The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-06-29
TO the Voters ii Mason County.

| TO the Voters d Mason County.
| GeaRemea,--lnm my last communication
to you, | bsyc pointed ont what sill rahll,
be the expense ola Convention. and thi
being The only real and terrible objection
TO it, the Radical leaders promptly asslet
themselves lust spring d the bcucft Q
that standing Block blythe aios shameiu
aud upbfashmg cSoggeration Of the OK
p use Of h Convention in order to pro 20
cupy tbc mind ofa By lllem, really OYER
taxed md escrbnrdcncd community, II
order 10 dofcat hlc call Of d Conrcati3d;i
possible luow propcseto give yon ont
reason that weighs Oh my mind @ifh nnci
force in favor Of lhe CAL Of Convention
4 constitution to be worth anything
shouIi be SO formed IS 70 perfectly rrotcc
The lights Of the minority for the trjaGi
Ilyiaian elective government can ycry "a
|, silly protect themselves = and any conStitn,
Itian1laf does not a.ernly and iidlesibly
and rHcctuplly secure tlie iig|tsof the nj
norty, Is IN my poor opinion, a very pool
thing, 1 sppcal toyou nyfaiIow cltIara',
to say Whether the constitution Of Mi
SireNerfJrncd It's f'ocions in this par
liculsy in auy toIcmblc manner. whatever
flsitfel within sour own experienced how
the 4 bOriy has bcca oppressed for years
nadt&tlia constitution? by the govern
mef,ta| mqjsrity-uoi tho mujofit!s Of -'hc
people. bet The paaliiy ofthosc who were
allowed to vote by the ,yrannical rcssira-
ton laws, containing ,yranucal 'c,l oatlls.
tha. tyrannical registrars lyrannicuIS sd
mnistcr3d. Does tho constitution ia cy.
press terms give tho Legislature the right
TO impose political test oalhs? Nj Yet
you have seen test caths imposed for years
Nuicr II Test oaths the most shameful
gllc most ylunuicM and scaulpuns TINT
ever we're invented See the opiuion Of
the s. CT Of thcU. s., 4!h WalIayc's Re
ports. p. MS, when speaking Of .iuii|nr
oath to our own. 'hny say, "lho otlh titus
required, for It's severity is without any
precedent that wc can discocr" Test
oaths TIM, many Of you who ware not m.
icna scccssiousts had imposed on YOU by
State seccssioais'S because they claimed to
have had under this 0onStildlionlho pow
or ,oIiosO. aud pto!cssa,l TO lmtcall kinds
Of secession bnt their own darling S;olc
secession, \ constitution that not only
allowed, but as they chimcl, Authorized
Que class OF RcccssioNisis To trnnirIe on an.
o'hcr class with imquaiiy, dOrs not in my
opinion deserve a moments liberation a
constitution that IN express tCrms requires
the Affirmative votes Of mGOri'y Of at
tho members elected to cachom0el # the
Ingi<laturc To pnss any law however un.
important or insignificant, aud yet whcait
suits the Purposes of the dominant party
in'lbc sstSo to ,faiity an important amend
mcdt to The constitution Of the United
States (,'Iosuoyr,pe las df Tia wbaic- 'rTr'1
anu hey eau oaly do i'--ani aclualiy DO
,it.,Iy a,yoto o'fpw les ,hana w.lori'g Of
't.e mcm0crs mG..gl thereto, q, was DINE
.by tho I.pgisainrcof thi- STATE in re5i"-
encc to ,ils l5,h amGHlmcat 10 ;ao coasli
tuition uflAe U,i'cH SAFES. and ,hcn turn
xpuad aud s,y TINT it is all light aud prnF-
cr, and perfectly constitutional, A cnnstI'
tuition with Is lrawaso loosely and which
will bear ssrh diverse interpretations As BY
far loo flexible ana lubrcor5 an lnSirn,
'mcut to suit nu intelligent straightforward
and honest people, for their highest char
aclef Of government. II j. but mere
novo Of work to be moulded and turned
in any way to suit the purposes Of bad
men who aspire to be po''icians--not for
the goiA Of the commanisy--but for the
benefit Of their rArly and themselves, to
keep themselves in Office and power 1T the
expense Of every moral principle and at
die sqcrifce Of every honorable FcoImg
Twill rill your attention 10 other mat
tiers Of Kindred l,uA growing ont nf and
having reference othc practical workings
of Ibis constitutions. Yours, Sc,
MASON.