The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-01-06
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Letter from ParkerSburg-The Fl
Amendment.

fARKERSBUHG, Oec, oVI low.
Editors Of the Register.
In the Gazette Of December 9Th saw
a piece written by Ex-Confederste il
answer to States Right Democrat, il
which the writer exhibits good dea
of would.be greatness. His manner o
reasoning shows him to be small pat
tern. Indeed he exhibits a degree o
weakness that foreshadows insanity
Hear him: "In conclusion / asser
that States Right Democrat has mis-
represented the Democracy Of thi
county, who, by the reelection o
Col. j. NJ. Jackson, Endorsed his vot,
in favor Of the proposed amendment
he has misrepresented the people o
this district, who gave Okey John
son, a strong advocate o
the amendment, over sever
hundred majority, and last though moi
least, he has misrepresented a Large
majority Of the confederate soldiers Of
this State" If Col. Jackson and Okey
Johnson's election was an endorsement
of the Flick amendment, because they
were in favor Of it, how is it with j. j.
Davis? He was opposed to it, yet the
same men IN Wood and Writ who
voted for Jackson and Johnson voted
for Davis. Then according to ex-cou'
iederate reasoning jackson and John
son were endorsed because they were in
favor Of it, and Davis was endorsed be-
cause he was opposed to it. Col. Jack
son and Okey johnson both being men
OF talent and possessing great personal
popularity, were nominated and elected,
not on the Flick amendment, but on
their own personal popularity. The
Flick amendment was not an issue be-
fore the people.
The Democratic party at Charleston
and the Radical party at Parkersburg,
both repudiated it. How then could it
be an issue when repudiated by both
parties. The executive officers OF the
State looked upon it as dead, and really
gave it no attention, not so much as 10
have it advertised.
ExConfederate again branches off
by saving who we venture to say this
States Rights man never faced upon the
field during the late struggle for the
doctrines which he now seems so
anxious to defend" We answer, we
did not, because no such question as
States Rights was in issue, hence there
was no necessity to fight for principle
that was not denied to the States or
people until after the war was closed.
/ defy ex-Confederate or any other man
to show that the question Of State
Rights was an issue in the late war.
The question Of the right of State
to secede from the general government,
I admit, was settled by the arbitrament
of the sword. To show that no such
issue as State Rights existed in the late
war | have only to refer to the Critten-
den resolution adopted by Congress, in
that they emphatically say, that This
war is not waged on our part in any
spirit Of oppression or purpose of con-
quest or subjugation, or overthrowing
orinterfering with the rights or establish
ed institutions OF the those States, but
to defend and maintain the supremacy
of the Constitution and to preserve this
Union with all the dignity,
equality and rights of the sever
al States unconpsired." Since the
rights of the States have been
invaded by pretended acts
of reconstruction by the unjust usurpa-
ton Of the rights and powers Of The
States by the general government,
have been fighting them, and | never
will stand by and see the last vestige oil
human liberty snatched from the PEG,
pie without resisting the tyrant, Story
said THE preservation of the liberties
Of the people Of the United States Of
America, was duty which they owed
to themselves, who enjoyed it; to
their ancestors, who transmitted it down,
and to their posterity who would claim
at their hands, this the best birth right,
the noblest inheritance of mankind"
| reassert that there are not over two ex'
Confederates in the county, in favor Of
the amendment. Ifthere are give us their
names, we want to know them.
There is but one Democratic paper in
the State, if | am rightly informed
that favors the amendment. The
CabeN County Press is claimed to be one.
| would like to be informed, by some
of the knowing ones, the name of the
Democratic President or Congressman
that the editor Of the CdbeN Count,
Press ever voted for. would like,
further, to be informed Of the time and
place he became a convert to Demo
cratic principles and let me here give
him a little advice: 1t is best for a
Young convert not to be too Jealous
in the cause, lest the older brethren
might doubt his pietv. If ex-Confed
crate will look in the State Journal Of
the 18th, he will find that the Radicals
deny that it is a Radical measure, and
offer proofofthe fact that they as party
are opposed to it. If 30, how is it reas
enable to suppose that the liberal Re-
publicans favored its adoption when
they voted with the Democratic party
because it was distinctly affirmed by
them that they were opposed to negro
suffrage? The RAIDS admit that the ne
gro killed them. Every sensible mar
knows that the introduction Of the
negro element into the Radical party
proved its overthrow in this State.
repeat again, that no man can be
Democrat who is in favor OF striking
the word white out Of the Constitution
We can submit to negro suffrage with
out admitting it to be either constitution
al or right. The moment the Democratic