The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-02-06
TnE .FIICK,, ANENpNKNT.

resulted rs !ollows::-.
YE.s.-Mes.rs. Applsga,e, Alexander,
Brown, Bcrcmpa. Baker,EGPresident
CnrPer, Cook, Crane, Gather, Dayton.
Davis, Gold, HUMPHREYS, Harmon, Ice
Johnson, Kooucc, KIiue. Price. Scott,
{F kalicghl Sect, (Ot HarhieJ-2l.
SAYs. %.
AusEST.-Mr. Patrick.
When the names Of Mr. Alexander
aud Nlr. Ice were E.s: called they voted
pthc negative, bu, before the vote wus
announced they changed their votes.
On tic 9th ut the question was
brought up upon its passage in the House
.f Delegates, and after debate Of nearly
two days, carried on with rare ability by
us opponents aud adyoc ates, the amend.
@en; was sdoped-the vote standing MS
tul!ovs:
YE...-Mcssrs. Ballard, Bishop, Boggs,
Brannon, Brown, Chenowith, Clark.
ponenoo, Ferguson, Flanagan, Garrett,
Griffin. Hassler, Harvey, Iovermalc.
jackson. Jones, Keencr, Tough. Love.
Lynch Martin, McCraw. McGinnis,
Mclean, Nelson, Rollyson, Shannon,
Sheppard, Simmons, Smith (of Tyler,
Stehley, Stephenson, Stubs, S,urgiss,
Upton, Webster Wya,t-3s.
NAIs.-Messrs. Barr, DAWSON, Faris,
Heiskeil, Hcrner, Reyes. Langftt, Lewis,
Mcdonald, Morrow, Nsdcnbousch, New
nan, Prichard, Smith West, Wilson,
Crcerafs, (SpcakcD-17.
ABsESr-Mr. Meadows.
We have, from its inception, denied
earnestly and sincerely that this measure
xas the true Democratic mode ofcufrau.
cbisemens- We have opposed it on rrin.
e;sie, as an unwise and unnecessary com,
promise with iniqui,y. But a majority
Of the Democratic members, eager to full,
Gil their pledges Of cnfranchisemcnt, have
taken it as the ;peediea means 10 attain
that much desired end !; and on the ihirG
Thursday in March next it will be rati
Scd or rejected by the people al the polls
About seven months ago. wbsh Flick
ar no-Flick" was the cry, We declined tc
take any part iu tue newspaper discussion
which was then going in the State upoE
this question, for the reason that We were
State Platform man"-wc thought tha
document covered erery means which
aaight be offered for Acknowledgement =
and we considered the family quarrel then
in progress as disgrace to both wing.
efthe Democratic party. Subsequently
it became necessary tina. our views upon
this subject should be made known, and
in an editorial article in TnE DEsocEAr
Of July 18th We wrote as follOws:--
90 We do no. oppose
the Flick amcndmept--w only denounce
its necessity. We opposed as unwise,
unnecessary and brutal the constitutional
amendment excluding white men from the
ballot. We now demand the ballot for
the white man By the speediest possible
means-no matter whether such means are
by Constitutional Convention OF By the
FlIck amendment. If there are two
roads Leading to the same destination, We
desire to travel over the one which COM
ports with dignity aud honor; but it our
desires IN this respect cannot be gratiiied,
We will travel The other road to arrive at
sl,b and sl;n,o Ia sc,,,orcd ovor ma fror,
one end of the road to the o,her-and
then, upon the idea that misery loves
company, 1t will be refreshing to know
I. V"' .h r; WIN DC so";p'' p
considered Tho snsed;cs. ma.n. If res,o-
ring suffrage to the white man, We shall
support it, but denOunoe its necessity
ID mat support we cannot approve the
non ,ba .o5ro,;o 49, " pvn Vs. U.s. " sJ' ~
rake We are not ;mn,tirrt IN lie in ,be
bed Of our ravSher." .....