
THE INEVITABLE RESULT

Said Sergeant Buzfuz to an adnl;ring
and listening crowd, yesterday, 7lnder
the shadow of Odd Fellows Hail, If
you take the consequences Of that policy
to their fullest extent, and in their most
comprehensive scope, as affecting our
selves and posterity, as we ought to do, and
what does it lead to-where does it
end-but in putting the niger in Office 2"
And while the sergeant was thus ornate
and beautiful in all his speech, except
when he came to mar the capitolian pillar
Of his eloquence by the Use Of the word
"nigger," he was swabbing the crystal
drops of sweat from his massive brow,
even in the sight of the three links which
signify faith, hope and charity. And
these three virtues, in their places,
seemed TO us to be listening to
Sergeant Buzfuz with sparkling eyes
until he wound up his period with the
knell to all that is hopeful, faithful and
charitable, by rejecting an entire race,
and then they turned away their beauti-
full attention, more in sorrow than in an
ger. with the remark, ''and so it does,
dear Buzfuz, and as the negroes are
already in Office, what can you say against
it," Buzfuz did not hear the question,
but our higher faith and greater hope,
and larger charity responded to the sweet
refrain, Eyes, dear Buzfuz, the thing
being settled, you are an ass to stand on
the street corner attempting 10 roll back
the stone upon hesepulchre ont Of which
freedom has been resurrected." Buzfuz,
the Widow Bardell wants YOU.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-13

but devotes his time to smoking and talk
ing horse IF he goes away from Wash
ington, taking his cigars and horse-talk
away, they say he is neglecting the gov
eminent The truth is Grant is making
it rather uncomfortable for these gentle
men, as he never offers them cigar nor
allows them to talk horse or anything else
to him. He seems to be too busy smok-
ing out old rascalities and driving away
the spawned nags pensioned into little
cubby holes years ago by Buchanan, Polk
and Pierce.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-13

Groble, who was hung in St. Joseph, Mis-
eouri, last week, went into the other world
Declaring with his last words that, if it had
not been for whisky, all the money in the
world could not have induced him. to kill
Croft. This is good testimony, and it ought
to have an effect on the Democracy, who
are now trying to commit suicide by taking
large doses of what Groble says made him
kill Croft.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-13
The Crown Prince is now advancing O,

The Crown Prince is now advancing on
Paris by the way of Scissors. The follow
ing table Of distances will enable the reader
to determine the progress of his forces from
hour to hour. The distance from Paris to
scissors is 65 miles; to Berry, 81; to Long
pont, SIS; to Villers, 4SA to Vaumoise,
42a4 to Creepy -en-Valois, 37s4 to Ormoy,
34a4; to NanteuI, 30; to Plessis-Belleville,
26s4; to Daumartin, to IA; to Mitry, 17$i !;
to Sevran, II "; to Bourget, 6k.