The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-03-23
GEO. W.. TIPPETT, Editor.
POINT PLEASANT. WEST va.
Thursday, !: y: March %, 1871.
We arc clad to sec that tho bitter on.

We arc glad to sec that tho bitter OPP
position which has been manifesting itself
in this county agaiust the ratification Of
the "Flick Amendment" which is to be
voted on the Fourth Thurslay in April
next. is dying away. and that the measure
is gaining friends. We now confidently
believe that this county will rathy tho
Amendment By at least 500 majority, aud
1T may reach 1000. Some oppose the
AmendmeAt. because in that way they OK
pect To- defeat the Constitutional Conycn.
'tion. Others oppose it because they are
opposed to enfranchisiug those who we're in
rebellion. While few oppose it because,
as they say, it recognizes negro suffrage
These men have certainly right to OPP
posc this measure from principle, or from
any cause they may choose to assign. In
isome Of these men we look upon their OPP
position to the Amendment as inconsistent
with their record and former teachings
We know that they have favored rebel en-
reimbursement for number Of years, have
cursed and villifed tho Republican party
for DISTINGUISHING these men; but so soon
asan Amendment to the Constitution is
proposed and put before the people for
their ratification, whicb,has for its ultimate
object the .recitenising and enfranchise-
ing the DISTINGUISHED, they put up their
hands in holy horror, and exclaim there is
"nigger in it," Now we say there is no
negro in this Amendment nor does it af.
feet the negro one way or the other. The
colOred man has been voter in this State
over one year past, by virtue Of the Eff
teenth Amendment to the Constitution Of
the United States, and nothing this State
can Ocean deprive him Of this privilege.
But for the sake of argument, admit that
there is niger in the Amendment" we
ask is there not o good deal Of White man
in it also? This amendment affects no one
but the disfranchised. as the proposed res.
olution will show. The Amendment is as
follows:
"The male citizens Of the State shall be
entitled to vote at all elections held within
the election districts in which they respec.
tive reside; but no person who is minor,
or of ucsound mind, or pauper, or who
is under conviction Of treason, felony, or
bribery in an election, or who has not been
resident Of the State one year. and Of
the county in which be offers to vote for
thirty days next preceding such offer, shall
be permitted to vote while such disability
continues"
This resolution was adopted February
%, ls70, by a Republican Legislature,
and re-adopted by a Democratic Legisla-
ture this winter, and placed before the peo-
pie for their approval or disapproval.-
and when adopted, it takes the place Of
section l Of article 8 of the present Consti-
tuition, and thereby repeals the disfran-
Chising amendment Of 1866, which reads
as follows
"No person who, since the FIRST day Of
June, 1861, has given or shall give vol
untary aid or assistance to the rebellion
against the United States, shall be citi.
zen Of this State, or be allowed to vote at
any election held therein. unless be has
volunteered into the military or naval SER
vice Of the United States, and has been or
shall be houorably discharged therefrom."
Now we submit it to all candid men,
what objection can there be to the Flick
Amendment when it proposes to repeal
the above clause Of our State Constitution!
Republicans. vote for the Amendment
and thereby show that you were in earnest
when you advocated liberal measures. Il
Democrats prefer to oppose it, and defeat
it, they only show that they are not sin
cerc in their cloud demands" for rebel en-
franchisement. Vote for the Flick Am.
endment on the 9th Of April.
MopEsr. Frank Blair, Senator elect
is modest man. In accepting the
nomination for the United State Senate
he said:
t.Nov Eor Tho ;rot .;r,o IN mon, ,oo.s