The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1870-06-23
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EDIToR AEn pRdERIeroR.
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THgRsDAY, JuNE q, so.
aTaH Wheeling laitliiqeAc.r avs, Il

apuSpieaSuS thing about lbe position Iat-
saby ihe Dsmocfaey 81 sCh arlssion Is
,stheir declaration cfhoslilily to1he Flick
amendment. TbesmsjorHy Sffhe com.
mii.se on retoiusions reportSd la iiS d.
ycrs aat,hp 10 eertaip. point thersis 20
doob. sbe bulk Of The Convention were
fof ittsat Of q eriltd,i moment an
asSsult vas madsby The fa6tion which
tor Iackiof better description nsy be
Fssllsd The Register eliqus-aad . success.
Ini sppsalto prejudice turnsd The tide.
All our readers understand what tbsl
Ssmspdusuti'. Only obs class are nov
excluded from The tdFrsge viz: those who
,esse volantsfy aid 80 The rsbsllion.---
The negro Il .slresbg,s voter under The
,COnsIiluiion Of the United States, The
amendment does not eSfrinohise lin,
forhSsiu 1slteady eatrs1shissd. Il only.
FSoognisss tbs obligation % make our
1rllish sopstiIution conform 10 i,s. Ian.
gupgs 70 lhs, consifuliou Of The Uoiied
Aialss by omilsing lie word "Whtts"
9IonItbe'usw section e,lbatis 70 replace
tbs old. Bat those whom ne amend,
Alsntloss snfranehiie iaretlhs The vol
enalarys lIlerssofshs rebstlIou vhossek-
clnpioa The Democratic politicians Of
thiSetSs'baye pretended tsiaasat With.
most indiganp. co1missration. Z.
The democratic managers, who seem.
70 hers twisted The ChsrIGs,onsg onven
Ann aronnd .hsir fngsrsl have therssorc
simply. put iheiF psfv 10 The ox.taorai:.
.usfy sallIsdae d hostility 70 the eaftsn:
sehissnsnt of lhoss whose snfrsnehiss.
smentAhsy have been all aloneprofsssibg
ln6stSrdsnlly tosJssiFs. Because they
have declared war 90 The only 3nsasuts5
tbgt can effect ii; measure. loo. thai has
spalgsd the fret and mos, dfficditislaes,
ard needs only'a favorable vsfdist at the.
polIsiihis Fallcto'insuro its succeeds, Nor
do tbsy pfnpOse anything slse,sysn were
Tiers anything elso 10 propose, We
look through ihs. platform 10 vsiu for q
eTumb of comfort far our ex. % DfAdsrate
tfiabd, who feels that clhe prospects, of
his satly restoration 10 citizenship Is
bound uP III ihs FLICK Amendment. and
chat % has been dealt cruel blowDin.
Abs house othis pretended friends The
platform IL utterly silent about him. II
Psonisss him nothing Nor was The
onisslo1 accidental, for in declaring
against lbe amendment tho Convention
expissilly refused 10 recognise bis claim
tolsafraac6iBenSat and tho principal
speaker who seems 70 have led tbe crus.
Sas on The Flick Amendment even went
Go5fsl as to declare tbstthe enfraprbiss
ehIssment Of the rebel was no, essential
toths success Of The Democracy. This
i5,nSder The circumstances, q very Gig
ai6ean. declaration. az -
Itdoes potreguits very powerful. glass.
esto,ses one reason Why helrelief Of the
rebels is not considered essential 10
Denoerstir success. Democratic councils
ilihis s,ats are ruled, aud have been for
Seme years by small potato. politicians.
who are aftaid if The rebels we're ell EN-
sErsnshised It would bring into the poliii-
-clE arena. and into competition with
themselves men dfmueb larger calibsr.
.that the small potatoes aforesaid would
.nsger be-heard Of again. and so while
thsy labor 10 create popular sympathy
Tor the excluded rebels and asst into
power on il, it seems tSey vent to have
'aitrief season OF the spoils BY Themselves
bsfars any actual snfrnachis.menl
takes plscs. In other WordS they have
farlssS concern Sbbat the tslisf Of theiv
ftiends than about featheriog lheir oRl
nests. 81.
Wan The virtuons indignation shout no
hasIag negro suffrage cfsmasd doNr
Dsnaetsiic thfOsts il pure I'D esptasdpm;
taculaa .negro suffrage has already beer
crammsi down ehiyAlrous throats here
and Slssaksta; and there Ism help fol