The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-07-23

~ .r,.s OF Preston County psst
foJRsiaSi and DATES Of Registrar...
From HNitrGsyV Register.
But the IHTEElIoRNcEK puts forth the
following Extraordinary doctrine:
.sThedfIe 10 takS thlS oath or the taking OF H.
does MOI ltsOlf qualify Or entitlG anybody 70
reRistsFe9' 49, y 10 too Plaln % SaiaiI
UfFoRtFpTeFsy that under the law Of the state:
which iaFScoSa l5sdr and enforced BY The laws Of
ConRIeas,it Il ASAlsItRF Of dSGFtnoa Tlta w
register r. SeeOpt this test oath - suthelet stis
dence or TO regard Il q on tue point
10 which 1t rel1tes." .l..
That $40 say that alter a man has made
application to vote and has answered 10
vOruGlV 10 alltuestiOns asked him under
ntttI sin the registrar las the right TO re-
iect iltml In short the right Of q man TO
vote h. this State IA not fixed by lRw or
regulated by justice, but Is entirely at the
discretion and the tierHm Of the registrar,
who can exclude Tie best aud most truth.
full citizen and vOtcrm the State at his
will and pleasure The inference neces
s.rily 10 10 drawnfrom this announcement
makes the party holding such doctrine In
famous; tot II such Is the law Of the State,
then our people i've and vote under the
nIost calling despotiSIhgver established In
tic world; and If 1t Is not the Law, then
thepaFtyl holding power EalJusing It to
inlimjdlte and detraud the people out OF
their Liberties. ,g..f . a,air.l
The IETELIIGEHCER put forth o'"dOc-
tring9 at ALL We were simply dealing in
facts4.stadng the law as it stands in the
Code, live state il incorrectly, quota
ton d, the law itself will show it. We
are s6ny our neighbOr could not find room
for altttie more extended quotation. For
examplethis;
THafegistry law requires that the APP
plicant Tor registration must make II, ap-
peart0the satisfaction Of the registrar that
he iSa qualified voter under the terms Of
the, Constitution. The taking Of this oath
isonly.to furnish evidence that the appli.
c2ntfs not disqualified under one particu.
lar, clause Of the Constitution, but the law
does not Oblige the registrar 10 accept it US
conclusive 6VidehCeiih It's language Is
'eyery- such applicant FeregstEation
mdEje required 10 take this oath. He
may also 6ereq CURED To take other OathS,
to6ehine his fiRht 10 vote under this and
other clauses Of the Constitution. And
there y nothing so aotri9ls ABOUT ls, ~
old Yifginia law when the applicant for Il
vote RasT questioned Under oath at the
polls byath8Sjndgcs Of election, and was
OfteHatl0We4 littie tine oruppC ttuntty 70
trar now acts under responsibility lis
actOnF sgptiect1ol be reviewed b. the
COUNTY board and both are responsible
10 Iae teaere SOutts;,s 4: Ia tle Ho; tIo
wi Al ds n oiIlS sts.a \ a +
III ne rpneat n more eyniicit terms
Tbe C 91T MI e; 5io,m which the R1q.
,sOftiess i ,t,lelsnd & this: 'a I, "a & (;
"A I, ,ygb,6 swfll - before a town.
shib, REGISTRAR Oh, 4 day designated by
that officer on which he will register yo'
teTs. a9a elefs % axe aaa saG S tae
tereS 'A4'' = s's4E4 'S'''U 80
This IN its terms s. bure sAbsufdfsy, be.
causaibpflsE ais 5rtfef6bs disabilities under
which men "a sr g pot qualified voters, willie
THE oath rr,Afes IL hit az oB,K Ac1onril
inn tn This II n man- swore he had not
hoor a ,r.,,el, the r,.o;o,ror. ,conl6 mat, In.
orirs ;Sbs,5sr e H. q s9a Tw6a,6aLr II
lad a,esidepee whether he was n pounsr,
j al,ktIbEpSF| q waSIoJTa 4 MAZE
izcn for the Language is q any man" Tie
r,.,i.tr,, lcw ncrn,,ts,o mnniro sEcar III
his ovn hehalf mon anv noipt 4onchinp
Tia n.aIifIco,ions u a voter lie norlicplSr
al, t.;a ao,s,, n Tho ~, IrsIr,ir,, n, Int
90 Il ,hsao noin,s All ,bc isw d6qs !, nj nj
a3vssn5Is rl6,Tre ,be raciis,rIlr3 q scrSSnt
,hs NM ~ ,Fs anGllcsnt a. 1,nnl:br, Son.
"r,,.;ss: r.,o 1s i ,,oY rroGTTTii;rtS3 ~
oo,l ,r,i!t,,yrr,. n ,,,toviors ,oynItv I'M M
,,.Gc,h.;1 ~ fo.r, ~ ,n.t,, ,.,,,;s.I ,,hs,
49,, ,,1,1.r ~, ,oSohinS A.,
,t,S nTTS i,;,',cb'L" cI,6osos "a III 9nSS
t,onortrtiron,,tn ths ino,,l,v tGbe,het n, IA
onnlicant IL n ouoIifIcf Voter. Tbassee sstatte..
" nnn,s ar,.alSSnr1v iA,TpsSm65v Of the nm.
rI;C.r,7 4 Nc 40 = lbtI,alf inst 40 ,,e ami
=,
cant used TO TESTIFY at inc pous before Ehf
judges e elections q nfs thf b ga Virginia
law. But The law does not say that upon
any particular oath BY the applicant ~. h9
shall be registered. To have done that
would have been 70 offer q premium, M! on
peEjury.'- But y would be . very sEare
case, we imagine, where tho registFaE
would refuse. to register n man III all