The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1870-01-06

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allsudlo his own business. and Let other
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4 non JOHN NJ PHELPS AND THE
I PROsCNIBED.
We exceedingly regret that We are
unable 10 report tho speech delivered by
Hon Joho N Phelps 90 Christmas day
before thq meeipg Of the prescribed cit
issds Ofitbis county, in exted,o, but a.
any rate&e will sndoSyor 70 give the
ftubsionco Of his remarks
He pronisd chat natter as serious
and important as the restoration Of tho
laIo rebels, to all the privileges and in
muoides Of citizens, 50 fat IS The action
ion Of lhi, State gsS concerned. vas a
matter TO elucidatO the propiely Of
which,wouIj not only require a discourse
of some length, but also Of some dsIiber.
alton, which, called on IS he uosxpeot
stly was. to address them, 10 was de-
priveJ Of the benefit Of, However ons
thing was Csrtsin, he was momber Of
the Legislature Of West Virginia At the
time all or most Of these Laws which he
desired the repeal Of, was pas'oIi IhEt
he then though. 10 the than condition Of
the country lhst those laws wsro not
only necessary bu, emincnily just and
proper anl he 7ostow equally satisfied
that those laws now in tho pncfld con..
dillon Of the country were Os useless
now os they were useful then. That
then md previous no had strained every
nerve in him TO put down tho rebellion.
under like circumstances he would do
50 again to the precise same extent he
wen, before. milit,tly and legislatively.
but that having .nblaed the robcl!ion
and The h0lcyOn days Of peace returning
he now wished TO meet every n,anss .
friend aud brother, professionally.
commercially, socially, morally and re.
IigioOSly anil politically. Thai 10 fact
it was oaly 40 equal, con;ented and
happy community that could and would
advance every interest Of our young
State. and rhuthO hoped that the mag
usoimily Of the gyel' Republican party
that had happily brought the Oouurr,
safely through tho great Oouyulsjou that
it had underwood, was as equal to the
task Of forgiveness anil forgetfOIness as
it MAS Of cpaqdast and triumph Physi
cally; that Illus double, nay treble
conquest would be effected Fir4t the
conquest OF the insurgenl portion Of tho
Uoiou, Second ! great. maya mighty
seonqosi. Qftho passions. bates and re-
venges Of tie physically riomph'ni
party. And thirdly, uultss he was
greatlylmistaken in his estimate oi hu.
m,n natura, tho conquest of tbs grali,
tule Of many, Of very many natures
whose iron will no liro shot Of kind.
ness anil hum,nity could bend. bu,
whom thus bent ia tbs beat caused by
fra,eroaI k'nlness, would retain its shape
thus given.
T6at fOrgiviog aud forgs,.iug lie
drsodfulpas', we should sIan'oo nev
oourse,of sIa,e improvement actustea
Ontl impstledby State pride, that would
constitute an epoch 10 the early, history
Of The State the'imps.us Of what no be.
Iieyel would be Ieltt the endofths pres
/ eul generation al'lOss', II not longer.
VIZ extract the following from the
report Of tho Superintendent Of Schools
of Cebell county: 6
have had opportunities to compare
our sehooI system with those of other
States, and | behave outl isyquNI to any
10 the Uoiuu. ifporpsrIy administered, =
Gen Norris, the Ihlo Efficient School Su
Lpqriutendent for tho Sale Of Ohio re-
marked to ma lew months ago that he
considered our now SctooI law eqlal to
any in tho Uuion Thsrs are some de
facts 10 il which can be remedtei By
! legislation. | believe the Office OF rrus,
tees should be abolish d All ,hsit duties
conferred upon the Towuship Bosrls Of
Education, and they to reoeivs reason
able compe nsaIion for tlci services, and
to BE- selected for their Intelligence en-