The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-07-21

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Inc pFoPoSluon coming no" slFHl ~ 'n ~,
1eIllocFauc , 9Ile G ~ ny "lleEeO'
the cplct euItor Of thaI paper Is chait'na a
wy respectfully commend y once more y
the ealtor VINO FURNISHES the legal any, any
constitutional illumination lor thA' u'Stnal
sheet. -
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misrepresentation oy inc OemOcEa'tc
" St.ri 70, Gommlttee. r. ta.'
The Democratic State Committee has
issucfl for tile instruction OF the people a
1oa z; a. ,,o,;on. .,tbo r.o,,,,;o,ro,;or n
u0o'''eN' :" i ,'" - ~ ~ 800 -
voters underline act OF congress 10 GU
force tho Fifteenth Amendment. W anna
IN Il nm error, 10 which we call the atten.
ia ~ az novrai,,oo ana rrblic The
t.0n y .uS e'e -" ~
Cnnmlttee says" .I.
ANY man who VIII 20 before Iown.
S ,ast5s 'Syor1rI;c% T." ,riSI %S%istcr Totcra
and offers Is take and subscribe lie fol.
lowing oath, is entitled to be registered"
The oath referred. to is that 70 be found
in Chap. III, section 81 Of the Code; the
oblect,whercOfls to enforce that provision
Of the State Constitution DISTINGUISHING
persons who engaged in the rebellion. II
is rs follows: 9. ga HaN gt Isl
$40 solcmnly swear for Affirm,
tE"t since t9e llrsL oIy 4" Iunc' lou. :
Inv, How ,""in.t The TInitcIJ States nor accept.
cd Or exercised, or attempted to exercise,
any office or appointment whatever, Iln-
lef any autlotl!y, VI ,rGt t,t e Huty,
cn,,SseIcI T" or advised INV 1nerson to no
into or aid rebellion against the United
States, or III any way whatever aided or
assisted N Sllch rGnCIIIol' anu sllaH asno
wa, I U1t nr r,,rGna" NJ nwnsi9r So Lclt; me
Cod. '',, *. IL
The offer to take this oath or tic taking
Of it, does not itself quality or cntitlc any.
body to register. The registry law re.
uuircs that the applicant for registration
must make 1t appear TO the satisfaction OF
the registrar that he is u, qualified voter
under the terms of the Constitution, The
taking of this oath is only to furnish evil
,lence that the applicant is not disqualified
under one particular clause of the Consti-
tuition, but tho law docs not oblige the
registrar to accent It us conclusive eyi.
dencc. It's language is "cvcry such appli.
cant for registration M,ay Jc required" to
take this'o:Ith. he may also he required
10 take other osths, TINT is answer other
questions under oath, touching his right
10 vote under this and other clalycsot Ihc
Constitution And there is nothing No
horriblc olnut this Ills no more thap
used to he done under the old Virginia
law when the applicant for vote was
questioned under oath at the polls BY the
iudres Of election, and was often allowed
Iit,Ie time or opportunity to show himself
qualified voter. The registrar now nets
under responsibility lis actlon is subject
to be reviewed by the county board; and
both are responsible to the Federal Courts;
so that the voter Is today better protected
in his right than ever he was under the
old State.
It's TOO plain TO admit oraeOntrOvGfsy
tbat rnder the1aw ofthe State, witch Is
.,,oo,,r;,o1 NIL orc,rcoJ hv tho ,rwo nj
[ee"S'''"eu ~" ''A'ol'ou ~ '"e '""' "
Congress, II IS" matter Of discretion WIN
the registrar TO accept this test oath as
sufficient evidence, or TO regard it us in.
sufficient on, The point To which Il relates,
But when I've consider that he most aS-
certain several other facts quite rs in.
pdttant as that asserted in this oath, =
tic age residence &C., of tile applicant
II anneors do,blv absurd to sav,that who.